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

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.



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.



Intel adds vPro management to new Centrino laptops (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - In a move to bolster its pending refresh of the Centrino wireless notebook package, Intel said Wednesday it would add vPro IT management to the bundle, which PC vendors are scheduled to begin selling by June.



Windows Vista Resource Kit released

Weighing in at 1,568 pages (and 5.3 lbs), this book weighs more than many notebook computers. Good Times!



Flash drives being used in bigger devices (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Go ahead - drop that laptop. If it has a new flash memory drive inside, there's a good chance it won't break. Flash memory, the type of computer memory in digital cameras and other small electronics, is finding its way into bigger, more powerful devices.