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Last week, Sony announced a line of cheaper notebooks that featured Blu-ray drives.  While nobody would ever accuse Sony of being the cheapest anything, the Vaio NW starting point at $880 was one of the cheapest entry level Blu-ray notebooks.  Not to be outdone by anyone in price, Acer is… Continue Reading »

Intel’s study of notebook security has revealed that lost and stolen laptops cost companies an average of nearly $50,000.  This is because the value of the computer includes the data it held as well as the device itself. A senior executive’s notebook is valued at $28,449 while a director or… Continue Reading »

Office Depot employees are claiming that if a customer looking for a laptop doesn’t buy any extras or the extended service plan, they are told to lie to them and say the laptop is out of stock. Laptop Magazine spoke to an Office Depot employee named Rich, who told them… Continue Reading »

Forget passwords and fingerprints.  Sony is taking laptop security to a new level with its new fingerprint veining system for laptops and mobile phones.  The technology is not new—Hitachi has had such products available for a year now, but this is the first time a compact version has been made… Continue Reading »

Its quite obvious that netbooks are becoming more and more popular as of late.  Companies are continuing to release essentially the same products in slightly different form factors, and have been for a while.  Given their fairly low prices and portability, it really is not surprise.  But, the question has… Continue Reading »

In the past, Targus was known for their functional and easy to use notebook cases.  As a way to stay competitive, the company plans to release a line of more fashionable notebook cases.  This includes models: Intersection, Echoes, Rio and Madrid.  For travelers, the Venture will make going through airport… Continue Reading »

Ever since the release of the MacBook Air, Apple users have been able to flaunt the multiple uses of their notebook trackpads over the majority of Windows users.  Multi-finger gestures have slowly come to some other laptop manufacturers, but have stayed mainly with Apple.  Synaptics, the maker of TouchPads, the… Continue Reading »

In further attempts to hep the environment, LG has recently announced that they have been hard at work on creating an LCD panel that uses sunlight to light the screen when the laptop is used outside.  The screen they have developed is a 14.1 inch monitor that uses reflective plates… Continue Reading »

It happens eventually to all laptops, the battery starts to last for a shorter period of time to the point where you can’t bring it anywhere without also bringing the power supply as well.  Normally this point comes about 18 months into the life of the laptop, and is the… Continue Reading »

Getting a docking station from the maker of your laptop is expensive.  One way to get around the high price is with this: the Startech.com USB to VGA 4-in-1 Docking Station.  Small and tidy, this simple device requires only you to plug in one USB cable to make all the… Continue Reading »