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USB Security: A Sticky Situation

Wall streeters say Duco Cement is the preferred glue for permanently shutting down a USB, serial or any other laptop port that needs to...

Lenovos Accomplishments; Outlining the CAS Problem

The ThinkPad is still the ThinkPad. Its been a year since Lenovo officially took over IBMs PC business, but its hard to believe that...

MacBook Pro Now Available as 17-inch

When the 15-inch MacBook Pro was first introduced, we took a huge roller coaster ride in terms of actual ship dates. Well, hopefully this...

Media Center Laptops

In addition to being capable PCs, Media Center notebooks are extremely talented multimedia hubs great for organizing and storing your photos, music, movies, and...

Date Looms for AMD-Intel Antitrust Trial

Advanced Micro Devices is considering a 2008 trial date for its antitrust lawsuit against rival Intel—a suit that claims Intel used its position to...

Graphics Shootout: 17 Cards for a Better Gaming PC

If we have learned anything from our collective years of testing and writing about PC hardware and related technology, its this: Not everyone has...

Group Plots Desktop Linux Printing Improvements

If you think setting up and using a printer in Linux is too much trouble, take heart—youre not alone. To come to grips with a...

Intel Looks to Fight Back in Second Half

Intel is hitting the reset button, following a lackluster first quarter.The chip giant, which on April 19 reported first-quarter 2006 revenue of $8.9 billion...

Fujitsu Positions Itself as a Solutions Provider

At a media event on April 18, Fujitsu Computer Systems officials stated their belief that the company is ready to become a solutions vendor...

IBM Posts Solid First Quarter

Despite continued doldrums in its key services business, IBM posted a solid first quarter, thanks mainly to steady performance in software and hardware. The worlds...