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  • September 2008

    • Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 5, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

      (Newser) - Dell is looking to sell off its computer factories, the Wall Street Journal reports, drastically altering a business model that was once the envy of the industry. Journal sources say the aim is to sell most, if not all, of the plants in the next 18 months; most likely buyers would be big contract manufacturers expert at finding efficiencies in manufacturing. More »

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      fuel costs  • Dell  • Michael Dell  • PC makers  • laptops  • computer sales

  • July 2008

    • New Bags Let Laptop Users Fly Through Security

      New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      New Bags Let Laptop Users Fly Through Security

      (Newser) - Eagerly awaited "checkpoint friendly" luggage is at last in the pipeline, and travelers will be able to clear airport security without removing laptops from their bags by September or October, the New York Times reports. The TSA-approved bags allow security personnel to see computers on X-ray machines through either protective sleeves or fold-down sections in bigger cases. More »

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      airport security  • TSA  • luggage  • laptops  • checkpoints

  • June 2008

    • Chill Chips May Take Heat Off Computers

      ComputerWorld  |  Jun 25, 08 3:49 PM CDT

      Chill Chips May Take Heat Off Computers

      (Newser) - Researchers have developed a tiny refrigeration system to keep computers cool, an invention that will do away with the clunky fan currently used—and potentially lead to much smaller and faster devices, Computerworld reports. The team at Purdue University expects the technology to be ready for installation within 2 years. More »

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      electronics  • computers  • microchips  • Purdue  • laptops  • chips

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