Grabbing a tough Netbook for your Dad

Yes, we realize that stereotyping dads as tough father figures may be a little passe. After all, in some households it is the moms who hold the purse strings. But for those who have old-school fathers more comfortable chugging beers than wine after hours, here are three tough Netbooks you can consider as a gift for Fathers' Day.
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Sub-S$1,000 11.6-inch minilaptop with discrete graphics

The Gateway LT3104g/LT3105g is the second 11.6-inch minilaptop to hit the streets after its parent company, Acer, started retailing the Aspire One 751 with a display of the same size. But this is not your everyday Netbook. Instead of the Intel Atom platform with the anemic GMA 950 integrated graphics chipset, this Gateway runs off a 1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 processor with a discrete 384MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1270 (1GB HyperMemory). What makes it even more interesting is that for a machine with such impressive graphics performance, it is retailing in Singapore at a special introductory price of S$888 (US$630.86) (RRP S$1,299 (US$922.85)). It is an attractive price even when compared with the Atom-based Aspire One 751.
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Microsoft to sell Windows 7 without Internet Explorer in Europe

Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe, CNET UK's sister site CNET News has learned.

Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by European regulators, Microsoft plans to offer a version in Europe that has the browser removed. Computer makers would then have the option to add the browser back in, ship another browser or ship multiple browsers, according to a confidential memo that was sent to PC makers and seen by CNET News.
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The skinny on power management in Windows 7

Microsoft has made energy efficiency a key design element of Windows 7, focusing on better power management for end users and centralized tools for IT pros, company executives said Friday.

Company engineers sought to make power management features more accessible than previous versions of Windows while at the same time, giving people the ability to customize settings.
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iHome unveils new computer accessories

We've reviewed a few iHome computer speakers in the past, but the company is now making a bigger move into the computer accessories market after signing a licensing agreement with LifeWorks Technology Group.

The new line is expected to launch "this summer," and we've highlighted a couple interesting looking products, the iStand Notebook Media Bundle with an integrated iPod/iPhone dock (US$299.99) and the iConnect Media Keyboard (US$149.99). The Mac version of each is colored silver and white, while the Windows version is black. iHome-branded mice, headsets, and Webcams are also in the works.
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