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    The Australian PC market for the second quarter 2003 has increased by 20.9 percent over the same period last year, according to IDC.

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    Acer, the fast-growing Taiwanese PC maker, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of 27,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries made by Sony. A danger exists that the batteries can short-circuit and burst into flames.

  • Telstra to offer Next G ready laptops

    Telstra has teamed up with Acer to add notebooks and laptops to its Next G range of devices, offering these machines on similar monthly contracts it sells mobile phones on.

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    Hewlett-Packard will not include Intel's Turbo Memory technology in any of its Centrino Pro notebooks, the manufacturer has revealed exclusively to our sister site ZDNet UK.

  • Aust PC sales threatened by war tensions: IDC

    Despite Australia posting an increase of more than 10 percent in PC sales last quarter, industry analysts predict escalating tensions between the USA, North Korea and Iraq will have an unsettling influence on buying patterns in the second half of this year.

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

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    If you're going to have to lug it around, you might as well get a laptop that will make business colleagues green with envy.

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    Commentary: Tablet PC isn't just a new Microsoft operating system -- it also changes the rules significantly, and could be just the thing the Redmond boys are looking for to send Linux spiralling away into insignificance.

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

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    The Extensa is a business laptop with no particular frills. That's not a bad thing per se, but it's tough to get too excited about it, either.

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  • Budget beaters: 6 notebooks for less

    Looking for a notebook on a tight budget? Check out our Australian review of 6 great budget notebooks.

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    Since when did vendor battery claims actually represent the truth? Acer's Timeline notebook just keeps going and going and going, but it's a pity that it's otherwise underpowered and hampered by Windows Vista.

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