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Android Netbook closer than you think
Darius Chang | Apr 21, 2009
Sure, there's been talk of an Android-powered Netbook, but short of proof-of-concept models, the reality of a unit actually hitting retail shelves seems like a remote dream. Not anymore. I-Buddie has displayed a prototype model which shows a mini-laptop with unknown specs running on the Google mobile platform like a dream.
We truly apologize if, after reading the headline, you are already whipping out your credit card for a preorder. But, hey, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Check out the video after the jump.
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OLPC laptop drops AMD for Via
David Meyer | Apr 21, 2009
The One Laptop per Child project's XO laptop will switch to a Via processor as part of a general hardware refresh.
Generation 1.5 of the XO machine will have the same industrial design as the original model, but will use a Via C7-M processor, John Watlington, OLPC's vice president of hardware development, wrote in a post on Friday. Currently the XO, which is aimed at educational markets in developing countries, uses an AMD Geode processor.
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Fujitsu USB flash drive self-destructs data
Darius Chang | Apr 20, 2009
(Photo Credit: Fujitsu)
With the recent spate of USB flash drives with sensitive data being lost or misplaced, from confidential personal data to military secrets, one would expect users to secure their portable storage with passwords and encryption. Unfortunately, the fact of life is that more often then not, we mainly use these devices as an easy and convenient method to transfer or carry around data. Once copied, the contents are usually left in the memory.
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Apple more lovable than other PC makers, survey says
Dong Ngo | Apr 20, 2009
(Photo Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET)
Apple fanboys, I have something for you.
According to data released by Forrester Research on Friday, during 2008 Apple enjoyed a decisive lead in the firm's Customer Experience Index (or CxPi). In short, this means Apple is supposedly the most lovely PC maker in the world, while Dell is the worst.
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Netbooks still defying recession, saving PC market's ass
Nate Lanxon | Apr 17, 2009
(Credit: CNET UK)
Looks like those weakling little Netbooks are continuing to prop up their bigger PC siblings, particularly in Western Europe.
In the first quarter of 2009, worldwide PC sales slumped 7.1 percent on the same period in 2008, according to research firm IDC. But laptop sales--which overtook sales of desktops for the first time late last year--have remained flat, thanks to so many people buying budget-priced models.
It's also interesting that worldwide sales of PCs beat expectations of a chunky 8.2 per cent decline in the first quarter. Loren Loverde of IDC expected the growth of PC sales to return--wait for it--"around the end of the year".
While using a Netbook is often about as pleasant as having nose hair plucked, we'll cut their crappy plastic chassis some slack. But only on condition that they continue to play fisticuffs with Captain Credit Crunch.
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