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Forget Batteries —Get Ready
for Fuel Cells

They could soon be a better choice to power laptops, phones

Jun 19, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think fuel cells are just for cars? Think again. Their real value may be to power portable electronics such as laptops and cell phones. Fuel cells that use methanol, rather than gasoline, could replace batteries in electronics. They last much longer and take just a moment to refuel—and they're... More »

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cell phones • electronics • laptop • lithium ion batteries • hydrogen fuel cells • consumer electronics

Not Very PC: Why Typewriters Beat Computers

Fed up with tech snafus, some Brits reach for the Wite-Out

Jun 8, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Favored by novelists and technophobes and sold out of car trunks, typewriters remain the implement of choice for some Brits, reports BBC. Despite their weight and Internet deficiencies, the tangible writing experience free from computer meltdowns or deletions may save the typewriter from extinction—at least for now. One sales... More »

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writing • creative writing • laptop • computer • typewriter • Fredrick Forsyth • Brother typewriters

In Cheap-Chip Market, It's
Intel vs. Via

Small Taiwanese company is new competitor for PC giant

Jun 2, 08 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Intel dives into the growing low-cost laptop chip market, it’s battling a new competitor: Taiwan’s Via Technologies, a far smaller company than Intel. Via’s low-power C7 chip had enjoyed its own niche in the market, but that’s changing as Intel rolls out the Atom chip,... More »

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Intel • Taiwan • laptop • computer chip • low-cost PCs

 Security Could Get A Bit Easier 

TSA will likely let laptops stay in (some) cases

May 22, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a few months, travelers likely will be able to take their laptops through airport security without removing them from their cases—if they buy special new cases, that is. The Transportation Security Administration will probably begin accepting new forms of carrying cases that allow unobstructed x-ray views of the... More »

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luggage • airport security • TSA • air travel • laptop

PRODUCT REVIEW

Subnotebooks Don't Quite Measure Up

Lenovo, Asus debut lightweights that are close, but not there

May 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamstrung by poor battery life, and burdened with an overly weighty Vista operating system that makes starting up a drag, a pair of new subnotebook computers offer a glimpse of what could be—but isn’t quite, writes Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg. Lenovo’s IdeaPad—a junior... More »

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IBM • Lenovo • laptop • computer • MacBook Air • Asus • subnotebooks

 Laptops May Help Sense Quakes 

Personal, work computers enlisted as Calif. researchers aim to plug gaps in detection

Apr 22, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Laptop computers are the key to a new earthquake-sensing project in California, the MIT Technology Review reports. Researchers are working to connect home and business computers in a network that could monitor activity and even provide early warning of big quakes. Motion detectors would report shaking to a central server,... More »

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California • laptop • computer network • earthquake

Dell Jumps on Cheap Notebook Trend

Caters to emerging low-cost high-mobility market

Apr 10, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheap, small notebooks look like the next big thing. Dell today announced it was jumping into the burgeoning segment, which doesn’t quite have a name yet—some call them netbooks, others mini-notebooks, still others ultramobile PCs or UMPCs. Dell’s machine will start at $399, and sport a wee... More »

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Dell • laptop • PC makers • computer • Netbooks • low-cost PCs • UMPC • ultramobile PCs

 Silicon Valley Unplugs 
 for Meetings 

Companies go 'topless' to boost employees' attention

Mar 31, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of competing for attention with iPhones, BlackBerrys and laptops, some Silicon Valley companies are banning them from meetings. One exec calls it going "topless," short for laptopless, and the Los Angeles Times reports that it's boosting some companies' efficiency. "Aside from just being rude," an... More »

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technology • Internet • iPhone • Facebook • BlackBerry • university • laptop • classroom • computer • Internet addiction • Internet access • meetings

Patients' Info Swiped Along With Laptop

Unencrypted data on 2,500 government study subjects missing

Mar 25, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A government laptop loaded with personal medical info on thousands of patients just “fell through the cracks,” a top exec with an NIH subsidiary says. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute machine was stolen Feb. 23, apparently at random, from an employee’s car trunk. None of... More »

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identity theft • Government Accountability Office • laptop • computer security • encryption • medical records • National Institutes of Health • private data • breach of security • National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

Café-Loving Kids Cash In
on Laptop Ads

German firm pushes screen-back billboards at universities

Mar 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German company has a solution for university students who spend their time in cafés and need extra cash for coffee: laptop advertisements, Der Spiegel reports. Just slap a sticker on the back of your screen and you could earn $320 for a few months of public studying. Berlin-based... More »

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advertising • Germany • Berlin • laptop • advertisements • cafes • college student • embedded branding • Smaboo • Christoph Magnussen

LG Pulls Laptop Model
After Battery Melts

Firms chooses caution after 2nd battery breakdown of 2008

Feb 22, 08 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - LG pulled a laptop model from stores following a report that the battery melted while in use, the AP reports. A company spokesman said it had opened an investigation into the meltdown, adding that the model is no longer in production and is sold only in South Korea. More »

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South Korea • battery • laptop • LG Electronics • battery meltdown

Bluetooth to Combine With Wi-Fi

Products for speedy data transfer could be available next year

Feb 11, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Bluetooth companies plan to combine the technology with Wi-Fi to increase speed, an industry group said. The combination could facilitate the speedy transfer of large amounts of data—like music, pictures, or video—between devices, like your laptop and cellphone. The first products with the combined technology should be available... More »

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cell phones • WiFi • Bluetooth • laptop • wireless technology

OPINION

MacBook Air: Beautiful, Compromised

It's sexy, it's skinny,
but first reviewers say it's not for everyone

Jan 24, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - If thin is in, Apple’s new Air should be the hottest fashion this season. The new subnotebook weighs under 3 pounds and is three-quarters of an inch thick—at its deepest. Like all things Apple, Air’s beautiful, simple, and evokes technolust among geeks and non-geeks alike. But, say... More »

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Apple • Mac OS X • laptop • Mac OS X Leopard • MacBook Air

Don't Worry About
'Tingling Sensation': Dell

Company admits to shock problem, says it's not dangerous

Jan 18, 08 9:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Dell has acknowledged that some of its laptops give a “tingling sensation” to users when plugging in cables or accessories—but insisted the “voltage does not present any risk of injury.” Complaints about the surprise jolts have been trickling in about a few different models for the... More »

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Dell • AC adapters • laptop • electrical shocks

Jobs Pulls Thin Laptop Out of Air

Apple debuts ultra-thin MacBook Air at Macworld; confirms foray into movie rentals

Jan 15, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs today slid his latest trick not from up his sleeve, but from a manila envelope. The Apple CEO unveiled the ultra-thin MacBook Air laptop at the Macworld Expo, reports the AP. Boasting a 13-inch screen, the new Mac ranges in thickness from 0.16 inches to 0.76... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • laptop • Macworld • online movie rentals • MacBook Air

Lenovo Debuts Hip Laptop Line

New models will emphasize design, extra features

Jan 3, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Longtime business stalwart Lenovo will unleash a stylish new line of laptops on a crowded consumer field, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lenovo’s IdeaPad line will offer sporty red aluminum-alloy cases and higher-performance gaming specs, as well as novel features such as face-recognition software that lets users log in... More »

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Lenovo • face recognition • laptop • computer • IdeaPad • ThinkPad • personal computers

Laptops Finally Outsell Desktops

Laptop sales soar 21% this year as desktops sag by 4%

Jan 1, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Tech buffs have forecast a laptop takeover for years—and now US buying data is finally confirming a coup de desktop. Consumer laptop sales beat out desktop buys for the first time last year, and corporations will likely follow in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reports. New technology, lower prices,... More »

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technology • Apple • sales • laptop • desktop computers • computer

$100 Laptops Fetch $600 on eBay

US consumers go nuts over discount charity laptop

Dec 25, 07 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The $100 laptop is turning into the $600 laptop on eBay, reports the San Jose Mercury News, sealing the novelty value of the computer aimed at children in developing countries. Nonprofit One Laptop Per Child is also hawking the laptops through year's end, but many shoppers shelled out extra in... More »

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eBay • laptop • One Laptop Per Child • $100 laptop

Investors Worry Dell's Road to Recovery is Too Rocky

Quarterly earnings announcement prompts big Wall Street selloff

Nov 30, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Computer-maker Dell’s rollercoaster ride isn’t over and it’s left investors woozy. Despite increasing net income 27% in third quarter earnings released yesterday, Dell shares slipped nearly 10% in after hours trading, giving back nearly everything the stock gained leading up to the report and underlining CEO Michael... More »

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earnings reports • Michael Dell • corporate earnings • laptop • Dell Inc • PC makers • computer

World Gets Wise to Jetsetters

Hotels, airports, work to please mobile businessmen

Nov 20, 07 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - With laptops roughly as common as toaster ovens, business people are ready to work anywhere. Now, hotels and airports are scrambling to make sure anywhere is ready for them, the Times reports. Studying jetsetter habits, hotels are putting outlets in easy reach, attaching desks to beds and chairs, and most... More »

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airport • hotel • travel trends • laptop • business travelers

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