Are you bothered by having to use Skype by connecting your headset to your PC?  Well, if so, Phillips has introduced the new VOIP Wireless IP Phone.

The 841 series is the first of its kind that does not require use of a PC.  With a full-color LCD display, you can utilize this VOIP IP phone to call Skype no matter where you are in the world.

The Phillips VOIP Wireless IP Phone features the following:

• Stand-alone cordless phone lets you make Skype phone calls without a computer
• Can also be used as a traditional phone with a landline for extra convenience
• Full-color display and 4-way directional pad makes navigation simple
• Handset can store up to 500 Skype phonebook entries
• Phone has up to 12 hours of talk time and 120 hours of standby on single charge
• Technical Details
• Model: VOIP8411B/37
• Device type: Cordless phone
• Dialer type: Keypad
• Speakerphone
• Caller Identification
• Display: LCD display
• Included in the Box: One handset, two NiMH AAA rechargeable batteries, charging cradle with AC adapter, base station with AC adapter, Ethernet cable, phone cable, quick start guide, CD with PDF files of instruction manuals, voucher for 120-minutes of free SkypeOut and 12 months free Skype Voicemail.

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Malware is used to refer viruses, Trojans and worms or any programs that have malicious actions.

Worm, a type of malware, propagates through the network.  This means that worms can propagate via file sharing, instant messaging, downloading applications from unknown sources and visiting malicious web sites.

An example of network-infecting worm is Slammer that spread around the world in less than 15 minutes!  Internet traffic caused by Slammer in its search for computers to infect caused slowdown of the Internet and affected telecommunications and some financial networks.

Trojans and viruses, also types of malware, are not capable of propagating through the network but they can modify and infect files.  They can possibly cause data loss.

Data is very important on businesses and contributes to a business’ profit growth.  If these malware infectors can cause data loss, they can also be a factor to profit loss. Read the rest of this entry →

The processor or the CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain and the most important chip in the computer.  CPU is where all the calculations take place.

Choosing which processor is better for your computer depends on your computer needs.  Today, Intel and AMD are the two companies on the market that produce processors.

There are options you can consider when choosing a right computer processor:

• Do I need a single or dual processor?

The single processor has only one chip that processes all the calculations and instructions while the dual processor has two chips that work together to do all the tasks.

Some people buy dual processor thinking that it can make their computer faster.   The dual processor is best suited for graphic design, digital photography and video editing.

Unless the application you are using requires much of the system resources, you may opt to buy a dual processor.  But some applications can still run faster at a single processor. Read the rest of this entry →

Selecting the best laptop for yourself or for your Company may depend greatly upon the main purpose of usage.

The specifically designed net-books for business are selling big time in the market, attracting more and more businessmen in the market window, as they serve as a perfect communication, presentation and record keeping tool.

For any size of business, right from small to medium to king size, the notebook computer is quickly becoming an essential tool for business and the savvy business people know that acquiring the right tools is an important factor in determining the success or profitability of any company. Read the rest of this entry →

There are many different types of computer software and they all serve a different, specific function to assist in a particular task.

Basically, they help make things easier! Whether you are organizing your emails, writing a letter, putting songs on your iPod, surfing the internet, or calculating complex physics problems in order to program a space shuttle…computer software is a major part of getting the job done quickly and more accurately.

If everything was still done on pen and paper, we would be years and years behind where we are today, there is no doubt about it. Read the rest of this entry →

These days, a new laptop is born everyday and there’s battle amongst the top brands to come out with a killer machine and outsmart the others in the segment…

We, at Computer Spot, would recommend three laptops which we feel are leaders in its segment.

For business users: NEC Versa E6500

This stylish laptop is sure to turn heads. The NEC Versa E6500 series is a 14.1-inch notebook featuring new generation design and new Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

The E6500 is a stylish slim dimension mobile notebook with a unique NEC mirror logo engraved on its black lavishness leather texture cover, bringing out the essence of an executive style and embedded with revolutionary user experience technology. Read the rest of this entry →

Major companies and necessary clients are utilizing wireless networks on a daily basis. Currently, what do you require to install the wireless network? We will think we have a couple of PCs devoid of any wireless tools.

Now, to install the wireless system you require the following:

• Broadband or the ADSL connection
• A wireless router
• A wireless NIC for each PC
• Cords and all the tools, which available our modem & the router
• And patience is so important

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This is the question that majority of the home computer users have not yet asked themselves. How to backup my PC & what kinds of data do I want to backup?

In business environment, there are unlimited options, which the Computer professionals have the access to backup up commercial data.

The home users should not have the same options, as they are totally unnecessary because of the quantity of data that the home users can back up. Read the rest of this entry →

The Current computer market has undergone some impressive changes. The usual floppy disks as well as desktop PCs have been replaced by the USB pen drives and laptops.

These changes are evidently due to the high-end improvements in the technology. Whatever the reasons might be, the beneficiaries of these positive changes are the Customers. Read the rest of this entry →

There are many things used to describe configuration of the computers. Majority of these words involves the size, estimated use and ability of computer.

While the term computer can be applied to almost any device, which has a microprocessor present in it, many people genuinely think of a PC as a machine that gets input from the user through mouse and keyboard, also processes it in a fashion and shows the result on the screen.

There are lots of types of different PC for everyone to use. The major types are, Desktop, Laptop, Palmtop, Workstation, Server, Mainframe, Minicomputer, and Wearable. Read the rest of this entry →