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NEWS ABOUT: notebooks

notebooks stories: 7 news summaries

 Microsoft Ad 
 Campaign Gets 
 Under Apple's Skin 

Laptop-browsing spot may be boosting Microsoft's 'value perception'

Jul 16, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple demanded Microsoft ditch TV ads featuring shoppers mulling the relative value of PCs and Macs, CNET reports. In the ads, which Microsoft’s chief operating officer calls “completely unscripted,” shoppers get to keep money they save by choosing a PC over a Mac. “We got a... More »

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retail • Microsoft • shopping • Apple • commercials • laptop • ad campaign • MacBook • notebooks • comparison shopping • Kevin Turner

tech review

 Sealed-Battery Macs 
 Earn High Marks 

Batteries can't be replaced, but few do so anyway

Jun 25, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Removable notebook batteries are convenient in theory, but hardly anyone actually replaces them. Apple and other firms are responding with sealed-in batteries, which, Apple says, can be bigger and thus last longer. Walter Mossberg ran his “own harsh battery test” on the new MacBook Pros and found their sealed-in... More »

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Walt Mossberg • Apple • battery • laptop • tech review • MacBook Pro • MacBook • notebooks

 As Netbooks Fade, 
 Successors Await 

Sales slowdown hides fact that low-cost laptops are taking over

Jun 17, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - You may not be able to buy a "netbook" in the not-too-distant future, but a new generation of low-power, low-priced laptops descended from the netbook are poised to conquer much of the PC market, experts tell Wired. Sales of the netbook—one of last year's hottest gadgets—haven't met... More »

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laptop • consumer electronics • computer • personal computers • Netbooks • computer hardware • notebooks

 Laptop Sales Zip Past Desktops 

Netbook drives up laptop sales

Dec 24, 08 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The demand for Acer Netbooks has pushed laptop sales beyond desktop PC sales for the first time ever, CNET reports. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40% for the third quarter of 2008 to 38.6 million units, while desktop sales slipped 1.3% to 38.5 million. Hewlett-Packard remains the... More »

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Dell • PCs • Toshiba • Acer • desktop computers • Netbooks • laptops • notebooks • Hewlett-Packard

H-P Will Offer 3-Year Battery for Notebooks

Warranty will be the longest on the market, company says

Dec 10, 08 8:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hewlett-Packard next year plans to offer the longest-lasting battery for notebooks on the market. The company says its new lithium ion battery, called HP Enviro, will run as good as new for three years, PC Magazine reports. It also will charge faster than current models, reaching 80% after 30 minutes.... More »

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battery • lithium ion batteries • computer • notebooks • Hewlett-Packard

 5 Gizmos Nixed by Cellphones 


Nov 17, 08 7:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Cellphones have sent five once-hot gadgets to the techno graveyard, Wired reports:
  • The PDA: Dating back to the Psion Organizer 24 years ago, PDAs enabled busy folk to schedule meetings, keep addresses, and type notes. Only when cellphones included good calendars did PDAs die off.
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cell phones • digital camera • PDA • notebooks

 Sarkozy 
 Sues Over 
 Scandal Diary 

Intelligence chief's notes on Sarko marriage, financial deals in news mag

Oct 17, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's president Nicolas Sarkozy is at the center of a firestorm over publication of the diaries of a former French Intelligence chief which contain information about several politicians, including details of Sarkozy's personal life, the BBC reports. Yves Bertrand's personal diaries, reported in a news magazine, contain observations about the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • libel • Lionel Jospin • Yves Bertrand • Le Point • Renseignements Generaux • diaries • notebooks • dirty tricks

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