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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.

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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.

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    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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    Acer won't commit to pre-installing Linux on its line-up in Australia, despite hinting that it would do so in the UK.

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

  • Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T

    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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  • Budget beaters: 6 notebooks for less

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

  • Tablet PCs on slow dissolve

    Despite brave words, the figures show Tablet PCs failing to sparkle. Mixing with the mainstream may be their only hope.

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