Archive: Computing News
Lenovo Lets Users Disable Notebooks via SMS
Tuesday, November 25th @ 10:30am PST
Lenovo has announced plans for a new service that will let users render notebook PCs useless via a single text message command.
Google Wants Chrome To Come With New PCs
Tuesday, November 25th @ 4:00am PST
Google is looking to start doing deals that will see its Chrome browser come pre-installed on new PCs — and it could well happen.
Laptop Cool Table Sports USB Fans
Monday, November 24th @ 11:00am PST
If your notebook computer is too hot to use on your lap, the Laptop Cool Table not only lifts it up, but offers two USB-powered fans to keep it - and you - from overheating.
Final Judgement: SCO Owes Novell $2.5 Mln
Monday, November 24th @ 9:30am PST
In what (we hope!) will be the final word on SCO's dolorous infringement case over Unix, SCO must pay Novell more than $2.54 million...plus interest.
IBM Building Brain-Like Computer
Monday, November 24th @ 7:00am PST
IBM is to lead a government-funded project to build a computer that mimics the complexity of a cat's brain.
New Mac OS X Malware Found
Monday, November 24th @ 6:00am PST
Two new pieces of malware aimed at the Mac OS X surfaced last week, although only one of them presents any real danger.
IE8 Now Due In 2009
Monday, November 24th @ 4:00am PST
Microsoft won't meet its goal of releasing the new Internet Explorer 8 browser this year as it goes for another round of testing.
Dell Minis Get New Case Designs
Friday, November 21st @ 11:30am PST
Dell has rolled out eye-catching new cases for the Mini 9 and Mini 12 notebooks, including images from urban artist Tristan Eaton.
Asus Trims Eee 1002HA with Brushed Aluminum
Friday, November 21st @ 8:15am PST
The latest U.S. addition to the Eee line takes stylistic cues from the elite S101, but keeps price under $500.
Europeana Gets 10m Hits In An Hour
Friday, November 21st @ 7:00am PST
A new European project offering digital books, artwork, maps, objects and more has proved so popular on its release that it's crashed the servers.
Guns N' Roses, McCartney Go MySpace
Friday, November 21st @ 6:00am PST
Both Guns N' Roses and Paul McCartney have opted to debut their new albums on MySpace, before they're available to buy online or in stores.
Google Launches SearchWiki
Friday, November 21st @ 5:00am PST
Google has launched a new tool that allows users to move personal search results up and down the rankings or even delete them.
Yahoo And AOL Back On Again?
Friday, November 21st @ 4:00am PST
Reports say that Yahoo and AOL have revived the talks that first happened in March.
Samsung Now Producing 256 GB SSDs
Thursday, November 20th @ 11:10am PST
Samsung has started rolling out its 256 GB solid-state drives, meaning they should start appearing in notebook and desktop PCs soon.
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