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- Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet
- Fresh off the HD-DVD fiasco, Toshiba execs are stepping up to pursue another expensive flop: notebook SSDs. Memo to Toshiba: flash SSDs cost too much and deliver too little to win that much market share. That won't change in the next 3 years. Here's why. Please sir,...
- Tags: Notebook, Disk, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Toshiba Corp., SSD, Flash Guy, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- Notebook BatteryInfo (rar)
- Notebook BatteryInfo displays the mobile computer battery charging capacity. By default Windows has only a small battery icon in the Taskbar as capacity display. BatteryInfo places a battery symbol panel left beside the Taskbar Icon area. The battery symbol can display additional information like current power consumption or the remaining...
- Tags: Notebook, Battery, Thomas Michel, BatteryInfo, Engineering
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- Surprise! Mossberg's Notebook buyers guide recommends Macs
- Surprise! Mossberg's notebook buyers guide recommends MacsMakes sense as Macs ARE superior.Clearly, Apple is the best path for a new computer buyer. For upgraders like me, I'm stuck with the Windows POS environment (and I don't mean point of sale). This is only because WindowsXP is "good enough" for...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Operating systems, PC Market, Mac OS 10.5.1, Mossberg, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, notebook buyer, Microsoft Windows, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- (Photos: HP's big move into small Notebooks)
- (Photos: HP's big move into small notebooks)That's the way to goNOT towards 20 inch screens.This is where it should be. Small, fast and cheap
- Tags: Notebooks, notebook, photograph, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- Tiny Notebooks from Dell and HP marching their way to your lap
- Tiny notebooks from Dell and HP marching their way to your lapWrong Form FactorI really want a pocketable one pound laptop. It should be a 3x10, not 4x8. This gives space for a decent keyboard. With a two fold double clamshell it could open out to 9x10...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, keyboard, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., lap, fold, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- A mobile Linux reporter's Notebook
- A mobile Linux reporter's notebook3 words: res, res, resOne of the main things PDA's have always lacked is really hi-res OCR/touchscreens.You need a Quick Quotes QuillAsk Rita Skeeter where she got hers.re: ultra-res(+ needlepoint stylii)Funny that's not a price differentiatorOne would expect to see it determining the price of a...
- Tags: PDAs, Mobile Linux, mobile, mobile Linux reporter, Linux, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-04-06
- A mobile Linux reporter's Notebook
- A great mobile Linux device starts with a set of requirements. It's not enough to say, oh we'll use Prizm or we'll build it with Qtopia, the LiMo stack, OpenMoko or Android. Those are how questions. They're about the developer. Let's...
- Tags: Notebook, Mobile, Mobile Linux, Mobile Linux Reporter, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-06
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!You are being mean[i]If the MacBook Air really isn’t up to web browsing and email, then maybe this system should ship with a Vista Capable (or should that be Vista Incapable) sticker on it.[/i]Mean, but absolutely hilarious!!!! :)Maybe [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=399]...
- Tags: Memory, Notebooks, Desktops, Mac OS X?!?, RAM, MBA, processor, Apple Mac OS, Jason, notebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Notebook SSDs disappoint
- Notebook SSDs disappointEee PC - OS makes a differenceOne of the problems when using the Eee PC with XP is the logging, writes to the registry, page filing, etc. that XP normally does on a conventional hard drive. Of course you can reduce some of these writes like turning off...
- Tags: Notebooks, performance data, failure rate, SSD, Notebook SSD, Thanks Robin, notebook, Eee PC, hard drive, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Notebook SSDs disappoint
- An unsourced Engadget report says . . . flash-based laptops are being returned at a rate of 10 to 20 percent for technical failure, compared to the 1 to 2 percent of regular laptop returns due to HDD issues. . . . Other consumers are sending...
- Tags: Notebook, Performance, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Performance Problem, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rollout
- Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rolloutiFund?: The guy is on an 'ego' trip.ntRE: Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rolloutNot too sure from above article, but as far as i can tell the iFund is an independent initiative. And, even if it's not, how does it qualify as an ego-trip?...
- Tags: O/S, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone SDK rollout, SDK, Apple iPhone SDK, Apple Inc., notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rollout
- Cupertino — After the announcement of iPhone support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync services, and after the testimony by software developers — most of whom had never used a Macintosh or an iPhone — about the ease of coding with the new iPhone SDK, and after Apple...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Notebook, SDK, Apple Inc., Reporter, Games, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Intel and AMD finalizing new Notebook technology
- Intel and AMD finalizing new notebook technologyWow...AMD better get hauling!The difference in Wattages is pretty disturbing! Most of the Intel parts are 25W or under...AMD's *lowest* is 25 W. I *want* good, solid competition - we all benefit. I hope they get the train back on the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., new notebook technology, notebook technology, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Romanian Notebook market grew 160% in 2007
- Romanian notebook market grew 160% in 2007Meaningless without numbersDid they start at 0 and sell 160 in 2007?Or did they sell 100,000 in 2006 and do 160,000 in 2007?Big difference, both for general interest and the investor....
- Tags: Notebooks, Romanian, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- And now for a sexy Notebook that businesses can actually use
- And now for a sexy notebook that businesses can actually useSo are you saying that a business can't use the Air?I'm not sure that is a safe bet. I don't have a use for it. But what of those who end up buying the Air and using it...
- Tags: Notebooks, notebook, MBA, Lenovo Group Ltd., optical drive, sexy notebook, Ethernet
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 12: Tackling the storage issue
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 12: Tackling the storage issueTwo things...1) Will it fit in the manilla envelope?2) Be careful with the Passport as they have been known to corrupt data due to the host device being unable to supply enough current through the USB port.The lesson to be learned here isDo...
- Tags: Notebooks, MBA, MacBook Air Diary-Day 12, MacBook Air, storage issue, Apple MacBook, notebook, storage
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Inside+the+MacBook+Air
- Inside+the+MacBook+AirToo Funny.ntGeorge Ou's AirI suspect the George Ou ® Air will come in slightly thicker and heavier. However, thanks to a price blowout on Plywood and wheelbarrows at the Hardware Hut, it will come in cheaper. Just as well... the female demographic (girls) shouldn't be further encouraged into portability or...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc., hardware, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- A sneak peek at the Pulse smart pen
- The digital pen company aims to succeed where others have failed. CNET News.com's Ina Fried gets a sneak peek at the Pulse smart pen from Livescribe CEO Jim Margraff.
- Tags: Peek, News.com, ina fried, livescribe, computer, pen, ink, paper, notebook
- Videos 2008-01-28
- MacBook Air: Observations on its technical note
- MacBook Air: Observations on its technical noteI don't see this as innovativeSure, it's thin. It's [i]very[/i] thin. It's [i]very[/i], [i][b]very[/b][/i] thin. But so what? How often do you really need to mail a laptop in a manila envelope, or slip one under a locked door? ...
- Tags: Notebooks, aluminum, MacBook Air, MBA, technical note, Apple MacBook, notebook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- MacBook Air: thinnest but not lightest
- MacBook Air: thinnest but not lightestRE: MacBook Air: thinnest but not lightestOne thing apple cannot afford not to be is cool. They have to make products like this, even if they fail, as did the cube.Well the Toshiba and the thinkpad...both have 12 inch displays and not 13 inch,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, MBA, notebook, MacBook Air, thickness
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
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