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Review: New Intel chips power skinny laptops

(AP) -- Tiny, cheap laptops known as netbooks have been a big success. But not everyone likes their small screens and keyboards, and their processors aren't powerful enough for some common tasks, like playing ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New battery technology extends life of bomb disposal robots

Safe removal of roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is critical in hostile environments. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) crews often rely on remotely operated robots to disarm explosives ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The Future is Ultra-Thin: Intel Introns New Ultra-Low Voltage Chips

Today at Computex, Intel Corporation introduced four new processors, including a low-power version and a value chipset, to usher in mainstream "ultra-thin" laptops.

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft adds touch screen, Web browser to Zune

(AP) -- The next generation of Microsoft's Zune music player, due in the fall, will have a touch screen, Web browser and an HD Radio receiver.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple iPhone to Receive Some Upgrades

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6 weblog

Warp Power May Soon Add Extra Life to Your Cell Phone and iPod Batteries

Roman Lysecky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Arizona, has been awarded a grant of more than $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop high-performance customizable ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How much netbook can you get for $400?

The hottest segment of the computer market right now is not fancy new Apple laptops or PC gaming machines. It's tiny laptops with older operating systems, cramped keyboards and designs that look like they ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Kindle 2 will no doubt find lots of new fans

The Kindle 2, the second version of Amazon's breakthrough electronic book reader, is cheaper ($359), thinner (0.36 inches), can hold more books (more than 1,500 compared with 200), and has a longer battery ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung NC310 Netbook Claims 11 Hour Battery Life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most standard netbooks offer between two and five hours of battery life, the newly released Samsung NC310 goes beyond these limits and can achieve 11 hours of computing time on a single charge. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 weblog

Asus 1000HE Netbook Claims 9.5 Hour Battery Life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has just introduced an Eee PC netbook that uses the Intel Atom N280, which has slightly better performance than the previous N270 chip. The N280 runs at 1.67GHz, up from the N270's 1.6GHz, ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 weblog

Intel May Be Facing Competition in the Netbook Processor Arena

(PhysOrg.com) -- Right now Intel dominates the netbook market with its Atom processors which can be found in netbooks costing around $299. This may all change with the introduction of Freescale's i.MX515 processor ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 weblog