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Avoid `Microsoft Tax’ (The Charlotte Observer)

scheela — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:00:29 +0000

EVEREX GPC TC2502 Advocates of Linux, the free open-source operating system, like to say that buying a standard-issue computer involves a Microsoft Tax, because you have no choice but to pay for Windows. New versions of Linux and inexpensive hardware like the new Everex gPC TC2502 make that tax avoidable.This computer has a 1.5-gigahertz Via processor, 512 megabytes of memory and an …

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Gadgets galore (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

scheela — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:00:29 +0000

Advocates of Linux, the free open-source operating system, like to say that buying a standard-issue computer involves a Microsoft Tax, because you have no choice but to pay for Windows.

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Will Eee PC Get Oohs and Aahs? (InternetNews.com)

scheela — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:00:15 +0000

As initiatives like OLPC and the Classmate gain steam, Asus unveils its own low-cost notebook for XP and Linux PC for kids.

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Lenovo Plans New Line Of Consumer Notebooks, Desktops (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

scheela — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:00:15 +0000

The company says it will drop the IBM title from its ThinkPad notebooks two years earlier than planned.

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Wi-LAN Charges Apple, 21 Others with Wi-Fi Patent Infringement (The Mac Observer)

scheela — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:00:14 +0000

Wi-LAN, an Ottawa, Canada company, has initiated litigation against Apple and 21 others companies for patent infringement related to "U.S. patent nos. 5,282,222, RE37,802 and 5,956,323 by making and/or selling various products, including wireless routers, modems and personal notebook computers that use [the technology]. These patents are related to Wi-Fi and to power consumption in DSL …

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What’s new in personal technology (Miami Herald)

scheela — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:00:37 +0000

Today’s portable digital gadget world is often at the mercy of the power of its batteries. Duracell has a few new devices to help the power.

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Toshiba upbeat despite fierce price competition (TODAYonline)

scheela — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:00:51 +0000

A Toshiba employee shows a notebook computer at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, 2006. Japan’s Toshiba sharply raised its profit forecasts after strong sales of computers, memory chips and energy equipment lifted its first-half net earnings up by almost one-fifth.

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Computer and internet briefs (EARTHtimes.org)

scheela — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:00:51 +0000

Washington - If you rely on a notebook computer, you owe it to yourself to insure the machine. Notebook computers are prime targets of thieves, and the fact that you carry your notebook computer around makes it more vulnerable than stationary equipme…

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Microsoft, Miami Offer Seniors Free Computer Training, Customized PCs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

scheela — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:00:51 +0000

Microsoft Corp. and the City of Miami — both leaders in digital inclusion — today announced eSeniors, a public-private partnership that will provide free computer training and the opportunity to purchase customized technology packages to Miami seniors at learning hubs located in neighborhood senior centers throughout the city.

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Toshiba upbeat despite fierce price competition (AFP via Yahoo! News)

scheela — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:00:51 +0000

Japan’s Toshiba Corp. on Monday sharply raised its profit forecasts after strong sales of computers, memory chips and energy equipment lifted its first-half net earnings up by almost one-fifth.

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