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Photo The company's lightest ever mini-laptop (shown above) was also on show at the launch. October saw silicon.com cast its eye over the top iPhone apps for business. Shown above is the Skype app which allows users to make... [12 Nov 2009]
Nicholas Negroponte
AS Profile Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the XO - the device formerly known as the $100 laptop - makes his third appearance on the Agenda Setters list. While his own agenda of bringing better education to the... [30 Sep 2009]
Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?
News The company now has several touch models, including both desktop and laptop machines. There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support for touch input. [02 Jul 2009]
O2 gets into bed with BT wi-fi
News In addition, Connection Manager now enables people to copy their laptop's existing wi-fi profiles into the software during its initial installation. O2 has upgraded the wi-fi connection software for its mobile-broadband... [29 Jun 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Netbooks
Cheat Sheet Well, I'm assuming you've heard of the XO laptop - or '$100 laptop' - from the One Laptop Per Child initiative? Analysts reckon that by 2010 they'll account for 12 per... [08 May 2009]
D-Link Wireless Networking Turns Wired for Coffee Into a Southern California Wireless Coffee Haven
White Paper Golden initially offered free access to the Internet through several telephone lines that provided dial-up Internet access for the many laptop computers that made their way into the café day-to-day; however, the... [03 Apr 2009]
Minority Report: New iPhone this summer?
Comment Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Everyone wants to know what new products Apple has in store for us. [24 Mar 2009]
Minority Report: Two good reasons Apple doesn't make a netbook
Comment Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel So why hasn't Apple jumped on the netbook bandwagon? [04 Mar 2009]
£10m deal gives London hospitals new bedside manner
News When the doctor or nurse comes to the bedside, at the moment we have mobile clinical assistant devices - laptop type things. University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust could be set to introduce... [27 Feb 2009]
Photos: Macs through the ages
Photo Apple's first attempt at a laptop was not a commercial success but it is noteworthy for its historical significance to the company. This colourful design, clearly inspired by the original iMac, was Apple's consumer... [22 Jan 2009]
OLPC's workforce slashed by 50 per cent
News The One Laptop Per Child project announced Wednesday that it is slashing its workforce by 50 per cent, reducing salaries for the remaining staff, and restructuring its operations. Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the... [08 Jan 2009]
Photos: Top 10 presents for a CIO this Christmas
Photo Laptop bag with a twist: This is not just any old laptop bag, this is the Voltaic Messenger laptop bag. XO x 2: Continuing the charity theme, why not give the CIO in your life one of... [28 Nov 2008]
Europe gets OLPC's Give One Get One $100 laptops
News One Laptop per Child's Give One, Get One scheme is to come to Europe. Under the G1G1 scheme, people will be able to purchase an XO laptop, the price of which will also buy and send an XO to a child in a... [13 Nov 2008]
Orange offers embedded 3G Eee PC
News Orange UK is to offer Asus Eee PCs with embedded 3G as part of its 'connected laptop' mobile broadband tariffs. The mobile operator launched the offering back in July - with consumer and business laptop... [07 Nov 2008]
Apple chasing budget buyers with MacBook newbies
News The screen stays at 13.3 inches but gets LED backlighting and a piece of glass that runs from edge to edge of the laptop. The 17-inch model gives you the choice of a glossy or matte finish on the display; the new 15-inch... [15 Oct 2008]
