Archive for the 'Notebooks' Category
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year’s weirdest computing disasters. Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year’s weirdest computing disasters. The top 10…
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laptops, disaster recovery, Nick Heath silicon.com, Notebooks & Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks, Laptop Computer |
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country’s technological edge in education. LISBON–Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the…
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education, laptops, Steve Ballmer, Portugal, School Children, Magellan, Government Hope, Notebooks & Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Software, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Computer, Hardware, Reuters |
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
One Laptop per Child exec David Cavallo says the organization welcomes new entrants to the low-cost laptop market, but describes the response of some competitors as “unfortunate.” When the One Laptop per Child organization first mooted the idea of a super low-cost laptop aimed at schoolchildren in the developing…
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Natasha Lomas ZDNet China, Kid, OLPC, laptops, education, One Laptop Per Child Project, Intel, Hardware, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Atom Chip, Laptop Computer |
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
A fire at a South Korean plant is contributing to a worldwide pinch in the supply of batteries. PC makers are still sorting out the repercussions. (From Reuters) Dell said on Tuesday the PC industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire…
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
While the company’s mini PCs launched last year were Linux-based and priced at about $200, new models with XP will cost about $400.(From Reuters) Asustek Computer, the world’s top maker of computer motherboards, said nearly two-thirds of its Eee PCs shipped this year will be Windows-based as consumers…
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The notebook battery emitted smoke after being used for about three and a half hours on a pillow, a fire official says. SEOUL–A battery in a Samsung Electronics notebook computer melted on Sunday, officials from the company and South Korea’s fire department said. The notebook battery emitted…
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a “wireless music server.” But, the company says, it’s “not really about the specs.” PC maker and services company Elonex is to launch a $195 laptop aimed at students. The…
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Notebooks, David Meyer |
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs Linux is not just for computer whizzes. In fact, buying Linux and learning how to use…
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Everex, Operating System, Linux PC, Mirus Linux PC, UNIX, Linux, Web Browser, PC, Erica Ogg, Operating Systems, Computer, Open source, Notebooks, Software |
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Investors may be panicking, but Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says business and tech trends paint a different picture than the one on CNBC. Like a lot of technology CEOs these days, Seagate’s Bill Watkins finds himself frequently asked whether the world as we know it is coming to…
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Stock, Problem, Seagate Technology LLC, Notebooks & Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Investment, Finance, Charles Cooper, Consumer electronics |
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Even though economic concerns may cut demand, Dell showed signs of revival in fourth quarter while HP’s growth slowed, says IDC. Dell returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard’s…
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PC, Growth, International Data Corp., Desktops, Sales Force Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Reuters, Dell Computer Corp., Hardware, U.S., Sales |
