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“According to a rather sizeable thread over at the Apple discussion forums, a number of users are experiencing a curious problem that causes the track pad on their new Macbook to freeze up and stop registering clicks after 50 or so successful pushes. The freeze seems to last for 5-10 clicks, after which the button begins functioning again.” [Link]
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“The HP Mini 1000 comes in three versions, with starting prices ranging from $379 to $699, and will be available at retailers worldwide starting Wednesday. HP first dipped its toe into the mini-notebook market back in April with the Mini-Note 2133, which it claimed was strictly for K through 12 students and some business travelers. At the time, HP was adamant that this was not meant to play in the same arena as the consumer-oriented Netbook from Asus, the Eee PC. Though it won’t break out the numbers, HP now says the sales of the 2133 ‘exceeded all expectations.’ ” [Link]
“One new Microsoft commercial even begins with a company engineer who resembles John Hodgman, the comedian portraying the loser PC character in the Apple campaign. ‘Hello, I’m a PC,’ the engineer says, echoing Mr. Hodgman’s recurring line, ‘and I’ve been made into a stereotype.’” [Link]
“Hewlett-Packard says it has achieved a mobile-computing milestone by getting the HP EliteBook 6930p to operate continuously for 24 hours on a single battery charge. The laptop used in the test is, however, rather different from those consumers would pick up at the store, at least for now. The machine’s equipped with high-end components including Intel solid-state hard drives (SSDs), a mercury-free LED display, and an optional ultra-capacity battery.” [Link]
“China’s Godson-3 chip is ambitious if anything. It proposes to be everything a world-class processor should be–and then some. Developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it also has a larger goal: microprocessor independence for China. ‘Their motivation is pretty clear. They don’t want to be totally dependent on the outside world for something as important as microprocessors,’ said Tom Halfhill, an analyst at In-Stat. ” [Link]
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