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Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop

December 20, 2004 The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite. Photo: Wal-Mart's $498 Linux laptop TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linspire, OpenOffice.org, Linux, laptop computer, operating system

Photo: Wal-Mart's $498 Linux laptop

December 20, 2004 The company says its new notebook is the cheapest on the market among those that come preloaded with an OS and an office suite. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux, notebook computer, laptop computer, photograph, operating system

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, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Short Take: Dell to include Linux its PCs

August 9, 1999 Dell will preinstall the Linux operating system on its laptops and home computers in the coming months, extending the operating system availability from servers, workstations, and business desktops... TAGS: Short take, portable computer, Linux, spokesman, home PC, Dell Dimension, workstation, Dell, operating system, server, laptop computer, PC

The $100 laptop moves closer to reality

September 28, 2005 MIT's Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display. TAGS: education, reality, Massachusetts, display, goal, laptop computer, Linux, design, P2P, open source, idea, PC, operating system

Vista's answer to PC power woes

August 25, 2005 Applications will be warned when a computer is entering sleep mode, but they won't get a say in whether the machine slumbers. TAGS: stand, Microsoft Windows Vista, button, operating system, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, battery, Microsoft Windows, PC

Red Hat joins $100 laptop project

January 31, 2006 The open-source company will develop the operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, laptop computer, operating system

Linux coders tackle power efficiency

June 25, 2007 Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extending PC Linux battery life and easing server costs. TAGS: kernel, Illuminata Inc., Linux, efficiency, state, work, Intel, operating system, laptop computer, battery, server

Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs

May 1, 2007 Computer maker is trying a second time to sell Linux PCs and has chosen Canonical's Ubuntu to supply the operating system. TAGS: Linux PC, Ubuntu, Linux, Dell, Windows PC, PC, operating system, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attack, flaw, attacker, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Intel, security, PC, video, operating system

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

February 7, 2008 An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: hacking, contest, Linux, researcher, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, conference, Apple Computer, operating system, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

Mandriva Linux pre-installed on Dell laptop

September 16, 2005 The Dell Latitude 110L features a Linux operating system, a mobile Celeron/Pentium chip and starts at around $1,000. TAGS: Mandriva, Mandriva Linux, Dell Latitude, Linux, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, Dell, configuration, laptop computer, operating system

Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix

July 6, 2005 Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory. TAGS: tablet PC, tablet, fix, patch, software company, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Longhorn on Tiger's tail

April 29, 2005 Battle of the operating systems heats up as Apple unleashes Tiger and Microsoft shows off some of the beef to expect in Longhorn. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Week in review, Bill Gates, Apple Computer, laptop computer, memory, Microsoft Corp., battery, operating system, hard drive, Apple Macintosh, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Intel lets Linux into Centrino camp

January 20, 2005 The chipmaker starts allowing PC makers to put the Centrino tag on laptops running the open-source OS. TAGS: Intel Centrino, Linux, chip company, wireless networking, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., power management, open source, Intel, IBM Corp., brand, wireless network, laptop computer, networking, notebook computer, AMD

Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy

October 29, 2007 OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft. TAGS: OLPC, Will Poole, philosophy, project, collaboration, SD card, open source, Red Hat Inc., chairman, laptop computer, Intel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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., operating system, notebook computer, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP

Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you

March 2, 2007 People who sniff wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs. TAGS: Black Hat, Bonjour, wireless network, access point, Wi-Fi, IM, laptop computer, security, operating system
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