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Vista draining laptop batteries, patience

May 4, 2007 Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer. TAGS: power management, Richard Shim, battery life, battery, Microsoft Windows Vista, notebook computer, Lenovo, HP, laptop computer, setting, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

SanDisk rolls out flash hard drives for laptops

January 4, 2007 Unlike traditional hard drives, flash memory drives do not contain moving parts, making them less prone to breaking down. TAGS: SanDisk Corp., NAND, NAND flash, flash memory, notebook company, notebook computer, aerospace, USB flash drive, capacity, hard drive, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

Two in three retail PCs are notebooks

December 19, 2006 Black Friday showed consumers are largely fed up with desktops, and more data reveals the laptop preference has grown. TAGS: Black Friday, Stephen Baker, notebook computer, holiday, printer, Best Buy Co. Inc., laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Getting over laptop loss

June 30, 2006 There are some simple things you can do to reduce headaches after a laptop is stolen or misplaced. TAGS: Absolute Software, PGP Corp., vice president of marketing, identity theft, laptop computer, disk drive, notebook computer, San Francisco, hard drive, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Researcher: Macs not as expensive as thought

May 16, 2006 A comparably equipped Windows-based computer is only about 13 percent less expensive than a Mac, says analyst. TAGS: Richard Shim, researcher, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Apple Computer, Apple MacBook, widescreen, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Dell, notebook computer, HP, PC, Microsoft Windows

Class in session for gadgets

September 11, 2006 From classroom clickers to Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, technology is king on today's college campuses. TAGS: Google Scholar, gadget, back-to-school, college student, Microsoft Windows Live, student, notebook computer, Wi-Fi, Apple Macintosh, Google Inc., laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

Seagate bakes security into hard drive

October 30, 2006 Company pitches "DriveTrust" technology as a simpler way to safeguard data stored on laptops and prevent embarrassing breaches. TAGS: Seagate Technology, encryption technology, AES, encryption, password, disk drive, notebook computer, hard drive, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Vista beta sucks up battery juice

June 2, 2006 Laptops with the Windows update drain batteries faster than with XP--a potential problem for PC makers. TAGS: battery life, battery, hardware maker, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, Microsoft Corp., notebook computer, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP
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