Stolen Laptops Hold Info On 11,500 Children (TechWeb)

Stolen Laptops Hold Info On 11,500 Children (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Law enforcement agents are searching for three laptops -- holding the names, birth dates, and addresses of child patients -- that were stolen from a National Health Services office in the United Kingdom.



Dell promises Linux on notebooks and desktops (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Thanks to requests by its customers, Dell is going to start offering Linux pre-installed on its PCs and notebooks, the company said Wednesday.



Despite upgrades, security experts fear $100 laptops (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - WASHINGTON -- Despite a concerted effort on the part of the One Laptop per Child project to improve the overall security of its devices, researchers contend that the effort to distribute new teaching resources to the world's young and poor could create significant problems.



Fujitsu offers flash-based notebooks (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Fujitsu Computer Systems is fortifying two models in its notebook line by offering the option of solid state drives for rugged applications like health care and aviation, the company said Monday.



PC vendors face slumping revenue in 2007 (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - PC vendors will focus on notebook sales and emerging markets to boost unit shipments by 10.5 percent in 2007, but revenue will lag behind with only a 4.6 percent rise, according to an analyst forecast released Tuesday.



HP tops Dell in Q4 notebook sales (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard Co. built on its lead over Dell Inc. in the global notebook PC market for the fourth quarter of 2006, and Acer Inc. increased its lead over fourth-place Toshiba Corp., according to an analyst report released Monday.