Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Portable Computers

More About Portable Computers

Those Tricky Fingerprint Scanners on a Laptop

These readers let you replace a typed password with a finger swipe across a sensor, but they can be finicky.

Sony Offers a Fix to Prevent Vaio Laptops’ Overheating

The company said it had received 39 reports from users complaining about heat and distortion of the shape of their computers.

Cloud Computing a Threat, and Opportunity, for Taiwan’s PC Makers

The country’s high-technology manufacturers may have to find a new business model if the promise of cloud computing is realized.

Ultrathin Laptops Offer Affordable Power and Ease

Thinner, lighter minis have the functionality of big laptops, but at a lower price.

Two Billion Laptops? It May Not Be Enough

The One Laptop Per Child program has an ambitious goal. But can technology offer complete answers to problems of the developing world?

PC Sales Are on Course for Big Increase in 2010

After Intel’s positive first-quarter results, analysts say the PC market could grow by as much as 25 percent this year.

Doing the iPad Math: Utility + Price + Desire

For all the exuberance surrounding Apple’s new iPad, many consumers do not understand the device’s purpose, and some say they don’t need yet another gadget.

Turning Tapes Into Discs

What do you need to convert old VHS tapes to DVD on a laptop?

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