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Apple Debuts Facebook's New Music Service (Which Doesn't Run On Facebook)

September 1, 2010

MediaMemo / Peter Kafka

My sources in the music industry were correct: Apple has been working on an iTunes update that's all about social, not streaming.

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3D Sony Vaio landing next year, we preview the prototype

September 1, 2010

Engadget / Paul Miller

See this computer here? Yeah, well Sony's going to launch a laptop next year that will most likely look nothing like this. Intrigued? We thought you would be.

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Laptops Look Like Racecars - and Not in a Good Way

September 2, 2010

New York Times / By DAVID POGUE

A new Windows PC comes covered with advertising stickers even though computer companies are trying to make their laptops beautiful. They ought to stop.

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Compal president pessimistic about non-Apple tablet PC shipments in 2011

September 2, 2010

DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen at a company investors conference on September 1, commented that he expects shipments of non-Apple tablet PCs to not exceed 15 million units in 2011 and players ...

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Mad Men discover the laptop computer

September 2, 2010

Boing Boing / Mark Frauenfelder

Mad Men's Ken Cosgrove and Harry Crane stumble upon a MacBook Pro about 40 years before its time. What did the web look like in 1965?

ASUS N71Vn-A1 17.3-Inch Notebook – $830

September 2, 2010

Gadget Review / Chris Gullo

B&H has lowered the price even further for the ASUS N71Vn-A1 17.3-Inch Notebook. Specs include a 17.

Wack A Mouse – Microsoft’s new Arc Touch

September 2, 2010

The Gadgeteer / Julie

Microsoft has announced a hardware update to their folding Arc Mouse. The new Arc Touch Mouse keeps the same basic arc shape, but adds two cool new features.

LaptopsAnytime Offers Laptop Vending Machines

September 2, 2010

notebooks.com / Xavier Lanier

TweetLaptopsAnytime is in the process of rolling out netbook and laptop vending machines to libraries, schools, hospitals, courthouses and other locations to allow patrons to get online.

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Samsung launches new NF and SF Series laptops with 'shark'-like designs

September 2, 2010

Engadget / Joanna Stern

It's that time of the year again! Yep, the time when most laptop makers start thinking about the holiday season and unleash a massive amount of systems.

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HP Goes 3D, Sends Movies Wirelessly

September 1, 2010

Technologizer / Harry McCracken

HP is anouncing a bunch of consumer laptop news today, including models with emphasis on 3D, audio, and cool performance–plus an adapter that lets users stream high-definition movies from a ...

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HP Wireless TV Connect streams 1080p video, hits Intel WiDi where it hurts

September 1, 2010

Engadget / Joanna Stern

We have to say it's a bit odd for HP to be announcing its own wireless streaming peripheral -- it seems like something more up IOGEAR or Belkin's alley -- but the $199 Wireless TV Connect is exactly ...

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Samsung Releases Funky Fall Laptops

September 2, 2010

PCM Breaking News

Samsung on Thursday launched the SF310, its first dual-core netbook, and the long-lasting QX410, as well as a slew of desktop replacement laptops.

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Toshiba Recalls T Series Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard

September 2, 2010

US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent recalls and product safety news

The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook's plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

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Don Draper Checks His iPhone [Television]

September 1, 2010

Gizmodo / Joel Johnson

From the behind-the-scenes photoshoot from Rolling Stone, Core77 plucked these incongruous shots of Mad Men's actors using modern tech.

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Review: iPad app that pulls news from social media shows promise, but keep your subscriptions

September 1, 2010

Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog » Diabetes / Andrew Vanacore

more images more images Review: News app that lets you choose your editor NEW YORK — Most of the articles that show up in your newspaper or magazine are chosen by professional editors.

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HP Rolls Out Its Fall Line of Laptops

September 1, 2010

PCM Breaking News

HP unleashes its latest laptops and netbooks for the fall 2010 season, including its first 3D laptop.

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Logitech takes its wireless Z515 and tethered Z305 speakers on the road

September 1, 2010

Engadget / Thomas Ricker

Sure, that laptop you're staring out might have been purchased by your company's IT department, but who hasn't snuck on a film or game to fill the desperate void between PowerPoint presentations and ...

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Enspert Launches Korea's 1st Domestic 7" Tablet PC, 'IDENTITY TAB' with Leading Korean Carrier, KT

September 1, 2010

PR Newswire: Technology

LOS ANGELES, Sept.

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HP Updates its ENVY 17 for Current 3D Micro-Trend [Laptops]

September 1, 2010

Gizmodo / Gary Cutlack

HP's upgraded its ENVY range of laptops with the ENVY 17 3D.

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Smart Plus – Not As Confusing As A Tech Movie

September 1, 2010

Yanko Design / Radhika Seth

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J Aaron Farr: MacBook Packaging (Part 13: MacPorts)

September 1, 2010

Planet Apache

Packaging systems are great: like the iTunes App Store except free, accessed from the command line, and you get to feel like a big boy as packages are compiled locally.

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Archos releases five Android tablet devices

August 31, 2010

/ Josh Halliday

European manufacturer releases a slew of tablet devices, ranging from 2.8inch touchscreens to 10.

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Making a smaller keyboard

August 31, 2010

Hack a Day / Mike Szczys

The keyboard on [Marek's] laptop stopped working. He didn’t want to buy a replacement so he decided to start using an external keyboard.

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Toshiba recalls 41,000 Satellite laptops

September 2, 2010

News items on ZDNet / Erica Ogg, CNET News

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall after reports of some overheating and even melting.

iMac (Mid 2010): Using the correct Mac OS X system software

September 2, 2010

Apple Support - Most Recent Articles

Learn what to do if your iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) or iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) exhibits symptoms that indicate the wrong Mac OS X system software is installed.

LXer: Dell Studio 1747 Laptop: One Fatal Flaw Away from Linux Perfection

September 2, 2010

LinuxQuestions.org / LXer

Published at LXer: Dell’s 17-inch Studio 1747 laptop is a beefy desktop replacement that ships with Windows 7. But how does it fare with Linux instead? A few days hands-on with the laptop shows...

600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop

September 2, 2010

CBC | Health News

Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby General Hospital.

Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops for Overheating

September 2, 2010

ShowBuzz: Games GameCore

Laptops Reported Melting from Overheating but So Far No Major Injuries

Samsung takes on Apple's iPad with smaller and lighter rival tablet PC

September 2, 2010

The Daily Star > BusinessThe Daily Star - Lebanon - The Middle East's Leading English Language NewspaperSyrian ports gain from Lebanon blockade / Agence France Presse (AFP)

BERLIN: Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC.

Toshiba Satellite Notebook Computers Recalled

September 2, 2010

ConsumerAffairs.Com Recalls and Safety Alerts

The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard.

RECALL: Toshiba Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130 notebooks

September 2, 2010

ZDNet Blogs / Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Important information for Toshiba Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130 owners - The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall following over 100 cases of...

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