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OtterBox for iPhone 3G Now Shipping

OtterBox announced the Defender series case for the iPhone 3G is now available. The iPhone 3G Defender Series case is shock resistant, rated to protect from drops of up to three feet.
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Acer Drops Aspire One price to $349

Acer's dropped the prices of its Aspire One netbook by $50, lowering the starting price to just $329. As the market for netbooks or "companion notebooks" heats up we should see more manufacturers launching sub-$350 computers.
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Notebooks.com Giveaway: Envy 133 and Three IdeaPad S10s

We're giving away one Voodoo Envy 133 and three IdeaPad S10s in a drawing that kicks off today. Here's you chance to win the world's an Envy 133, which is the world's thinnest notebook. The IdeaPad S10 is Lenovo's entry into the 'netbook' and one of my favorite affordable notebooks.
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IdeaPad S10 Demo (video)

Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 was on display at the Intel Developer's Forum in San Francisco today and we got a full demo. The S10 is well built and has a lot of features not found on other netbooks in its price range. The IdeaPad S10 is now available for order from $429.
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AMD vs. Intel Integrated Graphics Demo (video)

Pat Moorhead, AMD's vice president of advanced marketing, demonstrates the difference between Intel and ATI integrated graphics. The differences between the two notebooks are very noticeable and anyone trying to decide between an Intel and AMD system should take a look at the following video.
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HP EliteBook 2530p Announced (video)

HP's introduced the EliteBook 2530p, a thin and light 12-inch business notebook that can be configured with dual hard drives and either ULV or LV processors. I sat down with HP's Kyle Thorton to take a close look at the 2530p last week.
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ThinkPad X301: Thinnest ThinkPad Gets 128GB SSD

Lenovo's introduced the ThinkPad X301, which is replacing the X300. The ThinkPad X301 is about 20% faster than the previous model and can be configured with a 128GB solid state drive, which is double the original storage capacity.
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HP 2730p: HP Tablet Updated (video)

HP's officially introduced the 2730p business tablet in the U.S. The 2730p improves on the 2710p, with faster processors and more friendly user controls. HP's Kyle Thorton gives a quick demo of the 2730p in the following video.
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OCZ Intros Core Series V2 Notebook SSDs

OCZ introduced the Core Series V2, a line of solid state drives with fast read/write times and capacities ranging from 30GB to 250GB. OCZ claims it will deliver the Core Series V2 for "50% less price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market."
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Dell Latitude E6400 Details, Specs and Pricing

Latitude E6400Dell's completely revamped its business notebook with the Latitude E-Series, with the Dell Latitude E6400 and E6500 are the most mainstream of the bunch. But the Latitude E6400 stands out from the rest of the line with an incredible 19-hour runtime on a single charge.
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HP EliteBook 8730w: DreamColor Goes Mobile (video)

HP's new EliteBook 8730w is a performance powerhouse with a drop-dead gorgeous 17-inch display. The DreamColor display (optional) is capable of 16,000,000 colors and is incredibly life-like compared to standard business notebook fare.
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ThinkPad W700: Lenovo Intros Biggest ThinkPad Yet (videos)

Lenovo's making a serious first-splash into the mobile workstation market with the ThinkPad W700, a 17-inch workstation that can be configured with an integrated Wacom digitizer and an integrated color calibration system. The ThinkPad W700 is an impressive piece of engineering and offers the notebook market some much-needed innovation.
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Lenovo Olympic Ads…What Were They 'Think'ing?

I'm watching the Olympic opening ceremonies right now and the production is absolutely amazing. Between performances there are some pretty entertaining and creative ads, full of Olympic spirit. Unfortunately, stuffed somewhere in there is Lenovo's amazingly lame "sumo" ad.
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Video: IdeaPad S10 Hands On

Lenovo gave me a quick look at the IdeaPad S10 during a meeting in San Francisco yesterday. The IdeaPad S10 is Lenovo's entry into the 'netbook' market and will start at just $399.
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IdeaPad S10: Lenovo Mini Notebook for $399

Lenovo's jumped into the mini-notebook game with the IdeaPad S10 today. Weighing in at less than 2.5-pounds, the IdeaPad S10 features a 10.2-inch display and will cost just $399 in its basic configuration.
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Obama Girl Makes Over Dorm Rooms with HP Gear

HP's running a video series called "Dorm Storm" that features Sena Khoda (better known as "Obama Girl") making over dorm rooms with HP gear, including HP notebooks, home servers and more.
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Windows Mojave Experiment

Microsoft's published several videos and results from its Mojave Experiment to 'prove' that Vista's a lot better than the general public perceives it to be.