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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2095 technology Laptop and Notebook Computers en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:11 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2095 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/withpinetrailsimminentarrivalintelturnstonettops pcworld/20091106/withpinetrailsimminentarrivalintelturnstonettops PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:11 GMT PC World - Hoping to build on the success of netbooks like Acer's AspireOne, Intel wants to prove that its Pine Trail chip package can do for desktops what the first Atom processors did for laptops. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091105/bs_nf/69906 nf/20091105/69906 NewsFactor business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:53 GMT NewsFactor - Laptop-toting road warriors who don't want to commit to a long-term mobile broadband data plan might be interested in a new offering from Verizon Wireless. On Thursday, the wireless carrier rolled out three new mobile data plans as part of the company's prepaid portfolio. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091105/bs_nf/69908 nf/20091105/69908 NewsFactor business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:34 GMT NewsFactor - Dell painted a picture in broad strokes Thursday of the company's forthcoming Adamo XPS laptop, which is slated to hit the market in time for the holidays. The new machine -- which is housed in a finely machined aluminum case and comes in the user's choice of pearl or onyx -- is even thinner than the inaugural Adamo laptop that Dell began shipping last March. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_phoenix_stolen_luggage ap/20091105/us_phoenix_stolen_luggage AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:39:04 GMT AP - Phoenix police found medicines, passports, stereo and video equipment, video games, laptop computers and even adoption paperwork in a house holding hundreds of pieces of stolen luggage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091105/tc_pcworld/verizontoofferprepaidlaptopwirelessdata pcworld/20091105/verizontoofferprepaidlaptopwirelessdata PC World business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:16 GMT PC World - Following in Virgin Mobile's footsteps, Verizon is offering a prepaid laptop broadband wireless service. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091104/tc_pcworld/dellwindows7deals pcworld/20091104/dellwindows7deals PC World technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT PC World - Win7 Weekend Sale at dell.com! Laptops starting at $499 after Instant Savings http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091104/bs_nf/69884 nf/20091104/69884 NewsFactor business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:57:55 GMT NewsFactor - HTC has unleashed a new smartphone with a spacious 4.3-inch touch-sensitive screen and a five-megapixel camera. Even better, the new HD2 can even function as a 3G wireless router for other devices such as a laptop, the company said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cockpit_laptops ap/20091103/us_cockpit_laptops AP business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cockpit_laptops"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091023/capt.1fd054b1bd4844dd9f68ff86acfa464d.northwest_airport_overflown_cx901.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=fMFTSjQie3drsc1YHS_sTQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 is shown. Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back, Wednesday evening, Oct 21, 2009, should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below. (AP Photo/FlightAware.com)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cockpit_laptops"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091023/capt.1fd054b1bd4844dd9f68ff86acfa464d.northwest_airport_overflown_cx901.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=fMFTSjQie3drsc1YHS_sTQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 is shown. Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back, Wednesday evening, Oct 21, 2009, should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below. (AP Photo/FlightAware.com)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091102/tc_pcworld/acerhintsatfasterintelculvchipsinq1 pcworld/20091102/acerhintsatfasterintelculvchipsinq1 PC World technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:21 GMT PC World - Acer executives have grumbled about the performance of Intel's processors for thin and light laptops but suggested that faster chips are coming early next year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_changing_pcs ap/20091101/us_tec_changing_pcs AP technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:39:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_changing_pcs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.5637413b063e401abd1866f57299e426.changing_pcs_caps201.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=.BSJoJde.I2Oj7KB8Ut5MA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Netbook computers are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Personal computers are changing &mdash; and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_changing_pcs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.5637413b063e401abd1866f57299e426.changing_pcs_caps201.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=.BSJoJde.I2Oj7KB8Ut5MA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Netbook computers are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091028/tc_pcworld/sonyrecallsforacadaptersforsomevaiopcs pcworld/20091028/sonyrecallsforacadaptersforsomevaiopcs PC World technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:20 GMT PC World - Sony issued a recall for some AC adapters used with all-in-one Vaio PCs and docking stations as they pose the risk of causing electric shock, the company said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091028/tc_zd/245505 zd/20091028/245505 PC Magazine technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:55:09 GMT PC Magazine - Sony has recalled about 69,000 AC adapters sold with its Vaio notebook products, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091027/bs_nf/69745 nf/20091027/69745 NewsFactor business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:32 GMT NewsFactor - Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest IdeaPad laptop and IdeaCentre desktop offerings, which are built around Intel's ultra-low-power Core processor family and ship with Windows 7 aboard. All the new products are slated to go on sale at U.S. retail outlets and online resellers between now and December. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091027/tc_pcworld/delloffersitsfirstmultitouchruggedlaptop pcworld/20091027/delloffersitsfirstmultitouchruggedlaptop PC World technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:20:16 GMT PC World - Dell on Tuesday started shipping its first rugged laptop with a multitouch display, which can operate in extreme environments and withstand drops, dust and spills. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_northwest_flight_overflown ap/20091027/us_northwest_flight_overflown AP business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:36:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_northwest_flight_overflown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2618f53f379b4c8da8ffd1afa7b0665c.northwest_airport_overflown_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=qYR4GlhyEQAh5OE5hy7LtA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="This image rendered from video on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/KGW.com) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_northwest_flight_overflown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2618f53f379b4c8da8ffd1afa7b0665c.northwest_airport_overflown_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=qYR4GlhyEQAh5OE5hy7LtA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="This image rendered from video on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/KGW.com) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20091027/tc_macworld/macessityintrostraystationconvertiblelaptopstand macworld/20091027/macessityintrostraystationconvertiblelaptopstand Macworld.com technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT Macworld.com - Mac accessory maker Macessity on Monday announced the TrayStation Cooler/Riser, a combination laptop stand and cooling tray. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/tc_afp/usaviationprobepilots afp/20091027/usaviationprobepilots AFP technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:40:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/tc_afp/usaviationprobepilots"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256607512792-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=ox_qxyEKT1udZpA1L.9dYg--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="File photo shows a Northwest Airlines jet at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota. Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/tc_afp/usaviationprobepilots"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256607512792-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=ox_qxyEKT1udZpA1L.9dYg--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="File photo shows a Northwest Airlines jet at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota. Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091026/ap_on_bi_ge/us_apnewsalert ap/20091026/us_apnewsalert AP business Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:08:09 GMT AP - NTSB: Pilots going over scheduling on laptop computers while plane overflew Minneapolis.. . http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091026/tc_pcworld/lenovoourwindows7laptopsarefaster pcworld/20091026/lenovoourwindows7laptopsarefaster PC World technology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:32:00 GMT PC World - Hope you didn't put away those Windows 7 party hats because, apparently, Lenovo waited a couple days longer to share its news: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/bs_nm/us_radioshack nm/20091026/us_radioshack Reuters business Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:52:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/bs_nm/us_radioshack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091026/i/r1524404922.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=8eBxayfP_s1c.aV.x38h6A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A shopper looks over the mobile phones displayed at a Radio Shack store in Cambridge, Massachusetts in this April 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Brian Snyder" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Electronics chain RadioShack Corp posted quarterly revenue that topped Wall Street expectations, helped by its push in mobile phones and calling plans, sending its shares up 16 percent to a year high.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/laptoppc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/bs_nm/us_radioshack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091026/i/r1524404922.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=8eBxayfP_s1c.aV.x38h6A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="A shopper looks over the mobile phones displayed at a Radio Shack store in Cambridge, Massachusetts in this April 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Brian Snyder" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)