Archive for May, 2008

Windows 7 Is Microsoft Surface… Deal.

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Whee! If there was anything at all which could top the overall badness of Windows Vista and seal the deal for the end of Microsoft as a world dominating powerhouse, its Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates showing that Windows 7 will be nothing more than Microsoft’s Surface UI grafted on top of Vista’s diseased core. [...]

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VIA Opens OpenBook Reference Design

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Betcha thought the HP 2133 Mini-Note was an HP design. I sure did. Man, can I be a dupe. Anyway, it turns out that VIA is the mother of that slick lappy, and they’ve opened up their reference design to anyone who wants a stab at it. Of course, this is a hardware reference design, [...]

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World’s Cheapest Laptop?

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This could be the case in more ways than one, really. LinuxDevices.com is reporting the announcement of Bestlink’s Alpha 400 Linux-based micro-lappy. The tiny device, which is retailing for US$219, is based on an Ingenic Semiconductors 400MHz Xburst CPU which is fabbed on a 0.18 micron process, meaning it likely runs pretty cool and for [...]

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Logitech Debuts Pure-Fi Mobile BT Speakers

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Logitech has announced their latest addition to the Pure-Fi line of iPod speakers system, the Pure-Fi Mobile. What distinguishes the Pure-Fi Mobile from its bretheren is that it connects via Bluetooth’s A2DP instead of a dock. Logitech has also taken the time to add time-saving speakerphone functionality to the unit so it can be used [...]

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