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OLPC laptop to go on sale in US

News The One Laptop per Child scheme has announced that it will make its ruggedised laptops available in the US for a limited period. The XO laptop, designed for use as an educational tool in developing countries, will be available under a scheme called...

25 September 2007, 8:00

Virgin Atlantic eases laptop battery ban

News Virgin Atlantic has lifted its total ban on the in-flight use of batteries for any Apple or Dell laptop. In a new update on its site, however, Virgin Atlantic has said that passengers "wishing to use an Apple or Dell laptop on board can only do so...

26 September 2006, 9:52

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...

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3 June 2008, 10:02

Dell targets gamers with new XPS laptop

News Dell has introduced a flashy new laptop range in a bid to capture the gamer's sense of style. The new laptop looks a bit like the XPS M170 but is available in either black or red. The Special Edition Formula Red model costs more than the Metallic...

19 April 2006, 10:00

$100 wind-up laptop due in late 2006

News A hand-cranked laptop that will cost roughly $100 (£58) is expected to be in the hands of schoolchildren in poorer countries by late 2006. It was the hardest decision," said Negroponte, who runs the One Laptop Per Child nonprofit group that's...

18 November 2005, 8:38

HP recalls laptop batteries worldwide

News HP is recalling almost 16,000 laptop batteries worldwide after reports of the devices overheating and burning, according to a report released on Thursday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Back in 2001, Compaq recalled 1.4 million power...

21 April 2006, 8:53

Home Office laptop 'sold on eBay'

News The laptop had been bought on the auction site then taken to an IT company near Manchester for repairs. Leapfrog sales manager Jonathan Parry told CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday that the person who had bought the laptop had...

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29 February 2008, 9:06

Lenovo laptop latest to go up in flames

News A burning laptop that frightened passengers at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend was a ThinkPad, Lenovo confirmed on Wednesday, and that laptop ships with Sony's battery technology. The incident, described by a poster at the Web...

21 September 2006, 8:53

Elonex to launch £99 laptop

News PC maker and services company Elonex is to launch a £99 laptop aimed at students, at an upcoming educational conference. British manufacturer will unveil the "One" laptop at The Education According to Elonex, the Linux-based laptop will boast a...

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19 February 2008, 10:15

Could HP's AMD laptop sway Dell?

News The up-to-now immovable object of Intel chips in Dell computers may have met an irresistible force in a new laptop from the companies' closest rivals, an analyst says. This week Hewlett-Packard and AMD began taking orders for their joint effort...

27 June 2005, 10:58

New HP laptop lineup sports AMD chips

News Hewlett-Packard is adding more mobile processors from AMD to its laptop repertoire in an effort to expand its build-to-order business and put sales pressure on rival computer maker Dell. The laptop, expected to hit the market later this month...

15 June 2005, 9:00

News.blog: The biodegradable laptop

News Now, here's a laptop with a biodegradable chassis. You've seen picnic ware and household items made out of biodegradable plastic. This Fujitsu Lifebook is made of plastic from cornstarch This Fujitsu LifeBook sports a chassis made from a plastic...

20 August 2007, 9:07

Get ready for the 9-to-5 laptop

News The magic number for laptop designers in the near future just might be eight -- as in the hours of a full working day. A somewhat outlandish idea a few years ago, the eight-hour laptop is moving closer to reality as promising trends in battery...

7 June 2005, 9:01

Intel wants 3G in every laptop

News Intel and the GSMA announced the initiative on Tuesday and will be publishing guidelines for laptop manufacturers to encourage them to integrate modems capable of picking up various networks, including 3G, HSDPA or EDGE in their products.

15 February 2006, 10:33

Intel laptop tech heads to Santa Rosa

News Later this year, Intel plans to release Merom, a new dual-core laptop processor based on a new set of chip design rules. Merom is based on the same low-power principles that make up the Core Duo processor, Intel's first dual-core laptop chip.

31 January 2006, 10:25