Laptop Computers

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Dell Korea held a press conference to launch its small, easy-to-carry netbook ‘Inspiron Mini 9′ deal for for surfing, shopping and chatting.
Weighing only 1kg, the Inspiron Mini 9 adopts a bright 8.9-inch glossy LED display and a 0.3M built-in webcam, sealed keyboard and SSD memory storage. Running on Intel Atom processor and Windows XP OS, it also supports Bluetooth connectivity and Wi-Fi for quick and easy wireless internet access.

From aving

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A good idea that’s oddly executed, the $299.99 (list) PC Edge is a small handheld device for on-the-go Web browsing, and it pulls up full, desktop-style Web pages quickly and clearly. Unfortunately, its many eccentricities make it difficult to recommend.

A wide, slim (6 by 4 by 0.6 inches HWD, 6.1 ounces) palmtop that browses the Web over a proprietary thin client system, the PC Edge uses T-Mobile’s GPRS (not even EDGE!) network to connect to the Internet. It’s not a phone; it doesn’t have a user-accessible SIM card; and there’s no onboard storage. When you press a key on the keyboard, the device links up with Datawind’s servers in Canada, which push down highly compressed images of Web pages that are updated several times a second. The device is basically a remote-desktop client for Datawind’s browsing servers.

For more information visit pcmag

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Desktop and notebook PC maker Lenovo and Napster announced an agreement on Friday that will have Napster provide buyers of Lenovo PCs with a free 14-day trial to Napster’s Napster To Go digital music service. The offer is valid for most of the models Lenovo sells in North America, and will give the customers access to more than 6 million songs and audio tracks in the Napster MP3 store introduced earlier this year.

As subscribers, the buyers will also be able to access Napster To Go’s ad-free radio stations and playlists put together by music industry professionals. They can also transfer the songs they select onto compatible MP3 players and music phones without paying an extra download charge.
Outside of this deal, Napster charges about $10 per month for its subscription service, and is offering a free 7-day trial.

From electronista

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ZoneAlarm is the granddaddy of all personal firewalls. It was on the market before most of us ever heard the phrase “personal firewall.” ZoneAlarm’s security suite was showing its age, however, with a dated user interface. Thanks to a comprehensive makeover, the main display in ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 (also known as ZoneAlarm Internet Security 8.0) has an entirely new look. Once you get past that façade, though, things are much the same as in version 7.0. In some areas, ZoneAlarm actually seems to be losing ground by not advancing fast enough. Even so, it’s still among the best security suites. It costs $69.95 for three licenses or $49.95 for one, but for a limited time you can get the three-license version for the one-license price.

For more information visit pcmag

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It maybe the best interest for most of us to trial run Google Chrome first release test platform before putting it on a mission critical system. Carsten Knobloch from Germany has a created a solution just for this purpose - to fire up the browser directly from a USB stick. You simply unzip the package and start Chroming. The portable Google browser weighs at a mere 11MB, and additionally isolates web history, cookies and cache on the /profile/ folder on the stick. Knobloch’s Chrome reportedly has been tested on XP SP3 and Vista SP1.

From Everything USB

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It looks like HP is doing its part for the environment and, possibly, thieves with its new Pavilion dv6929wm laptop, which does away with the usual excessive packaging and will instead be sold simply in a specially designed “HP Protect” messenger bag. That idea actually came about through a Walmart initiative that asked companies to produce a product that would reduce environmental impact, which HP won, and has now resulted in the laptop being sold exclusively at Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations. Unfortunately, there’s not much word on the specs for the laptop itself just yet but, at $798, we wouldn’t exactly expect a powerhouse.

From Engadget

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Sony announced the new Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX aimed at HD cameras.
The new Sony Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX comes with a choice of 4GB and 8GB capacity and a read speed of 20MB/second and 15MB/second write.
When used with the supplied USB adaptor for maximum speed, the PRO-HG Duo HX can shorten data transfer time by one-third compared to a Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2).
Sony also offers a free, downloadable Memory Stick Data Rescue Service which can quickly recover deleted photographs and files.
The Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX uses an 8-bit parallel interface to achieve this level of performance.
Sony also offers a 10 year warranty on these new sticks.
The new Sony Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX will be available from Oct. 2008.

From i4u.com

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The way Dell introduced the Inspiron Mini 9 was pretty inspired, so it’s almost been depressing watching the steady stream of leaks deflate it into a now familiar device, even though it’s only being released today. As leaked, inside is an Intel Atom Diamondville processor and it has a 1024×600 LED-backlit screen with 4, 8 and 16GB SSD options (plus you get 2GB free online storage at Box.Net) and about three hours of battery life. Only the Windows XP version is available now for $399, in black or white—the $349 Ubuntu flavor, along with the rest of the six-color rainbow are a few weeks away.

For more information visit gizmodo

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Just in time for CEDIA, IOGEAR’s Wireless USB to VGA Kit has received passing marks from the USB Implementer’s Forum, so you can rest assured that the $230 kit will play nicely with any other USB gear you have now or may get in the future. You can expect to see the wireless duo on shelves in October, so Windows XP and Vista users with a free USB port can cut the cord, clean up the rat’s nest of cabling and start beaming 720p signals around the living room or conference room — just mind the 30-foot limit.

For more information visit engadget

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Compact Yet Powerful

We’ve built the PowerEdge T100 from the ground up to be an efficient member of your business team. The quad-core Intel  Xeon processor inside the PowerEdge T100 can easily handle day-to-day computing and file storage demands. Our world class, quiet fans are designed to keep things cool while the PowerEdge T100 offers flexibility and durability with excellent performance and security features. And because it’s a Dell, the PowerEdge T100 can be configured to your exact specifications.

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