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Apple notebook battery life improves slightly

admin @ February 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Tests have shown that battery life in the latest range of Penryn chip-equipped Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops is showing a slight improvement over previous generations.
That’s despite some [...]

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Apple adds multi-touch to MacBook Pro

admin @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Apple has finally updated its MacBook and [...]

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The great MacBook Air battery con: 2 hours?

admin @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The average battery life of the MacBook Air falls [...]

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GETAC launches action man laptop

admin @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

If your job involves sitting in front of a computer all day and the nearest you get to any real action is a trip to the coffee vending machine, then this probably isn’t for you. However, if your job is a bit more action-packed, predominantly based outdoors and requires a laptop, then the new [...]

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Samsung laptop battery melts

admin @ February 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

A battery in a Samsung P10 notebook computer has melted after being used for more than three hours sat on a pillow.
The battery started to emit smoke when it [...]

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Our verdict on the MacBook Air

admin @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Now that we’ve had a couple in the office for a few days, it’s time to give our judgement on Apple’s manila-loving MacBook Air. On first glance the MacBook [...]

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Pimp my MacBook Air

admin @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Want to pimp up your newly-acquired shiny silver MacBook Air? If so, then [...]

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Hands on: HTC Shift

admin @ February 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet

HTC’s Shift first saw the light of day last year. But we’ve not had much time up close with one. The HTC Shift might be a sub-sub-sub-notebook, but [...]

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EU to force operators to cut mobile data cost

admin @ February 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Last year, the European Union managed to put a price cap on international roaming charges added to phone calls and text messages sent and received on the European continent. Now it wants to do the same with wireless web surfing and downloading data.
Speaking at the [...]

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Palm Centro lands in the UK

admin @ February 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Palm today said its ’smallest and lightest smartphone yet’, the Palm Centro, will go on sale in the UK at the end of the month.
The Palm Centro resembles the [...]

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