Apple announced June 8-12 as its date for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference at San Francisco's Moscone Center West. With the date confirmed, we turn towards the rumor mill surrounding what becomes the most anticipated date for Apple Fanboys in 2009 now that Apple decided to bow out of ...
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R ESCUECOM , which recently increased from annual to quarterly data reporting, provided its latest Computer Reliability Report for the fourth quarter of 2008. ASUS landed the top spot followed by Lenovo and Apple. Here are the scores from the report: ASUS - 972 Lenovo - 348 Apple - 324 To...
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Apple has released a new graphics firmware update for its new MacBook Pro 17-inch laptops, addressing the issue of vertical lines appearing on the display. A percentage of MacBook Pro 17-inch users were affected by this problem shortly after the laptop became available. Earlier this month, dozens o...
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Laptops Tommy Melville - 25 March 2009 - 4:46pm Yesterday, Samsung was kind enough to fly us to its 2009 European Forum in the Austrian capital of Vienna. There we got a close quarters look at some of Samsung鈥檚 soon to be released laptops, including the RH22 and Q320. The Q320 is a compet...
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In some respects, life as a laptop-carrying frequent flyer has gotten a little easier. Exhibit A: Though far from commonplace, it's not freakishly bizarre anymore to find a power port at your airplane seat--even in coach. Virgin America and American Airlines are among the most generous airlines in t...
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Laptops Tommy Melville - 25 March 2009 - 10:36am We enjoyed a day trip to Vienna yesterday, courtesy of Samsung, where we got a look at their latest line-up of netbooks. Flooding out of the press conference towards the exhibition floor, the majority of journalists 鈥?us included 鈥?headed t...
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General Review Smartphones Nokia Smartphone Philip Barker - 25 March 2009 - 4:45pm The 5800 XpressMusic is the Nokia鈥檚 take on the Apple iPhone. As such, you鈥檒l find a large touchscreen display dominating the front of this handset, loads of memory and a decent music player.聽 The ...
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Accessories Alex Bentley - 25 March 2009 - 4:42pm Apple鈥檚 recent marketing campaigns have mainly focussed on the alleged 鈥業t just works鈥?usability of its technology. This slogan proves particularly pertinent with Apple鈥檚 iLife 鈥?9 software (拢69 inc. VAT); a set of five powerful and incredi...
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News Tommy Melville - 23 March 2009 - 3:45pm Tom Clancy鈥檚 H.A.W.X (High Altitude Warfare Experimental squadron) sees the worlds of Top Gun and Tom Clancy collide to bring an explosive flight experience. Based in the year 2014, between Tom Clancy鈥檚 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and Endw...
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Netbooks Philip Barker - 23 March 2009 - 3:30pm Following in the footsteps of the successful Samsung NC10 , the Samsung N310 is the South Korean company鈥檚 second sub 12-inch netbook, and looks like it鈥檒l offer the same excellent usability as its older sibling. The 10.1-inch N310 features...
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Steve Ballmer is trash-talking Apple again. No surprise there, as Microsoft's famously loud-mouthed CEO has taken plenty of swings at Cupertino over the years, such as when he snickered at the iPhone back in 2007. Ballmer's most recent shot came Thursday at the McGraw-Hill Companies' Media Summi...
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Smartphones Philip Barker - 20 March 2009 - 12:54pm We got the chance yesterday to have a play with Nokia鈥檚 recently announced smartphone 鈥?the E75 - a sleek and smart handset aimed at the corporate crowd. The E75 is built in a similar vein to HTC鈥檚 S740, with a sliding QWERTY keyboard an...
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Review of the Week Netbooks Netbook Alex Bentley - 22 March 2009 - 11:35am When netbooks first arrived on the scene, no one 鈥?manufacturers or consumers alike 鈥?expected them to take the world by storm. We鈥檇 seen tiny laptops before, so were quite surprised at the whirlwind success a...
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News Tommy Melville - 19 March 2009 - 9:40am Despite the popularity of netbooks, many manufacturers continue to produce high-end ultraportables for the perfect combination of power and portability. MSI鈥檚 X320 is one of the latest offerings. The slim and stylish chassis measures just 20mm ...
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News Alex Bentley - 18 March 2009 - 1:02pm Following months of speculation and 鈥榗oming soon鈥?promises, Dell has finally unveiled its stylish, ultraportable Adamo range. Billed as the world鈥檚 slimmest laptop, the Adamo is designed to be a high-end consumer portable, and is directly targetin...
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Another big box electronics store is facing accusations of lying to customers to try to reel in business. Office Depot "encouraged" its associates to deceive potential purchasers about pricing, an investigation by Laptop Magazine asserts. This isn't the first instance of a brick-and-...
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Netbooks Philip Barker - 18 March 2009 - 5:28pm Following our hands-on first look of the Asus Eee PC 1008HA last week, we鈥檝e finally been given the full details of this miniature wonder. We鈥檝e also managed to get our hands on some official photographs, and it looks just as great in picture...
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Dell launched its sleek and fashionable Adamo laptop line Tuesday with a prices starting at $2000. Going head to head with Apple's MacBook Air and HP's Voodoo Envy, Dell's Adamo line aims spruce up Dell's boxy image by bringing laptop design sensibility to fashion conscious users willing to compro...
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Alex Bentley - 17 March 2009 - 3:33pm By reading the national newspapers on any given day, you can see just how frequently laptops are lost or stolen every day in the UK. The compact, portable nature of the technology means that light-fingered thieves can easily pick up a laptop and run off with...
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Tips & Tricks Alex Bentley - 17 March 2009 - 3:16pm While the fantastic mobility of laptops makes them great for working on the sofa or on in bed, it's always important to make sure your laptop has adequate ventilation, to avoid overheating. Since the majority of laptops have vetil...
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