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RSS laptopsLaptops to outnumber desktops in five years
News It is only a matter of time before laptops outnumber desktop PCs in most organisations. In a recent poll of 279 silicon.com readers, 72 per cent said laptops will overtake desktops at some point in the... [16 Dec 2005]
Laptops present risk to health
News The UK's largest union, Unison, claims laptops can effect users' physical health. A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive confirmed it will be looking into the use of laptops in business. A... [07 Jul 1998]
P&G Selects Marimba for Management of Desktops, Laptops, and Servers Across 70 Countries Worldwide
White Paper Procter & Gamble Company, a Fortune 50 company and global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of superior consumer and health care products, selected Marimba as their global solution for software configuration... [08 Jun 2005]
Wireless Network Security: With Handhelds, PDAs, Laptops, and Smartphones Invading the Workplace, Is My Network Secure?
White Paper Mobile devices such as laptops, PDAs and cell phones have become essential tools for enterprise productivity, but they are in fact significantly more vulnerable to attack than desktop computers. This paper provides a... [23 Mar 2009]
Laptops continue to trample desktops
News The rise to prominence of laptops over desktop PCs continues apace, with IDC today predicting sales of the latter will remain static, while businesses and consumers will drive laptop sales up by 15 per cent per year. [02 Jun 2006]
Laptops outsell desktops shocker
News More laptops than desktops were sold in the US in May, according to a report released on Friday - a milestone in PC sales history. Last year, laptops made up 45.9 per cent of the total PC retail market. [06 Jun 2005]
Laptops are the new mobile phone, says Carphone Warehouse
News He said: "Laptops are becoming desirable for kids because they want access to social networks. Laptops provide the same screen. This is why we are looking at finding a way to subsidise... [12 Mar 2008]
Laptops to outstrip desktops by 2011?
News As worldwide desktop shipments continue to slow, laptops are expected to represent more than half of all client PCs by 2011, according to an IDC report. Meanwhile, in the US retail sales of laptops... [21 Mar 2007]
Taxmen lose their laptops - but technology keeps them safe
News Swedish security firm Pointsec Mobile Technologies has inked a deal to provide the US inland revenue (IRS) with security applications to protect its fleet of laptops and Palm devices. Jason R Conyard, director of... [18 Sep 2001]
Odebrecht Oil and Gas Makes Its Mobile Staff More Productive With Dell Latitude Laptops
White Paper The company deployed Dell Latitude E-Family laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo processors with Intel vPro technology which have been optimized to take on the demands of an increasingly mobile workforce. Odebrecht Oil and Gas... [28 Aug 2009]
Global IT Firm Improves Mobility and Price-Performance Ratio With Robust Dell Vostro and Dell Latitude E-Family Laptops
White Paper AVC wanted to improve the price-performance ratio of its laptops without compromising on connectivity. The company deployed Dell Vostro laptops with powerful Intel processors for its engineers, and Dell... [02 Oct 2009]
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]
Second life for 1,000 government laptops
News The Department for International Development (DFID) has donated more than 1,000 used laptops to a charity that will refurbish them before sending them on to the developing world. Charity Computer Aid said it has already... [27 Feb 2009]
HP laptops recalled in fire hazard scare
News The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a product recall notice on a range of HP Pavilion and HP/Compaq Presario and Evo laptops. The problem lies in the battery packs, which can overheat and melt... [17 Oct 2005]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo This month silicon.com looked at tech being used at the summer music festivals, the best mini laptops, the 3G iPhone and a tribute to Bill Gates on his departure from Microsoft. With mini laptops the hot... [30 Jun 2008]
