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Matsushita Fully Adopts Panasonic Name Worldwide
October 2, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Michael Brown
Matsushita Electric Industrial is celebrating its 90th anniversary by changing its name. Never heard of Matsushita? That explains why the company is switching its corporate identity to match one of its biggest brands: Panasonic. Read more
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Private Company Sends Rocket Into Space
September 30, 2008
on Miscellaneous
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Jane McEntegart
This past weekend the world witnessed the successful launch of a rocket and for the first time in history, it wasn’t the result of an entire country’s efforts to send a shuttle into orbit. Read more
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Google Puts $10 million on the Table for Good Ideas
September 25, 2008
on Miscellaneous
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Jane McEntegart
Google said Wednesday that the company would be offering millions for ideas that could change the world or help a significant amount of people. Read more
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HP to Consumers: Reach Out and Touch Me
September 16, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Michael Brown
HP today announced two new models in its TouchSmart line of all-in-one PCs. The IQ800 series features a massive 25.5-inch touch screen display (native resolution 1920x1200) and a slot-fed Blu-ray drive. Read more
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New MacBooks Now Shipping; Available Soon
September 16, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Steve Seguin
Apple has apparently begun shipping its next-generation of MacBooks, with availability in the coming weeks Read more
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Peru First Country to Offer Windows on OLPC Machines
September 16, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Jane McEntegart
The One Laptop Per Child foundation has announced that Peru will be the first country to try the Windows XP version of the XO Laptop, previously only available with a Linux-based OS. Read more
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Lenovo Cuts Linux From Web Sales
September 12, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Jane McEntegart
It seems Lenovo has decided to stop selling Linux loaded machines online and instead will only sell PCs and notebooks pre-loaded with Linux through its channel organizations. Read more
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Microsoft Says It Has World's Most Advanced Mouse
September 10, 2008
on Mice and Keyboards
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Steve Seguin
Microsoft's new BlueTrack mouse technology promises to take mice where no mouse has worked before Read more
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Google Reduces IP Retention Period to 9 Months
September 9, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
Google announced today that it will divide the amount of time before it anonymizes users’ data in half, meaning your search data will now only be associated with your IP address for nine months before being made anonymous. Read more
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FBI and CIA Jump on Board the Social Networking Bandwagon
September 8, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
What would happen if the FBI launched it’s own MySpace? Well, we’re about to find out. Read more
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Google Turns Ten Years Old
September 8, 2008
on Miscellaneous
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Jane McEntegart
It’s been a long and successful decade for Google, which turned 10 years old this weekend. Read more
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IFA 2008 - Lego Bricks with 4GB Storage Capacity
September 5, 2008
on Storage
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Frank Voelkel
Australian company ZipZip is offering USB thumb drives that look like Lego bricks. It has undoubtedly captured the attention of the IFA audience, as the crowd at their booth proved. Now you can save your documents and childhood memories at the same time! Read more
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Commodore Announces Cheap and Cheerful Netbook
September 2, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Jane McEntegart
Commodore International, the company that brought us the Commodore 64 has announced that it too will be jumping on the netbook bandwagon along with the rest of the world. Read more
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Why Google Will Still Support Firefox Even With Chrome
September 2, 2008
on Networking
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Jane McEntegart
Analysis: Google's Chrome to encourage innovation through competition Read more
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IFA 2008 - Shuttle's D10 Barebone with 7-inch Touchscreen
September 1, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Frank Voelkel
Shuttle, inventor if the SFF PC, has been selling its square-fronted barebones for years. At this year’s IFA, the Taiwanese company showed its D10 barebone with an integrated 7” touchscreen. Read more