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Take a peek at Intel’s Light Peak

Sean John — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:02:41 +0000

If all goes well in the land of Intel (we can rhyme, you betcha), we consumers should be getting firmer looks at Intel’s Light Peak technology. It sounds like the Michael Jordan of data transfer cable technology is finally come, folks. Let us just say the magic words – 10Gbps – 10 freaking Gigabytes per

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nVidia ION 2 is Here: Next-Gen Graphics for your Netbook/Nettop

Sean John — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:11:50 +0000

We talked up nVidia’s ION graphics solution for netbooks a while back — mainly because it gave a more robust graphics foundation to an already thin netbook platform. Where the Intel GMA integrated video fails, ION graphics gave netbooks a fighting chance for displaying better video resolutions, better gaming capabilities, high definition video, and (shock!)

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Seagate Momentus: World’s Thinnest 2.5 Hard Drive

Sean John — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:39:05 +0000

To add fuel to a netbook-induced craze that has gripped the computer-buying public these holidays, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has released an ultra-thin 2.5-inch hard disk drive obviously targeted at netbooks and ultra-portables. Found this via NetbookChoice.com:

Seagate has announced a new hard-disk drive that it claims is the world’s thinnest at 7mm. The Seagate Momentus

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Sony VAIO P-Series Netbook

Sean John — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:48:45 +0000

The Sony VAIO P Series Netbook is tiny—and fabulous!The sleek 1.4-pound VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC does the work you need to do while you’re on the go. The Sony VAIO P Series Netbook lets you email at the airport, IM from the park, or just show it off when you want some attention. Traveling to a new city? Turn-by-turn GPS navigation will get you there faster. Best of all, it fits right in your purse or jacket pocket. Check out the goods on this cool new gadget inside Mac PC Wiz.

Acer goes one over Dell as World’s No. 2 PC Maker

Sean John — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:19:13 +0000

We’ve seen this one coming for a while, and today it’s official: Acer has overtaken Dell to become the world’s second-largest PC company, with market share behind only HP. According to both Gartner and IDC, the Taiwanese company’s shipments in the third quarter topped Dell. Hello over there at Austin! Michael Dell, did you see this one coming? To their defense though, Acer has certainly ramped up in its PC production along all lines -- desktops, laptops, and netbooks -- to make sure and prove to everybody that their leapfrogging over Dell is not a fluke. Check out the rest of the story inside Mac PC Wiz.