Archive for October, 2008
Asustek: $200 Eee PC coming in 2009
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During its quarterly earnings shout with investors, Asustek said it plans to drop the price of its already inexpensive line of Eee PCs even further next year.
The original Eee PC from Asus, launched a year ago.(Credit: Erica Ogg/CNET Networks)
Asu…
Mutant Macs, Psystar clones, and eMachines brought back from the dead
In honor of Halloween, the laptop world was full of spooky headlines that week. Taking a page from Dr. Frankenstein, OWC started hacking apart MacBooks and turning them into tablets. Deep in a secret laboratory, Psystar was reportedly preparing a lap…
Surprise: Nintendo DSi launching in Japan Saturday
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(Credit: CNET)
Rumor had it the Nintendo DSi, a new, slimmer version of the DS Lite, would ship first in Japan in early summer of next year. But in a surprise move, Nintendo has said the recently announced handheld game system is ready to ship.
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Nokia N85 swings back through FCC
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The FCC gives the nod to the Nokia N85(Credit: Nokia)
We already saw the Nokia N85 pass through the Federal Communications Commission in August, but it made another visit to the agency that week. Joining it there was the Samsung SCH-i770 smartphone….
Flash memory market to fall, forecast says
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This USB drive is made of solid gold, but its golden age is by.(Credit: Super Talent Technology)
With all the buzz about solid-state drives that Intel, Super Talent Technology, and other companies have been making, I am a little surprised to learn t…
Video: New Apple notebooks reportedly include liquid sensors
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Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph
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The layoffs across the tech sector are hitting companies large and small.
The maker of the popular Jawbone Bluetooth headset has let several employees go, citing the economy as one of the main reasons.
(Credit: Aliph)
“Given the current economic …









