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Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9772: While Toshiba's Qosmio line is the company's flagship desktop replacement multimedia powerhouse, the Satellite P100/105 series is Toshiba's big and bold desktop replacement line that's built for gamers and creative professionals. It features a 17-inch wide-screen display like its Qosmio cousins, but the Satellite P100/105 puts more of its money...; Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Games, Desktops, Toshiba Satellite, satellite, desktop replacement, Toshiba Corp., Satellite P100-ST9772, Dell Inspiron E1705, Dell Computer Corp., touch pad, Toshiba Qosmio; Product reviews 2007-03-26
Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 Notebook: Next-generation optical drives are slowly making their way into more and more households, and the somewhat surprising Trojan horse behind this move is the multimedia laptop. Sony's PlayStation 3, with its built-in Blu-ray drive, will be in short supply for some time to come, and we've seen only a handful...; Tags: HD DVD, Notebooks, DVD, Consumer electronics, Keyboards, Desktops, notebook, HD-DVD, laptop computer, Toshiba Qosmio, Fujitsu LifeBook, desktop replacement, Fujitsu Ltd., desktop; Product reviews 2006-11-06
HP Pavilion dv9000t (Core 2 Duo): With the HD-friendly Pavilion dv9000t, HP shows that it continues to take entertainment seriously when designing its laptops. The latest iteration of the desktop replacement incorporates a bevy of high-end components, such as a Core 2 Duo processor, discrete Nvidia graphics, and a built-in HD-DVD drive, into its lightweight case....; Tags: Desktops, HD DVD, DVD, Notebooks, Consumer electronics, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP Pavilion, dv9000t, desktop replacement, Hewlett-Packard Co., desktop; Product reviews 2006-09-28
Dell Latitude D800 laptop is a legitimate desktop replacement: This Business Tech Review profiles Dell's powerful Latitude D800 laptop, which is being positioned as a desktop replacement. As this review explains, the D800 has plenty of power for resource-intensive applications, but there are also a few caveats to consider.; Tags: Desktop, TechRepublic Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Desktop Replacement, Dell Latitude, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Download resources 2005-03-17

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WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16

Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Microsoft delivers another update to Office Live Workspace: Microsoft rolled out quietly on May 15 its 1.1 update to its Office Live Workspace service, which is currently in beta test. The 1.1 bits are available from the Microsoft Downloads site. adds performance updates, making Office Live Workspace run faster with Microsoft Office programs, plus the...; Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Safari "Carpet Bomb" attack information released: Nitesh Dhanjani released information about some of his newest research on the Safari web browser this morning, and interestingly enough, Apple has decided NOT to fix some of the issues he presented. Dhanjani reported three issues, as follows below from his blog: 1. Safari Carpet Bomb.It...; Tags: HTML, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Issue, Safari Carpet Bomb.It, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Off Topic: Integrating mobile devices can be a challenge: I've been working through a project for a KG client that involves running through the same script on Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.5) and Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. I mentioned the overall parameters of that effort in the post Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and...; Tags: Microsoft ActiveSync, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Device, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Linux, Desktops, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-15
News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware; Blog posts 2008-05-15
What's wrong at OpenSolaris: The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
OpenOffice.org (Mac Intel): This office productivity suite for Mac OS X includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-15
ReadAir: ReadAir is an OSX Themed Desktop Client for Mac or Windows built with Adobe Air. It features a Mac themed scrollbars and form elements, full synchronization with Google Reader Account, add/Remove/Manage tags, subscribe/Unsubscribe from feeds, searching through feeds, and more.; Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, ReadAir, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-15
Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!: Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!Can you preserve your existing email address?Can you dump the monthly fee and preserve your existing AOL email address from when you were dialup if you go with their free web access?RE: Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!AOL email has been free/web based...; Tags: E-mail providers, E-mail, PRODUCTIVITY, America Online Inc., AOL Succubus, Back!, AOL Succubus Off; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards: Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboardsI want one! But....How often is this BIOS replacement going to be updated? A normal BIOS gets a few updates flashes and then stays the same. That's no problem; it poses no security risks.But a BIOS replacement like this,...; Tags: BIOS, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cable, Splashtop, ASUS, Linux, Asus Motherboard, motherboard; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Images: Microsoft puts universe on your desktop: Stargazers can find black holes, radiation fields, and supernovas right from their desktops with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope. by CNET News.com; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Hardware, CNET News.com, telescope, Microsoft, aerospace; Image galleries 2008-05-14
Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards: In what I think is the biggest victory for Linux so far, DeviceVM's Splashtop Linux desktop will ship across the entire P5Q range of motherboards, with more to follow by the end of the year. DeviceVM, the award-winning developer of Splashtop™, today announced the proliferation of their innovative software...; Tags: ASUS, Motherboard, Model, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-14
First public release of Silverlight for Linux is out: First public release of Silverlight for Linux is outWhy?Why do you waste so much time and so many resources on this Miguel?The majority of the community won't touch this.Why don't you drop the pretense and just apply for a job at Microsoft already? I'm sure they could find a spot...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, patent, Theora; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?: Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Yes. Diversity is the key for making revenue. If one product or service doesn't generate the whole company isn't at a loss. Only one division is.Microsoft's strengthwas Bill Gates' ability to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Games, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Does Microsoft, consumer product; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
HP partners with Desktone to advance virtualized desktops as a service: Desktone, the desktop as a service DaaS provider, has lined up a powerful ally in Hewlett-Packard HP, which has signed on as the first member of Desktone's partner program for desktop virtualization technology. Desktone announced HP's involvement at the same time it unveiled its service provider...; Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Service Provider, Desktone, Virtual-D Platform, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-14