Stories by: Rohan Pearce

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    Style and substance: 7 notebooks to make your co-workers jealous 19/11/2009 15:25:00

    If money is no object, then you're obviously not working in journalism. But if your wallet is bulging and you aren't planning on blowing your cash on over-priced pints from North Sydney pubs, then you might be interested in the following seven notebooks, all of which are sure to glean jealous glances from your co-workers.
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    BeBook Mini eBook reader 16/11/2009 15:30:00

    The BeBook Mini is a compact eBook reader with a 5in screen. It scores points over Amazon's Kindle in some areas, but overall it faces an uphill battle to gain market share; we also think there is substantial room for refinement.
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    We talk to the developers behind MenuetOS: an operating system written entirely in assembly language 19/08/2009 13:48:00

    The average PC user expects that their computer's operating system will consume a fair chunk of hard drive space. Windows Vista Premium can take 15GB of hard drive space to install and tax even modern desktop PCs and notebooks. Indeed, thanks in part to Microsoft, people are used to the endless cycle of hardware upgrades to get the most out of their operating system -- or even just make it usable. The developers behind MenuetOS have taken a different tack, however: their operating system is lightweight and incredibly speedy, despite having many of the trimmings you would expect from a modern OS.
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    HP TouchSmart PC IQ545A 11/08/2009 16:00:00

    We admit it: we're a little bit in love with the HP TouchSmart PC IQ545A. Like the HP TouchSmart PC IQ500 and the HP TouchSmart IQ518, it's an all-in-one PC with a 22in LCD touch screen.
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    Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T notebook 20/07/2009 14:30:00

    The Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T is a great laptop if the portability of a netbook is appealing, but you are worried about the cramped keyboard, and you can't afford a powerful ultraportable laptop.
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    Maxtor BlackArmor 05/01/2009 12:11:00

    There is often a gap between the rate at which technology develops and the rate at which people and businesses adjust to it. The prevalence of identity theft and the large number of major data breaches suffered by businesses are examples of how we're still grappling with an increasingly networked and data-dependent economy.
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    Guest post: Four articles worth reading 13/10/2008 16:41:00

    Filtered internet, mobile data use, cool WiMAX gear and an excellent Wi-Fi router.
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    A post-modern deconstruction of a classic fairy tale (on the Nintendo DS, with zombies) 09/10/2008 16:16:00

    Precious childhood memories can often be destroyed by modern remakes, reinterpretations and sequels -- yeah, we're looking at you George Lucas.
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    Guest post: Are ISPs coming to terms with P2P? 09/10/2008 08:43:00

    Let's face it, peer to peer file sharing — P2P — is one of the big attractions of broadband Internet connections. Sometimes it's for downloading the latest version of a Linux distro, while other times it's for other, somewhat legally dubious reasons.
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    Dell Latitude E6400 29/09/2008 14:56:00

    Dell's Latitude E6400 is a notebook that means business.
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    Twitter backlash over McCain campaign 'suspension' 25/09/2008 14:02:00

    Twitter users have responded to the decision by John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate, to suspend his campaigning with an ad hoc campaign of their own.
 
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