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Will we ever see netbooks or tablets not equipped with wifi and broadband abilities?

As the situation stands today, the answer to this question has got to be no. Increasingly, manufacturers are basing the functions of notebooks or tablets on connectivity with WiFi or mobile broadband networks and the lack of this connectivity would destroy most of the utility of the device

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Benefits of integrating office tools into one cohesive package

As technology is growing sophisticated day by day, more and more businesses are struggling to manage disparate software components to run smoothly. More components essentially mean more IT-related issues.

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Benefits of integrating office tools into one cohesive package

MSI’s new GX640 budget gaming laptop packs Core i5 CPU, Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In the wake of Maingear’s eX-L gaming laptop getting revamped with new Intel Core processors and the latest ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics, MSI announces an even cheaper gaming…

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MSI’s new GX640 budget gaming laptop packs Core i5 CPU, Mobility Radeon HD 5850

How Apple Uses ‘Inferior’ Parts to Build Superior Products

Saying Apple uses inferior parts is likely flame bait, but I started thinking about this topic after forwarding a tweet on an Inquirer article by Clive Akass on the talk by leading patent lawyer Andrew MacKenzie.  In this piece, titled “How Apple cashes in on ‘inferior hardware,’” MacKenzie is reported as pointing out that Apple makes money by selling old — not used, just out-of-date — hardware as new and for a premium price. This is because, also according to MacKenzie, it is the solution that is innovative (and owned by Apple), not the pieces

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Sony’s Qriocity Video On Demand Service Now Available

Qriocity is a streaming video on demand service (e.g. no download) partially introduced by Sony earlier this year during CES, and was set to debut on 2010 Sony BRAVIA TV’s, Blu-ray players, and several home theater systems in February

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Rip of the Week: More Than 3,526 Patients Breached by Doctor Traveling in South Korea

Newswise carries a press release from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary stating that more than 3,526 patients were affected by a data breach on February 19, 2010. Dr.

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A Coffeemaker for All Seasons: Krups Grind & Brew

While I oftentimes feel cliche talking about how my life as a college student affects the content of the Smarter Gadget blog, today felt especially appropriate, given the nifty gadget we’re taking a look at.  Students are notorious for sleeping far less than they should, and I, for one, can certainly vouch for the truthfulness of this supposition.  While many drink coffee for the sake of the caffeine buzz, a well-brewed cup can be a great delicacy as well.

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A Coffeemaker for All Seasons: Krups Grind & Brew

HP Pavilion dm3-1020ea review

The 13.3-inch Pavilion dm3-1020ea is an affordable ultra-portable laptop that marries a super-slick design with impressively speedy performance and long battery life. The touchpad could be better and the reflective screen could prove annoying, but this laptop is still easy to recommend

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TalkTalk Broadband Promotes £6.99 Essentials Plan

TalkTalk ( talktalk.co.uk ) has continued its promotion of its popular broadband and phone Essentials plan following a series of advertisements in the national media. The TalkTalk Essentials plan costs just £6.99 a month for which new customers can receive broadband speeds up to 24Mbps together with unlimited phone calls to UK landlines during the evening and at weekends. Calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers are also included

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Trans Voice 1.8 (Mobile)

Trans Voice can change your voice gender in real-time!It affords separate control of pitch and formantin real-timelow latency.NOTES:If your voice is too loud,Trans Voice will not operate properly.If red signal in the volume indicator turns on,your voice is too loud.You can convert your voice from Mic or recorded file.(the maximum…

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Trans Voice 1.8 (Mobile)

Details emerge on Dell Looking Glass: 7-inch, Android-powered tablet that might be the iPad’s toughest competition.

Engadget has received leaked documents from Dell detailing a 7-inch tablet called Looking Glass that runs the Android OS using an NVidia T20 (or Tegra 2) processor and could provide the type of…

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Leak: Flash and Turn by Turn GPS Navigation coming to Windows Phone 7 this year?

According to images leaked to Engadget today, a new Windows Phone 7 device from Dell is coming out in Q4. The device, branded Dell and with the model name of ‘Lightning’ has listed functions of: Flash, Flash Video and Silverlight inside the browser.

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Leak: Flash and Turn by Turn GPS Navigation coming to Windows Phone 7 this year?

Sony Ericsson Satio Selling Unlocked On SonyStyle USA For $650

The Sony Ericsson Satio, announced last May, is can now be purchased at SonyStyle USA for $650. If you don’t remember, the Satio is a S60 5th edition Symbian OS cell phone with 12.1 megapixel camera (and xenon flash), and has full 3G and Wi-Fi support. The touchscreen on the phone is a 3.5 inch, 16:9 display that has 16.9 million colors, which is nothing short of wonderful.

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Sony Ericsson Satio Selling Unlocked On SonyStyle USA For $650

Report: ZeuS crimeware kit, malicious PDFs drive growth of cybercrime

New report indicates that the combination of the ZeuS crimeware kit, and the tremendous increase of malicious PDFs seen in 2009, play a crucial role in the growth model of the cybercrime ecosystem.

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Tips for Protecting your Laptop Data

Recently, I learned the hard way that it’s important to protect your laptop. When a virus wiped out my hard drive, I lost Word documents, work information, personal pictures and videos…well, the list is endless. But even then, I know it could have been much worse

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Best Apps for Apple’s iPad

Now that Apple’s brand new tablet has had some time to gestate on the market, the forces of the free market are slowly beginning to show off the best in third party developments for the device.  While Apple has been criticized for excising strict control over what is allowed to be installed onto the iPad, there are still a host of applications that are must-haves for those lucky enough to have their hands on the latest gadget

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Best Apps for Apple’s iPad

Rainebrooke’s Pink Laptop Bags in a minute (video)

Are you looking for a pink laptop bag or case ?  Are you on the hunt for a pink bag for your new iPad or netbook? Check out our current line of pink laptop bags and cases in this one minute video. Take a close look at the video and you’ll also get a sneak peak of Zoey; our new pink iPad bag and pink netbook bag.  We’ll have more sneak peek pics of our new Zoey iPad/netbook bags coming soon

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Nation’s First LEED Certified Data Center Turns Five

When it comes to Green IT a lot of attention is paid to energy efficiency inside the building, from cooling and heating the servers, to how the servers operate through software enhancements such as virtualization and energy efficient low voltage…

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Nation’s First LEED Certified Data Center Turns Five

TalkTalk Broadband Help & Advice Centre Opens

TalkTalk ( talktalk.co.uk ) has launched a new broadband help and advice service as part of its new Customer Experience Centre that opened in Soho, London on Monday. Located in Broadwick Street, the company’s first physical street presence offers a ground-floor drop in service for anyone who wishes to talk about their broadband service to one of TalkTalk’s ‘Broadband Experts’. Non TalkTalk customers are welcome and can sign up to a TalkTalk package should they choose to, whilst also trying new online products.

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One Laptop Per Child Can Help Students with Disabilities

In countries like Afghanistan (where I live) those without disabilities may not be able to access education. The needs of the deaf, blind and those with other disabilities (physical and psychological) are often neglected.

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One Laptop Per Child Can Help Students with Disabilities