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Laptop FAIL: 31% in 3 years, anyway
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-11-20 19:42:34
A study by third-party warranty provider SquareTrade has found that nearly one out of three laptops fail in the first three years, though a third of that total is due to accidents. Overall, Asus laptops have the fewest malfunctions, and HPs have the most.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-11-20 19:42:34
A study by third-party warranty provider SquareTrade has found that nearly one out of three laptops fail in the first three years, though a third of that total is due to accidents. Overall, Asus laptops have the fewest malfunctions, and HPs have the most.
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PC sales growing again - Apple beats the industry
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-15 17:55:42
Industry analysts are predicting Apple is about report higher quarterly sales than previously expected, usefully beating the industry average. But at least the rest of the industry is growing again.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-15 17:55:42
Industry analysts are predicting Apple is about report higher quarterly sales than previously expected, usefully beating the industry average. But at least the rest of the industry is growing again.
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Windows Mobile 6.5 arriving on October 6
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-09-01 18:09:41
Microsoft and its partners will roll out mobile phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 6. Telstra is one of the participating carriers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-09-01 18:09:41
Microsoft and its partners will roll out mobile phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 6. Telstra is one of the participating carriers.
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Telstra to offer Acer netbooks & laptop with embedded 3G modems
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-09 15:53:21
Telstra has struck a deal with Acer under which it will sell two Aspire One 10 inch (25cm) Netbooks and the 14 inch Aspire 4810T Timeline notebook computer with embedded HSPA modems.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-09 15:53:21
Telstra has struck a deal with Acer under which it will sell two Aspire One 10 inch (25cm) Netbooks and the 14 inch Aspire 4810T Timeline notebook computer with embedded HSPA modems.
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Initial Google Chrome OS partners revealed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-07-09 02:40:05
Google has revealed a partial list of hardware and software companies that it is working with to support Google Chrome OS.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-07-09 02:40:05
Google has revealed a partial list of hardware and software companies that it is working with to support Google Chrome OS.
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The netbook belongs to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-29 03:42:18
Why do Microsoft and vendors like ASUS continue to push the line that Microsoft Windows is the ultimate operating system for the diminutive ultraportable netbook market? The Windows 7 plan for netbooks is fraught with limitation and burdens. It's time to bring back the penguin.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-29 03:42:18
Why do Microsoft and vendors like ASUS continue to push the line that Microsoft Windows is the ultimate operating system for the diminutive ultraportable netbook market? The Windows 7 plan for netbooks is fraught with limitation and burdens. It's time to bring back the penguin.
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Australian PC market slumps, but notebook sales on the up
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 04:59:16
The Australian client PC market has declined in a tight economic environment, but in more encouraging news for vendors, growth in the notebook market is expected to continue, pushed up by new, light and thin notebooks.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 04:59:16
The Australian client PC market has declined in a tight economic environment, but in more encouraging news for vendors, growth in the notebook market is expected to continue, pushed up by new, light and thin notebooks.
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Market share decline drives Dell to the shopfront
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 05:34:35
Dell is working feverishly towards halting its declining market position by moving away from the pure online retail sales model to bricks and mortar outlets, with most of this year’s store expansion in China, and the addition of more stores in Europe, Latin America and other parts of the Asia Pacific region.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 05:34:35
Dell is working feverishly towards halting its declining market position by moving away from the pure online retail sales model to bricks and mortar outlets, with most of this year’s store expansion in China, and the addition of more stores in Europe, Latin America and other parts of the Asia Pacific region.
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Acer will add Windows to Android netbook
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-06-05 14:04:13
The Google Android-running netbooks announced by Acer early this week reportedly will ship with Windows installed as well.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-06-05 14:04:13
The Google Android-running netbooks announced by Acer early this week reportedly will ship with Windows installed as well.
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Australian server market suffers worst crash in history!
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-06-03 01:12:39
Just days after an announcement server sales have crashed elsewhere in the world during the first quarter, the Australian server market has followed suit, suffering its worst decline on record. The contraction, outlined in a new report from IDC was nothing short of breath-taking, completely erasing five years of growth.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-06-03 01:12:39
Just days after an announcement server sales have crashed elsewhere in the world during the first quarter, the Australian server market has followed suit, suffering its worst decline on record. The contraction, outlined in a new report from IDC was nothing short of breath-taking, completely erasing five years of growth.
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Adobe finds hardware helpers for Flash
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-06-02 20:24:00
Adobe is working with its hardware partners to improve Flash performance on lower-end hardware.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-06-02 20:24:00
Adobe is working with its hardware partners to improve Flash performance on lower-end hardware.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on an entry-level netbook
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Windows 7 on an entry level netbook: first look
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-05-04 06:47:02
You've read all about Windows 7RC, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-05-04 06:47:02
You've read all about Windows 7RC, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook.
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Desktop Linux great white hope hits the canvas
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 00:51:11
At the beginning of 2008, the landmark Eee PC netbook running Xandros Linux left an unprepared red faced Microsoft with 0% share of a burgeoning new market. Nine months later, thanks to a resurrected Windows XP, Microsoft had 70% of the netbook space. Six months on and recent reports suggest that Linux on netbooks is down to single digits and heading south. True or false?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 00:51:11
At the beginning of 2008, the landmark Eee PC netbook running Xandros Linux left an unprepared red faced Microsoft with 0% share of a burgeoning new market. Nine months later, thanks to a resurrected Windows XP, Microsoft had 70% of the netbook space. Six months on and recent reports suggest that Linux on netbooks is down to single digits and heading south. True or false?
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Are Linux netbooks becoming extinct?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 07:38:28
The netbook ought to have been the domain of Linux. It certainly started that way, with the inaugural 7" ASUS Eee Linux PC sporting Xandros. Then Windows XP came back into vogue and the vendors backed away. Both ASUS and Dell confirmed today that Linux features little in their future plans.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 07:38:28
The netbook ought to have been the domain of Linux. It certainly started that way, with the inaugural 7" ASUS Eee Linux PC sporting Xandros. Then Windows XP came back into vogue and the vendors backed away. Both ASUS and Dell confirmed today that Linux features little in their future plans.
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HP out front in PC market, consumer shipments ahead of expectations
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 08:40:37
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 08:40:37
Stories abound day in day out on the damage the global economic crisis is doing to all industries and many businesses, but there’s a new report just out revealing that PC demand has remained relatively resilient in the face of this downturn compared to the last.
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Enquiring minds want to know - why no Linux for NSW high school laptops?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-05 06:17:10
It comes as both a surprise and not a surprise that the New South Wales (NSW) state government chose a "safe bet" of Lenovo and Microsoft to supply many thousands of taxpayer-funded laptops to secondary school students. Was Linux ever on the short list?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-04-05 06:17:10
It comes as both a surprise and not a surprise that the New South Wales (NSW) state government chose a "safe bet" of Lenovo and Microsoft to supply many thousands of taxpayer-funded laptops to secondary school students. Was Linux ever on the short list?
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The Linux killer 10 inch netbook
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-08 22:09:24
The release of the very nice Asus Eee PC 1000HE signals a turning point in the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not like. It looks like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for consumers and that sweet spot includes Windows but not Linux.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-08 22:09:24
The release of the very nice Asus Eee PC 1000HE signals a turning point in the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not like. It looks like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for consumers and that sweet spot includes Windows but not Linux.
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Apple still tops for customer satisfaction
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 22:20:38
Once again, Apple has come out on top in a customer satisfaction survey, leaving other big brands in the dust. The same research company also has some interesting findings about consumer purchasing plans.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 22:20:38
Once again, Apple has come out on top in a customer satisfaction survey, leaving other big brands in the dust. The same research company also has some interesting findings about consumer purchasing plans.
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OLPC days numbered as recession bites
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-12 17:01:53
The One Laptop Per Child organisation (OLPC), looks to have conceded that its "$100 laptop" has been a gigantic lapflop as the global recession bites deeper. Recent reports indicate that OLPC has suffered a massive sales downturn of its XO computer, resulting in equally massive staff layoffs and budget slashing.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-12 17:01:53
The One Laptop Per Child organisation (OLPC), looks to have conceded that its "$100 laptop" has been a gigantic lapflop as the global recession bites deeper. Recent reports indicate that OLPC has suffered a massive sales downturn of its XO computer, resulting in equally massive staff layoffs and budget slashing.
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