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X-ray named top scientific invention
The X-ray machine has been voted the most important scientific invention in a poll by the Science Museum. Out of nearly 50,000 votes cast, more than 9,500 chose the X-ray, one of... More
US jury finds SMIC stole trade secrets
A California jury ruled on Wednesday that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) stole and used trade secrets from rival company Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co... More
Dell finalises offer for takeover of P...
Dell announced on Tuesday that it has completed its $3.9bn (£2.3bn) offer to buy technology and business solutions provider Perot Systems. Dell has accepted Perot's stock at $30 a share,... More
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Asus to phase out 7-inch Eee PC netbooks
News Asus's chairman, who has denied that the 8.9-inch Eee PC is being dropped, has confirmed that it is abandoning the seven-inch version that launched the Eee brand
News Nvidia, AMD announce new graphics chips
Photo Photos: dual-screen concept notebook from ASUS
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 3 (Xubuntu Xfce)
In Part 1 of this series I looked at some general netbook concepts, and the "standard" Ubuntu distribution. Part 2 I looked at the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is probably the best known of the...
J.A. Watson
Size matters - or choose your phone according to your pocket
I’ve just posted a First Take story on the HTC HD2. It’s a superb device. The fast processor and capacitive screen give Windows Mobile the kind of lift that brings it up to the high standards...
Sandra Vogel
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 3 (Kubuntu Netbook)
In Part 1 of this series, I looked at the "standard" Ubuntu distribution, and found that with some adjustments, it could be made into what I considered to be a fairly nicely usable netbook. In...
J.A. Watson
