New Microsoft support service offers XP users Windows 7 goodies

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has launched a new self-support service for Windows XP and Vista users that relies on technology baked into Windows 7.

The combination of desktop client and back-end service gives users of older versions of Windows some of the same functionality that only...

Lenovo Offers Budget Laptops for Businesses

From PC World: Lenovo is updating its ThinkPad line with a new series of budget laptops designed to help it reach a wider audience of business users.

The ThinkPad L series is designed to provide a lower-cost alternative to Lenovo's standard, higher-priced business laptops, said...

Report: Google password system attacked

From CNET News.com: The cyberattack on Google last year reportedly yielded access to a password system that controls millions of users' access to the company's services including e-mail and business services.

Gaia, which allows users to sign in using their password once for a range...

Apple requests return of lost iPhone prototype

From CNET News.com: Gizmodo said Monday evening it is making arrangements to return an errant device that is believed to be a prototype of the next iPhone, following a request from Apple's legal department, which Gizmodo calls verification of the device's authenticity.

The tech blog...

Samsung Begins Sampling 20nm MLC NAND Flash

From DailyTech: NAND flash memory seems to be invading nearly every electronic devices that we use today. Everything from cameras to smartphones to notebook computers to digital media players make use of the storage technology.

So it should come as no surprise that companies are...

Palm Suffers Another Setback as Executive, Retail Partner Quit

From DailyTech: The financial and structural problems for Palm continue to pile up with no apparent viable outcome other than selling the company.

Palm started the week already under constant pressure, but it got worse when it was disclosed Michael Abbott, Palm Vice President of...

Sony Outsourcing Vaio Laptop Design to Others

From Tom's Hardware: As far as Windows-based laptops go, Sony makes some of the most stylish and expensive ones. Now Sony is planning on launching a secondary laptop division that will bear the Vaio name, but won't be designed in-house.

Deputy president of Sony Vaio’s Business Group...

Apple Mods Intel Chipset for Auto GPU Switching

From Tom's Hardware: When Apple announced that its new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros had both the Intel HD IGP as well as a discrete Nvidia GT 330M GPU and it could switch seamlessly between them automatically, we assumed that it was using the Nvidia Optimus technology – but it isn't...

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