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Apple doubles its money on Mac Mini

News The sleek Mac Mini from Apple costs $499 (£359 in the UK) at retail, but the total sum of the parts is less, says research firm iSuppli. Analysts at the research firm dissected one of the Mac Mini computers and estimated that the total component...

18 August 2005, 8:52

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. Plus, as Acer points out, Linux has a quicker boot time and can extend the battery life of tiny mini laptops like the Aspire One.

Tags: linux, market, laptops, develop

5 June 2008, 8:56

News.blog: Mac Mini is my most 'Vista Ready' PC

News Ironically, the machine that was in the best shape for Vista, at least according to the tool, was a loaned Apple Mac Mini with 1GB of memory. Last week, Microsoft released a test version of its 'Upgrade Advisor', a downloadable tool that aims to...

23 May 2006, 11:34

News.blog: Intel to ship Atom for mini laptops

News Intel is ready to ship the latest edition of its Atom processor family, this time going after the emerging market for low-cost mini laptops.The N270 and N230 are processors designed for what Intel calls 'netbooks' and 'nettops', and the company...

Tags: processor, inch, family, intel

3 June 2008, 9:01

Will the Dell Mini launch on Thursday?

News Box.net makes OpenBox, an application for online file management that will be one of the preinstalled programs on the Dell Mini. Ever since Michael Dell was spotted toting a bright red ultraportable notebook around an industry conference earlier...

Tags: sharing, dell, ultraportable, michael dell

3 September 2008, 9:20

PC World stocking Atom mini laptop

News The UK computer-store chain PC World is claiming to be the first retail outlet in the country to offer a netbook using Intel's Atom processor. The Advent 4211, a close relative of the MSI Wind, went on sale on Friday for £280 -- around £40 cheaper...

Tags: intel, windows xp, laptops, viewing

8 July 2008, 8:50

Photos: New York gets a mini Googleplex

News Following a year of speculation, Google has finally opened its new office in the Big Apple at 111 Eighth Avenue, in the heart of the Chelsea neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York. Google will occupy about 300,000 square feet on three floors of the...

3 October 2006, 10:08

Mobile batteries to take kinetic charge

News US mobile power-generation firm M2E Power has developed a mini-generator for mobile devices which turns kinetic energy into electricity, using the principle of induction. M2E has created a mini-generator with a chargeable battery for inclusion into...

Tags: mini, devices, device, generator

23 November 2007, 9:03

Apple beefs up iBooks and Mac Minis

News Apple has unveiled updates to its iBooks laptop and Mac Mini lines, including increased memory and built-in wireless technology. Apple's updated Mac Mini line also has double the memory, offering 512MB in every model.

27 July 2005, 10:21

Apple launches Intel Mac Minis and iPod Hi-Fi

News Apple on Tuesday introduced its third Intel-based Mac, a revamped version of its petite Mac Mini. The new Mac Mini will be available, starting immediately, in two models. The low-end model sells for £449 and comes with a 1.5GHz Intel Solo single...

1 March 2006, 10:15

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

Samsung unveils 16-gigabit flash drive

News Samsung has developed a new computer flash technology with so much capacity it could replace mini hard drives in some PCs, the company said on Monday. But Samsung's top brass are touting the new small-size, large-capacity devices as an alternative...

13 September 2005, 10:00

Nintendo's big E3 surprise comes in a little box

News Nintendo, once the unrivaled king of the home video game business, has released details of its planned new game console and unveiled a new mini-portable device called the Game Boy Micro in Los Angeles (at E3).

18 May 2005, 9:28

Microsoft leaks Origami details

News Microsoft updated the Web site for its secretive Origami Project on Thursday, offering a more elaborate tease, but also confirming key details about the Windows-based mini tablet. Although Microsoft continues to play somewhat coy, sources have...

3 March 2006, 10:09

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

News Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said. Motorola spinoff Freescale currently makes PowerPC processors for Apple notebooks and the...

6 June 2005, 10:12