Atheros 802.11n mobile chip is faster yet uses less power

Your mobile devices' wireless LAN is about to get significantly better.

Atheros, a mobile Wireless LAN (WLAN) chip maker, announced the lauch of its newest and possibly the industry's highest performance mobile WLAN chip, the the ROCm single-chip 11n AR6003 family.

According to Athenros, this tiny new chip, currently the smallest WLAN chip on the market, measuring just a 5mm x 5mm, combines both the energy efficiency of Atheros' ROCm technology and the faster 802.11n WLAN performance. As a result, it offers up to 85Mbps of actual throughput speed in the 5GHz band and 48Mbps in the 2.4Ghz band.
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How to run Quake III and HD videos on a Netbook

Most Netbooks are unable to render high-definition videos, not to mention run 3D games. In fact, the standard Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics chipset can barely handle Flash-heavy Web sites.

However, it's beginning to seem like the limitation is not on the hardware, but the drivers.
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Choiix 3-in-1 notebook stand

Laptop stands are a dime a dozen. In fact, most of them are little more than pieces of plastic that prop the notebook up to improve air circulation. Fortunately, the Choiix Air Through Stash Notebook Cooling Pad does more than that.
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Dell unveils rugged tablet PC

Dell unveiled a 12.1-inch rugged convertible tablet PC, the Latitude XT2 XFR, the first multitouch tablet PC that can withstand ballistic shock, extreme temperatures, dust, sand and moisture.

The Latitude XT2 XFR joins the fully-rugged Latitude E6400 XFR and the semi-rugged Latitude E6400 ATG laptops in Dell’s extreme computing family.
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Lenovo Netbook gets a makeover, scares off males

Design, design, design. With almost all Netbooks sporting the same, tired Atom chipset, vendors have turned to distinct covers to attract attention. Lenovo has recently revamped its IdeaPad S10-2 with a range of five new artworks that will probably appeal to the ladies.
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