Stories about: MPC

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Five ways to overclock a netbook (really!) 28 October, 2009 04:05

The words overclocking and netbook appear in a sentence together about as often as Steve Ballmer is spotted at a Linux convention. Netbooks are all about portability over performance. Overclocking is all about taking already blazing-fast gear and pushing it to its upper limits -- warranties, energy use and safety be damned. Right?
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Screens still growing on mini-notebooks and netbooks 09 September, 2009 07:25

Netbook sales keep growing, as do the sizes of their displays.
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Windows 7: How low can you go? 12 August, 2009 02:58

Linux has long been the preferred operating system for rejuvenating older PCs for three reasons: It's lighter weight than Windows, it's secure enough to let you sidestep CPU-hogging anti-virus programs, and it's free.
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New Linux-based technology to make ‘smarter’ GPS 06 August, 2009 07:51

Sick of having your GPS tell you to turn the wrong way up a one-way street or lead you to a dead end? Fear not: Linux-based technology developed at NICTA is on its way to help make personal navigation systems more accurate.
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Microsoft proposes wordy new name for netbooks 04 June, 2009 08:33

The marketing geniuses in Redmond are at it again. From the folks who brought us "Zune," "Bing," and "MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search" comes a new name for the venerable netbook.
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Is this the next iPhone? 02 June, 2009 03:43

Forget E3 and WWDC, we're getting all the info we need straight from the source: China.
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Kingston Technology Releases HyperX SO-DIMMS for Netbooks 23 March, 2009 16:30
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IDC: Economic crisis will kill off some PC makers 05 December, 2008 11:08

With credit in a tight squeeze and the economy in free fall, the next few years should see the collapse of some small US PC makers and a restructuring of the rest of the industry, according to an industry research firm.
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Should we care about Web censorship in China? 11 August, 2008 08:08

Aside from air pollution, the one issue that has occupied the final days before the Beijing Olympics is Internet censorship.
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Are green IT premiums worth the cost? 20 June, 2008 10:00

Organisations are investing in green computers -- that is, machines that are energy efficient and built in an environmentally responsible manner -- at ever-increasing rates. Sometimes they pay a small premium to do this. Is it worth it? They seem to think so.
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IDGTV: Fujitsu Lifebook U1010 review 27 February, 2008 13:24

Jesse Sutton takes a look at Fujitsu's amazingly compact UMPC - the new Lifebook U1010