Notebooks And Tablets
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Ten tips for preparing a Wi-Fi rollout
Insight Rolling out a wireless LAN within your organization is more complicated than just plugging in a wireless access point. Find out what factors you should consider before taking the plunge.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Security, Internet Access, Wireless, Wireless Network, WLAN, WPA, Wi-Fi, wireless router
Don't fear the enterprise Netbook
Insight commentary Another week, another Netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Business models, Security, Ubuntu, Webcam, ASUS, keyboard, Microsoft Windows XP, marketing
How lame is lithium ion?
Insight 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.
Tags: Components, Notebooks and tablets, Battery, PC Company, Notebook, San Francisco, lithium-ion, Laptop Computer, power management, laptop battery
Snow Leopard features hint at Apple tablet
News Some of the upgrades to Mac OS X show that Apple could be headed toward software that would translate well to a larger touchscreen device.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Apple iPhone, Laptop Computer, touch screen, tablet, video, window, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
Set up a dual-head display with Fedora
Techguide Vincent Danen found a few things that were different than he was used to in setting up a dual-head display with Fedora 10, and shares them in this article.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Screen, Tool, Video, laptop screen, Vincent Danen, X
Netbooks a nail in Microsoft's coffin?
Insight 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.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Microsoft Windows, Sales/revenue, Microsoft Corp., Security, Quocirca, Hardware, software, Laptop Computer, financial
Rising above today's 'compromised' devices
Insight newsmaker Fundamental breakthroughs are needed to offer the ultimate reach and richness to users, says HP's vice president and CTO of personal systems.
Tags: Innovation, Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Operating systems, Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Device
A laptop for every poor child
Insight Confidence molded from privileged beginnings helps Nicholas Negroponte sustain One Laptop per Child initiative and transform to date, learning for 900,000 children.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Government, Leadership, Intel Corp., Craig Barrett, Bill Gates, India, One Laptop Per Child Project, Singapore
Nokia's Booklet could be a new chapter in business IT
Insight commentary Nokia has revealed some cool hardware in its new netbook. A good start, but only solid strategy will build success.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, 3G (Third Generation), Development/design, ARM, Wireless, Wireless Network, Microsoft Windows, strategy, Netbook, Notebooks and tablets
Time to drop netbook label?
Insight commentary As cheaper, ultrathin notebooks hit stores, the term netbook no longer offers much distinction.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Product development and design, Battery, Notebook, processor, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Dell Inspiron
Handicapping cloud computing: The big picture
News Google and Amazon will be cloud computing winners, but the spoils will be relatively small. For now we'll see who can deliver a cloud developer stack for both consumers and enterprise customers first.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Web services, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web service, Jeffrey Lindsay
Yahoo CEO Bartz to receive US$1M salary
News Yahoo's newly named CEO, Carol Bartz, will receive a base salary of US$1 million a year, along with a stock grant of 5 million shares.
Tags: Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Stock options and grants, Processors, Handhelds, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Compensation
China denies hacking US politicians' computers
News China has been accused of compromising the computers of two U.S. congressmen who have criticized the country's human rights record.
Tags: Hacking, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Computer, Government, phone, USA Today, hacking, McAfee Inc., Laptop Computer
OpenOffice patches file-processing flaws
News An update to the productivity suite, found on the Asus Eee and other Netbooks, has been issued to fix two problems that could let outsiders in.
Tags: Office suites, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Acer Inc., OpenOffice.org, Arbitrary Code Execution, Flaw
Lenovo sticks with face recognition tool
News PC maker will not recall affected laptops despite claims its Veriface is among face recognition technologies that can be bypassed, but improvements are on way.
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Facial Recognition, Face Recognition Technology, Tool, Spokesperson, Singapore
