Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Corrected: Nonprofit group hikes price of "$100 laptop" (Reuters)


Corrected: Nonprofit group hikes price of "$100 laptop" (Reuters)
Reuters - A nonprofit group that plans to produce low-cost computers for poor children has raised the laptops' price, a spokesman for the foundation said on Friday.

Dell Offers Tighter Security On Latitude Laptop (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The computer comes with software whose remote administration server allows IT staff to document that all data on a lost notebook was encrypted by the hard drive.

Dell and Alienware Offer Samsung 64-GB SSDs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - For those awaiting the day when solid state drives (SSDs) are commonplace options on desktops and laptops, the good news is that Samsung announced on Monday it is shipping its 2.5-inch SATA, 64-GB SSDs for Dell and Alienware notebooks. The bad news is that the drives are an expensive option.

Intel Promises Wi-Fi-WiMax Chipset In 2008 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Laptop makers Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Panasonic, and Toshiba are all signed up for Intel's upcoming 25-watt Montevina mobile platform.

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