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Asus Eee PC 1008HA
Reviews Asus has reinvented its iconic netbook in the shape of the slim, attractive Eee PC 1008HA. It's a bold experiment that largely works.
Tags: Battery, system tray, USB, Touchpad, ASUS, keyboard, VAT, data storage, Ethernet, LCD
HTC Magic
Reviews The Vodafone-exclusive HTC Magic is a well-designed handset that's comfortable to hold, has a responsive touch-screen and should satisfy anyone who is happy to use Google's suite of applications.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Google Inc., Touch Screen, Accelerometer, HTC Magic, T-Mobile G1, YouTube Inc., keyboard, Google Android
Oki C5200n
Reviews Oki's C5200n joins the ranks of low-cost, network-enabled business colour printers. Black text is high-quality but slow, while colour output is poor-quality but fast.
Transportation Silliness at Airports
Blogs When a TSA inspector at a U.S. airport says he's going to touch your genitals and asks, 'Is that OK?', what's the right ...
Enterprise server outlook 2005
Insight Major new server technologies were afoot this year. Read CNETAsia's special report to find out how they can affect your hardware planning for 2005--and beyond.
Chinese govt in further Green Dam concessions
News PC makers will no longer have to pre-install Green Dam censorware on PCs in China, the government has announced.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Xinhua News Agency, PC Company, European Union, Government, spyware, Internet Cafe, China, Internet
Facebook database outage cut off about 150,000
News Downed Facebook database left a small but vocal percentage of its userbase without access to the social network for as long as 10 days.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Facebook, Social Networking, Database, Phone, network, Web sites, Web 2.0, photograph
Lenovo ThinkPad X200
Reviews It lacks some basic features such as a touchpad and an optical drive, but the 12.1in. ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen. With a variety of connectivity options and a roomy keyboard, the X200 makes a great ultraportable for mobile professionals.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., IBM ThinkVantage, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, keyboard, Intel Core 2 Duo, Lenovo ThinkPad, Web
Sony Vaio VGN-Z11WN/B
Reviews Beautifully designed and reassuringly robust, the 1.5kg Vaio Z11 marries a decent-sized 13.1in. screen with good portability and integrated 3G/HSDPA. It's not flawless, but if you can afford it, buy it.
Tags: Battery, Mode, Graphics, Notebook, Graphics Subsystem, Brightness Adjustment, VAIO Z11WN/B, Sony Vaio, performance, Wi-Fi
Tribble on Apple's security troubles
Insight When it comes to patches, software honcho Bud Tribble says the company doesn't believe in schedules or severity rankings.
Tags: Data security, Security, Mac OS
Biometric ATMs in Australia within a year?
News Biometric-enabled ATMs could be doling out cash to Australian bank customers within a year, following the launch of a technology that promises to reduce the cost of converting existing ATM security infrastructure
Potential Pirate Bay buyer could lose P2P partner
News Peerialism was supposed to be a linchpin of the new Pirate Bay, but the company is owed money and hasn't been made privy to vital details. CEO is losing confidence in deal.
Tags: Web sites, Grokster Ltd., P2P, question mark, technology company, File-sharing, network, president, acquisition, Web sites
Asia on a roll
Blogs An American multinational recently launched a new facility in Asia, and reporters were invited to cover the event graced...
Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone
News Head of Microsoft's Windows unit tells why he does things the way he does and how data of real-world use show things that might not be intuitive to Redmond's engineers.
Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Conference, Microsoft Corp., software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Graphics, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Redmond
Compaq Evo N400C
Reviews An uninspiring performer that's only worth considering if you can find a really cheap deal.
