Xavier Lanier

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Exchanged My iPhone…

iPhone ReviewI picked up my iPhone Friday night and had a lot of trouble with it freezing up under what I consider light to medium usage. Late Friday night it froze just after setting it up. Yesterday it froze while browsing the web and switching from watching a Podcast to the home screen.
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Dell Inspiron (1420,1520 & 1720) Notebook Demo

Dell Inspiron 1420, 1520, 1720Dell's new Inspirons are much more elegant than previous models. Digital Journal has a detailed walkthrough of Dell's new Insprion notebooks. The Inspiron 1420, 1520 and 1720 notebooks are available in eight colors and can be configured with dual hard drives and a Blu-ray disc drive.
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Booq Anaconda 5 Case for iPhone

BOOQ Anaconda 5 BOOQ, announced the Anaconda 5 a rugged accessory case that's perfectly fitted for the iPhone. The Anaconda 5 is made of ballistic nylon softest neoprene, and is lined with a scratch-resistant material developed to protect your iPhone against scratches and excessive wear.
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How to Reset an iPhone

Apple iPhoneI've been using my iPhone for the past three days and have had to reset it three times so far. Of course I didn't bother to learn how to reset my iPhone until it was too late.
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Belkin iPhone Cases and Accessories

Belkin iPhone CaseBelkin's wasting no time in getting iPhone accessories out to the masses. The company announced several cases and accessories, included an Acrylic Case with a kickstand to prop up your iPhone while you watch videos. For the athletic types there's the Belkin Sport Armband and for those who like to keep it sleek there's Belkin's Slim-Fit Case.
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Fujitsu Launches 300GB Portable External Hard Disk Drive

Fujitsu Portable Storage Fujitsu's getting into the external portable storage game with a 300GB 2.5-inch drive. Billed as the world's highest capacity portable hard drive to date, the Fujitsu External Hard Disk Drive comes with backup and encryption software.
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AT&T Offers Free WiFi to its Broadband Subscribers

AT&T logoAT&T is offering some of its home and small business broadband subscribers free access to nearly 10,000 WiFi hot spots. This is great news for iPhone owners who are frustrated with AT&T's slow EDGE network as long as they also subscribe to one of AT&T's 3.0Mbps or faster DSL plans. New and existing customers will be able to use WiFi at airports, McDonalds, Barnes and Noble and many sporting venues.
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Toshiba Adds Qosmio F45 AV Configurations

Toshiba Qosmio F45 AV Toshiba expanded its line of Qosmio F45 AV entertainment notebooks with three configurations today. The new configurations feature Dolby Home Theater technology, Intel Turbo Memory and a DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash. Users can chose between a single 200GB or dual 120GB hard drives.
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Gateway’s New E-295C and C-140 Tablets

Gateway C-140 and M295E NotebookGateway's updated its line of convertible notebooks, aiming them directly at graphic artists and students. This 14-inch tablet features Wacom digital pen technology and Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
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iPhone – First Impressions (video)

iPhone ReviewI picked up an 8GB iPhone Friday night from the Apple store in San Francisco. I'm very impressed with it so far, but hope Apple improves a few things over time. At $600, the iPhone costs more than many budget notebooks. Users should be 100% sure that the iPhone is for them before making such an investment.
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Humorous Look at the iPhone (video)

Apple iPhoneDavid Pogue of the New York Times posted an entertaining video of his experience with his iPhone. Like others who've spent time with the iPhone, he dislikes AT&T's slow EDGE data network, the sealed battery and lack of an expansion card slot. He does like the interface and apps, especially Google Maps.
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WSJ Review of the iPhone

The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg reviewed the iPhone, which comes out today. Most beautiful and most radical smartphone or handheld computer he's ever tested. The iPhone has the best web browsing experience he's seen on a mobile device.
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Toshiba Announces AMD Powered Notebooks – Satellite A215

Satellite A215Toshiba's now selling notebooks with AMD technology for the first time since 2000. The new Satellite A215 series of 15.4-inch consumer notebooks features AMD dual-core processors and graphics, generous hard drive capacities and several multimedia features.
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Dell XPS m1330 Now Available

Dell XPS m1330Dell's all-new XPS m1330 is now available for order. The sleek 13.3-inch widescreen notebook is available with a choice of black, white and red lids. Weighing in at just under four pounds, the XPS m1330 is a lightweight powerhouse.
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Samsung Ramps up 64GB Solid Stated Disk Production

Samsung 64GB SSDSamsung's the first company to begin mass producing 64GB solid state drives (SSD) in a 1.8-inch form factor. This brings us one step closer to seeing ultramobiles and notebooks actually ship with a decent-sized SSD. Sony, Samsung and others are hoping users will pay a steep premium for these drives.
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Dell Inspiron 1501 for $549

Dell's having a sale on small business notebooks. Get an AMD Powered Inspiron 1501 with 15.4" widescreen display, 1GB memory, 80GB hard drive, CD/DVD drive for only $549.
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Review: Kensington ComboSaver Portable Notebook Lock (video)

Kensington Portable ComboSaverThe Kensington ComboSaver Portable notebook lock's self-coiling cable set it apart from the competition, making it more convenient to use and carry. If you aren't already using a notebook lock or are frustrated with your current one, you should definitely check out the latest ComboSaver.