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Apple's new unibody polycarbonate MacBook offers multitouch

Apple has revealed its updated MacBook, which now comes with a polycarbonate enclosure, multitouch trackpad and LED-backlit display. Here's a look. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, Apple, MacBook, laptops, notebooks, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-10-20

HP Envy 15 targets Apple MacBook Pro with quality, performance

HP's new ENVY 15 targets Apple's MacBook Pro notebooks with Voodoo spirit. It's about an inch thick and weighs 5.18 lbs. It offers a magnesium case, glass buttonless trackpad, a new Core i7 processor, dual SSD drives and non-switchable discrete Radeon HD 4830 graphics with 1GB of VRAM. Its 15.6-inch...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, HP, laptops, notebooks, MacBook Pro, Envy 15, Voodoo, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-09-15

HP Envy 13 targets Apple MacBook Pro with quality, performance

HP's new ENVY 13 targets Apple's MacBook Pro notebooks with Voodoo spirit. It weighs 3.74 lbs, omits an internal disc drive, offers Radeon HD 4330 discrete graphics, a 13.1-inch WXGA display (82% color gamut; 410 nit) and an optional Slim Fit extended life battery that doubles the 7-hour battery life....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, HP, laptops, notebooks, MacBook Pro, Envy 13, Voodoo, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-09-15

WWDC 2009: Latest MacBooks revamped

At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, the company's vice president of product marketing, shows off the company's new additions to the MacBook Pro line including a new 13-inch and an updated MacBook Air.

Tags: Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, News, WWDC 2009, macbook pro, laptops, apple, mac, green, macbook air, 13-inch, macbook

Videos 2009-06-08

Gallery: Della gear - pretty in pink

Dell's new Della line of computers and accessories uses pink and patterns to design gear that will attract female buyers. by Andy Smith

Tags: Accessory, Buyer, Productivity, Dell Computer Corp., Dell, Della, PCs, desktops, laptops, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-05-12

Gallery: HP expands notebook, netbook, desktop lineup for CES

HP is showing off its revamped lineup of netbooks, notebooks, desktops, and more at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. by Andy Smith

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Hewlett-Packard Co., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, PC, Lineup, CES, HP, netbooks, laptops, PCs, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-01-06

Skooba Design Checkthrough Bag

Checkthrough is TSA certified so you can keep your laptop in the bag during the airport security screening process. Also See: Sail through Airport Security with the Skooba Checkthrough by Jason Perlow

Tags: Airport Security, Checkthrough, Jason Perlow, Transportation Security Administration, security, mobille, laptops

Image galleries 2008-12-30

PC sales grow, but units not flying off the shelves

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about November sales figures for PCs. Diaz lays out the various factors that are influencing the numbers, such as Netbooks, Apple's Mac line, and the expected release of Windows 7.

Tags: PC, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Desktops, Hardware, PCs, sales, computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, Apple, Mac, Windows 7, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz

Videos 2008-12-16

Wi-Fi while you fly

Imagine sending e-mails, browsing blogs, and booking your next trip with ease while soaring above the clouds. CNET's Kara Tsuboi tests out Virgin America's new in-flight Wi-Fi service and concludes that we'll no longer be able to slack off during a business trip again.

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless, News, kara tsuboi, virgin airlines, wi-fi, internet, cell phones, laptops, sfo, flying

Videos 2008-11-25

Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop

The One Laptop Per Child program hopes for a needed boost with a second generation laptop which is geared toward kids in developing countries. by Andy Smith

Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Smith, OLPC, UMPC, laptops, education, Intel, Atom chip, HP, Dell

Image galleries 2008-05-21

Photos: Lucid Touch and the see-through screen

Developed with Mitsubishi Electronics, Microsoft demonstrated Lucid Touch which is a touch screen on the back of a transparent screen. by Andy Smith

Tags: mobile PCs, laptops, screens, monitors, multitouch, touch screens, Microsoft, Mitsubishi

Image galleries 2008-03-07

Photos from CeBit: Ultimate road warrior tech

Vendors at CeBit are pushing new ways to keep people working and playing on the road. by Andy Smith

Tags: CeBit, green, laptops, phones, Sun, servers, UMPC

Image galleries 2008-03-07

Apple adds power, touch to MacBook Pros

Apple unveils more powerful MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Plus, MacBook Pro inherits Multi-Touch technology from the MacBook Air. by Andy Smith

Tags: Apple, MacBook, MacBook pros, laptops

Image galleries 2008-02-26

Hard-drive CPR

You know that sinking feeling. You press power and nothing. Not to fear. For some serious cash, there's a handful of data recovery services out there that can help bring your hard drive back to life. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes us through the process of recovery and stresses the...

Tags: kara tsuboi, hard drives, desktops, laptops, james bond, photography, data recovery, data storage

Videos 2008-02-12

Unboxing OLPC's XO laptop

The XO laptop has landed. Here's a look at the out of the box experience. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan, product photos, OLPC, XO laptop, mobile, laptops, education

Image galleries 2008-01-10

Additional Resources

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980

You can't argue with a large-screen, value-priced laptop when it delivers good performance, and looks nice to boot. We appreciated the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 when we reviewed it in our 2009 back-to-school retail roundup, liking its affordability, large screen, strong battery life, and excellent-sounding speakers. Just a few months later,...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Stolen laptops

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Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03