items tagged with Notebooks
Telstra tilts for tech in tradies' trucks
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-18 02:58:12
Tradespeople and other mobile workers aren't renowned for treating gadgets with kid gloves. So why not give them technology that was designed to be rugged enough for the military?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-18 02:58:12
Tradespeople and other mobile workers aren't renowned for treating gadgets with kid gloves. So why not give them technology that was designed to be rugged enough for the military?
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Gadget electricity costs: a high or low bill is your “CHOICE”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-04 01:20:24
Wow, leaving your Playstation 3 on 24x7 for a year and not even using it could cost AUD $250 in electricity alone – was your mother right when she said to turn things off at the wall?!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-04 01:20:24
Wow, leaving your Playstation 3 on 24x7 for a year and not even using it could cost AUD $250 in electricity alone – was your mother right when she said to turn things off at the wall?!
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Intel releasing Centrino 2 a month late citing technical problems
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-05-27 23:23:48
Intel's much anticipated next generation wireless laptop platform Centrino 2 has had its release pushed back by more than a month because of technical issues. The new release date is now the first week of August and Intel has put its PR division into issues management mode to explain the reasons for the delay.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-05-27 23:23:48
Intel's much anticipated next generation wireless laptop platform Centrino 2 has had its release pushed back by more than a month because of technical issues. The new release date is now the first week of August and Intel has put its PR division into issues management mode to explain the reasons for the delay.
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More Next G notebooks, from Toshiba
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-26 15:36:56
Toshiba has introduced three new laptop computers with embedded HSPA modems preconfigured to work on Telstra's Next G network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-26 15:36:56
Toshiba has introduced three new laptop computers with embedded HSPA modems preconfigured to work on Telstra's Next G network.
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HP Mini-Note plays right tune but misses beat with Vista: review
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-26 07:11:30
For those of you waiting to get your hands on Hewlett-Packard's new budget priced sub-notebook, the HP 2133 Mini-Note, it is one hell of a little computer. However, laden as it is with Vista, the tune it wants to play is a little off key.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-26 07:11:30
For those of you waiting to get your hands on Hewlett-Packard's new budget priced sub-notebook, the HP 2133 Mini-Note, it is one hell of a little computer. However, laden as it is with Vista, the tune it wants to play is a little off key.
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Asus Eee PC desktop coming at Computex Taiwan?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-25 08:04:48
The Asus Eee PC in subnotebook format has been the hit portable computer of the year, with the recent 900 series upgrade only brightening the Asus star. Now word comes that an Eee desktop – with the same Linux OS – will be launched at Computex and on sale later this year.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-25 08:04:48
The Asus Eee PC in subnotebook format has been the hit portable computer of the year, with the recent 900 series upgrade only brightening the Asus star. Now word comes that an Eee desktop – with the same Linux OS – will be launched at Computex and on sale later this year.
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A $0 laptop is not free and never will be!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 03:40:16
Telstra’s $0 upfront laptop has generated much debate over whether the deal is a good one or not, but anything that locks you into a multi-year contract with technology that gets rapidly out of date is usually best avoided.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 03:40:16
Telstra’s $0 upfront laptop has generated much debate over whether the deal is a good one or not, but anything that locks you into a multi-year contract with technology that gets rapidly out of date is usually best avoided.
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News flash! A laptop is not a mobile phone
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-22 05:08:57
This may come as a shock to Australia's dominant telco Telstra or any other carrier that tries to sell a laptop the same way they sell mobile phones. It can't be done and there's any number of reasons why.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-22 05:08:57
This may come as a shock to Australia's dominant telco Telstra or any other carrier that tries to sell a laptop the same way they sell mobile phones. It can't be done and there's any number of reasons why.
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The promise of two screens for less than half price
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-21 07:17:43
One would think that the troubled One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization would have pulled back from making outlandish claims after failing by a long shot to deliver the fabled $100 laptop to the underprivileged children of the third world. Obviously, the rule at OLPC is when at first you don't succeed set an even more outlandish target - $75 for a dual screen laptop.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-21 07:17:43
One would think that the troubled One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization would have pulled back from making outlandish claims after failing by a long shot to deliver the fabled $100 laptop to the underprivileged children of the third world. Obviously, the rule at OLPC is when at first you don't succeed set an even more outlandish target - $75 for a dual screen laptop.
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Telstra’s $0 laptop with mobile broadband: ho-hum or yee-hah?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-20 23:44:06
Anyone with an ABN (Australian Business Number), i.e. a business owner, can now go to selected retailers to take advantage of a “$0 upfront” laptop with 1GB of Next G mobile broadband per month, for AUD $99 per month. Is it really a good deal, or could you do better by yourself?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-20 23:44:06
Anyone with an ABN (Australian Business Number), i.e. a business owner, can now go to selected retailers to take advantage of a “$0 upfront” laptop with 1GB of Next G mobile broadband per month, for AUD $99 per month. Is it really a good deal, or could you do better by yourself?
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Walter Bender hopes all will be sweet… with Sugar
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-19 01:59:36
The man who once was the president of OLPC, the initiative to provide “one laptop per child” to some of the world’s poorest and digitally divided children, has joined Sugar Labs. Why? To do what Nicholas Negroponte won’t – providing open source opportunities for learning, instead of being just another laptop seller.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-19 01:59:36
The man who once was the president of OLPC, the initiative to provide “one laptop per child” to some of the world’s poorest and digitally divided children, has joined Sugar Labs. Why? To do what Nicholas Negroponte won’t – providing open source opportunities for learning, instead of being just another laptop seller.
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HSPA heaven and GPS goodness from Ericsson and Dell
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 19:27:20
The trend towards building HSPA modems directly into laptops goes into overdrive as Ericsson launches a new HSPA and GPS equipped notebook module, with Dell the latest major international customer, after Lenovo earlier this year. Who needs dongles and cards, when built-in is better?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 19:27:20
The trend towards building HSPA modems directly into laptops goes into overdrive as Ericsson launches a new HSPA and GPS equipped notebook module, with Dell the latest major international customer, after Lenovo earlier this year. Who needs dongles and cards, when built-in is better?
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Asus multi-touch mouse gives you room to zoom
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-14 22:09:51
I’ve just been having a play with the new Asus Eee PC 900 series, loaded up with Linux and 20 glorious gigabytes of space, that much nicer screen, a rather nifty multi-touch trackpad and that same ol’ keyboard. But this time, I liked it much more!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-14 22:09:51
I’ve just been having a play with the new Asus Eee PC 900 series, loaded up with Linux and 20 glorious gigabytes of space, that much nicer screen, a rather nifty multi-touch trackpad and that same ol’ keyboard. But this time, I liked it much more!
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Asus Eee PC 900 is a ripper not a rip-off: review
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-14 02:47:54
You know how those stories start: I started writing this review on my loaner Eee PC 900 but...well this is not going to be one of those. The Asus Eee PC 900 is, as the Scots might say, a wee ripper. But is it worth the money?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-14 02:47:54
You know how those stories start: I started writing this review on my loaner Eee PC 900 but...well this is not going to be one of those. The Asus Eee PC 900 is, as the Scots might say, a wee ripper. But is it worth the money?
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Asus Eee PC 900 set to square off against HP Mini-Note PC
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-12 20:44:37
Not yet available but due in stores by the end of May, the new Asus Eee PC 900 series is the most anticipated computer of the year, with more storage, more memory and a bigger screen in both Windows XP and Linux models. Clearly destined to be another major hit for Asus, the Eee PC 900 faces real competition this time in the new HP Mini-Note – will both be winners?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-12 20:44:37
Not yet available but due in stores by the end of May, the new Asus Eee PC 900 series is the most anticipated computer of the year, with more storage, more memory and a bigger screen in both Windows XP and Linux models. Clearly destined to be another major hit for Asus, the Eee PC 900 faces real competition this time in the new HP Mini-Note – will both be winners?
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$50 more for Linux Eee PC 900 – what gives Asus?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-09 01:43:09
And there we were believing that we could trust a vendor like Asus. The line they’ve spun to journalists in Australia about the Linux Asus Eee PC 900 being $50 more than the Windows version because it has more storage is a load of bull. Overseas, both models are the same price!
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-09 01:43:09
And there we were believing that we could trust a vendor like Asus. The line they’ve spun to journalists in Australia about the Linux Asus Eee PC 900 being $50 more than the Windows version because it has more storage is a load of bull. Overseas, both models are the same price!
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OLPC Australia: XO targeting education and definitely NO Windows
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-08 22:14:03
It has been known for months that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, originally conceived by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, is opening an independent endorsed office in Australia. Now that the news has gone mainstream, questions arise as to why? In an interview with iTWire, OLPC Australia board director Jeff Waugh provides some answers and says why Microsoft Windows has no role.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-08 22:14:03
It has been known for months that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, originally conceived by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, is opening an independent endorsed office in Australia. Now that the news has gone mainstream, questions arise as to why? In an interview with iTWire, OLPC Australia board director Jeff Waugh provides some answers and says why Microsoft Windows has no role.
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Game changing Eee PC 900 to make Australian debut end of May
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-08 05:56:04
OK, the affordable sub-notebook charge has begun in Australia. Last month, the HP Mininote, sporting a 8.9 inch screen, a usable keyboard and a sturdy aluminium case hit our shores for $899. At the end of this month, Asustek will start selling the big brother to its Eee PC, the Eee PC 900 and priced at just $599 with some interesting new features, it could take off like a rocket.
Read More About Game Changing Eee PC 900 To Make Australian Debut End Of May...
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-05-08 05:56:04
OK, the affordable sub-notebook charge has begun in Australia. Last month, the HP Mininote, sporting a 8.9 inch screen, a usable keyboard and a sturdy aluminium case hit our shores for $899. At the end of this month, Asustek will start selling the big brother to its Eee PC, the Eee PC 900 and priced at just $599 with some interesting new features, it could take off like a rocket.
Read More About Game Changing Eee PC 900 To Make Australian Debut End Of May...
5th of May is D-Day for Officeworks and Dell
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-30 23:53:24
The day Dell really goes retail down under is the 5th of May, in partnership with Officeworks, and while they’ll be the only partner for now, the deal is not exclusive. It also follows similar moves in the US, Europe and China, seeing Dell go direct to retail, while still selling directly online. Will retail sit well with Dell?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-30 23:53:24
The day Dell really goes retail down under is the 5th of May, in partnership with Officeworks, and while they’ll be the only partner for now, the deal is not exclusive. It also follows similar moves in the US, Europe and China, seeing Dell go direct to retail, while still selling directly online. Will retail sit well with Dell?
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ASG gets another government gig
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2008-04-29 21:21:28
ASG Group has won a contract to provide managed services to a federal government department.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2008-04-29 21:21:28
ASG Group has won a contract to provide managed services to a federal government department.
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