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Get Windows 8 cheap if you buy a new computer this summer If you buy a new computer now, Bill Gates' mates will give you a tasty discount on Windows 8 when it arrives later this year. crave.cnet.co.uk
Pixel Qi's Mary Lou Jepsen focused on the screen Mary Lou Jepsen was one of the pioneering minds behind One Laptop per Child, the project to produce cheap laptops for children in developing countries. Since then, Jepsen has moved on to start San Bruno's Pixel Qi,... www.sfgate.com
New Supercomputer Giveaway for Top Science Ideas Huge supercomputers can do everything from simulating the universe's Big Bang to modeling how the human brain works — if universities or labs can afford the expensive room-size computing clusters costing tens of millions of dollars. A new contest offers researchers the chance to win a supercomputer core by explaining what they would do with the computing power equivalent to 20,000 laptops. news.yahoo.com
Asus G75VW-AS71 (Core i7-3610QM) Editor's Rating: User Rating: Good: The Asus G75VW-AS71 has a cutting-edge processor, a new Nvidia GPU, a slightly thinned-down body, a matte antiglare screen, and faster ports and connections than its predecessor, including tons of USB 3.0 ports and Thunderbolt. Bad: This laptop’s still not cheap: it may not be $2,000, but it’s far more expensive than the average laptop. And, let’s face it ... reviews.cnet.com
Get a 500GB portable USB 3.0 hard drive for $79 Finally, a drive that can take advantage of that lonely USB 3.0 port on your new laptop. This slim, speedy Seagate is perfect for backups. news.cnet.com
Extreme BYOD: When consumer tech goes to unexpected places If there's one phrase I associate with the future, it's control panels. You know, the gleaming, custom built set of controls that provide a direct interface to the advanced machines that we use in our every day lives, here in the futuristic world of the 21st century. rss.feedsportal.com
Lenovo Announces Their 3rd Generation Intel Core Laptop Updates It’s been a couple weeks since Intel officially unveiled Ivy Bridge, and we continue to see plenty of product announcements from the major OEMs. Yesterday, while we were busy writing about AMD’s Trinity APU , Lenovo fired off a barrage of new mobile devices. Whether you’re looking for laptops, notebooks, tablets, or ultrabooks, chances are Lenovo has a new product for your consideration. Gallery ... www.anandtech.com
Ordissimo brings the world's 'simplest' Linux laptops to the UK French firm Ordissimo is bringing “the world’s simplest laptop” to the UK, a small family of Linux-based laptops aimed at population of holdouts who find conventional PCs and the online world that comes with it too complex to bother with. rss.feedsportal.com
Kodak says Apple attempting to buy patents 'on the cheap' Kodak has accused Apple of trying to knock down the value of its patents so that it can buy them for less than their worth. Bankrupt Kodak claims its patents are worth $2.6 billion. rss.feedsportal.com
Dell says XPS 13 ultrabook exceeds sales expectations Dell's first ultrabook is off to a strong start, offering some hope for the new class of skinny laptops. news.cnet.com
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