Xavier Lanier

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JLo USB Flash Drive

J-Lo USB Drive Necklace, BRave AlbumThere's really no good excuse for something like this to exist other than for JLo to squeeze a few extra bucks from the one or two fans willing to cough up $70 for it. The USB flash drive is manufactured by Gresso, and includes Brave, JLo's latest album. Those who are 'Brave' enough can wear the JLo drive as a necklace.
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Microsoft Zune 2 TV Ads Explain Nothing

Zune 2 Ad Micorosft sure doesn't tell us much about the new Zune 2 one of its new TV ads. Instead, the company just shows an actress taking an Alice in Wonderland-esque trip where she dances with pink rabbits and swims with a giant jelly fish will. I'm glad Microsoft's putting some marketing muscle behind the Zune 2, but this TV ad really misses the mark.
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Wal-Mart to Sell Acer Laptop for $348 This Friday

Acer $348 Wal-MartWal-Mart is getting a jump start on the holidays, teasing customers with a $348 laptop that will be available this Friday. Those of you who've been waiting for Black Friday to get a cheap computer can get a jump start and score a decent notebook early.
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Western Digital Intros 320GB Scorpio Notebook Drives

Western Digital WD Scorpio 320GB DriveWestern Digital announced it's now shipping its new WD Scorpio 320GB 2.5-inch SATA hard drives for notebook computers. That's a 70GB improvement over the 250GB Scorpio the company introduced earlier this year.
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Logitech and Skype team Up for High Quality Video Calls

Skype Logitech Skype and Logitech are rolling out a new standard to offer smoother and clearer video chat. Using one of Logitech's high-end webcams, such as the QuickCam Pro for Notebooks, Logitech's latest software and Skype 3.6 for Windows yield VGA quality video conferencing at 30fps.
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Apple Sells Over 2 Million Copies of OS X Leopard

Leopard OSX BoxApple announced that it sold more than two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its Friday release. Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X and is packed with more than 300 new features.
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Lenovo L3000 Y410 Now Available in U.S.

Lenovo Y410Lenovo's going after U.S. consumers for the first time with the Lenovo Y410, a 14.1-inch widescreen notebook that's available through retailers like Office Depot and Staples. The Y410 starts at $699 and includeds Veriface (facial recognition security), Dolby Home Theater sound, an integrated sub-woofer and a media shuffle key.
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SprintSecure Laptop Guardian

Sprint Secure Sprint and Alcatel-Lucent are rolling out the SprintSecure Laptop Guardian, a PC Card that combines a 3G modem, linux computer and battery to provide comprehensive security. If a SpintSecure-equipped computer is lost or stolen it can be locked down remotely by an admin, who can also wipe the drive's contents if he wants.
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OSX Leopard…’Better Than Vista’

Leopard OSXThe Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg reviewed Leopard, Apple's latest operating system, and says its better than Vista. There are a handful of new features that he finds particularly useful, including Time Machine, an intuitive backup utility that 'just works.'