Time to drop netbook label?
commentary As cheaper, ultrathin notebooks hit stores, the term netbook no longer offers much distinction.
Nokia's Booklet could be a new chapter in business IT
commentary Nokia has revealed some cool hardware in its new netbook. A good start, but only solid strategy will build success.
A laptop for every poor child
Confidence molded from privileged beginnings helps Nicholas Negroponte sustain One Laptop per Child initiative and transform to date, learning for 900,000 children.
Rising above today's 'compromised' devices
newsmaker Fundamental breakthroughs are needed to offer the ultimate reach and richness to users, says HP's vice president and CTO of personal systems.
Netbooks a nail in Microsoft's coffin?
perspective What's behind Microsoft's hard times? It's not just the economic downturn--it's also a fundamental shift in enterprise hardware, says analyst.
How lame is lithium ion?
commentary Now a start-up called ZPower says it's come up with a battery technology breakthrough which it claims will result in 40 percent longer laptop life than lithium-ion on a single charge.
Don't fear the enterprise Netbook
commentary Another week, another Netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick.
The man behind the Commodore 64
Commodore founder Jack Tramiel gives rare interview at 25th anniversary event for his signature creation, on which he still plays Pac-Man.
A torch lights the way for Lenovo
Lenovo winning the market with its new look that combines the Olympics with Chinese culture.
Engineering a career at the PC's creation
Chuck Thacker, who helped design the Alto personal computer and co-invented Ethernet, takes stock of a career on the front lines of computer invention.
Can he turn Dell into a cool brand?
Product design chief John Medica has a big job ahead--jazzing up Dell's image with computers that capture the public's imagination.
When the traveling gets tough, so do laptops
These days, business travelers can never be too sure when they may need to check in their mobile computers at the airport. The best contingency plan is to be prepared when the time comes.
Can anything tame the battery flames?
A short circuit inside a lithium ion battery can lead to what's known in the industry as a "runaway thermal reaction". Michael Kanellos looks at the technology and safety issues.
Intel's Barrett knows PCs inside and out
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett walks down memory lane and describes, what he believes, will be the PC in 10 years' time.
Dell reflects on 25 years of PCs
The man who founded the world's largest PC company thinks the best is still to come after a quarter-century of the IBM PC.
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