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In a market where the popularity of netbooks is increasing with each day, the One Laptop Per Child program seems to have lost some of the media attention it was initially showered with. Earlier this year, in May, the OLPC project announced a second-generation portable system that would benefit from a dual-touchscreen... |
4 September 2008
05:03 GMT |
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While Apple's Macs running OS X are without a doubt making inroads into the territory owned by Microsoft and PC makers with Windows machines, the fact of the matter is that the Redmond company and its OEM partners still account for the vast majority of the operating system and computer markets. As far as co... |
2 September 2008
09:56 GMT |
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Sujan Kamran, regional marketing manager for client platforms at Intel in Singapore, has confirmed the company's intentions to bring quad-core to laptops in August. According to an InfoWorld report covering the topic, "getting a quad-core processor into a laptop is more about bragging rights than a genuine boost... |
24 July 2008
03:56 GMT |
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Forget about Apple's MacBook Air, Asus' Eee PC or even Voodoo PC's Envy because, in just two years, these notebooks will no longer be considered cool. In fact, over this period of time, notebooks will change so much that you will not even require a keyboard. And that is because, according to an Italian... |
11 July 2008
08:07 GMT |
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If you happen to find yourself somewhere near "the land down under" and you are looking to acquire a new high-end notebook, then you should check out the offer of PC maker Pioneer Computers. The Australian manufacturer is now taking preorders for laptops equipped with the yet unreleased Intel quad-core mobile process... |
11 July 2008
06:05 GMT |
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A recently published study entitled "Airport Insecurity: The Case of Lost Laptops" conducted by Dell and the Ponemon Institute brought to light the fact that about 12,000 laptops are lost in airports on a weekly basis, in America alone. The study gathered information from 106 major airports in the US. Out of all thos... |
3 July 2008
09:58 GMT |
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Imagine a computer system that would let you interact with your private content or various applications you might need on it, in a way that no other computer can. Picture what it would be like not needing a mouse, keyboard or any other wireless controller, because all you'd have to do would be just to move your ... |
16 June 2008
03:10 GMT |
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One of the biggest computer system manufacturers, Fujitsu Siemens, has just unveiled its new Amilo 3000 range of laptops. The company has built this new product using a straightforward black and white design which, although simple, promises to bring a lot of innovative features.The company's new Amilo 3000 produ... |
29 May 2008
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The Computex Show, which will be held between June 3 and June 7, is going to bring a lot of highly expected products. ASUSTeK, which will be attending the computer show in Taiwan, is expected to globally launch its new Eee PC 901 notebook. On top of that, it appears that the company will also release the Eee PC 1000 ... |
28 May 2008
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Details about the $100 laptop, the product that looks like a laptop but is not a fully-fledged one, has a price tag under $100, and is created by the OLPC project, have surfaced on the Internet. The new device looks like an eBook reader which also provides some of the features of a laptop. It is believed that it will... |
22 May 2008
06:11 GMT |
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Samsung, one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, has unveiled the prototype of what looks like the company's first notebook. A picture showing the new product and some details regarding its technical specifications have been made public through the Korean Samsung official web page. At a first g... |
20 May 2008
08:17 GMT |
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All security experts out there advise people to keep their laptops and computers protected and, when attending meetings and conferences, to avoid leaving their notebooks unprotected. Unfortunately, it seems like these experts are ignoring even their own advice as most of them left their computers open at Infosec Euro... |
23 April 2008
09:15 GMT |
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The HMRC data loss is surely a case which should be mentioned in the IT security books because at that time, there were no less than 25 million victims who saw their details lost in the unknown. However, it's sad to see more and more similar cases although the HMRC case obviously underlined the need for more and... |
22 April 2008
17:31 GMT |
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Still trying to recover from Ben Heck's PS3 laptop? So were these guys when reporting the Apple IIGS laptop. Ben Heck has indeed outdone even himself with his latest mod based off an original IIGS motherboard. Click on the image to the left to have a closer look at this mod wonder.The Apple IIGS laptop sports a ... |
15 April 2008
16:21 GMT |
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Centrix has released NetworkLocation 2.3 for Mac OS X. The system utility can help you set up different network locations for at home, at work and even for when you're on the go. Download this here demo and you too may find switching between locations quicker and easier than repeatedly modifying individual group... |
14 April 2008
10:04 GMT |
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Browsing the web I came across this piece entitled "Apple's MacBook Air love affair." Eric Benderoff believes the MacBook Air is perfect as a secondary computing machine, because of its lacking storage space, optical drive and the only USB port available, a topic we've also covered a while ago (a bit negati... |
14 April 2008
05:16 GMT |
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Lithium-ion batteries have the bad 'habit' of quickly losing energy storing capacity or even of lighting up on fire when damaged or over-charged. However, Argonne National Laboratory researchers say that they can make these problems go away and increase the storing capacity of Li-ion batteries by up to 30 p... |
10 April 2008
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MacService, as its name implies, deals with repairing but also upgrading your Mac. Their services span everything from the iBook to the MacBook Air and even PC lately. MacService has just announced this MacBook Air 24-hour screen replacement program. The mail-in repair program will have you forking out for US$445. Pr... |
4 April 2008
07:15 GMT |
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Nowadays, thieves steal laptops. It's like an unwritten rule, but adopted by lots of thieves out there. Just think that many people were seriously affected after laptops containing their private information were stolen from officials who were working on them. And these are only the reported cases, there are prob... |
4 April 2008
04:57 GMT |
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People usually tend to buy MacBooks because they look much sleeker than the usual desktop Macs (although the recent iMacs might make them change their minds). But the thing is that after buying a MacBook, they will quickly understand why people who own a laptop - Apple branded or not - always complain about the fact ... |
31 March 2008
07:26 GMT |
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It happened in the past and it happens again: a laptop containing information about approximately 2500 patients of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute based in Bethesda, Maryland, got stolen and nobody knows for sure if the thief intends to use the details or not. The data stored on the hard-drives includes ... |
26 March 2008
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Word on the street is that Apple's MacBook Air has to face yet more competition, following debates concerning which between Apple's laptop and Lenovo's ThinkPad X300 is a better computer. Frontier has adopted an aggressive attitude prepping to launch its FRLN which is both lighter and sturdier than the... |
14 March 2008
11:59 GMT |
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Buying a laptop cheaper than its market price is something most people only dream of, but it only happens to the lucky ones that are in the right place in the right time. You have to weigh you options very carefully and then know when to step in to make the kill, any bidding done too early might jeopardize the entire... |
11 March 2008
17:41 GMT |
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14 airports all over the world have been visited by experts and researchers from AirTight Networks, in an attempt to determine the awareness level of business travelers. The conclusions they reached are unnerving at best, downright unsettling: "We found that only three percent of all mobile users were using virtual p... |
4 March 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Machines connecting to wireless networks and costing their owners tons of money aren't breaking news, as a matter of fact they're old history. Except for the fact that it is a continuous nuisance, the fact could go unnoticed by anybody else, except for those paying the bills. But, when the bottom figure sho... |
4 March 2008
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Loosing laptops containing vital information is more than a trend in the past years, it's growing to be a real fashion. Lately, the most reported cases had medical files and the computers they were on being front and center, but some bank blueprints and some government information being misplaced can't have... |
28 February 2008
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Not that Apple was enjoying too much popularity with the MacBook Air launched and all, but competition is already on the way for the world's thinnest notebook. The X300 ThinkPad from Lenovo promises to be the best choice for the mobile PC user, as it sports key features that the MacBook Air lacks.Yes, you guesse... |
21 February 2008
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Losing a laptop must be painful, but when somebody else goes through the trouble of loving you it must be nearly insupportable. Raelyn Campbell one day sent hers to the shop for one defection, while under warranty and never saw it back. Her repeated phone calls for details on when it would be ready went on for about ... |
13 February 2008
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Laptop PCs are nowadays extremely popular with computer users, especially because they offer the necessary mobility and a performance ratio that can easily compete with the desktop counterparts. Things are about to change, however, in the following next years, and laptop PCs will become what the cassette walkman is n... |
11 February 2008
08:26 GMT |
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Approximately 63 children have been exposed to identity theft after nine laptops belonging to workers of the Middlesbrough Council got stolen a few days ago. All the affected individuals will be contacted in the next few days in order to remain up-to-date with the latest details of the investigation, BBC informed tod... |
18 January 2008
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Oh, God, here we go again. Another stolen laptop puts at risk the information of about 60,000 people, who requested an advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau. A public statement, published on the official page of Citizens Advice in Northern Ireland, informs the users that only the people around the Belfast area have... |
11 December 2007
10:01 GMT |
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Laptop. Theft. Lost data. Thousands of people affected. These are surely the most popular terms this season, as several officials lost their laptops containing private information about numerous persons. What the heck, man? Protect your laptops for God's sake? How hard can it be to keep an eye on a laptop, espe... |
10 December 2007
05:41 GMT |
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The computer security is not all about antiviruses, antispyware technologies or any other software solution being installed on the system. It also refers to users' negligence that often boosts the attacks, data loss or any other leakage concerning private information. According to a research conducted by the Pon... |
7 December 2007
05:09 GMT |
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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization is a non profit agency that designs, manufactures and distributes laptop computers that would qualify for $100.OLPC's Give One Get One program, initially limited to two weeks has been announced to continue until the end of this year in USA and Canada only. The Give On... |
22 November 2007
11:23 GMT |
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People's need for mobility has written many success stories among the notebook producers. BenQ is not an exception to the case - the Joybook family has grown larger with the advent of the new R43 model.The laptop itself looks simple, given the fact that the deep black case is carved in classical shapes. What mak... |
20 November 2007
11:40 GMT |
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Yesterday morning on CNN the special guest, Nicholas Negroponte was demonstrating the One Laptop Per Child Program. As usual, the anchor asked about the success the program has had and the answer - apart from being the usual pitch/sales line "It was very well received", followed by the commercial part - totally blew ... |
20 November 2007
02:47 GMT |
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Richard Thomas, an Information Commissioner, tries to convince the House of Lords that doctors who lose their laptops and obviously, patients' information should pay a consistent fine, The Times reported today. Mr. Thomas even added that some of the doctors should be forced to pay no less than £5,000 if they los... |
16 November 2007
04:57 GMT |
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If you want to use your laptop without plugging it in, power it yourself, with your own energy! This is probably the best way to lose some calories while you are checking your mail. The project created by MIT students consists of an exercise bicycle that uses "pedaling power" to charge a laptop computer. It all start... |
9 November 2007
04:37 GMT |
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Yes I know, there is never enough time for you to work out your abs, still there is one way in which you can do both, meaning you can mind your office businesses while running on a treadmill to straighten your butt. The Net Runner is a great invention which allows its users to surf the net, watch a movie and exercise... |
8 November 2007
05:12 GMT |
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Gateway has announced the launch of two new mobile computer systems that will soon be available through the retail channel for purchase and which are aimed at users desiring a personal computer for use as an entertainment device that can deliver a reasonable level of computing performance at a medium price level.The ... |
15 October 2007
10:58 GMT |
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Asustek is the company behind the well known and appreciated brands Asus, on the high end market, and Asrock, on the entry level market segment. While the two Asustek brands are mostly known and liked for their mainboards, they are also producing many other computer related parts like cases, coolers, video cards, LCD... |
15 October 2007
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The mobile computing market is rising fast, even faster than the desktop segment and this means that computer hardware manufacturing companies that are producing laptop and notebook parts are now having a field day as they register high demands and equally high revenues. As most high-end notebook and laptop producers... |
11 October 2007
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After the slow moving summer months it looks like the entire mobile computing market segment is back in business and two of the most important laptop and notebook contract manufacturing companies, Quanta Computer and Wistron, just announced that they enjoyed a very good September, financially speaking.Both of these c... |
9 October 2007
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After the much awaited buzz and fuzz launch of the Dell XPS M1330 mobile computer systems, it looks like the manufacturing company is already thinking to replace its top of the line offering with a more powerful machine that will be available under the commercial name of XPS M1530.The new laptop will come equipped wi... |
8 October 2007
09:08 GMT |
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The One Laptop Per Child, OLPC for short, has been mulling over its super cheap, uber cool laptop for a number of years now and after a number of setbacks and near total failures alongside with many price tag boosts and other problems, things are finally looking brighter for the outfit led by Nicholas Negromponte.Th... |
6 October 2007
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While most of the high-end desktop computer systems are now coming nowadays with HD DVD features, this is not the case on the mobile computing market as only a handful of products from several companies are able to field such claims. Such a product that comes with a HD DVD unit as a standard is the Xtreme 770 laptop ... |
6 October 2007
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Mozilla Corp., Arm Ltd, MontaVista Software Inc. and four other companies are trying to extend the market for a new category of devices, a combination between a smartphone and a laptop.The seven companies are collaborating on an open-source Linux based platform that includes chip design, operating system and several ... |
5 October 2007
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The mobile computing industry is currently on an ascending path and more and more computer users are seeking to get rid of their desktop systems and switch over to notebooks and laptops. Traditionally, the mobile side of the computer industry was accessible with only some serious spending as some time ago a modest le... |
4 October 2007
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As the mobile computer market segment is getting bigger and bigger, more hardware manufacturing companies and system integrators are readying themselves to step up and bring at least one notebook or laptop to consumers. One of the relatively small companies that are now thriving on the mobile computer market expansio... |
4 October 2007
08:56 GMT |
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Toshiba just announced the launch of a new line of mobile computer systems and the three new laptops are now available under the Satellite U305 commercial designation. The new mobile computer systems from Toshiba are aimed at providing users with plenty of computing power as well as mobility.The new line of Toshiba S... |
2 October 2007
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