Quanta CEO quits over strategy, shares jump (Reuters)

Quanta CEO quits over strategy, shares jump (Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan's Quanta Computer (2382.TW), the world's top contract notebook PC maker, said its chief executive quit on Friday, reportedly following a strategy row, sparking a rally in its stock on merger speculation.

Finding High Quality Cheap Notebook Computers For Students
These days laptop or notebook computer prices are dropping so fast anyone can afford a good quality laptop. High school and college students will be especially pleased to discover just what kind of machine can be purchased even for those on the tightest budget.

Greenest Vendor? Still Toshiba (PC World)
PC World - Mirror, mirror on the wall; who is the greenest vendor of them all? Toshiba of America has had five of its notebooks rated gold by EPEAT, the environmental agencies top green rating. and claims that this is more gold-rated notebooks than any other supplier can boast.

Will Laptop come with Vista cd?
If I buy a laptop from Asus or HP or whoever, are they going to include the cd for windows that comes already installed on the laptop?

School Time Chalking Up Laptop Sales (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The back-to-school shopping season typically gives a nice boost to PC sales, especially notebooks. Retailers, though, also focus nowadays on selling a bunch of electronics and accessories.

HTC Tempts iPhone Fans With 'Unlocked' Mobile Computer (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Taiwanese firm will sell its expanded smartphone and ultra-mini notebook in the U.S. for $900 without being tethered to a specific carrier.