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Article | 29/04/2010 HP netbook with new Atom chip available for pre-order
A Hewlett-Packard netbook with Intel's upcoming Atom N455 processor is available for pre-order on a German Web site ahead of the chip's official launc...
Article | 20/04/2010 Multitouch trackpad gestures coming to Linux
Have you wanted multi-touch support on your notebook's touchpad, but were out of luck because you've been running Ubuntu? Synaptics announced today t...
Article | 20/04/2010 Why aren't SSDs getting cheaper?
Solid-state drives (SSD) have been among the hottest hardware products for more than two years, with a good deal of uptake within the consumer PC, not...
Article | 19/04/2010 AMD tries to boost weak laptop offerings
Advanced Micro Devices is trying to build momentum for its laptop chips in an attempt to improve its weak market position and gain ground on rival Int...
Article | 10/04/2010 New Lenovo ThinkPad offers a colorful Edge
Bored with the fact that Lenovo ThinkPads come only in basic black? Not any more. The <a href="http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/thinkpad/2010/E...
Article | 9/04/2010 MSI's Wind U160 notebook set to hit Aussie shores
MSI has announced that its award-winning Wind U160 netbook will be available for purchase by Australian customers in late May.
Article | 6/04/2010 Tablets could slow netbook shipments in 2010
Worldwide netbook shipments are expected to grow in the first quarter of 2010, but could be affected as handheld tablets like the iPad gain in popular...
Article | 1/04/2010 Acer replaces touchpad with touch screen in new laptop
Acer on Wednesday announced its Aspire Ethos laptops, which incorporate a secondary touch screen that doubles as a touchpad to help navigate multimedi...
Article | 30/03/2010 Taiwan makers to display 10 iPad-like devices at Computex
Taiwanese companies will show off "at least 10" devices similar to Apple's upcoming iPad at the Computex electronics show in June, one of the event's ...
Article | 17/03/2010 Lenovo goes after consumer notebook market with multitouch IdeaPad
Lenovo is looking to increase its share of the Australian consumer notebook market and is hinging its hopes on an expanded IdeaPad range, which includ...
Article | 12/03/2010 Top 25 design entries in Dell Design Studio's 'Make it Yours' competition
In a bid to bring some fresh designs to its Studio range of notebooks, Dell held a 'Make it Yours' competition, giving Aussies the chance to design a...
Article | 10/03/2010 Procter & Gamble tries a bring-your-laptop-to-work program
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several h...
Article | 5/03/2010 Company puts Android on laptop with China-backed chips
A Chinese company is tweaking Google’s Android operating system to run on a laptop using homegrown Chinese microprocessors, which are backed by the go...
Article | 2/03/2010 HP cautious about touch in business laptops
Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched its first mainstream business laptop with a touchscreen, but said it would be cautious in bringing touch technology...
Article | 27/02/2010 Laptops galore await show attendees in Hanover
A raft of new netbooks, laptops and computers with 3D support will be on display at Cebit in Hanover, Germany, next week. Google will use the trade sh...