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RSS laptopsDell announces Linux-run desktops
News Open source operating system (OS), Linux, took a step on to the corporate desktop with news that Dell in the US is offering the free software on its Dimension desktops from October, and on Inspiron laptops by the end of... [10 Aug 1999]
Vodafone takes to the sky
News Passengers can also link up their laptops to the system. Vodafone has concluded a deal with Skyphone to allow its customers to make phone calls from mid-air. Vodafone customers will not use their own phones but will get... [09 Aug 1999]
The end of client/server as we know it?
Comment More companies are opening up their data to customers; more are gearing up their mobile workers with laptops and PDAs. Back in the mid-90s, client/server was the 'paradigm' of the moment, and the PC was at its heart. [22 Jul 1999]
Comet hits Paisley with high-tech store
News They will sell an expanded inventory including 20 PCs and eight laptops, along with peripherals and software. Electrical retailer, Comet, is to open a US-style 'destination store' in Scotland. The shop, located in... [19 Jul 1999]
Dell and Acer strike a deal
News The move follows Dell's $8bn agreement to buy hard drives, chips, networking and display technology from IBM for use in their servers, desktops and laptops. Dell Computer and Acer Group have agreed a which will see the... [14 Jul 1999]
Supercomputers, up, up and away
News In a press briefing confirming the raising of this bottom limit to 6500 MTOPS, commerce secretary, William Daley, commented that now, even some laptops have higher specifications than that. US President Clinton yesterday... [02 Jul 1999]
London police switch on to Jasmine
News The second phase, due to start at the end of the summer, will see the use of laptops so that victims who are unable to make it to the local station can have details brought to them. London's Metropolitan Police has... [23 Jun 1999]
BT send its workers home
News The UK telco plans to have 10,000 people working remotely by March next year, most of whom will be equipped with laptops, high-speed communications links and Internet access, with some also having videoconferencing... [12 May 1999]
Text book learning: Can teachers cope with the IT burden?
Comment Forget borrowed laptops - teachers in the UK now have access to a £230m fund which should make sure they know how to use them, and are proficient enough to pass that knowledge on to their pupils. But, with plenty of... [29 Apr 1999]
Tadpole links engineers with Cartesia handset
News The system is designed to replace the traditional paper-based methods of working and Tadpole CEO, Bernard Hulme, believes it is more practical than Wintel-based laptops. Tadpole Technologies has today launched a... [26 Apr 1999]
SoftStream offers bargain PCs
News SoftStream also sells Pentium II laptops from $799. A US company has taken yet another chunk out of PC margins by offering 300MHz desktop computers and monitors for $249. SoftStream admits it will make a loss on the sale... [22 Apr 1999]
UK launches health probe into mobile computers
News These include the effects carrying heavy laptops, transformers and cabling, as well as stress caused by longer working hours, and the risk of personal attack due to carrying expensive equipment around. [23 Mar 1999]
Solar powered notebook isn't a wind up
News The key thing with laptops is power - they need to address that situation," he said. Freeplay Power Group, the firm behind the wind-up radio, is working with General Electric on the first ever wind-up notebook. [11 Mar 1999]
Microsoft allows IE logo to slip off desktop
News With great PCs, decent laptops and good servers for workgroups, the next step will see them looking into other areas. In an unprecedented step Microsoft has given Dell permission to remove its Internet Explorer (IE)... [10 Mar 1999]
Budget expected to reveal 'laptops for teachers' initiative
News Schools in England and Wales are likely to receive a major IT boost tomorrow, when UK Chancellor Gordon Brown announces a major 'laptops for teachers' initiative in his third budget speech. So far, pilot projects that... [08 Mar 1999]
