Major computer brands could disappear
It seems that all not well within the computer industry and the founder of Acer, Stan Shih has been telling it how it is, or rather how he sees it anyway. We know that many large businesses have been suffering for a long time and more recently the pressure has been on. According to Stan Shih there some major computer brands that we all know of that will not make it, he is not talking this year or next, but over the next twenty years the top brands in the US will be a lot different to what we see now
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Major computer brands could disappear
With the new intel conference held last week, i series of new i3 and i5 official boarded the market. The new Core Duo processor, using 32-nanometer technology, its unique insights to be intelligent CPU frequency technology enables the allocation of system resources, with a higher processing efficiency, so that the laptop have a stronger core. DELL Studio 14 DELL Studio 14 ( Dell WT870 battery ) notebook design still uses the same gems with 4736ZG this design, dark blue cap, soft lines, making books demure elegance
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Acer has unveiled its first ‘Pine Trail’ netbook. The Aspire One 532 netbook is a Windows 7 laptop powered by Intel’s N450 Atom chip (also known as the Pine Trail processor) This combines low power consumption with a battery life of around 10 hours between charges
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Acer Aspire One 532 netbook
Back in October, Buffalo Technology announced that it would be one of the first to market a USB 3.0 device. It promptly unveiled plans to start selling its DriveStation range of USB 3.0 external hard drives in Japan within weeks
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Buffalo 1TB DriveStation HD-HXU3
Acer is one of the top netbook manufacturers on the market and has held onto a steady lead in terms of sales in the past year. The companies angle was simple, basic netbooks at lower prices would sell like hotcakes and they were right. Well the Taiwanese company’s newest netbook, the Aspire One 532h, holds true to the very formula that has boosted the company’s sales.
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Acer Aspire One 532h
Gateway has added a new member to its EC series ultraportable notebook line by announcing the EC14D that comes with built-in DVD drive. Powered by an Intel Pentium SU4100 ULV 1.3GHz processor, the system offers a 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD display, an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, an integrated 8x Super-Multi DVD drive, a webcam, a multi-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB ports, an HDMI port, a 6-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium OS
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Gateway EC14D Ultraportable Notebook With Integrated DVD Drive
YoGen Mobile Charger We've all been there: at the most inopportune time, your cell phone battery dies. And with your charger sitting at home, you're effectively severed from your virtual network. No calls, no texts, no tweets, emails or updates.
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CES 2010: No outlets? Charge your phone manually with the YoGen
Thin in profile, big in screen, business-oriented. Plastic Logic's new QUE proReader is all of these, much like the Skiff , a new reader also unveiled here at CES
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CES 2010: First impressions of the Plastic Logic QUE proReader
HTC HD2 Photo: HTC You’re going to need a bigger pocket to hold HTC’s HD2 smart phone , which boasts a gargantuan 4.3-inch display—the largest we’ve seen on any phone. The screen is multitouch (capacitive), so you can easily zoom in and out of displayed content by pinching or spreading your fingers
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CES 2010: HTC’s HD2 has big features and a screen to match
Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below. Finding places “Near me now” is easier and faster than ever on Google.com ( Google Mobile Blog ) Last month, Vic Gundotra, VP of Engineering, demonstrated at the Computer History Museum the ability to search by using your location as the query.
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Daily Dispatch: Google launches ‘Near Me Now’; Updated app syncs Facebook to your iPhone
Top and front views of the slim LE9500. Photo: LG Electronics Although much of the focus has been on 3D TV , many manufacturers are also offering new models with expanded features and new technologies
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CES 2010: LG expands LED TV line; adds 3D, online content, & 480Hz technology.
Although sometimes overshadowed by all the LCD TV introductions , plasma TVs are alive and well at CES, as evidenced by the three new ultra-slim plasma series unveiled by Samsung during the show this week. All the new plasma models are about 40 percent more efficient than last year’s sets, the company says, and meet the new Energy Star 4.0 guidelines
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CES 2010: Samsung’s new plasma TVs get ultra-thin; some are 3D
Panasonic has added patners to its Viera Cast Internet service. Photo: Panasonic Although visitors to its booth were most likelyy wowed by its 3D theater and Avatar demos, here at CES Panasonic more quietly expanded the content available via its Viera Cast online service, and launched a line of LCD TVs with LED backlights . The company also boosted the energy efficiency of its TV lineup, so that all its 2010 models will be able to meet the more stringent Energy Star 4.0 requirements.
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CES 2010: Panasonic expands Viera Cast content, adds LED-lit LCD TVs
If you’re constantly finding your mobile phone, MP3 players or games consoles run out of battery while you’re on the go, the Powerstrap offers an unusual solution. It’s a rechargable battery pack that straps to your wrist so it’s always availalbe,
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LG has Introduced a new ultra-thin notebook to its range by announcing the LG X300. Measuring only 17.6mm thick and weighing just 970 grams, the machine offers an 11.6-inch LCD display, a 2GHz Intel Atom processor, a 2GB RAM, a 1.3MP webcam, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 7-hour battery and runs on Windows 7 OS.
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LG X300 Ultra-Thin Notebook Introduced
The good Great value HDMI output The bad Some build and design issues Poor battery life if you don’t upgrade Design and features Dell’s Inspiron 13z has a pleasing, compact form that tapers slightly towards the front, making it easy to lift and carry. While the subtly rounded bottom and sides are made of a fairly robust matte plastic, our review unit came with a glossy black top that was prone to picking up fingerprints. This laptop features a 13-inch, glossy, 1366×768 display and the requisite webcam at the centre top of the screen bezel
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Dell Inspiron 13z
“Sometime 2010″ is when Vodafone Hutchison Australia has said it would commence selling Google’s new touchscreen handset, Nexus One. On the heels of an agreement between Vodafone Group and Google that was announced yesterday, the local arm, VHA, has confirmed it will be selling the device to Australians at some stage this year. “Our agreement with Google covers all Vodafone geographies,” VHA said in a statement.
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2010 Nexus One plans for Voda AU
Palm beats iPhone shocker! Chrome beats Firefox! The winners of the PC Advisor Awards 2010 have been announced, with gongs going out to the likes of Acer, Adobe, Apple, Canon, Google, Microsoft, Symantec and Western Digital.
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PC Advisor Awards 2010 winners announced
Chinese networking vendor Huawei today announced it would be working for UGL Limited to provide the technology and equipment necessary for RailCorp’s radio communications upgrades to CityRail lines. UGL won the $225 million contract on 21 December 2009 and has been charged with providing a digital train radio system (DTRS) on RailCorp’s electrified rail network. Design and installation will take two and a half years, with UGL to provide five years’ ongoing support and maintenance following implementation.
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UGL, Huawei to rebuild RailCorp radio
HP is ready to launch a new business class netbook in the form of the HP Mini 5102. The netbook is powered by either a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor or a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 processor, a 10.1-inch touchscreen display with multitouch, a 1GB of RAM, an Intel GMA 3150 graphics chip, and a 160GB hard drive with the option to upgrade to either a 250GB or 320GB hard drive
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HP Mini 5102 Business Class Netbook