Wireless Networking
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Wireless networking explained
Reviews Ever wanted to connect computers without cables? Here's a step-by-step tutorial.
HP Compaq 6720s
Reviews The 6720s is a budget business notebook that could fit the bill if you don't need serious CPU or graphics power, and are likely to spend most of your time in the office rather than on the road.
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009)
Reviews Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Chip, Hardware, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, desktop, Sony Corp., game, digital media
802.11n Wi-Fi standard finally approved
News After seven years, the new, faster standard for wireless networking finally makes it past the draft stage.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Wireless, wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, Draft-N, WLAN, Wi-Fi, blog, Mobile/Wireless
Microsoft expands its hardware line
News The software maker moves beyond mice and keyboards with its first laptop-cooling base station.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Microsoft Corp., Wireless, USB, wireless networking, Notebook, Mouse, Hardware, keyboard, Laptop Computer
Ubuntu's new Linux tries getting cloud-friendly
News Canonical's newest versions of Linux are due Thursday. Notable features: synchronization for PCs and a built-in replica of Amazon Web Services for servers.
Tags: Linux, Operating System, software, Amazon.com Inc., Chrome OS, Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, EC2, Ubuntu, Web Service, Amazon Web Services
Gore: Wireless access to info means power
News Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's address at CTIA 2009 covers many of his usual themes regarding need for environmental change, but it also provides a history lesson on communications.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Leadership, Green IT, North Korea, wireless industry, Wireless Access, Wireless, CTIA, Al Gore, wireless technology
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009)
Reviews Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Chip, Hardware, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, desktop, Sony Corp., game, digital media
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009)
Reviews Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Chip, Hardware, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, desktop, Sony Corp., game, digital media
Dell Latitude E4200
Reviews Dell's smallest Latitude is a 1kg, 12.1in. ultraportable that benefits from a fast solid-state hard drive and integrated mobile broadband. However, it lacks an optical drive and, inexplicably, a webcam.
Tags: Battery, Mobile Broadband, Dell Latitude, Graphics, Broadband, Touchpad, Latitude E4200, Wrist-rest, Processor Selection, RAM
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009)
Reviews Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, CPU, Chip, Graphics, Card, Apple Macintosh, Model, Memory
Compaq, IBM prepping new wireless laptops
News As wireless networking grows in popularity, IBM and Compaq Computer are joining the race to integrate the technology into corporate notebooks.
BlackBerry Storm
Reviews The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. We're also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi.
Tags: Battery, BlackBerry Storm, RIM BlackBerry, Screen, Research In Motion Ltd., Device, Headset, microSD Card, Touch Screen, Fascia
S'pore looks to IBM for networking research
News The Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore will rely on Big Blue's silicon germanium technology for the development of integrated circuits used in wired and wireless networking applications.
Apple Mac Pro
Reviews Apple's Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your configuration options, especially for 3D design. But otherwise, the Mac Pro is as solid a professional-class PC as we've seen.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., CPU, Apple Macintosh, 3D, Apple Power Mac, Exterior, Number System, DivX Video Codec, Default Plan
