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  • Nvidia releases laptop GPUs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:31AMTHE INQUIRER Claims to speed up web browsing and video
    http://feeds.theinquirer.net/c/554/f/7127/s/d63347a/l/0L0Stheinquirer0Bnet0Cinquirer0Cnews0C17311660Cnvidia0Ereleases0Elaptop0Egpus0DWT0Brss0If0FHome0GWT0Brss0Ia0FNvidia0Kreleases0Klaptop0KGPUs0K/story01.htm
  • The Most Dangerous Jobs in Technology Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:00PMIn the world of information technology, some professions are particularly perilous. Whether you’re risking psychological stress or your very life, these fields aren’t for the faint of heart. Some people in these roles thrive on adrenaline, climbing thousands of feet to fix communications towers. Others risk only emotional damage, getting paid to consume disturbing Internet content.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100902/tc_pcworld/themostdangerousjobsintechnology_1
  • Summary Box: PC woes could mean bargains this fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:48AMSCALING BACK: Intel Corp., whose microprocessors are inside 80 percent of the world's personal computers, lowered its third-quarter forecast, saying demand for consumer PCs has been weaker than expected.
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012739238_apusinteloutlook.html?syndication=rss
  • Devo returns with 'Something for Everybody' Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:23AMFor Devo, getting back into the studio after a 20-year hiatus was no sweat. They had no worries that their music would sound like everything else on the radio. After all, Devo is, and always has been, one of a kind.
    http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100827/LIFESTYLE/8270321/1024/rss04
  • KTBS Embraces File-Based Future Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:48PMOverhauls news workflow amid HD...
    http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/456208-KTBS_Embraces_File_Based_Future.php?rssid=20065
  • Dell Latitude E5510 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:21AMThe affordable Dell Latitude E5510 business laptop comes complete with a durable frame, excellent user experience, and the performance you would expect from a Latitude.
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367901,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530
  • Shuttleworth unveils touchy Ubuntu to help reignite PC innovation Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:51PMWhile Apple and Microsoft are busy working on other priorities, Ubuntu is attempting to out-innovate them on the desktop with a new multi-touch interface.
    http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5826
  • Dell Shareholders Re-Elect Michael Dell as Board Chairman Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:29PMDell shareholders on Thursday re-elected Michael Dell as their board chairman, and also rejected two proposals relating to executive pay and shareholder reimbursements.
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367727,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
  • Dell Streak Available Starting Aug. 13 Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:29AMThe Dell Streak will be available Aug. 13, the company announced Tuesday.
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367648,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
  • IT firms cry foul Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:22PMLaptop Tender 11 August, 2010 - Behind the information and communication minister’s noble initiative in a quest to turn the country into an information technology enabled society, the capital city’s vendors have picked flaws in its first step towards that direction.
    http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16375
  • Worldwide PC sales are ‘falling off a cliff,’ analyst warns. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:31PMMORRISVILLE, N.C. – The recent run on profits, revenues and surging PC sales may be coming to an end at Lenovo.
    http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8116848/
  • What Linux Hardware Upgrades Make Sense? Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 8:21AMWhile Linux runs great on most any hardware, it runs even better on a machine with ample memory and a recent CPU. Upgrade options abound for even the most hardware hacking averse.
    http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7143/1/
  • Dell Inspiron M101z Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 5:21AMThe Dell Inspiron M101z has a netbook body, but is outfitted with parts that will please any cinema buff or novice video editor.
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367353,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530
  • Dell Inspiron M101z review Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 9:01PMWe've been having a hard time figuring out what to call the recent influx of 11.6-inch laptops -- you know, the ones which are slightly larger and more expensive than netbooks, yet pack more than double the graphics and performance power. But regardless of what we call them - we're thinking not books -- the new category certainly has been building steam by the day, and we can't help but think ...
    http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/dell-inspiron-m101z-review/
  • Do homework before purchase Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 9:05PMIf your child is starting college this year, you may be confused by the dizzying array of laptop computers available and unsure of what to buy.
    http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/02/do-homework-before-purchase/
  • Police: Thieves got away with computers, air conditioner parts from Etowah Landing Nursing Home Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:37AMRome police reported the theft of copper tubing from an air conditioner and two computers from the office of Etowah Landing Nursing Home. According to Rome police reports: Police were initially...
    http://rn-t.com/bookmark/8873721
  • Hon Hai's 2011 laptop shipments seen up over 70 pct Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:41PMTAIPEI, July 23 (Reuters) - Hon Hai <2317.TW>, Taiwan's biggest electronics parts maker which also assembles PCs for top brands, could see laptop shipments rising over 70 percent next year thanks to bigger orders from HP, two analysts said.
    http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100723/tbs-honhai-7318940.html
  • Dell Streak review redux: thoughts from the New World Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:17AMIf you've been following the ongoing saga of Dell's Streak , you've probably already read our review of O2 UK's version -- thing is, the British perspective can be very different from the Yankee one (we didn't see eye-to-eye during the War of 1812, for instance). To that end, we wanted to circle back now that the gargantuan Android beast is finally coming close to a US release and get another ...
    http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/dell-streak-review-redux-thoughts-from-the-new-world/
  • H/B grad’s project wins international award Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:22AMKeeping computer waste out of landfills and finding alternatives to oil are both noble goals – so why not combine them?
    http://www.cabinet.com/cabinetpress/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisnews/790243-308/hb-grads-project-wins-international-award.html.csp
  • 33-foot tall Optimus Prime knock-off looks awesome Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:21PMJapan may have their own 1:1 scale Gundam keeping watch on their country, but China is responding with a robot of its very own, namely a famous Transformer and the leader of the Autobots. This 33-foot tall (10 meter) replica of Optimus Prime is definitely a super heavyweight contender weighing-in at 6 tons and stands vigil [...]
    http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/33-foot-tall-optimus-prime-knock-off-looks-awesome-20100719/
  • Intel needs to build, brand its own iPad, iPhone Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 3:47PMChipmaker needs to build its own equivalent of the popular Apple products instead of waiting on its partners.
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20010871-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
  • Quanta breaks laptop shipment record in June Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 7:19AMShortage of Intel Arrandale chips may be over Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop computer maker, set record highs for shipments and revenue in the month of June, a sign demand for technology products hasn't stumbled despite fears of debt problems in some parts of Europe.
    http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/559/f/7174/s/bc65254/l/0L0Spcadvisor0O0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0GNewsID0F3229884/story01.htm
  • World's biggest laptop maker sets shipment record in June Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 7:12AMQuanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop computer maker, set record highs for shipments and revenue in the month of June, a sign demand for technology products hasn't stumbled despite fears of debt problems in some parts of Europe. The Taiwanese company, which counts Sony, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard among its customers, attributed the records to a few factors, including the easing of ...
    http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/worlds-biggest-laptop-maker-sets-shipment-record-in-june-611?source=rss_infoworld_news
  • World's Biggest Laptop Maker Breaks Shipment Record in June Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 5:52AMThe world's largest contract laptop set new record highs for shipments and revenue in the month of June. Hardware - Notebooks and Laptops - Personal computer - Sony - Cases and Accessories
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/200685/worlds_biggest_laptop_maker_breaks_shipment_record_in_june.html?tk=rss_news
  • Parts-people.com Celebrates Eight Years in Business Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 12:00AMOnline supplier of Dell laptop parts celebrates position in industry and plans for continued growth.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100628/bs_prweb/prweb4193314_1
  • How does Apple stay in the spotlight? secrecy, 'Steve appeal' Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 3:00AMOn Monday, CEO Steve Jobs once more held the attention of the technology world when he spoke at Apple's annual WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). We already knew that Jobs was going to announce: a new iPhone.
    http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=3226267
  • Orders for electronic parts rise again in May Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 1:45PMOrders for electronic components rose in May, reflecting optimism among manufacturers that business conditions are improving, a trade group reported Tuesday.
    http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-technology/orders-for-electronic-parts-rise-again-in-may-20100609-xu0a.html
  • What I Learned From Working at the Apple Store Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 6:23AMAt the turn of this century, I worked for a few Web sites that you haven’t heard of because they collapsed in the great tech bubble. I became a High School teacher and stuck with it for five years before I got back into tech journalism. But while I was teaching, I took on some extra jobs, one of which was working at an Apple store at a very expensive mall. I learned a lot in my time there. Don’t ...
    http://www.slashgear.com/what-i-learned-from-working-at-the-apple-store-0888979/
  • How Does Apple Stay in the Spotlight? Secrecy, 'Steve Appeal' Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 5:52AMApple wasn't really expected to announce anything we didn't already know about at WWDC, so why is it that we can't get enough of Steve Jobs? Steve Jobs - Apple - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference - History - Pioneers
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/198209/how_does_apple_stay_in_the_spotlight_secrecy_and_steve_appeal.html?tk=rss_news
  • At Montreal fest, a Dragonfly and Tony Nardi return Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 2:44PMAt Festival TransAmériques, a show gets revived without the reverence – and another provokes
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/at-montreal-fest-a-dragonfly-and-tony-nardi-return/article1593977/?cmpid=rss1
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-28 05:37 New gadgets set stage at Taiwan tech show, but clouds loom Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 10:04PMBy Baker Li
    http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7916210&subject=general&action=article
  • One Laptop Per Child organization to shelve the actual laptops, aim for sub-$100 tablet Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 6:18AMSEATTLE - The nonprofit organization that has tried for years to produce a sub-$100 laptop for children in the world's poorest places is throwing in the towel on that idea — and jumping on the tablet bandwagon.
    http://www.startribune.com/science/95012444.html
  • Computers that are out of this world Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 3:58AMYou don't go to Origin to simply fight aliens. You go to Origin to fight aliens with a processor that can reveal the sunlight glimmering off the slime dripping from the creature's fangs. And you do it with a computer that carries an otherworldly price tag, starting at $5,000.
    http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/17/1632023/computers-that-are-out-of-this.html
  • Electronic Waste Produces Algae for Biofuel Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 6:35AMOld computer parts serve as a reservoir to cultivate algae, which can be harvested and used to produce biodiesel.
    http://news.discovery.com/tech/electronic-waste-grows-algae.html
  • Dell Helps Schools Embrace Digital Age With Next Evolution Of Its Connected Classroom Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 10:27PMDell today announced advancements to its Connected Classroom learning environment with the upcoming launch of a number of new services and products. These help provide schools and teachers with the necessary technology and understanding to transform the traditional classroom into an environment in which students can be nurtured and prepared for life in the digital age
    http://www.schoolbuyersonline.com/article.mvc/Dell-Helps-Schools-Embrace-Digital-Age-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
  • End of the conventional hard drive in sight? Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 1:49AMThis might well be the beginning of the end for the hard drive: in mid-May, Dell became the first manufacturer to market a laptop using flash memory instead of a hard drive. Other manufacturers will be joining the company before year's end with solid-state disk (SSD) technology of their own. For users, this is all good news.
    http://www.mg.co.za/article/2007-06-17-end-of-the-conventional-hard-drive-in-sight
  • Police officer's home burglarized Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 8:04AMA police officer arrived at his house at 212 College St., on Wednesday afternoon, to discover that it had been broken into. Jerry Flowers, an officer with the Jackson Police Department and U.S. Army...
    http://www.stategazette.com/story/1629090.html
  • Computer question and answer Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:55PMCan you upgrade to Windows 7 without buying? Q: Once you install Windows 7 is there a simple way to get a better version if I want to move up to Professional without buying the whole thing again? Can I get credit for what I have already bought? I am told I need a better version to join a domain at work.
    http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/713097-192/computer-question-and-answer.html
  • The Young App-rentices Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:16PMMeet four minor App developers with major ideas. All age 16 or younger, they're part of a generation raised with multi-touch and social media, and they're cranking out profitable ideas for new devices and platforms as fast as manufacturers let them. Since FastCompany.com last spoke with 16-year-old T.J. Pluhacek, who'd developed an app for the iPad, his app sales, have "gone up 300%," he says ...
    http://www.fastcompany.com/1621539/teen-iphone-app-developers?partner=rss
  • Upgrading from Windows 7 Premium to Professional Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 7:51PMIt has been a few weeks since I have emptied the mailbag, so let's try and tame my incoming e-mail stash.
    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700025848/Upgrading-from-Windows-7-Premium-to-Professional.html?s_cid=rss-14
  • Old gadgets receive new life Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 8:26PMCollege students use laptops every day, but with the changing technology it is difficult to keep the same laptop for a four-year stay at Kent State. The question is the same for every student that is buying a new computer: What should I do with my old laptop? The Tech Spot @ ResNet, which is located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, started a new program that takes students laptops and donates them to ...
    http://kentwired.com/old-gadgets-receive-new-life/
  • Spec shootout: MacBook Pro takes on Dell Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 9:48AMStacking up the new 15-inch MacBook Pro against a Dell laptop.
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20002763-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
  • Hands-on with the WebStation Android Tablet Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 2:53PMExpectations are a very dangerous thing indeed. As a user, if you expect a new device to do something -- however unrealistic that expectation may be -- you are bound to be disappointed when you find that it doesn't.
    http://www.betanews.com/article/Handson-with-the-WebStation-Android-Tablet/1271281002
  • Apple Delays IPad's Overseas Debut Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 1:43PMDemand for the tablet computer is "far higher" than it predicted, the company said
    http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-14/apple-delays-ipad-s-overseas-debut-misreads-demand-update1-.html
  • Stephanomics Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 6:39AMLiberal Democrat tax plans are most ambitious so far
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/2010/04/lib_dems_punching_above_their.html
  • Ergonomics Roundup: Teens and MSDs; Brewery Ergonomics; IEHF Conference and Web; Musical Instruments; iPad vs. Kindle Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 6:01PMA summary of ergonomics in the news, including teens and MSD awareness, brewery ergonomics, Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, musical instrument ergonomics, and iPad ergonomics, usability, and how it's being compared with the Kindle as an ebook reader.
    http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=2453
  • Consumers Weigh Apple's iPad Buzz, Future of Tablet Computing Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 6:37PMApple's new iPad tablet hit stores over the weekend, selling some 300,000 devices on its first day. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view about the iPad and what it could mean for the future of mobile computing devices.
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http:/www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june10/ipad_04-05.html
  • Apple's iPad hits store shelves  Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 7:49PMApple's iPad hits store shelves on Saturday after months of intense buzz, giving shoppers their first chance to decide whether the tablet device is worth all the breathless buildup.
    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100404/ttc-uk-apple-ipad-fe50bdd.html
  • Apple’s iPad hits shelves Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 4:14PMNEW YORK, April 4 — Apple Inc’s iPad hit stores yesterday after months of build-up, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster. At Apple’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, cheers went up from employees as shoppers entered the shop at 9am (1300 GMT), emerging a few minutes later carrying ...
    http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/business/58590-apples-ipad-hits-shelves
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-03 23:20 UPDATE 4-Apple's iPad hits US shelves; testing begins Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 3:41PMBy Sinead Carew and Paul Thomasch
    http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7825096&subject=general&action=article