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Can India Really Intro a $10 (or Even $20) Laptop?

Michael Santo — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:54:05 -0600

While the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program's XO-1 (pictured) has failed to meet its goal of a $100 laptop, India is set to unveil a prototype of the RS500, in Tirupati on February 3rd when the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Techology is launched.

No-Degrade Laptop Batteries to Be Offered by HP

Michael Santo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:13:14 -0600

Exploding Li-ion batteries aside, one other problem with such batteries is the eventual degradation of their performance. No matter what anyone tells you, the performance of such batteries drops over time. On Wednesday Hewlett-Packard and Boston-Power announced an upcoming option for HP laptops: a battery designed to last for at least three years without performance degradation.

Compaq Presario CQ50-139WM, $298 at Wal-Mart

Michael Santo — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:23:07 -0600

Wal-Mart's been advertising this Saturday Special for a few days, and the special is limited to today, November 8th, while supplies last. The deal sounds attractive, a Compaq Presario CQ50-139WM laptop, 15.4" screen, 160 GB HD, 2 GB RAM for $298. However, nowhere can I find detailed specs on the laptop, which annoys me.

Mobility Wins! Laptop Sales Finally Exceed Desktops

Michael Santo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:08:23 -0500

According to to a preliminary report from IDC's U.S. Quarterly PC Tracker, in the 3rd quarter of 2008, notebook sales surpassed desktop sales for the first time ever. Personally, I've been buying nothing but laptops for the past 4 years; the portability and ability to still buy a powerful (though pricey) machine lured me in.

MacBook Air Brings Many Innovations In Little Space

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:40:03 -0600

Dell And Tesco Announce European Retail Agreement

harminka — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:36:49 -0600

Dell and Tesco announced the availability of Dell notebook and desktop computers in Tesco, a premier international retailer with operations in Europe and Asia.