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- Best Buy adds $197 HP laptop to Black Friday lineup
- Best Buy on Tuesday announced that it will bolster its Black Friday deals with a $197 HP laptop. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- EMC extends deduplication to corporate laptops, desktops
- So what?I've already got dedup running on my laptop with the latest version of OpenSolaris and ZFS and I got it for free. It will go into general release so that anyone can get it for free within a week or two. So what's the big deal with this EMC...
- Tags: Storage, Notebooks, EMC Corp., laptop computer, de-duplication, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-11-22
- Spice up your power management
- InterestingChecking out the plug-in. Nice article. Harry should take notes.Power management messed up my laptop.Long, long ago in a land far, far away (Win 98) I had a laptop that I upgraded to Win XP. After upgrading the laptop and installing SP2, Laptop performance went in the...
- Tags: Notebooks, power management, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
- Great idea !!!Finally something new and exciting from Microsoft. It maybe won't change the market anytime soon, but at least, these will set a benchmark by which other will have to measure. It's also a nice way to demonstrate the best Windows has to offer.And it's nice to see Microsoft...
- Tags: Notebooks, developer giveaway, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- (Unboxing the free PDC laptop (photos))
- Acer? MehI'll pass.Don't knock 'em.I am typing this on a rock-solid 5 year old Acer Ferrari 4000 that has run every alpha, beta, CTP, RC and RTM of Vista and Win7, has travelled around the globe with me, been used for countless keynotes, presentations and demo's and is currently being...
- Tags: laptop computer, photograph, Acer Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
- Windows division president Steven Sinofsky took his Windows team through the process of designing and building a Windows 7 laptop in conjunction with Acer. LOS ANGELES--As a software guy, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky readily admits that he had little idea of all that goes into building a laptop....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Microsoft, Acer, laptop, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-11-19
- Unboxing the free PDC laptop (photos)
- CNET has a look as one developer at the Microsoft PDC gathering in Los Angeles unboxes an Acer laptop, which were given to most attendees. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-11-19
- Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ...
- Cheaply made partsWell, look at the parts they all are stampedwith 'Made in CHINA'...Quantity over Quality.People are now geared towards a Wal_Mart mentality they do not want to pay for quality and they do NOT care where it is made.Therefore, you will see a lower standard of living because the...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Policies and procedures, notebook, netbook, accident, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- ASUS G51J 3D truly a gaming laptop; starts at $1,700
- 1GB of memory?I hope that's for the video and not total system memory because you won't be doing too much "gaming" with that.Specs hereSpecs are here:http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=IZcXRDuKvulUEyhaMeh. It can't really be a gaming laptop if it tops out at 4GB of RAM.RE: ASUS G51J 3D truly a gaming laptop; starts...
- Tags: Games, ASUS, gaming laptop, ASUS G51J 3D, Asus G51J, game, 3D, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Samsung's LD190 laptop companion (photos)
- Samsung is promoting the LD190N as a companion monitor for use with a laptop. Have an early look. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Photograph, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-11-18
- ASUS G51J 3D truly a gaming laptop; starts at $1,700
- If Asus wants to beat out Acer, the new laptop they just announced might help. The new Asus G51J 3D appears to have been built for gamers, incorporating NVIDIA 3D Vision. The 15.6-inch laptop is essentially a gaming station with a 120Hz LCD panel, an Intel Core...
- Tags: Game, ASUS, 3D, Laptop Computer, ASUS G51J 3D, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- VUWER 1.3 (Mac)
- VUWER (pronounced like "viewer") is an Applescript application designed to remotely track your MacBook or MacBook Pro or any other Apple computer in the event that it is lost or stolen. VUWER is not foolproof, but it is reasonably secure, easy to implement, and costs nothing but a little time...
- Tags: Freeware, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, AppleScript, Laptop Computer, Tim Holman, VUWER 1.3, Notebooks, Scripting Languages, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?
- They still seem a bit over priced for what they do. I feel the same way about the netbooks too.They will NEVER take off like Netbooks becauseThey violate the netbook Trinity. These are the three contributing factors which are required for the extreme mass market appeal of a netbook....
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, laptop computer, ultra-thin laptop, New ultra-thin laptop
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?
- Low-cost ultra-thin laptops make a lot of sense, but they've gotten off to a slow start while netbooks continue to grow. But some sleek new models could jump-start the category. by John Morris
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Black Friday '09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50" plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 15" dual core laptop, $399
- Have you seen ZDNet's Ultimate Guide to Black Friday 2009? We've added even more deals. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Dual-core, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Laptop Computer, Motorola Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802
- 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.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- EMC extends deduplication to corporate laptops, desktops
- EMC extends deduplication backup offerings to corporate laptop and desktops, protecting all corporate assets. by Sam Diaz
- Tags: Desktop, De-duplication, EMC Corp., Laptop Computer, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Report: Asus in talks with Toshiba to depose Acer as No. 3 laptop maker
- Toshiba's USA Share"Toshiba is a trusted name, despite lacking popularity in the U.S."According to IDC, Toshiba has a 8.1% USA market share, compared to 9.4% for Apple. Not bad, for a company that gets almost no USA media attention.Perhaps, but......it all depends on how you look at the numbers. Apple's...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., ASUS, Acer Inc., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Report: Asus in talks with Toshiba to depose Acer as No. 3 laptop maker
- Asus is reportedly considering plans to acquire Toshiba's notebook business in a major move to become the third-largest notebook vendor in 2011. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: ASUS, Acer Inc., Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Man-in-the-middle attacks demoed on 4 smartphones
- 100% Apple's fault, surely.This is proof that Windows owns all, right?DOWN WITH THE HEATHENS!edit: wow, I actually managed to post it before ye or loverock did. Amazing!
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
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