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  • HP sues Acer again over patents

    Less than a month after it sued rival PC manufacturer Acer over five alleged patent infringements, Hewlett-Packard has added another four patents to the list.

  • HP sues Acer over patents

    In a clash between two of the world's biggest computer companies, Hewlett-Packard is suing Acer for patent infringement.

  • Aussie PC market defies world trend

    The Australian PC market is picking up, with an analyst report showing a year-on-year growth of 14 percent for the second quarter of 2002.

  • Acer merges with Gateway, leapfrogs Lenovo

    Acer needs help getting ahead, and Gateway needs help keeping up. Both hope a merger will do the trick -- and put them ahead of rival Lenovo in the process.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

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  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

  • Vodafone: Paul Wybrow, CIO

    In this CIO Vision Series interview, Wybrow explains how he fosters a culture of innovation against a backdrop of IT consolidation and outsourcing across Vodafone's mobile communications empire and 4,000-strong global IT workforce.

  • Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

    In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market.

  • The importance of being 64-bit

    IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.

  • 64-bit Intel server onslaught begins

    Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM and others will announce on Monday in the US the first servers to use Intel Xeon processors augmented with 64-bit extensions, a technology with major long-term implications.

Reviews (32)

  • Reviews News: Notebooks and Switches

    The staple diet of new switches and broadband technologies has this week been supplemented by a healthy addition of notebook launches.

  • Acer Aspire T620

    Acer's T620 runs Microsoft's Media Center OS, which has a radical new interface for multimedia users who want to manage their digital pictures, music files, TV, and video via remote control.

  • Convertible capability: Five tablet PCs tested

    Tablets have been around for a while, but with a new breed emerging that rival ordinary laptops, these convertibles could represent the new standard. We examine five of the best.

  • Acer n10

    The Acer n10 doesn't offer enough bells and whistles to pull ahead of the competition. It is, instead, a solid, regular handheld that should satisfy basic PDA users.

  • Power trip: Four high-end notebooks tested

    ZDNet Australia reviews four of the most powerful notebooks on the market today.

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