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More 3G options for HP, Lenovo laptops

The news out of GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't all cell phones. Qualcomm announced that HP will ship several business laptops this year using its Gobi 3G chipset. Gobi is notable because it is a single chipset that works with both types of 3G networks,...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Lenovo Group Ltd., EVDO, 3G, Laptop Computer, Gobi, Chipsets, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-02-14

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Asus 1005HAGB-BBY-BK01X

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.As one of the most popular, and critically hailed Netbooks to ever hit store shelves, the Asus 1005HA has been a go-to choice for...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, 3G, Asus 1005HA, ASUS, netbook

Product reviews 2009-12-01

MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of

Glossy LCD? No thanksA Lenovo X300 from the Lenovo Outlet for about $1100 seems to be the best deal to me. For an extra $400 beyond the MSI you get a fast SSD, higher resolution non-glossy display though the viewing angle and contrast is rather disappointing, a second processing core,...

Tags: Notebooks, MSI web site, MSI, laptop computer, MSI X340

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

HP Mini 5101 (Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home Basic)

When we heard that HP was making some big changes to its small business Netbook, we were worried. After all, the current version--the Mini 2140--is probably our all-time favorite Netbook, thanks to an innovative keyboard (since adopted by HP's consumer Netbooks), full ExpressCard slot, and solid metal construction. This...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Mini, Mini 5101, netbook, keyboard, Intel Atom, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-07-29

HP's new 13" ProBook 4310s offers Core 2 Duo, discrete GPU; starts $799

In addition to its diminutive mini netbook, HP on Wednesday also announced the 4.34-lb., 13.3-in. ProBook 4310s laptop for small and midsize businesses and mobile professionals. Given its professional audience, the ProBook 4310s has features to match: a full-size keyboard; glossy "noir" or...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., GPU, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-24

The best of the "Best of CES"

The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on Sunday, and by now the many Best of CES lists have been posted. Every year there are a few blockbusters that show up on nearly everyone's list. This year the darlings were the Palm Pre and the Sony VAIO P Series, a tiny...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Corp., Phone, PC, Palm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., PC World, Laptop Computer, Yahoo Tech, PC Magazine, Desktops, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT productsToughbook U1I looked at a demo of the U1 from USAT Corp, and it is larger than a Symbol, but smaller than any current tablet. It borrows the keyboard from PDA Phones, but is large enough to run bigger apps (screen, HDD, Atom...

Tags: Gartner ITxpo, Gartner ITxpo 2008, IT Product, Gartner Inc., USAT Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

If Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless broadband

If Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless broadbandIf Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless bIts a great idea and I wouldn't mind it thought about this yesterday actually for those times I'm on a train or waiting at the store...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi, broadband, Apple Inc., wireless, wireless broadband, Apple iPod, WiMAX

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

HP ultraportables get new Intel chips, 80GB SSD

HP has added three new ultraportables to its laptop lineup. All three have 12.1-inch wide-screen displays. Two of them, a 3.2-pound model with a built-in optical drive and a convertible tablet, are part of the new EliteBook line targeted at business users. The third is an HP Compaq model designed...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Battery, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Chip, 2230s, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Details on HP's new laptops and all-in-one desktop

HP released a slew of new consumer and business products--including 17 new laptops--at an event in Berlin earlier today. In addition to HP and Compaq notebooks, new products include a refresh of its TouchSmart all-in-one PC, a Voodoo-branded desktop and notebook (the Voodoo PC site had been down for several...

Tags: Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Notebook Roster, HP DreamColor Display HP, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-10

Laptop makers adopt 3G Gobi chipset

Laptop makers adopt 3G Gobi chipsetI have Gobi Software I use for SCSCI applications.It will be interesting to see just how the product does a lan-connection. Really, I want a laptop and this is silly though it is a year committment not the five more dollars that hit me with...

Tags: Chipsets, Notebooks, laptop computer, 3G, chipset

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

News to know: Microhoo redux; Mobile Linux; Jive; Google; Let XP die

Notable headlines: Yahoo launches ’stock market for ads’ Larry Dignan: The three week Microhoo countdown begins... Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot Microsoft's letter to Yahoo Paula Rooney: Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile Linux is poised for commercial takeoff in...

Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Painful lesson in OLPC mesh networking for Mongolians

The Mongolians have had a painful lesson on mesh networking according to the OLPC current events webpage.  Broadcast storms in the overly dense mesh environment along with excessive mDNS broadcast traffic seem to have crippled the Gobi desert experiment.  Here's an excerpt: We have painfully discovered the limitations of...

Tags: Network, Radio, Access Point, One Laptop Per Child Project, Mesh Networking, Wireless, Networking, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-30

Cowen: Debating SaaS slowdown; Google Apps and AMD market share

Cowen & Co. outlined its top 10 potential technology surprises for 2008 and a slowdown in software as a services is front and center on the list. There are also a few wild-cards such as Google Apps adoption and AMD giving up on the market share war. ...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Google Apps, Software-as-a-service, Cowen & Co., Market Share, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-14

More on PPC vs. x86

More on PPC vs. x86?The auto-vectorisation optimisation is a part of the GNU Compiler Collection. The optimisation is:an optimisation that automates loop vectorisation at tree-SSA level - and is therefore very much not just PPC specific;not IBMs (i.e. not 'their "GCC Auto-Vectorisation Compiler"')."IBM hasn't reported on the other embedded...

Tags: Development tools, Processors, Intel x86, PPC, IBM Corp., Apple Inc., GCC, Apple Macintosh, compiler, optimisation

Discussion threads 2006-08-30

Earth 2150 - Gobi map (Windows)

This is the Gobimap for Earth 2150.

Tags: Mattel Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-10-23