At an international competition co-sponsored by Microsoft Corp two students from Purdue University won a prize for a new personal computer design that may change the way people watch movies, listen to music, play games and read magazines. Named “Bookshelf” Read more…
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In the past few months, several major laptop computer manufacturers have announced that they will be embedding cellular modems in future models, to increase the mobility of consumer computing. The trend began in September when Lenovo (IBM) began selling the Read more…
Seagate technology has produced a 160GB hard drive for laptops. The drive which is the highest capacity 2.5-inch drive on the market according to the company, was promised last year and is Seagate’s first laptop hard drive to use perpendicular Read more…
Computer giant Apple last night unveiled a “revolutionary” new laptop computer, which it says is four to five times faster than its predecessor plus a significant upgrade to the iLife software suite. It also uses a third less battery power. Read more…
More than 300 jobs are to be lost with the closure of a computer manufacturing plant in Glasgow. Inventec Scotland Servers, based in Hillington, announced that it will shed about 370 full and part-time posts when the plant shuts later Read more…
Asus today announced a partnership with Italian automobile maker Lamborghini that will result in a specially branded series of laptops with the car company’s logo. The Lamborghini laptop line-up will include glossy black and yellow machines, which, Asus claims, “With Read more…
PC World has been ticked off for not having enough stock to meet a promotion for a cut-price laptop. The computer retailer, part of DSG International, which includes Dixons and Currys ran a national press advertisement that told punters they Read more…
Ever since Google took on the internet, there have always been rumors about a possible Google PC that would be free of Microsoft software applications. And after a long time, rumors are resurfacing in the news on the iternet. Interestingly, Read more…
Intel is rebranding for the New Year, ditching the famous “Intel Inside” campaign for a new logo and a “Leap ahead” catchphrase. According to Intel, 2006 is a leap year. Even though it’s not, 2008 is the next leap year. Read more…
NEC announced that it has developed a laptop minus the hard disk or HDD for corporate users. The “PC Parafield” has been developed as a replacement for existing thin-client systems and combines both high data-security with the ability to be Read more…