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HP Berlin 2008: Hands On With The HP TouchSmart IQ500

Every once in a while, a product comes along that makes you stop and check where you were when you first saw it. At the "Connecting Your Wold Event" in Berlin this week, HP announced one of those products - the HP Touchsmart IQ500. We got a chance to get hands on with it this week.

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Off to Berlin for HP’s “Connecting Your World”

Off to Berlin for HP's "Connecting Your World" event - will they hook us up with news on a new MediaSmart Server release?

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HP Respond to MediaSmart Update Installation Issues

HP respond to installation issues with their latest update for the HP MediaSmart Server.

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HP MediaSmart Server Update Arrives, With New Media Streaming, Anti-Virus Capabilities

HP have released their "April" update for the HP MediaSmart Server to the Web, which brings new, DLNA-complaint media streaming and anti-virus capabilities to the home server, along with a suite of bug-fixes for HP's own add-ins.

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HP MediaSmart Server and Windows Home Server - Analysts React

HP have passed us through a YouTube video with interviews with noted Tech Analysts Richard Doherty and Rob Enderle singing the praises of Windows Home Server and, of course, the HP MediaSmart Server. If you have a spare five minutes, check it out below:

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HP’s Managed Home Team Answer Your Questions

A few weeks ago we invited WGS readers to submit the questions they want answered by HP’s Managed Home Team - these are the people who brought you the HP MediaSmart Server, as well as HP’s MediaSmart TV, the HP MediaVault and the forthcoming HP MediaSmart Connect media receiver. As you’ll see, the team provide a [...]

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Hands-On: Fujitsu-Siemens SCALEO 1900 Home Server

Model:  SCALEO 1900 Home Server  Manufacturer: Fujitsu-Siemens Price: £469.99 Website: www.fujitsu-siemens-shop.co.uk                 Despite the fact that we’re almost six months into the general availability of Windows Home Server, one of the most worrying statistics that must be keeping Microsoft awake at night is that HP are the only major OEM partner to have come on board with a bespoke hardware solution [...]

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HP Announce HP Upline Remote Backup Service

HP today announced the launch of HP Upline, an online back-up and data storage service open to individuals, families and small businesses. ehomeupgrade.com has full details of the service. HP Upline users have access to a variety of tools, including: File sharing and remote access – share files of any size by emailing a password protected and time-limited [...]

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Weekend Home Server Maintenance - MediaSmart Server and Squeezebox Upgrades

At the weekend, I worked through a couple of much needed upgrades for my home server. First off was upgrading the memory on my HP MediaSmart Server - the 512Mb of memory bundled with the server is fine if you want to just use the base functionality of Windows Home Server. However, if you want [...]

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Scandinavia - Getting Served By HP in May

So, if you’re in Sweden or Norway (two of my favourite countries, having spent a good chuck of time in each on holiday) and feeling a little left out when it comes to Windows Home Server goodness, rumour has it that HP are bringing the HP MediaSmart Server your way in May. Find out more [...]

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