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Buy and Give an OLPC XO Laptop for $399

OLPC Get 1 Give 1 The One Laptop Per Child Foundation announced the Give 1 Get 1 Program. You'll soon be able to order an XO laptop for your own child and one for a child in a developing nation for $399.
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ATP USB Drives for a Cure

ATP Pink Ribbon USB KomenATP is partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure with the creation of ATP’s Pink Ribbon Special Edition of its Petito USB drive series. A percentage of the retail sales price of the Pink Ribbon Petito USB drives will be used to support the organization in funding research and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.
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Fujitsu LifeBook U810 Now Shipping

Fujitsu's shipping the all-new LifeBook U810, which the company claims is the smallest convertible notebooks available. Weighing in at just 1.56lbs, the U810 features a 5.6-inch WSVGA touchscreen display, 40GB hard drive and most of the functions you'd expect from a Tablet PC twice its size.
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iPhone Coming to the UK, Apple Partners with O2

Apple Logo Steve Jobs announced the iPhone will be available in the UK starting November 9 at Apple stores and via 02, UK's largest mobile carrier. The 8GB iPhone will cost £269 in the UK.
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Sprint AIRAVE to Improve Indoor Mobile Calling

Sprint AIRAVESprint's offering customers in select areas of Denver and Indianapolis the opportunity to improve indoor call quality...for a fee. Sprint's launching the Samsung AIRAVE, a 'femtocell' device that routes mobile phone conversations over users' broadband Internet connections. Sprint customers that connect via the AIRAVE will receive unlimited domestic calling while at home.
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HP Pavilion dv2600 Series Notebooks

HP dv2600 VerveHP is refreshing its 14.1-inch Pavilion series with some new graphics and minor upgrades. The dv2600 series will feature the Verve imprint design, which was a BestBuy exclusive until now. The dv2600 series is nearly identical to the dv2500 series except for the graphics.
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Kensington Slimblade Media Notebook Set

kensington SlimBlade Notebook Set Kensington announced 20 new products today, including an assortment of SlimBlade notebook accessories. One interesting product is the SlimBlade Media Notebook Set, a module system that consists of a wireless keyboard, numeric keypad and wireless mouse. An optional SlimBlade Media Remote can be added to the mix.
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$100 OLPC Laptop Now $188 and Counting…

$188 OLPC The One Laptop Per Child project's "$100 laptop" is edging closer to $200 as component prices rise and specs are improved. According to recent reports, if the the OLPC laptop were to ship today the average cost would be around $188.
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‘ASUS 360’- ASUS Offers Free One Year Accidental Damage Warranty for Notebooks

ASUSASUS is offering U.S. consumers and business users what may be the best complimentary notebook warranty in the business. 'ASUS 360' with "20224" prothection includes a 2-year global warrany, zero bright-dot guarantee for the LCD, free '2'- way overnight shipping for repair, 24 hour tech support and one year of accidental damage coverage.
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iPhone $100 Rebate – How to Get Your Apple Store Credit

iPhone Store Credit $100Apple's finally explained how early iPhone buyers can receive their $100 store credit. Follow these four easy steps and you'll get a store credit voucher that's instantly redeemable online, at an Apple Store or over the phone.
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Bitmicro E-Disk Altima – 461GB Solid State Disk

BitmicroBitmicro's new E-Disk Altima E2A3GL 461GB 2.5-inch flash drive for military and industrial applications will be available next year. Designed for extreme conditions and durability, this is the largest SSD portable drive we've seen so far. Bitmicro claims this 416GB solid state disk (SSD) can operate between -40 and 85 degrees celcius and endure more than 1.9 million hours of usage.
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Logitech AudioHub Notebook Speakers Review

AudioHub FrontLast week Logitech announced the Audiohub, a new speaker system with an integrated USB hub and webcam stand. We got ahold of an early review unit and were pleasantly surprised by the design and sound quality of the AudioHub.
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Dell Inspiron Shipping Delays…Still Frustrating Customers

Dell Inspiron Shipping Delays Dell's having a difficult time keeping customers happy, with what appears to be near endless shipping delays on its Inspiron notebooks. Dell's blaming delays on parts shortages and difficulty with the company's new painting process. Sure, the new bright colors look pretty in its marketing materials, but picking a pink or green model can lead to some serious frustration.
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Early iPhone Buyers Will Get $100 Apple Store Credit

Apple Logo In the midst of all the new iPod announcements yesterday, Apple chopped the price of the 8GB iPod to $399 from $599. This upset many early adopters and many felt ripped off. Apple's respoded by promising a $100 store credit to those who bought an 8GB iPhone who didn't expect such a drastic price drop so quickly.
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Seagate Unveils 250GB Notebook Hard Drive

Seagate Seagate announced the Momentus 5400.4, a 250GB notebook hard drive. The Momentus 5400.4 uses perpinducular magnetic recording (PMR) technology to cram data on just two platters.
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HP iPAQ 600 Business Navigator Series (video)

iPAQ 610 Business navigator HP officially announced the iPAQ 600 Business Navigator Series tonight. The new iPAQ 600 is a Quad-band, 3G smartphone with GPS navigation. This phone is all business and certified to work with popular enterprise applications.