Oh My Tech: Laptop shopping for the holidays

December 19, 2011 by user · Comments Off
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Oh My Tech: Laptop shopping for the holidays By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 19, 2011 09:41AM MDT We are replacing a desktop computer and want to buy a laptop. It will primarily be used by our son for email, Internet, music and watching DVDs. In one year he will take it to college, so I want it to be not too big and heavy. Continue reading

Essential travel items for your laptop bag

November 3, 2011 by admin · Comments Off
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When I pack my laptop bag for a day of meetings around town or a trip across the country, there are essential items to keep on hand. These tools will keep your gear charged, get you connected to the Internet and let you work effectively, even in sub-optimal conditions. Continue reading

Laptop used for Net search on ‘where to commit murder,’ honour killing trial told

October 28, 2011 by admin · Comments Off
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In the weeks before four Montreal residents were found dead in a submerged car, a computer in their home was used to search the Internet for documentaries about murders, “where to commit a murder” and for information about bodies of water and boat rentals. Continue reading

Tracked by stolen laptop’s camera, suspect nabbed

June 2, 2011 by user · Comments Off
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Oakland police have arrested a suspected laptop thief whose slack-jawed face became an Internet sensation after software that the owner had installed took photos of the suspect, which the victim posted on his blog…. Continue reading

Universal Standards Pushed for Smart Health Gadgets

May 21, 2011 by user · Comments Off
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Anyone trying to live a healthier lifestyle could soon share their health data automatically with their family, personal trainers or even physicians. Continue reading

Dell’s Alienware M18X Gaming Laptop Surfaces, Briefly

April 17, 2011 by admin · Comments Off
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Gaming enthusiasts got a brief glimpse Wednesday of the upcoming Dell Alienware M18x, a high-end gaming laptop with a massive 18.4-inch display. This unusually large laptop was just a rumor for a while and then it popped up shortly on Dell’s Canadian site only to be quickly removed Continue reading

T-Mobile Offers Free 4G Laptop Stick with Contract

March 24, 2011 by user · Comments Off
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T-Mobile’s new 4G mobile broadband laptop stick, the T-Mobile Jet 2.0, can now be ordered for free (after a $49.99 instant discount and $50 mail-in rebate card), with a 2-year contract for mobile broadband service. The device, which plugs into a USB port on your PC or Mac laptop, delivers high-speed HSPA+ 4G Internet access. Continue reading

Gadgets: From laptop to TV without wires

September 15, 2010 by user · Comments Off
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If you want to watch Web-enabled video on your television, you can buy a number of gadgets that will hook up directly to your TV set. But most of these offer only a narrow hallway of content and do not allow full access to the Internet or a Web browser. Continue reading

Town confiscates laptop allegedly used to pen Russian erotica

September 11, 2010 by user · Comments Off
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A laptop computer allegedly containing Internet postings for a Russian-language erotica website authored by a town employee on the job and describing a variety of deviant acts in lurid detail has been confiscated, First Selectman Peter Tesei confirmed to the newspaper Friday. Continue reading

Laptop malady a burning issue

August 27, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
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Danville dermatologist reports rashes caused by notebook computers’ heat If you believe the Internet, you should never let your laptop anywhere near your lap. Continue reading