Thursday, November 13, 2008

Multitouch Is Unlikely to Be a Big Hit on Notebooks


Multitouch Is Unlikely to Be a Big Hit on Notebooks
...arena, laptop makers are being more cautious about multitouch and think it may not be the best choice of interface for notebook computers.

Orange, HP in notebook pact (Reuters)
Reuters - France Telecom's Orange said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hewlett-Packard for notebooks with broadband access.

WinHEC 2008: Bag yes, hard drive no (CNET)
CNET - LOS ANGELES--Attendees at this year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) will get at least one thing that folks at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference didn't get--a laptop bag.

Sierra Wireless provides world's smallest global mobile broadband
The Sierra Wireless Compass™ 888 USB modem provides high-speed mobile broadband connectivity for notebook computers in an easy-to-use, compact

Sony, HP, Dell, Toshiba Recall 'Firecracker' Laptop Batteries (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony and three major PC makers are recalling 100,000 laptop batteries in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.