Dell Launches a Beast of a Gaming Notebook (PC Magazine)

Dell Launches a Beast of a Gaming Notebook (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Thursday, Dell launched what its design team internally calls "The Beast": the XPS M1730 notebook, which contains both a physics chip as well as a special "Game Panel" LCD

Toshiba Adds SLI to Gaming Laptops (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Toshiba's latest launch includes gaming laptops with SLI and an HD DVD-ROM drive, AMD-based budget notebooks, and 17-inch desktop replacement machines.

Panasonic Plans New Toughbook PCs (PC World)
PC World - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) is refreshing its Toughbook rugged laptop PC line and aiming for a big jump in international sales of the computers over the next three years.

Smartphones Get More Accurate Battery Gauge (PC World)
PC World - Texas Instruments has adapted its fuel gauge laptop battery technology to work in smart phone or PDAs. The technology will allow users to accurately gauge how much runtime is left in their mobile devices.

Laptop project set for 2 weeks in Nov. (AP)
AP - The project that hopes to supply developing-world schoolchildren with $188 laptops will sell the rugged little computers to U.S. residents and Canadians for $400 each, with the profit going toward a machine for a poor country.

Cheese it, youse guys in the chip business, it’s da G-men!
NAND flash memory is used in digital still cameras, MP3 music players, notebook computers, and USB drives, among other products.