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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
Sound MAGIC PL30 In-Ear Sound Isolating Earphones with Highly accurate in-ear monitor (IEM) earphones offering superb clarity and detail. The SoundMAGIC PL30 is a superb earphone with excellent sound quality and comfortable in-ear fit
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The Coolest Enjoyment – Sound Magic PL30 Professional In-Ear Sound Isolating Earphones Gray
CherryPal just announced it’s Africa Netbook available for sale today through it’s website for a retail price of just $99, something that OLPC had promised years earlier and failed to deliver upon. While it is certainly not developed to live up to the specifications of the XO, the Africa Netbook does boast: 7-inch display 400MHz processor 256MB memory 2GB flash storage Linux or Windows CE 4 hour battery Their laptop is nothing groundbreaking here, but I feel that if somebody wanted to run an implementation today this would be a seriously be worth considering or at least using for a small test implementation. The price is certainly worth taking note of as this could easily be twice as many laptops for a developing nation or even for use in traditional classrooms.
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CherryPal beats OLPC to a $99 Africa Netbook
It snowed throughout last night, what better way there is than to spend the day before touring UK with a snowy white Christmas here in Cambridge? Whoohoo! *fluffs* It had been about 8 and 14 years (if I remember correctly) since I last played with real snow. And it feels just like the morning of Christmas like a kid again
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Snow in Cambridge! Off to Cardiff!
BE Broadband ( bethere.co.uk ) has announced that it is to supply a free Wi-Fi broadband service to 46 UK communities in conjunction with Freerunner. Freerunner is a free public W-Fi broadband service for remote or underserved communities in the UK that urgently need access to the Internet. The 46 communities, selected following a Freerunner competition in September, will be given 3 years free Wi-Fi broadband access
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BE Broadband To Supply Free Wi-Fi Service
Education, and more specifically the topic of workforce development, was key committee discussion at the Annual Meeting of National Governors Association in Biloxi, MS. Chaired by Governor Heineman (NE), the education committee discussed the critical need in our country to retrain workers for 21 st century jobs as well as a need for our K12 schools to produce graduates who are college ready and workforce ready
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Authored by Bruce Friend: NGA Annual Meeting
The Gateway M1625-Blue notebook with dual-core processing, multiformat DVD burner, memory card reader and USB connectivity handles all of your work and digital entertainment and multimedia demands with ease. Share photos, burn DVDs, view movies, listen to music and enjoy the convenience of wireless networking.Take advantage of our discount price now ($100 off) on this brand name bargain
Absolute recently recovered a customer’s laptop after it was stolen from a Massachusetts dorm room. The story unfolded as follows: a few weeks prior to theft, the identified suspect’s own laptop had been stolen on the same campus. Laptopless and doubtful of its return (her machine was not equipped with Computrace LoJack for Laptops), the suspect decided to find a quick replacement – and an unlocked dorm room provided the perfect opportunity for some late night laptop larceny.
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Student Pays Laptop Theft Forward
The latest Mac mini looks the same as its predecessor but has a faster CPU, more RAM and a bigger hard drive, among other spec bumps. It’s rather short on features compared to its Windows-based rivals, but Mac fans seeking a small machine for productivity tasks will probably be happy with it
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Apple Mac mini (2.53GHz, Autumn 2009) review
TopTenREVIEWS is pleased to count microscope stores among our growing collection of science tech review sites. We’ve taken a look at the inventories, customer service and shipping options of microscope retailers and selected our ten favorites to ensure that our readers know where to go for microscopes, lenses, lab supplies and optics…
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Announcing Our Top Ten Microscope Stores
This week’s rather classic breach involves The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, who notified applicants to its programs that their personal information may now be compromised due to a stolen laptop. According to the entry at DataLossDB , BCCS International Director Roberto Ribeiro sent a letter to at least one Attorney General (New Hampshire), alerting about the theft, after sending letters to all affected applicants. The content of that particular AG letter is posted, as well as the letter that was mailed to victims.
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Rip of the Week: Beijing Center for Chinese Studies (USA) Stolen Laptop Breaches Applicants
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
As we exited last decade, Microsoft was under fire from the Department of Justice and took a highly combative stance that it initially carried over into its dealings with the European Union. After getting heavily pounded and fined, it shifted tactics and recently settled with the EU, reducing substantially its long-term risk.
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Intel vs. Microsoft and Antitrust: Lessons Learned (the Hard Way)
Gateway M6319U Notebook offers integrated ExpressCard Type 54 slot, 15-pin VGA port, three USB 2.0 ports and headphone and microphone jacks for connecting a variety of PC peripherals! With its lightweight design, brushed metal keyboard, and gray finish, this Gateway notebook is sure to turn heads anywhere you go! Take advantage of our discount price now ($100 off) on this brand name bargain
SingTel and INQ brings multi-tasking INQ Chat 3G with Facebook and Twitter integration to Singapore Affordable 3G Social Mobile with QWERTY keypad and Twitter updates directly to the home screen, plus SingTel’s award winning AMPed music service. SingTel offers phone at S$0 with enhanced data bundled mobile plan Singapore – 17 December, 2009 – SingTel and INQ Mobile will be bringing in the much anticipated INQ Chat 3G, the first QWERTY mobile from INQ and one of the world’s most unique phones – to Singapore. The INQ Chat 3G brings updates from Twitter directly to the homescreen and offers push Gmail.
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SingTel Brings In INQ Chat 3G
I’ve just attended a briefing on Microsoft Server and the future of the Small Business variant was one of the things we discussed. There are a couple of issues with Small Business Server that make me question its future. One is that, at a time when cloud-based services are proving their ability to simplify computing for small businesses, Microsoft’s offering is more or less cloud-free.
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What is the future of Microsoft Small Business Server?
The SimpleTough is the sturdiest ruggedised external hard drive we’ve tested so far, capable of withstanding drops of up to 3m and up to a tonne of pressure. It also has a built-in USB cable and software that lets you back up your data to Hitachi’s servers. If you’re clumsy, you should check it out
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Hitachi SimpleTough review
The partnership will combine products and services from the two companies to provide a suite of message security, management and other business solutions for telcos, ISPs, hosting companies and other service providers.
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Symantec and Message Systems to develop Next Generation Security and Messaging Solutions
formspring.me formspring.me is a Free, simple, service created by FormSpring that allows you to create anonymous question boxes for all of your social networks. Quickly create your own customized box and receive answers and comments. With a simple easy-to-use dashboard, you can publish your responses to Tumblr, Twitter, Facebok, or your blog
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Back in September of 2009 we started shipping Latitude ON. The original version is an OMAP-based add-in card that delivers instant access and all day battery life for business users of the Dell E4200 , E4300 and most recently the Latitude Z . Recently we rolled out Latitude ON | FLASH.
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Latitude ON | FLASH—Latitude ON’s Little Brother