Frankfurt - Crumbs, fingerprints and dust bunnies: every computer gets dirty. And the dirt is not just unattractive and unhygienic; it can also shorten the computer's life span if, for example, the fan is clogged up and cannot cool the components. Cleaning is fast and choosing the right tools for the job is half the battle.
The keyboard, monitor and fans are particular dust magnets. Computers that see heavy use quickly show wear and tear. This can include crumbs, nasal hair and even nail varnish can smear the monitor, if it is touched frequently, says Dirk Plaehn from EDV-Clean-System, a service provider situated near Hamburg.
Hamburg - Card games have tended to translate badly into computer games in the past. Nonetheless, a new game called Battleforge, which is due out in March, will try to meld real-time strategy games with virtual playing cards.
Bonn, Germany - Security experts have discovered a security gap in the Acrobat Reader and Acrobat applications from Adobe. An update to close them will likely be available in March, the German Federal Agency for Security in IT (BSI) announced. Until then, users are advised to deactivate the JavaScript functionality of both programs.
Washington, March 7: The problem of email overload in busy organizations and companies can be solved with the aid of a new computer model, say two Indian-origin researchers. 
Washington - As if keeping your Windows-based computer running wasn't hard enough, some users find that Windows has a way of changing all by itself. That can be unnerving, to say the least. What do you do, for example, if you find your taskbar suddenly getting smaller? Or how can you prevent others with whom you share your PC from changing your desktop? Read on for some answers.
