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New 13″ MacBook Pro Review: Beauty Shots

February 28, 2011 at 5:30 am

It's no secret that Apple has some of the best industrial designs in the business, so I decided to shoot a series of beauty shots of my new MacBook Pro.

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HP Pro Notebooks Get Easy Access for Repair and Upgrades

February 23, 2011 at 3:05 pm

HP's refreshed its entire Elitebook and Probook lineup with faster processors and fresh new looks. But my favorite feature on the new notebooks will probably be overlooked by most notebook users.

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Dell Latitude XT3 Convertible Tablet PC on Video

February 8, 2011 at 4:19 pm

Today Dell was showing off its new line of Latitude business notebooks and the Vostro V130 ultraportable notebook for small businesses.  Towards the end of the presentation, a Dell spokesperson glossed over the new Latitude XT3, a convertible Tablet PC.

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What Makes Laptops and Netbooks Look Cheap?

September 24, 2010 at 11:43 am

Over the years I"ve had a chance to go hands on with hundreds of mobile devices, too may of which look and feel cheap. I generally only plunk down hard-earned cash when a computer or any other gadget is well-built.

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The Numbers Game Continues to Show iPad Disruption

September 17, 2010 at 7:38 am

With a lot of folks salivating over the Samsung Galaxy Tab and other potential iPad competitors, even with recent statements by Google that this first wave of competing products will be running and Android OS not optimized for Tablet goodness, the numbers game seems to ...

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HP Announces Dual Core Netbooks as Part of Fall Lineup

September 1, 2010 at 5:00 am

HP has unveiled its fall line up and they include the HP Mini 210 Netbook with a Dual Core. HP's announcement shows that they are making improvements to the Envy line of notebooks, The Pavilion dm3, as well.

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Rumor: Toshiba’s 13 Inch Notebook Has Fast Charging SCIB Battery

May 7, 2010 at 5:02 am

It's just a rumor so far, but that rumor is that Toshiba is working on a 13 inch notebook/netbook that has a super fast charging SCIB battery.

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TSA: iPads, Netbooks, Small Devices Can Stay in Your Bag

April 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm

The TSA clarified that there's no need to remove devices smaller than a laptop from your carry-on bags before running them through x-ray machines.

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Windows 7 Thin and Lights Compared

October 26, 2009 at 7:35 am

Joanna Stern compared four thin-and-light 13" notebooks running Windows 7 and had a lot of good things to say about the Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810T-8737, ASUS UL30A-A1, HP Pavilion dm3, and Toshiba Satellite T135.

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Survey shows strong netbook interest, waning notebook interest

August 19, 2009 at 7:52 am

A small survey conducted by Retrevo shows back-to-school laptop shoppers are interested in netbooks. In their sampling, 34% of respondents indicated a small lightweight netbook would be their computer of choice.

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Keep them laptops and tablets clean

June 3, 2009 at 9:19 am

[caption id="attachment_15232" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Cleaning my Tablet PC screen"][/caption] Instructables has a basic rundown of what to do to keep your notebook running clean and, as a result, running cool.

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NVIDIA Charges Up ION-Powered Products Too

June 2, 2009 at 12:59 pm

[caption id="attachment_15204" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Funtwist, an ION-powered desktop"][/caption] Tegra may be NVIDIA's hot product of ultra-mobiles and portables, but it's not their only mobile computing offering at Computex.

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HP Decides to Add Color, Subtract Price from Small Business Line with ProBook Series

April 28, 2009 at 6:09 am

HP doesn't think that small business users should have to compute in a colorless fashion,  nor do they have to pay an arm and a leg for their computer.

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Microsoft Readies Notebook Accessories

March 10, 2009 at 8:35 am

Microsoft is getting ready to roll out a new line of notebook accessories. We'll be seeing a new notebook cooling base and also a new Arc mouse design. More info after the jump. (more...).

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