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Guy Kawasaki: How I Spent $5,000 on (Mac) Air

Authored by Guy Kawasaki on February 19, 2008 - 7:04am.

Day -1095: Waiting for a Macintosh that comes close to a Vaio in size, weight, and, most importantly, battery life. Day -60: Rumors start circulating about a super-cool, super-thin MacBook. Day -30: Go into Apple store and tell them to put one of these rumored super-cool, super-thin MacBooks aside for me if the rumors are true. Day 0: Steve announces MacBook Air at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

tags: Marketing | Apple | CE | Retail | Computers | MacBook Air |

Chipmaker AMD Expects Sharply Lower Revenue

Authored by Jay Baage on April 9, 2007 - 2:13pm.
NEW YORK - Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) issued a profit warning on Monday, saying it expects to report first-quarter revenue of about $1.23 billion. That is well below Wall Street forecasts.
tags: Internet | CE | AMD | Computers |

The Beautiful Impending Doom of My Windows Vista Monster

Authored by Scott Goldberg on January 18, 2007 - 8:19am.
Windows Vista logo Readying myself for Windows Vista over the last few weeks has felt like the coming of a newborn: I’ve done loads of research, read the opinions of those who’ve tried it, and even decided a new computer was necessary to carry the enormous burden Vista will bring.  The decision was made no easier by PC Magazine’s extensive coverage, which included as many reasons to invest in Vista as reasons not to.  It turns out I’m a sucker for strong language, however, because John Clyman’s words offered the final tipping point: “If you're buying a new consumer PC this spring, it probably makes sense to get Vista.  Soon, there won't be much of a choice; according to Microsoft's support life cycle, retail PC buyers will have only a year after Vista's release to buy Windows XP.”  Yachtzee!  Carrying the burden of a 5-year-old laptop on my desk meant that to have this bundle of joy, I would need to move from my studio bachelor pad to an overly expensive 2-bedroom suburban palace.

 
tags: Microsoft | PC | Toshiba | Intel | Windows | Vista | Computers | Scott Goldberg | PC Magazine |

Toshiba Debuts $1,999 High-End Gaming Notebook

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 26, 2006 - 12:59am.
Irvine, Calif. - Japanese electronics firm Toshiba on Tuesday introduced its latest high-performance gaming notebook computer, the Satellite P105-S9722. The $1,999, 7.1-pound laptop features a 17-inch widescreen, an Intel Centrino Duo platform, and the Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 graphics card with 256MB of graphics memory.
tags: Games | Tech | CE | PC | Toshiba | Computers | Notebooks |

Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Notebook Batteries

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 24, 2006 - 7:15pm.
Cupertino, Calif. - Just a week after Dell's major recall of notebook computer batteries, Apple on Thursday followed suit, announcing plans to recalls 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony.
tags: Law | Tech | Sony | Apple | CE | Recalls | Batteries | Retail | Power | Computers | CPSC |

Report: U.S. Computer Use Second Only to TV Among Electronic Media

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2006 - 12:38pm.
Muncie, Ind. - Americans now spend more time using computers -- the majority of the time at work -- than any other electronic media except television, according to a new study from Ball State University's Center for Media Design (CMD). "
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