Dell Inspiron Mini 10 With Intel Atom Pine Trail Processor
Dell has released an updated version of its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook series that comes with Intel Atom Pine Trail processor. You could get one via LogicBuy for a retail price of $299 shipped. So here’s what you get, a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 widescreen display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom Pine Trail N450 processor, an Intel GMA 3150 graphics card, a 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 1.3MP webcam, a 3-in-1 card reader, WiFi and Windows XP Home SP3 OS.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 With Intel Atom Pine Trail Processor
Telstra has developed Emergency Communication Kits (TECKs) to reconnect communities affected by natural disasters. The kits are small, wireless communication units that provide access to voice, data and broadband services via the Telstra Next G mobile network. A TECK at work after the Black Saturday bushfires
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New TECKs for disaster areas
Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu yesterday called for Transport Minister Lynne Kosky to come back from leave and face the music on troubled electronic ticketing system myki. A myki reader (Credit: Transport Ticketing Authority) The government had set a date for the Melbourne roll-out of the system as “before the end of the year”.
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Minister told to end holiday to fix myki
2009 was a busy year in telecommunications and this year is shaping up for even more change. Or will some of the big promises start to fizzle out? Some of the big questions for 2010 are: Will the government succeed in driving the structural change it announced in 2009?
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Will 2010 be a fizzler?
There is a well-known Maori saying: “What is the greatest treasure? It is people, it is people, it is people!” This also applies to information technology systems, whether an implementation ends up awesome or awry. Indeed, much as we might look at all the latest hot and sexy technologies, what matters most in the successful implementation or operation of them is the human factor
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Fail or succeed, it’s the human factor
Logitech has announced a laptop cooling stand that has a pair of speakers built into its sides. The Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700, on show this week at CES in Las Vegas, raises up the laptop away from the desk or other surface it’s resting on.
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Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700
Previously the cost of mobile broadband in New Zealand was prohibitive, but now, thanks to the arrival of prepay, it has become more affordable and controllable. After months of deliberation, for the Christmas break, I finally hooked myself up. I looked into mobile broadband about two years ago, and I am sure the “vodems” were NZ$199 then and with the costs of contracts, you would have been looking at several hundred dollars upfront
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Keycorp and First Data have solved the last problem remaining from the glitch that had seen the Bank of Queensland and Bankwest merchant terminals refuse cards because of incorrectly dated transactions. First Data and Keycorp together provide merchant services to the two banks. A particular version of software from transaction specialist Keycorp had played up as 2009 became 2010 , dating merchant transactions as 2016 instead of 2010
(Credit: Google) Search giant Google has left Australia off the list of countries whose residents will be able to order its self-branded mobile handset based on its Android platform. Announcing the product overnight, Google said it would ship Nexus One devices to buyers in the Singapore, Hong Kong, Britain and the US. The launch of the device is seen as a direct challenge to heavyweight Apple’s iPhone handsets, and was billed by Google as a “superphone” and the next step in the evolution of its Android software
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Google’s Nexus One skips Australia
South Australia’s health department has put the finishing touches on detailed plans to replace its complex network of electronic health record systems with one integrated platform to serve all patients. There will be no more confusion as to which system holds which information SA Health The state late December and this week went to market for the Enterprise Patient Administration System (EPAS) component of what it described in tender documents as “Australia’s first fully integrated statewide electronic health record system”, dubbed careconnect.sa.
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SA Health plans statewide e-health records
Keycorp CEO Joe Bonin acknowledged today that his company’s software had been behind the merchant terminal problems that both the Bank of Queensland and Bankwest have suffered in the past few days. Keycorp works together with First Data to provide the merchant services for the banks, but the problem in particular was with Keycorp’s product. “The software is ours,” he said.
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Keycorp takes outage responsibility
This is must for all netbook and laptop users, you will no longer have to carry around those large, bulky and sometimes heavy chargers. This is the mCube Mini and not only will charge up your laptop it also comes with a USB port so charging up those iPods and iTouches that require USB port can be done easily and quickly. Features: World’s Smallest – The most powerful revolutionary charging solution in the smallest profile possible
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The smallest travel charger
Netbook with rotating 11.6-inch screen Acer Aspire 1820PTZ has already appeared on the shelves in Singapore, despite the fact that its formal presentation in London had not yet taken place.
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Acer Aspire 1820PTZ is already on sale, but so far only in Singapore
Acer’s all-new ultra-lightweight, ultraportable netbooks were designed to bring you the ultimate in mobile freedom. Combining all the simplicity, quality and ease of use you expect from Acer with everything you need to stay connected, chat and manage your life on the road, these Netbooks are set to change our expectations of simplicity on the move.We ship laptops worldwide
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Acer Aspire One AOD250-1958 Blue mini notebook, netbook. review
Mapping company RoadTour has developed an application for the iPhone based on Ordnance Survey maps that can be used to guide walkers and cyclists in even the remotest locations, regardless of whether they are in range of mobile phone reception.
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RoadTour OutDoors for iPhone
Bob Sullivan over at The Red Tape Chronicles has posted an excellent piece on “Dear John Data Letters,” a name he’s given to the all-too-common notification letters that breaching organizations send to their “victims” (their customers whose data they’ve lost). He says, “I call them Dear John data letters, because of the bad news they bring and their decidedly warm and fuzzy tone.” Indeed! His article shows the apparent disconnect between consumers, the letters, and the consequences.
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Red Tape Chronicles: After Data Loss, ID Theft Soars
Choosing the right backpack for back-to-school season can be tricky, especially for teenagers who need the ideal balance of style and function. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), six out of 10 students between the ages of nine and 20 reported chronic back pain because of a poorly supporting backpack. Many teen students experience excessive strain on their neck, shoulders and back during back-to-school season and beyond, so they need to find a high-quality bag that will make it easier to carry the heavy load.
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In an update to a recent Rip of the Week about computers stolen from Rod Blagojevich’s lawyers, which may contain sensitive information about his case, news has broken that two of the eight computers have been recovered. So far there aren’t any details about how the recovery was made, but the law office is relieved that at least these two machines don’t have sensitive information on them. Six more to go!
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Rip of the Week UPDATE: Two Stolen Blagojevich Lawyer Computers Recovered
ViewSonic has started selling the 13.3in ViewBook Pro it first announced back in October. An “ultra-thin” laptop that runs Windows 7, the ViewBook Pro looks likely to compete head-to-head with the Apple MacBook Air.
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ViewSonic 13.3in ViewBook Pro laptop
It remains to be seen whether Google will sell a branded smartphone (though it seems increasingly likely), but after a day or two of all Nexus One, all the time, the world has moved on to rumors of yet another Google-branded device. TechCrunch reported that Google will release its own netbook in time for the
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Placing odds on a Google netbook, smartbooks at CES