Nvidia Joins "One Netbook per Geek" Race

Some computer-centric companies concerned with pulling 3rd World areas into the 21st century computer culture have been active in producing miniature computers that are cheap yet functional in order to help connect the have nots to the haves, at least technically. We've all...

PCs, cellphones, now hotels : Cuba relaxes rules

"Entering a luxury hotel, checking in and making the most of all the facilities and services it offers - what seems like a normal option in many countries has caused a stir in Cuba.Since midnight Monday, following a prohibition lasting over a decade, Cubans may now lodge in...

Digital Bollywood Coming to Mobile Phones

It's hard to imagine watching a sweeping, epic Bollywood film squished down to fit a tiny mobile phone-sized screen, but with a potential audience of 233 million mobile phone users, it's obviously worth...

HP to Release Compaq 6820s, 6720s and 6520s Notebook PCs with Penryn

"HP 17.1"Compaq 6820s, 15.4" Compaq 6720s and 14.1" Compaq 6520s notebook PCs are based on Intel Santa Rosa Refresh platform and are powered by fast clocking Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.50GHz (45nm) processors, up to 4GB of RAM Memory, DVD burner and ATI Mobility Radeon X1350...

Macedonia Goes Open-Source in Schools

A wise move: by choosing open-source, Macedonia is ensuring that its students get a scalable computing experience that isn't beholden to a single company's software (and therefore shortcomings/proprietary...

PCs being pushed aside in Japan

"The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles, and digital video recorders with terabytes of...

Virus Alert: You Tube Email virus

Hackers "Storm Botnet" are up to no good."San Francisco - A new email urging recipients to watch a video of themselves on YouTube actually directs them to a fake site that infects their computers and turns them...

Sprint Dumps Customers:"It's Not You, It's Us" (AP)

Sprint Nextel, one of the USA's largest mobile phone service providers, has unilaterally terminated the contracts of roughly 1000 subscribers who had logged frequent calls to the customer service hotline. As...

US Nuclear Security Agency Lost 20 PCs

No, it's not the plot of 24, but something I read this morning: The NNSA (National Nuclear Security Agency) can't find twenty of its computers; more than half of these machines were used to deal with sensitive info. You would be correct if you recall this sort of thing...

Dell to Sell Linux PCs

"After collecting some 1,800 new product and service ideas from IT users and customers using an online "suggestion box," Dell Inc. has announced that it's taking the user suggestions seriously and will soon debut...

Smaller Is Better, Say Makers Of Ultraportable PCs. OQO, Samsung, Sony, & Oth...

"If you're itching to upgrade to Windows Vista, the new Microsoft operating system to be launched Monday, January 29, chances are you'll need a new computer, given Vista's hefty hardware requirements. And when you think about spending $1,000 or more on that computer, chances...

Free Ringtone Downloads Compatible With Sprint Pcs

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A tale of “active” and “inactive” bananas or how NOT to do 5S

Many in the media this morning have reported the story of the benefits office in Newcastle, whose staff have been told to mark locations on their desks with ‘black tape’ as part of a £7.4 million Lean...

Downloadable Ringtones For Sprint Pcs

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Half of American Business PCs Can't Run Vista

"About half of the average business PCs in North America are unable to meet the minimum requirements for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, while 94 percent do not meet the system requirements for Vista...

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