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Another free laptop offer from PC World

admin @ January 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

PC World is waving its eye-catching ‘free laptop‘ flag again. After last year’s promo (a free laptop if you sign up to Orange Broadband), this year’s deal tempts you [...]

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O2 rejigs iPhone price plans

admin @ January 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet

O2 is hoping to woo reluctant iPhone adopters with rejigged price plans that double the number of texts and minutes, but could actually end up costing you more money.
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Toshiba laptop makes MacBook Air look bloated

admin @ January 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

If you thought the MacBook Air was small, then check out the latest ultra-lightweight laptop from Toshiba Japan – the 768g Dynabook SS RX.
On sale from the [...]

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OLPC feeling strain as refunds are offered

admin @ January 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

News from the troubled One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project seems to go from bad to worse these days in the wake of is high-profile split from [...]

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India Comes Crawling Back to OLPC [Olpc]

admin @ January 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

After referring to the OLPC laptop as “pedagogically suspect” a year ago, and claiming that they could build a laptop for $10 this past May, India has come back down to Earth and decided to take part in the project by delivering 22 of the laptops to lucky children in a one-room school in Maharashtra. [...]

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Convert your unused laptop to a second monitor [DIY]

admin @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

DIY web site Instructables has a very intense but very cool tutorial for converting a laptop into a second monitor.
This is a “roll up your sleeves and hope you don’t screw it up” project, but it’s also a great way to re-purpose an unused laptop for a cheap second LCD monitor. For a [...]

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C’est LaVie from NEC, Black Limited Edition [Laptops]

admin @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

After its Hello Kitty Special Edition laptop, you’d think NEC had nothing else up its sleeve, but they’re back—in black. The newest laptop in its stable is the LaVie G Type J Black Limited Edition with 12.1-inch LCD. Weighing in at just 35 ounces, it comes with a battery that promises to last for 6 [...]

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Microsoft and Dell donate £26 to charity

admin @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Microsoft and Dell have teamed up with AIDS charity [...]

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Apple to add MacBook Air gear to other models

admin @ January 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

If you’re an iPhone owner, you’re sure to know how intuitive the device’s multi-touch functionality is. Apple has incorporated some of its gestures, like ‘pinch’ and ’swipe’, into the [...]

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Ask the Readers: Best laptop cases? [Laptop]

admin @ January 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Reader Sheryl writes:
Your post on laptop case must-haves made me want to find a good laptop backpack or case, so I’m solicitting comments from Lifehacker readers on their faves. Since I’ll probably buy online and won’t be able to do a touch & feel test before I buy, I’d love to hear reader suggestions.
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