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Sony VAIO VGN-Z598U Ultraportable Laptop

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The lightweight, ultraportable Sony VAIO VGN-Z598U has a base price of US$1499, but our review unit--packed to the gills with high-quality components--ballooned to $4450. Primary responsibility for the sticker shock goes to a pair of 128GB solid-state drives, which jacked up the original price by roughly two grand. But our test unit also jams a 2.53-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a dedicated nVidia GeForce 9300M GS GPU into its tiny 12.4- by 1.3- by 8.3-inch frame.

Apple's departure leaves a hole in Expo, the community

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

It seems like many of my colleagues have, in some fashion, chimed in with their opinion over the news that Apple will no longer be exhibiting at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco and Steve Jobs will no longer be giving the keynote presentation.

Make a Hibernate Shortcut

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

After reading my tip about creating a shutdown shortcut, Dan Sweet asked for one that will hibernate his PC.

10 Cool Gifts: Gadgets, Accessories, and Oddities

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Have you finished your holiday shopping? Stuffed your sweetie's stocking? If so, I've got suggestions for ten tech or travel-related products under $300 that would make fun gifts--for you. I mean, really, isn't it time to treat yourself, too?

Macworld Fighting Talk

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

December can be a slow time around the Macworld offices, and this year was no exception--at least until Tuesday's news about Apple's Macworld Expo plans broke. Nevertheless, when it came time to prepare this week's podcast wrapping up the big news of 2008, we were left without many ideas on how to creatively do a year-end retrospective.

A literally buggy MacBook Pro

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

I've run into my fair share of computer bugs from time to time: kernel panics, blue screens of death, even corrupt RAM. But I'm not sure that I've ever run into computer bugs (though, if you're a student of computer history, you'll know that the first documented computer "bug" was in fact a moth stuck in Harvard's Mark II).

Apple Expo Paris cancelled

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Reed Exhibitions will not hold Apple Expo Paris in 2009. The show organizers confirmed its plans for Macworld on Wednesday.

10 Gifts for the Hard-Core Techie

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

"Easy and Fun" Touch-Screen Kit for Netbooks

Apple will unveil netbooks next month, says analyst

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Apple will introduce two netbooks at the MacWorld Conference and Expo next month that will be tied to the company's App Store, as is its iPhone , an analyst said Tuesday.

Should Your Next Notebook Be a Netbook?

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Sub-$400 mini notebooks are selling briskly, even during these tough economic times, thanks to form factors and prices that are appealing for personal use. But netbooks aren't ready to replace an enterprise's corporate-sanctioned laptops, yet.

HP to Ship Boston-Power's 3-Year Laptop Battery

Martyn Williams — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Battery can be charged to 80 percent of capacity in 30 minutes and will go 1,000 charges before it's capacity begins degrading.

Netbooks More Popular Than the Apple iPhone

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

According to the latest smartphone sales numbes from Gartner and DisplaySearch's netbook sales numbers, 4.7 million iPhones were shipped in Q3 2008 while a whopping 5.6 million netbooks were sold in the same period.

Test Your PC With 10 Cheap or Free Sites and Tools

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Use these super testing tools to test and track practically everything about your PC--including its hard drive, Internet connections, and inside-the-case hardware.

Nvidia Restates Its Interest in Mini-Laptops

Agam Shah — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The netbook market is growing, and it could branch out into product categories such as smartphones and multimedia netbooks that can handle graphics effectively, Nvidia CFO says.

The New Apple Mac Buying Guide

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Now that the holiday shopping season is upon us, many might be considering the purchase of a new Mac system. Here's the latest set of buying tips based on the Macs that are available today.