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Toshiba’s Tecra M7: Notebook with Tablet PC Bonus
Toshiba’s Tecra M7 is for users who want a good notebook system with some tablet functionality. Weighing in at almost 6 pounds and sporting a 14.1-inch widescreen display, the Tecra M7 is large and powerful enough for everyday computing, but it lacks the battery performance of its competitors. The Tecra M7 is a convertible tablet…
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WiMax World Finds Wireless Broadband Still Grappling for a Foothold
BOSTON—There’s nothing quite as sad as a wireless broadband show without connectivity. “Check back later, after they work out the bugs,” said the marketing communications manager at Expedience’s in-your-face-at-the-door, floor-dominating booth at WiMax World here Oct. 11. Here Expedience was, having plopped a two-sector base station on top of the Seaport Hotel, and having paid…
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Marwaha to Merge High-Volume Process with IBM’s High-Value Channel
On paper the two channels are contrasts. IBM’s practice of deep integration and customization for high-end products; Lenovo Group’s fast and furious pace to mass market PCs to the world. But IBM, partners and analysts claim both methods have a place in the same family and that Ravindra “Ravi” Marwaha, who has been chosen to…
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OpenApple: Apple Takes on Office, Gently
Apple will step on yet another of Microsoft’s toes early next year when the Mac maker unveils the next version of its iWork productivity suite, complete with a new spreadsheet application. Sources report that iWork ’07 will gain this new third component, code-named Lasso, which will go to bat against Microsoft Excel in the consumer…
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Goodbye Eudora, Hello Thunderbird
Eudora, once one of the most popular e-mail clients, is finally being retired. Instead of simply abandoning Eudora’s customers, however, Qualcomm is partnering with Mozilla Corp. to create “Penelope,” a customized version of Mozilla’s Thunderbird e-mail client that will be optimized for Eudora customers. Penelope is being developed by half a dozen of Eudora’s most…
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Palm Targets Consumers with New Treo
NEW YORK—Palm announced on Oct. 12 the Treo 680, the first of the company’s smart phones to specifically target the consumer market. While Palm’s smart phones are widely used within enterprises, this is the first Treo designed for a general audience. The Treo 680, released at the Digital Life trade show, also is the first…
