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Could 64-bit Vista finally be taking off?
News In its circular this Sunday, most of the desktops and half of the dozen laptop models being advertised by US retailer Office Depot had the 64-bit version of Windows pre-installed. It's a dramatic shift even from last quarter, in which only about 5...
Tags: desktops, cent, models, gaming
5 August 2008, 9:19
Orange bundles Eee PC with mobile broadband
News The 'connected laptop' packages include a cheaper-than-an-iPhone, £25-per-month consumer tariff offering the popular Asus Eee PC 900 mini laptop. Users get a dongle with their Eee and Orange's 'Internet Everywhere' package -- with a data allowance...
Tags: windows vista, consumer, core, iphone
24 July 2008, 8:31
PC World stocking Atom mini laptop
News Fennell said netbooks -- a term initially promoted by Intel to identify low-cost, low-performance, ultraportable laptops, and epitomised by the Asus Eee -- are "far more convenient than laptops] when on the move and provide a full range of viewing...
Tags: intel, windows xp, laptops, viewing
8 July 2008, 8:50
News.blog: MacBook Air SSD price drops
News Using flash memory instead of moving parts to store data improves the reliability of the system; hard drive failures are one of the most common problems experienced by laptop users. Apple has quietly reduced the price of the flash-memory version of...
Tags: air, hard drive, memory, premium
4 July 2008, 9:17
Asus Eee Box ready for August release
News Eee Box desktop version of its popular Eee PC mini laptop -- and it will include Windows XP, which has now been given a reprieve on some desktops, as well as Eee PC-type mini laptops. It will also have a gigabyte of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and...
Tags: linux, box, operating system, xp
23 June 2008, 9:09
News.blog: Acer favours Linux for mini laptops
News Acer officially unveiled its entry into the low-cost mini laptop market, the Aspire One, on Tuesday. It's unclear if Acer, currently the number two laptop seller in the world, will be foisting Linux on reluctant consumers or just looking harder for...
Tags: linux, market, laptops, develop
5 June 2008, 8:56
News.blog: Sony to u-turn on low-cost mini laptop?
News Sony is prepping a laptop based on Via's OpenBook reference design, PC World is reporting. At the WiMax Expo in Taipei, contract manufacturer Quanta Computer showed a mini laptop based on Via's just-released design that will be out in the third...
Tags: names, hard drive, laptop, laptops
3 June 2008, 10:02
News.blog: Intel to ship Atom for mini laptops
News While the MID category is still very much a niche, the mini laptop is getting a fresh look in both emerging markets and more developed areas. Intel is ready to ship the latest edition of its Atom processor family, this time going after the emerging...
Tags: processor, inch, family, intel
3 June 2008, 9:01
News.blog: Via opens up its mini-laptop design
News With its Via OpenBook design, the Taiwanese company is hoping to ride potential growth in the mini-laptop market, which currently ranks in the small niche category. Chip designer Via Technologies unveiled its OpenBook Mini-Note reference design on...
Tags: devices, source, wi fi, market
30 May 2008, 9:03
News.blog: Windows 7 gets multi-touch
News Yet the technology will also work with existing touchscreens -- it was shown running on an existing Dell laptop. Microsoft plans to add multi-touch interface to Windows 7, top executives announced on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal’s D: All...
Tags: multi, technology, rotating, steve ballmer
28 May 2008, 7:31
Dell to cut PC power by 25 per cent
News In 2006, laptop maker Asus unveiled plans for a prototype modular PC based around the possibility of leasing individual component modules, so it would be easier for users to repair and replace them. Dell has committed to improving the energy...
Tags: technologies, dell, energy, roi
19 May 2008, 9:19
Microsoft limits XP mini laptop specs
News According to IDG, Microsoft has launched a programme to give laptop makers discounted XP licences for such devices on condition that they agree to certain hardware limitations. April's guidance for manufacturers also claims that low-cost...
Tags: storage, cpu, processor, mini
16 May 2008, 9:24
Sony posts loss, but flogs more electronics
News Revenue was up 9 per cent due to increased sales of its digital cameras, camcorders and laptop PCs. Weighed down by its financial unit, Sony posted a $45m loss for its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday.
Tags: sales, cent, quarter, point
15 May 2008, 8:58
Eee 900 launches with limited stock
News We are] selling them now," said the spokesperson, who was speaking from the laptop's launch event on London's Tottenham Court Asus has officially launched the latest version of its Eee PC, the Eee PC 900, but most UK customers are currently unable...
2 May 2008, 9:21
Photos: Green packaging eliminates 'wrap rage'
News This thick plastic packaging looks about as hard to crack as the laptop lock it contains. Wrap rage' is what some consumers suffer when struggling to remove a product from a sealed plastic shell resistant to poking, prying and tearing.
Tags: package, board, consumer, hands
1 May 2008, 9:45
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Format wars: The tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed
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