Pystar countersues Apple on antitrust groundsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 94 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: workstations | Tags pystar, countersuit, apple, antitrust, mac, clone, unfair competition, free trade, Search All Tags
"Mac clone maker's expected countersuit alleges that Apple engages in restraint of free trade and unfair competition." read more »
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Apple Patent Application Describes Multi-Touch MacOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 94 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: workstations | Tags apple, patent application, multi-touch, mac, Search All Tags, , , ,
"The 52-page diagram shows gestures on the touch screen associated with a number of tasks, including zooming, panning, scrolling, rotating, and enlarging." read more »
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Tosh on top for laptop reliabilityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 94 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: workstations | Tags laptop, reliability, sony, toshiba, fujitsu-siemens, apple, dell, acer, hp, which?, Search All Tags
John Oates writes, "Top of the reliability list is Sony and Toshiba with 93 per cent of Which? members surveyed saying their laptop had not needed repair. Fujitsu-Siemens got 91 per cent and Apple and Dell scored 87 per cent. Next were Acer and HP with 84 per cent, according to Which? members surveyed. The average score was 87 per cent." read more »
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Asus readies fourth incarnation of Eee 900Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 96 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: workstations | Tags asus, eee 900, laptops, mini laptops, asuss eee pc, Search All Tags, , , , ,
Tony Smith writes, "This is getting silly. Asus is planning another variant of the Eee PC 900 in addition to the three models already carrying the 900 moniker - and the nine other Eee-branded mini laptops Asus currently lists." read more »
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OLPC laptops now blanket the Pacific nation of NiueOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 99 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: workstations | Tags olpc, laptops, blanket, pacific nation, niue, Search All Tags, , , , ,
"The small country of Niue today became the first nation to provide OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) laptops to all of its public school students -- but then again, that number amounts to only 500." read more »
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Netbook prices approach affordability after Acer cutsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 97 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: workstations | Tags netbook, prices, affordability, acer, Search All Tags, , , , , ,
Jacqueline Emigh writes, "Although netbooks really only hit the market less than a year ago, the pint-sized notebooks seem to be showing signs already of commoditization, though maybe with greater differentiation on the high end." read more »
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Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 103 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: workstations | Tags dell, inspiron, customers, xp, ubuntu, asus eee pc, Search All Tags, , , ,
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes, "Interesting to see that Dell's answer to the ASUS Eee PC will ship with a choice of either Windows XP or Ubuntu 8.04." read more »
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HP ultraportables get new Intel chips, 80GB SSDOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 103 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: workstations | Tags hp, ultraportables, intel, chips, , gb, ssd, Search All Tags, , ,
"HP has added three new ultra-portables to its laptop lineup. All three have 12.1-inch wide-screen displays. Two of them, a 3.2-pound model with a built-in optical drive and a convertible tablet..." writes John Morris. read more »
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