News: Hardware

• Picture This: Apple announces notebook event for October 14th
  Jordan Golson, The Industry Standard
  Oct 09 2008
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  • Hardware

  Apple has announced an event at the company's Inifinite Loop headquarters in Cupertino on October 14th at 10AM Pacific, as previously rumored. The invitation suggests the event will be about ...

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• Netbook reviews: Owners like prices, but complain about screens
  Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard
  Oct 07 2008
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  • Hardware

  Ever since the netbook revolution hit gadget sites, users have been posting continiously on forums about their shiny new computers. Proud Ubuntu and Windows-based netbook owners are boasting about ...

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• Why are netbooks suddenly invading notebook rankings?
  Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard
  Oct 02 2008
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  • Hardware

  Notebookreview.com's listing of the most popular laptop reviews for September includes three unexpected contenders: Reviews for Atom-powered "netbooks." One of them, the Acer Aspire One, ...

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• Will Atom-equipped netbooks be the catalyst for slimmer Web apps?
  Cyndy Aleo-Carreira, The Industry Standard
  Sep 29 2008
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  • Hardware

  Small-sized "netbooks" are the latest gotta-have-it for gadget freaks and frequent travelers. Based on Intel's Atom processor and touted as a low-power, high-performance machine, the ...

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• Briefly: Xbox price cut leads to 100% sales jump
  Jordan Golson, The Industry Standard
  Sep 12 2008
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  • Hardware

  Sales of the Xbox 360 have doubled since Microsoft cut the pricing of the console earlier this month. An $80 price cut on the cheapest Xbox 360 prices it at $199, cheaper than the Nintendo Wii or ...

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• Report: Dell in talks to sell PC factories
  Martyn Williams
  Sep 05 2008
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  • Hardware

  Computer-maker Dell is attempting to off-load its computer manufacturing plants around the world, The Wall Street Journal reported in its Friday edition. The company has approached contract ...

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• Rumor: Microsoft says "goodbye to laser" and launches "Blue Track" mouse
  Jordan Golson, The Industry Standard
  Sep 02 2008
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  • Hardware

  Microsoft is promoting what some gadget sites think is a new type of mouse tracking technology. The tagline "Say Goodbye to Laser" appeared on Microsoft's hardware site with a previously ...

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• Whipping the Apple TV into shape
  Christopher Breen
  Aug 26 2008
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  • Hardware

  Those who follow this space and the words that fill it know that I have a love/hate relationship with my Apple TV. I love it because it's just such a clever and convenient way to deliver iTunes ...

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• AMD sells digital TV business to Broadcom
  Grant Gross
  Aug 25 2008
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  • Hardware

  Advanced Micro Devices has agreed to sell its digital television business to Broadcom for US $192.8 million, as the chip maker fights to return to profitability, the companies ...

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• QTV brings streaming video via an unlikely platform: The PS2
  Chris Tompkins, The Industry Standard
  Aug 07 2008
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  • Hardware

  This week’s Digital Hollywood Conference in San Jose was awash with expensive digital media set-top boxes for streaming content to the living room. Most were uninspired Microsoft Media Center or ...

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