Tag: computer
Shiny Video Review: Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 10.4" Laptop / Tablet PC
Alex attempts to hack through the armour plating and access the ‘ruggedised’ laptop within…
Dell adds SanDisk flash drives to Latitude notebooks as hard drive alternative
Dell has announced that it will be offering its Latitude D420 ultra-mobile and D620 ATG semi-rugged notebook computers with SanDisk 1.8-inch 32GB solid state (Flash) drives instead of a hard drive.
Dell is committed to offering them across the next generation of its Latitude notebooks as they are more reliable, offer increased performance, and are quieter.
Sony unveils portable multimedia PC with Blu-ray drive
Sony has unveiled its new VAIO FZ range of notebook PCs, with the premium model able to play Blu-ray high definition content in full 1080p resolution.
The FZ notebook weighs less than six pounds, packing in an Intel Centrino Duo processor, 15.4-inch widescreen display with XBRITE-HiColor technology, an HDMI connector, 802.11n wireless connection, and pre-loaded Vista Premium.
The ZX Spectrum: 25 years old today
Yes, 25 years ago today, Clive Sinclair (now Sir), launched the ZX Spectrum home computer. Ahh the nostalgia. Not that I ever owned one, but a number of my friends did, and so I was still able to experience the…
Apple may use flash memory for 'subnotebooks'
An analyst at American Technology Research has claimed that Apple may begin shipping a line of ultra-portable notebook computers that use flash memory in place of a hard drive. These 'subnotebooks' would run a cut down version of Mac OS…
Vista's voice recognition could lead to malicious commands being executed
Vista's voice recognition software, when combined with a malicious audio file, could potentially delete files from users' PCs, Microsoft has admitted. Whilst the risk is fairly low, it's possible that 'delete' commands could be crafted into an MP3 audio file,…
Mac laptops to get LED-backlit LCDs?
Now that the iPhone is out in the open we can once again focus on the other rumours surrounding Apple products that were overshadowed in the run up to Macworld. One is that Apple will ditch CCFL (cathode fluorescent backlights)…
Alienware adds Area-51 ALX to ALX desktop PC range
Alienware have just added the Area-51 ALX desktop PC to their ALX range of computers, boasting an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor and the latest NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX SLI graphics processor. Thanks to the Intel chip, the Area-51 delivers quad-core…
Christmas stocking filler gadgets: Duh and Panic buttons
Here's two little gizmos that provide absolutely no practical purpose whatsoever, but are supposed to make you feel better if you totally screw up something on your PC. Deleted a file? Wiped out that important presentation? Sent a rude email…
Lenovo announce new Thinkpad T60: lightest 15.4 inch widescreen notebook
Lenovo have announced their new Thinkpad T60, a 15.4 inch widescreen notebook that they say is the lightest machine of its size amongst the top five PC vendors, starting at a weight of 2.3kg. It comes with an embedded…
