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Article | 17/03/2009 Nokia 'actively' considers notebooks
Nokia is seriously contemplating entering the notebook market, according to research firm DisplaySearch. A blog entry by analyst John Jacobs quotes No...
Article | 6/03/2009 Report: PC industry will see biggest decline ever in 2009
Along with much of the rest of the economy, the PC industry will be singing the blues this year, with worldwide shipments declining to 275 million uni...
Article | 5/03/2009 ICANN: Domain names in Chinese, Arabic & Russian coming soon
Web sites written in Russian, Korean and other non-ASCII characters soon will be able to have their addresses displayed in the same language.
Article | 13/02/2009 Facebook beats MySpace: takes top spot in popularity
Facebook beat out MySpace to become the most popular social networking site in January, according to Compete.com.
Article | 9/02/2009 Updated Facebook terms aren't new, just stripped of legalese
Facebook introduced a new terms of service page Wednesday in its official blog, but a spokesman said there are no new rules for users to follow.
Article | 31/01/2009 iPhone vs. Pre: Can Apple multi-touch patent shut down Palm?
Will Apple really slap a lawsuit on Palm the minute the Palm Pre starts shipping as a Sprint smartphone later this year? Apple's posturing has lots of...
Article | 31/01/2009 Microsoft, HP, others shy away from Intel 'netbook' moniker
Netbook. Subnotebook. Mini-notebook. Mini-laptop. Mini. Why so many names for the same low-powered laptop with 10-inch screen and no optical drive?
Article | 17/01/2009 Forrester: Netbooks fill a niche, but branding is dangerous
Netbooks are more than a fad, and fill an important niche in the market for consumer PCs, according to a Forrester Research report. However, the repor...
Article | 1/06/2007 Dell XPS M1210
Dell's entry-level multimedia laptop, the XPS M1210 has some excellent show-biz genes, such as media buttons and a TV tuner option. But it's also a st...
Article | 29/05/2007 Acer Aspire 9305WSM
The Acer Aspire 9305WSMi delivers plenty of usability, if not speed, for a budget desktop replacement. Equipped with a 1.6-GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 ...
Article | 19/10/2006 Mobile Core 2 Duo adds slight speed gains
Eight months ago Intel rocked the mobile processor world with its first dual-core CPUs, which in our tests outpaced a similarly configured laptop runn...
Article | 13/05/2006 Acer TravelMate 8200
The generously equipped Acer TravelMate 8200 packs a 120GB hard drive, a unique built-in Webcam and both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Its ExpressCard/34 slot ...
Article | 8/05/2006 HP Compaq nx9420
HP's new flagship business portable has a 17 inch WXGA screen and weighs 3.35 kilograms, so it ranks among the lightest notebooks in its category. If ...
Article | 4/04/2006 AlienWare Sentia M3200
Alienware's smallest notebook yet, the Sentia m3200, offers a bright 12.1 inch wide-screen display, a good case design, and zippy performance. Only it...
Article | 3/04/2006 Fujitsu Lifebook P7120
If you liked the LifeBook P7000, Fujitsu's stylish 3-pound laptop, you'll likely be equally enamored with the new and improved LifeBook P7120. This hi...

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