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    Why Mac clones are good for business 28/05/2009 03:18:00

    The bankruptcy filing by Apple cloner Psystar is hardly a surprise. Rather, it is hard to imagine any sensible person wanting to take on Apple's legal department and US$29 billion bankroll. However, that doesn't mean business users don't need--and want--Apple clones.
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    The Mac at 25: Successes, regrets, Apple's had a few 20/01/2009 08:40:00

    Remember the adage, "Don't trust anyone over 30"? Putting aside the fact that you're likely well past that age if you recognize the line, if you live by it, you may view 32-year-old Apple with a gimlet eye. But the Macintosh itself -- which will hit the 25-year mark on January 24 -- is still something we can trust.
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    Low-Power PCs Eyed for Developing Nations 02/06/2008 14:29:11

    Rural Africa's unreliable energy sources for PCs has led Computer Aid International to investigate low-power computing alternatives and experiment with the new wave of low-cost machines targeted developing countries.
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    OLPC low-power laptop empowers and inspires 23/04/2008 08:28:44

    When the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program was first announced in 2005, media attention centered on two aspects: the US$100 price tag and the humanitarian nature of the project. Three years later, the environmental genius of these award-winning laptops still not only burns bright but even inspires copycats. Vendors such as Asustek and Via are working to bring their own low-cost, low-power computing devices to emerging markets and education.
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    US company touts $399 Mac clone 15/04/2008 08:12:41

    A US-based company that began advertising a Mac clone called "OpenMac" for US$399 said Monday that it was stunned by the response and couldn't take orders because its Web site had gone under.
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    Tech's all-time top 25 flops 22/01/2008 11:20:32

    Imagine how different the tech industry might have been had Gary Kildall accepted IBM's offer, back in 1980, to license his computer operating system for a top-secret project. CP/M would have been the OS that shipped with the original IBM PC, and the world might never have heard the name of Kildall's competitor, who eventually accepted the contract: a Mr. Bill Gates.
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    COMPUTEX - Via develops business card-sized PC board 06/06/2007 09:03:03

    Via Technologies has a knack for making motherboards smaller, and its latest design pushes the boundary of what's possible further than ever before.
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    'Wire-free' electricity juices mobile devices 30/10/2002 07:58:00

    A company that claims to have solved the "last wire" dilemma announced Monday that it is working with Acer Inc. and other manufacturing partners to deliver early next year a pad with a conductive surface that can power computing devices resting on top of it as if they were plugged into an electrical outlet.
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    IBM unveils power-paring chip 15/10/2001 07:30:00

    IBM Corp. unveiled an ultra-low power chip Friday that it said will reduce power consumption in battery-operated portable consumer electronic devices and improve power efficiency, both in active and standby modes.
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    3Com to acquire Internet Radio company 30/06/2000 16:38:22

    3Com this week said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kerbango, which develops Internet radios, for $80 million.
 
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