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The incredible shrinking PC
News Antelope Technologies will build hand-size PCs based on a computer design from IBM as the mini-mini-mini-computer market takes shape. The design of the Mobile Computer Core (MCC), the name of Antelope's basic computer, is derived from the Meta Pad...
[May 23, 2002, 10:43]
Apple Mac mini: a first look review
Reviews Apple has unveiled its forthcoming Mac mini computer during company cofounder Steve Jobs's keynote address, which kicked off the 2005 Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. The £339 price of the Mac mini certainly makes owning an Apple...
[January 12, 2005, 7:35]
Laptop-shooting tops computer mishaps poll
Talkback In the late eighties Psions main mini computer was effectively buzzed to death by an enormous vibrator! This all proved a bit too much for the main development mini computer which suffered the computer equivalent of a cardiac arrest.
[October 14, 2003, 14:12]
Linux box can be embedded inside a PC
News Taiwanese hardware maker Via Technologies and US-based PC maker Mini-Box have unveiled a tiny desktop computer featuring an embedded Linux operating system. The Mini-Box M-100, a general-purpose computer built around Via's EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard...
[April 25, 2003, 12:27]
Samsung flash chip threatens hard drives?
News Samsung has developed a new computer flash technology with so much capacity it could replace mini hard drives in some PCs, the company said on Monday. But Samsung's top brass are touting the new small-size, large-capacity device as an alternative...
[September 13, 2005, 9:30]
Iomega Mini Drive review
Reviews However, like Iomega's Micro Mini flash drive, the Mini supports Iomega's handy Active Disk technology, which lets you use certain applications on any computer you plug into -- even if the computer doesn't have those programs installed.
[June 29, 2004, 7:40]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Leader With the iPod selling in the tens of millions and the Mac mini exciting the interest of millions more, Apple may be poised on the edge of true populism. The launch of the Mac mini could also reignite the old hostilities between Apple chief Steve...
[January 18, 2005, 12:50]
LG X110 netbook with 3G mobile broadband
Blog I've spent considerable time with Dell's variant on the theme, the Inspiron Mini 9 as sold by Vodafone complete with HSDPA connection. The LG X110 is certainly a serious step up from the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 from Vodafone and on the basis of...
[December 10, 2008, 10:39]
Mini motherboards find niche
News Though one British PC maker, Hush, sells a tiny computer based on the Mini-ITX, the motherboard is intended primarily for embedded computing devices such as routers, said chief executive Wenchi Chen in an interview.
[September 26, 2003, 10:55]
Intel's concept PC apes Apple
News Intel on Wednesday showed off its living room PC of the future -- and it looks a lot like the Mac Mini. Apple, for its part, has not played up the Mac Mini as specifically designed for the living room, although some enthusiasts have envisioned such...
[March 3, 2005, 10:40]
IBM M400 review
Reviews A mini USB (or 5P USB) jack links to a computer for mouse-control emulation. There is also an ordinary mini audio connector. The most innovative connector is a unique 3.5mm mini video jack that, with the appropriate cable, handles both composite...
[December 23, 2004, 9:40]
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009) review
Reviews Thankfully VESA, the computer display standards body, has plans to incorporate Mini DisplayPort into its future specifications, so we don't anticipate that it will be unique to Apple for long. Apple has added an additional USB 2.0 port, and also...
[March 5, 2009, 10:50]
Apple Mac mini: a first look
Talkback Mac Mini is meant for: (1) PC Users who want to switch but would like to use their existing Monitor, USB Keyboard and USB Mouse, (2) Mac Users who have not yet switched to the current generation Macs but would like to use as much of their existing...
[January 12, 2005, 16:01]
Hewlett Packard Mini 2140 Notebook PC
Blog Hewlett Packard's Mini 2140 is one. The Mini 2140 isn't a featherweight at 1.1kg. As I write the HP Mini 2140 is listed at the HP Web site as costing £389 ex VAT. I think I could live with this netbook as a mobile computer quite happily in the...
[April 17, 2009, 9:54]
Dell and Gateway go wireless
News Dell's TrueMobile customers have their choice of four wireless devices: an integrated TrueMobile 1150 Wireless Mini-PCI card, an external TrueMobile 1150 Wireless PCMCIA card, a TrueMobile 1170 Wireless Base Station, and a TrueMobile 1170 Wireless...
[August 20, 2002, 19:46]
Apple to ditch PowerPC for Intel processors
News Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said. Motorola spinoff Freescale currently makes PowerPC processors for Apple notebooks and the...
[June 6, 2005, 9:10]
Apple launches Intel Mac Mini
News Apple on Tuesday introduced its third Intel-based Mac, a revamped version of its petite Mac Mini. The new Mac Mini will be available, starting immediately, in two models. The new Mac Mini does move Apple a step closer to offering a living-room...
[March 1, 2006, 8:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog One's choice of computer is a personal matter, and I do not seek to judge -- how could I, a chap who once nearly bought an Atari ST [Ed -- And who has been letting the office know how much he wants a Mac mini.
[February 11, 2005, 17:30]
A Year Ago: Apple US goes direct, springs wonder chip
News Jobs said Apple is introducing a new desktop, mini-tower, and laptop fuelled by the G3. The Power Macintosh G3 desktop will retail for between $2,000 and $2,400, depending on features; the Power Macintosh G3 mini-tower will be priced at $3,000; and...
[November 11, 1998, 5:00]
Convincing the World, One Computer and One User at a Time
Blog A few weeks ago I wrote about setting up a good friend with an HP Mini 2140 running Ubuntu Netbook Remix. No sweat, I have prepared one of the HP 2133 Mini-Notes with Ubuntu, and all the email and communication software he might want to use on it.
[September 1, 2009, 11:00]
