Frontpage » Tag » laptop

News tagged with laptop

Related topics: ipad , smartphone , iphone , apple , google

New robot skier takes to the slopes (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavie ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 weblog

Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies

(AP) -- With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further - introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen.

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Apple unveils new features for desktop, laptop models

Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Laptops helping governments go paperless, conserve money and resources

Minneapolis metro-area cities are saving both dollars and trees by reducing their paper-shuffling. From utility billings to city council agenda packets, more city staffs are using the Internet and flash drives to share information ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung Improves Workspace With Seamless Dual Display For Laptops -- LD220G and LD190N

Samsung Electronics today announced the release of its Lapfit monitors, LD220G & LD190N, for use as a secondary display for notebook PCs. Now available through Samsung resellers and retailers at an estimated ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi

As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Upgrade to Windows 7? It all depends...

With Windows 7 scheduled for release Oct. 22, the question many readers will be asking is, "Should I upgrade?" The answer depends on your circumstances.

Technology / Software

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (17) | comments 3

Dell's Latitude Z introduces wireless charging (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1 weblog

Intel Unveils Fastest Laptop Chips Ever With the New Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor

Intel Corporation introduced its revolutionary Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor and Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor Extreme Edition today, bringing Intel’s award-winning and super-fast Nehalem microarchitecture ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

PC sales down 2.4 pct in second quarter: IDC

Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 2.4 percent in the second quarter and declined by 19.1 percent in value, market research firm IDC reported Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lenovo Adds Touch of Simplicity to New MultiTouch Screen ThinkPad PCs

Lenovo today is bringing business users a new way to work with multitouch screen technology on the versatile and portable ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC and slim and powerful ThinkPad T400s laptop. Lenovo is also ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Upgrading RAM is a simple process

Question: I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I want to be sure it has four gigabytes of RAM. My friends tell me to buy the cheapest configuration and upgrade the RAM myself. How hard is it to upgrade RAM in a computer?

Technology / Other

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tiny flash drive is also durable

Just the other day, my son was looking for his flash drive that is a requirement for all college freshmen. His mom was the one who found it due to the loud clanging noise coming from the automatic dryer. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (8) | comments 6

State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops

(AP) -- Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited.

Technology / Other

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Tighter oversight on border laptop searches

(AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information.

Technology / Other

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1