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News (7)

• Google lunar challenge gets under way

  A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the US$20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space.

• HP ultra-cautious on ultra-mobiles

  Hewlett-Packard will not rush to embrace the new Ultra Mobile platform which Intel unveiled last month, a senior company executive told ZDNet Australia. Also, the company's confusing mix of product names and model numbers will be streamlined into three core groupings.

• Microsoft pushes Tablet PC in Aust

  Microsoft is continuing to push the Tablet PC as the "evolution of computing", and this time, it claims, the product will catch on.

• IBM breakthrough

  IBM says its scientists have made a breakthrough in transistor technology that could someday enable a new class of much smaller and faster computer chips.

• Transmeta wins 'ultralight' friends

  Upstart microprocessor maker Transmeta touted the presence of prototype products from major manufacturers as offering validation of its technology.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• Australian Tax Office: Bill Gibson, CIO

  Bill Gibson, CIO of the Australian Tax office, spoke to ZDNet.com.au about why he doesn't completely trust open source software; how the ATO handles security and why competing vendors will have to learn to work together.

• Is 2008 the year of the BlackBerry-killer?

  In 2005, Canadian wireless company Research in Motion (RIM) came from relative obscurity to steal a global lead in e-mail equipped mobile devices with its BlackBerry. Could 2008 be the year that BlackBerry falls off its perch?

• Tech Guide: Desktop replacements for business

  Want to replace crumbling desktops with beautiful new shiny notebooks, but don't know where to start? Our Tech Guide sorts out the details you need to know.

Reviews (36)

• HP Pavilion DV2 1001AU

  For a 12-inch laptop we'd expect more performance and features than we're getting, but there are obviously compromises to be made in making ultrathin affordable.

• Lenovo ThinkPad X61s

  The ThinkPad X61s provides excellent dual-core performance in a lightweight, compact package that's still comfortable to use.

• First Take: Sony Vaio VGN-TX17

  Ultraportables don't get much lighter than Sony's 1.2kg TX17. Although diminutive in size, the 11-inch Vaio has a built-in DVD burner, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

• Mobile mockery

  The choices are endless -- but do we really need everything our mobile phone sells us?

• Dell Latitude X1

  Executives searching for a very light business notebook could well consider the Latitude X1.

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