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Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook Q2010
Reviews The LifeBook Q2010 is a very expensive notebook, its price partly justified by the use of costly components such as weight-saving titanium and the shiny 'piano lacquer' finish. It's also unashamedly an executive status symbol.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Docking Station, Graphics, Intel Core Solo, Notebook, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Siemens, Lifebook Q2010, HSDPA
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S6410
Reviews The LifeBook S6410 offers a good combination of functionality and performance in a stylish ultraportable form factor. We particularly like the integrated 3G connectivity and the webcam, although there are also one or two let-downs.
Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile U9200
Reviews Fujitsu Siemens' Esprimo Mobile U9200 delivers solid build quality and a reasonable set of features, including integrated 3G/HSDPA connectivity. The company will need to clearly differentiate its new Esprimos from the existing LifeBook range though.
AMD chip bundle targets 'ultra-thin' notebooks
News The chipset bundle, which includes the Athlon Neo processor, is aimed at laptops that are larger and have better components than netbooks, but are cheaper than ultra portables.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Graphics, Hardware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, AMD Athlon, Yukon, Notebook
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S6420
Reviews The LifeBook S6420 combines portability, 3G support and an integrated webcam, and supports an optional second battery in the optical drive bay. Although we have a few gripes, it's a good choice for the mobile professional.
Tags: Battery, Graphics, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Siemens, Lid Section, LifeBook S6420, optical drive, performance, Wi-Fi, keyboard
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E8210
Reviews The feature-packed LifeBook E8210 contains one feature we've not seen before: integrated 3G connectivity. This dual-core desktop replacement performs extremely well, although its battery life is only moderate.
Tags: Battery, Mobile, Voice Call, Intel Core Duo, Watcher Software, Notebook, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu Siemens, LifeBook E8210, 3G Connection
The long road to Yukon
News For months, Microsoft watchers have voiced concerns that delays in the company's introduction of its Yukon database software could derail other products, including a new version of Windows, code-named Longhorn.
Microsoft delays database, tools delivery
News The much-anticipated updates to SQL Server and Visual Studio.Net are getting pushed out to 2005. Customers who bought certain license plans expecting upgrades could be left empty-handed.
Microsoft to build great wall of Yukon
News The company says it's tightening up security in "Yukon," the next version of its SQL Server database management software, to make it easier to plug holes--and to keep hackers out.
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 beta
News A widely available test version of Microsoft's database will support AMD's Opteron processor.
Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensing
News The new cold-server backup coverage boosts benefits of the company's Software Assurance program, which has been criticized for offering too little to justify its cost.
Tags: Business applications
At Microsoft, all roads lead to Longhorn
News The software maker gives customers a look at management and development tools on tap for next year, all tied to the next version of Windows.
Microsoft's sleeping giant
News news analysis Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth--again.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
Time waits for no one, not even Microsoft
News Delays in delivering key software--such as the next version of SQL Server and the new Windows--are causing headaches for customers and developers, and for the company itself.
Tags: Longhorn
Microsoft aims to simplify databases
News Microsoft on Wednesday introduced tools to ease database administration for both the current and forthcoming edition of its SQL Server database.
