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HP Extends Laptop Battery Life to 24 Hours
HP will release a laptop next month whose battery will last up to 24 hours, but only if its running Microsoft Windows XP.News
OLPC Seeks ITU’s Help to Promote Laptops
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association is changing strategy: It has joined forces with the United Nations' lead agency…News
Vodafone to Resell Dell’s Netbook
Dell’s new netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9, will be sold with built-in mobile broadband by Vodafone, the companies announced on…News
Sony Recalls 73,000 Vaio Laptops Due to Burn Hazard
Sony is recalling 73,000 Vaio TZ laptops because of a possible manufacturing defect that may cause them to overheat.News
OLPC’s Dual Boot Linux, Windows Laptop Due out Soon
A version of OLPC's XO able to run Linux or Windows will be out soon, an OLPC official said.News
OLPC to Launch Touchscreen XO-2 Laptop in Q1 2010
OLPC plans to launch the upcoming low-cost XO-2 laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.News
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
Amazon.com will start selling OLPC's low cost XO laptop in late November, extending the Give One, Get One program.News
How to Buy a Mini-laptop
Mini-laptops are among the hottest new products this year and with the back-to-school sales season upon us, I created a list…News
Fujitsu Siemens Shows Its First Netbook
Fujitsu Siemens officially launched its first netbook, the Amilo Mini, at the IFA electronics show in Berlin on Wednesday.News
LG Unveils Netbook PC With Embedded 3G at IFA
LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel's Atom processor that also includes 3G…News
Dell Puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for Emerging Markets
Dell is using the Linux operating system and Intel processors including the Atom in new Vostro PCs for emerging markets.News
HP and Acer Start Netbook Price War
HP and Acer have cut prices on their respective netbooks, the Mini-Note and Aspire one.News
Asustek Aims New Eee PCs at Emerging Markets
Asustek's latest Eee PCs, the 904HD and 1000HD are aimed at emerging markets.News
Intel’s Core 2 Extreme Mobile Chips: A New Speed King
Intel's newest chips take "Extreme" to the extreme, with game-friendly features and superior power.News
Intel’s Classmate 3 Laptop Gets a Touch Screen
Intel has redesigned the Classmate PC, giving it a tablet PC design with a touch-screen interface.News
OQO Shows off Handheld Computer Based on Atom
Handheld computer maker OQO showed off a version of its Model 02 computer based on the Atom processor at IDF.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
Dell Unveils 19-hour Latitude Laptop
Dell on Tuesday announced a series of Latitude laptops, including one the company claimed provides 19 hours of battery life.News
Dell Latitude’s E-Family Values
Can the computer maker meld consumer sensibilities into a business notebook line?News
Lenovo Adds Quad-Core Laptop to ThinkPad Line
Lenovo updated its ThinkPad line of laptops with a quad-core notebook.News
New IPod Touch and MacBooks Coming Soon, Analysts Say
Apple in September will announce a new iPod Touch and a redesigned MacBook, analysts say.News
PC Industry Scared Netbooks May Hurt Laptop Sales
Analysis: AMD says it has no plans to enter netbook market, as questions loom over where the netbook is headed.News
Netbooks Spark Linux Redesigns
Linux interfaces are being redesigned to take advantage of the limited resources and smaller screens of netbooks.News
Cloud Computing: Is Midori Sour or Sweet?
A future Microsoft operating system may be entirely Web-based. Here are the pros and cons of Midori and the "cloud computing" concept.News
Hands on With HP’s Mini-Note Netbook
Hewlett-Packard's 2133 Mini-Note may end up as the premium choice among the entire mini-laptop category.News
HP Considering Touchscreens for Next Mini-Note
Touchscreens and higher capacity SSDs may be in the plans for HP's next Mini-Note.News
U.S. Loses out in Lenovo’s Linux Netbook Push
U.S. users will not be offered versions of the new IdeaPad netbooks with a Linux OS or an 8.9-inch screen, at least not initially.News
Blog: AMD Fusion to Compete with Intel’s Larrabee
There are reports that AMD has a CPU/GPU in the works, code named Shrike, that will compete with Intel's Larrabee.News
MSI Offers Wind Netbook With Better Batteries
MSI is adding better batteries to the Wind netbook, for longer run time.News
Dell Tries to Trademark ‘cloud Computing’
Dell is trying to trademark the term 'cloud computing.'News
US Border Agency Says It Can Seize Laptops
U.S. agents now have the authority to seize and retain laptops indefinitely, according to a new policy detailed in documents issued by the DHS.News
MIC: Netbook Shipments to Exceed 8 Million This Year
Global shipments of netbooks could hit 8.02 million units this year, says market researcher MIC.News
Intel Working on Third Generation of Classmate PCs
Intel will announce details of the next generation of its Classmate PCs soon.News
India’s ‘$10 Laptop’ to Cost US$100 After All
Indian government promoted low-cost laptop will cost US$100 and not $10 as earlier stated.News
India Developing US$10 Laptop
India is developing a laptop that will cost US$10, for use in higher education.News
Dell Takes Heat for Faulty Nvidia Chips
Users are questioning Dell's decision to fix the problem of faulty Nvidia graphics cards with a software patch.News
‘World’s Cheapest Laptop’ Now Available
A Taiwanese company is selling what it calls the "world's cheapest laptop."News
Ubuntu Puts Big Emphasis on Small PCs at OSCON
Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Mobile Internet Device editions of Linux are gearing up to compete with Windows on mini-PC devices this year.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Solid State Drives Accelerate into Market
Solid state drives are about to make solid improvements in price, performance, and power usage.News
Hands on With Acer’s Aspire One Netbook
The story "Hands on with Acer's Aspire one netbook," posted to the wire Monday, has been changed on the wire to clarify the…News
What Does It Take to Get a PC With XP?
Our reporter tried to buy a computer with Windows XP preinstalled on it from the United States' nine biggest PC makers. His findings: You can get one, but be prepared to fib.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Lenovo Offers Oops Insurance
Smaller businesses may benefit from Lenovo's new package of next-business day warranty repair, accidental laptop damage coverage, and Internet backups.News
Intel’s Quad-core Mobile Chip Coming Next Month
Intel will release a quad-core laptop chip in August.News
Intel to Shrink Centrino 2 Chips for Thinner Laptops
Intel plans to release a version of its Centrino 2 platform that's tailored for ultra-thin laptops.News
Sony Unveils Centrino 2-based Vaio Laptops
Sony has announced four laptops based on the Centrino 2 processorNews
PC Makers Roll out Centrino 2 Laptops
PC makers including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu rolled out new laptops based on Intel's Centrino 2 technology.News
Lenovo Launches Ultrathin ThinkPad X200 Laptop
Lenovo launched two ultramobile laptops on Monday, including the ultrathin ThinkPad X200.News