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    The latest notebook chip from Intel will come out May 10, according to sources, along with price cuts and a new naming scheme.

  • Apple unveils MacBook Air: "world's thinnest notebook"

    Apple unveiled its ultraportable MacBook Air, the world's thinnest notebook according to CEO Steve Jobs, during his keynote speech at Macworld 2008 on Tuesday in San Francisco.

  • Intel leads processor parade

    Intel on Monday launched a new collection of processors designed for notebooks ranging from hefty PCs to svelte mini-notebooks.

  • Low-end Power Macs get dual processors

    Apple Computer has updated its Power Mac G5 desktop line with three dual-processor models, including its first low-end desktop based on the dual model.

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    Today, even the cheapest notebook computers outstrip the performance needs of the most demanding business users, and you no longer have to settle for a desktop because the notebook is too expensive.

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    ZDNet Australia reviews seven of the most outstanding, high-end notebooks.

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    Steve Jobs unveils an ultrathin notebook and take two for the Apple TV, amid an array of iPhone, iPod, and iTunes updates.

  • Inside Intel's Santa Rosa platform

    Improvements to the processor, chipset and wireless components of Intel's latest mobile platform should result in a new generation of faster notebooks with longer battery life. Business systems will also get Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) for the first time, while Turbo Memory should reduce the frequency of hard disk accesses, saving power and boosting performance.

  • Desktop P4s pass laptop tests

    Despite Intel's protests, it appears that a Pentium 4 desktop processor can be effectively used in a laptop computer--which, if done correctly, could save some buyers hundreds of dollars, according to testing by ZDNet UK Reviews.

  • Intel cranks out fastest Pentium 4

    The launch of the 2.4GHz processor for desktops, the chipmaker's fastest Pentium 4 to date, is part of bigger plan to push the Pentium 4 into nearly every sector in the PC market.

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