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Hardware

Good: 200MB PB Drives, Bad: 2007

Several sources are reporting that Fujitsu is preparing a 200GB (2.5-inch) notebook drive. The new mobile hard drive will feature perpendicular recording technology according to IDG News. Perpendicular recording is a method of storing information using magnetic fields to represent each bit. In disks that are commercially available today, the bits, or magnetic fields, lay […]

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Archive

Microsoft Strongarms Blogger

Paul Thurrott’s WinHEC 2005: Day Three Blog got slapped by Microsoft for posting screen shots of Microsoft’s beta Longhorn OS. It almost seems like Microsoft is taking some cues from Apple. (the comment at 1:07pm is what most caught my eye).

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Peripheral

RadTech BT510 Bluetooth Mouse Perfect for PBs

RadTech has announced the BT510 a mid-size, three-button, optical scrolling mouse with electronically reversible left-right buttons, and backup USB power umbilical cord. It features a scroll wheel and 800 dpi optical resolution for ultra-precise tracking. Available now for US$59.95 in black and white. To ensure maximum battery life, the BT-510’s smart, power-saving sleep mode conserves […]

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Opinion

Is it just Ego? (Updated)

Apple has pulled all John Wiley & Sons books from its stores because they are publishing an unauthorized biography of Steve Jobs. (iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business, US$16.47 at Amazon.com). Was this meant to pressure the publisher into quashing the biography or is it just punishment? Apple seeks […]

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Hardware

The Value of Your Legacy Portable? (Updated)

As new machines continue to roll out of Cupertino, along with the release of Tiger this week, my old iBook Dual USB 500MHz continues to decline in value. So, what do you do with that old iBook/PowerBook that just isn’t worth getting rid of? Kitchen appliance, car stereo, stereo component? What’s your take on the […]