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Lenovo ThinkPad X200

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.

Wednesday, October 08 2008 11:30 AM

Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., IBM ThinkVantage, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, keyboard, Intel Core 2 Duo, Lenovo ThinkPad, Web


Samsung Q210

Samsung Q210

Reviews Samsung's Q210 is a trendy-looking 12.1in. notebook with appeal beyond its nominal consumer niche. It's an excellent performer with a great keyboard and plenty of wireless options.

Wednesday, October 08 2008 11:30 AM

Tags: Battery, Graphics, LightScribe, DVD, Notebook, Lid Section, Touchpad, Display, Samsung Q210, LightScribe Technology


Dell Dimension 8200

Dell Dimension 8200

Reviews This is a top-class system for running multimedia applications and games -- and pretty much anything else you care to throw at it.

Saturday, April 20 2002 01:05 PM


Rays of hope from the polls

Blogs The local IT industry has been teeming with activities in the last few weeks, so much so that you'll wonder if there's r...

Wednesday, June 10 2009 11:47 PM


M'sia making progress in combatting piracy

News The United States Trade Representative, Robert B Zoellick, has given Malaysia the "thumbs up" for making progress in combatting piracy of optical discs.

Friday, May 04 2001 10:48 AM


Evesham Axis 1200 DDR Ultra

Reviews A very fast PC, and much better value than any Pentium 4 system at the moment.

Saturday, April 20 2002 01:30 PM


Dell Dimension 8200 (2.8GHz Pentium 4)

Reviews Dell's flagship Dimension delivers excellent performance and is a good choice if you want a gaming platform, an entertainment hub or just a well-built and very fast PC.

Thursday, August 29 2002 01:42 PM


Gateway Solo 9500xl

Reviews Solid enough in terms of performance and battery life, but you'd expect a few more features for the price.

Saturday, April 20 2002 01:39 PM


Hi-Grade Notino 2200

Reviews The Notino 2200 packs more features into a sub-2kg system than any other ultraportable we've reviewed, and delivers good value for money too.

Saturday, April 20 2002 01:45 PM


Sony Vaio PCG-FX109K

Reviews If you want a top-quality desktop replacement notebook, and are prepared to pay for it, the FX109K is a good choice.

Saturday, April 20 2002 05:00 PM


JVC Mini Note MP-XV841

Reviews It may be pricey, a bit slow and somewhat awkward to use, but the Mini Note MP-XV841 delivers good multimedia features and excellent battery life in a compact package.

Thursday, February 03 2005 09:30 AM


Nokia buys key Sega game technology

News The mobile phone giant extends its bet on video games, purchasing technology aimed at bringing multiplayer action to cell phone screens.

Wednesday, August 20 2003 09:19 AM


Fujitsu Siemens Stylistic ST4110

Reviews Fujitsu Siemens has produced a promising slate-style tablet that, although there's still plenty of room for improvement, could be used as a flexible desktop replacement system.

Monday, November 11 2002 12:53 PM


Acer TravelMate 3004WTMi

Reviews Acer's latest ultraportable notebook delivers excellent performance and good battery life if you use the bigger 6-cell battery. But if you need optical storage on the move, you'll have to carry an external drive.

Thursday, May 12 2005 10:16 AM


Sony's double-layer DVD burners

Reviews The next generation of double-layer DVD burners will write up to 8.5GB (4 hours of DVD-quality video) onto special DVD+R DL media. Sony will be among the first to bring drives to market.

Tuesday, March 30 2004 09:07 AM


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Hands-on programming: Extract plain text from documents with Syncfusion's components

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Justin James recently tried Syncfusion's Essential DocIO and Essential PDF to help him extract text from documents he downloaded from the Internet. Here's the code he wrote to get the plain text.


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Will technology divide us further?

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So I finally watched 2012 over the weekend, but the film left me feeling extremely agitated.

The possibility that the world may meet its watery end in three years didn't..... by Eileen Yu

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