Four Ways To Make Your Slow Laptop Faster
Your laptop isn’t what it used to be, just to get booted up to a working home screen takes minutes. This isn’t uncommon it’s bound to happen, especially if you aren’t doing regular maintenance (which most people don’t). There are plenty of different things you can do to help resurrect your laptop to where it used to be if not make it even better than it was, and none of them require you buying a new laptop. Read more
Acer’s Chromebook Laptop Remains among Amazon Bestsellers
Taipei, July 20 (CNA) Acer Inc.’s Chromebook, an always-connected laptop running Google Inc.’s Chrome operating system, remains competitive on Amazon.com Inc.’s bestsellers list for laptop computers six weeks after going on sale in June.
As of Wednesday morning, the 11.6-inch Acer Chromebook with Wi-Fi connectivity was ranked seventh on the list, extending its stay in the top 100 to 42 days.
The 12.1-inch Samsung Series 5 Wi-Fi Chromebook was ranked 15th and Samsung’s 3G Chromebook was 12th.
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Samsung Cleared of Shipping Laptops with Secret Spyware
Samsung has denied allegations it installed secret spyware software on its laptops that monitors and records users’ activity – including their keystrokes – without their consent.
Further, the security firm whose antivirus software was used to detect what it thought was spyware has published a statement on its blog apologising to Samsung.
Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers
Mohamed Hassan, MSIA, CISSP, CISA graduated from the Master of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA) program from Norwich University in 2009. As usual, it is a pleasure to collaborate with an alumnus on interesting articles – and in this case, his research is startling. Everything that follows is Mr Hassan’s own work with minor edits.
New Lenovo ThinkPad T Series Laptops; T420 and T520
Lenovo has opened up availability for some brand new ThinkPad professional laptop computers. The new models made available number two in total and each is a member of the relatively new T Series family of ThinkPad notebooks.
The names for the new models are T420 (14″) and T520 (15.6″). Each of the those two share more than just the family prefix (T) in common, they both also share access to the brand new second generation Intel Sandy Bridge processors.
Right now Lenovo is offering the ThinkPad T420 at a starting price of $799 and the ThinkPad T520 with a starting price of $$819. You will see below a rough highlight of features available to each model but to see and customize your own model see this page and take your pick from the two new T Series laptops.
Sony to strike with ‘Thunderbolt’ laptop
Sony is readying a “hybrid” Vaio laptop equipped with Intel’s Thunderbolt tech, according to a report.
Thunderbolt, formerly known by its codename Light Peak, is a new connection technology that combines high-speed data transfer and high-definition video on a single cable. The Intel-developed technology has come to market through a technical collaboration with Apple and is being made available first on Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro laptop computers.
Though Sony did not publicly endorse Thunderbolt at the Intel roll-out last month, the company has previously offered public support for the technology. “Sony is excited about the potential for Light Peak technology that Intel has been developing, and believes it could enable a new generation of high-speed device connectivity,” Ryosuke Akahane, vice president of the Vaio Business Group at Sony, said in a statement that was posted last year on Intel’s Web site.
Could Eye-Controlled Laptops Be the Next Big Thing?
Every so often, a futuristic idea emerges in computing and either takes the world by storm or vanishes amid general derision. The latest idea is a laptop controlled by the eyes instead of a mouse.
Tobii, a Swedish company which already makes eye-controlled personal computers for paralysed people and research laboratories, unveiled a prototype at the recent CeBIT trade fair in Hanover, Germany, for a mass-market device.
Eye control could become as ubiquitous as the touch screen, or be rejected by the bulk of computer users as too geeky — as was the fate of videophones, which many people find too invasive for everyday use.
Tobii’s device, a sleek black Lenovo laptop, has a keyboard and users must also use their hands to operate it.
Laptops to help learn English
DUBAI — Educational experts in the UAE discussed ways to improve English language training (ELT) using laptops, at a forum hosted by the British University in Dubai (BUiD), in partnership with Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology (SHC).
The ‘Laptops in ELT’ Forum explored best practices in using laptop computers in English language classrooms, while creating awareness of software and tools available to enhance language learning. “The forum provided an opportunity for those involved or interested in laptop education to get together, review existing software and discuss various perspectives. The subsequent discussion allowed participants to voice their concerns, and the debate was informative and refreshing,” said Dr Amanda Howard, lecturer and English Language Teaching Coordinator at the British University in Dubai. Universities using the technology have reported improvements in language retention and better success rates among students learning English.
Developers Unveil Laptop With Eye-Tracking Technology
The latest in computer technology is something that you have to see to believe. In fact, you have to look at it to make it work.Tobii Technology, in conjunction with Lenovo computers, has developed a laptop with eye-tracking technology built in so that you can do certain things just by looking at them.
Alienware M11x (Core i7)
If you have Alienware’s reputation, morphing an 11-inch laptop into a mighty gaming rig is easier than it looks. The Alienware M11x (Core i7) ($1,175 direct) is literally the size of a netbook, except it’s outfitted in Alienware’s signature stealth armor and adorned with color-changing LEDs. This second iteration of the Alienware M11x line has been updated with a low-voltage Intel Core i7 processor (from a Core 2 Duo) and Nvidia’s Optimus switching graphics technology. More important, the laptop’s powerful Nvidia gaming card breezed through all our gaming tests, while costing a fraction of what would pay for an adult-sized Alienware laptop. Though it won’t replace bigger, hardcore gaming rigs, the M11x is a perfect fit for competitive road-gamers.
