Notebooks

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Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600

The Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 is a monster of a media center. Toshiba crams the 17 incher with a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, video connections galore, 5....
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Notebook Alarms Coming to a Cafe Near You

KkAtRfA1UXc Notebook computers can now be obnoxious as your car thanks to iAlertU. Wait until the notebook on the table next to you goes off, causing you to spi...
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Intel Proposes ‘Affordable’ $400 Laptop for Developing Countries

Intel is throwing its weight behind a Laptop for developing countries called the “EduWise,” which will sell for $400. Intel’s Craig Barrett says MIT’s $100 notebook is just a gadget, and students in developing nations “need” more.
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ToughBooks at 29,000 ft.

A team of 10 climbers, from seven countries and five faiths, will use Panasonic Toughbook notebook computers and rugged PDAs to receive weather updates and other critical information via satellite as they attempt to summit Mount Everest.
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Professor Bans Computers in Classroom

The good news is law students are being forced to use wireless, featherweight and silent devices to take notes on a flexible,bright and cheap displays. The bad news is the input devices are also know as “pens,” and the displays ”sheets of paper.”
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World’s Smallest Dual Core

Samsung announced the world’s “smallest dual core notebook.” The specs look great on this, including a 6-cell battery that allows for a 7-hour runtime. This won’t be available in the states, but Asia will snap these up.
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Notebook Vendors Slashing Orders with Intel

Leading notebook vendors, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer, reportedly have slashed their orders for CPUs and chipsets already placed with Intel
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The Pains of Buying a New Notebook

Walt Mosberg of the Wall Street Journal bought a Sony Vaio SZ series notebook a few weeks ago and was upset about the amount of trial software, demos and ads that came installed on it.He blames these 'craplets' for slowing down his system and making the experience of buying a new Vista notebook unpleasant.