Gateway EC14, EC54 & EC58 Win7 thin-&-lights debutSource: slashgear.com
Gateway have announced a bevy of new thin-and-light notebooks, the EC14, EC54 and EC58, each packing Intel CULV processors, WiFi b/g/n and up to 8hrs battery life. The Gateway EC14 is the baby of the bunch, with an 11.6-inch display, up to 500GB storage and up to 8GB of RAM.
Qosmio G60: Toshiba unleashes new super-laptopSource: CrunchGear
Toshiba Japan has announced a slew of new and updated notebooks today, and one of them [JP] is a monster of a notebook. The Qosmio G60/97J is basically a high-end computer, digital TV and Blu-ray player rolled into one.
Asus readying bamboo notebookSource: fudzilla.com
The Asus bamboo notebook has been coming for quite some time and we've managed to dig up a few new pictures of it. We'd expect that Asus is now finally very close to launching it, at least if these pictures are anything to go by.
Notes from Walnut Tree FarmSource: Telegraph
Roger Deakin, who died two years ago, was one of those rare writers who have a profound influence on the lives of their readers. His best known work, Waterlog, was an account of his attempt to swim through the lakes, rivers and steams of Britain.
BestBuy Black Friday Ads for 2008 ReleasedSource: blackfriday.info
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Apple, ASUS slash notebook productionSource: Electronista
Both Apple and ASUS have dramtically cut their notebook production going into the fourth quarter of the year, says the Commercial Times.
A Quick Guide to NetbooksSource: GigaOM
What a difference a year makes. It was only 10 months ago when the first true netbook, the original Asus Eee PC 701, hit the market. The Eee was a ground-breaking little computer but had a few flaws, the biggest being the limited 800×480 display.
Computers With Ubuntu Linux Coming to All Major Retailers Source: thevarguy.com
Essentially, all major computer retail stores will carry computers with Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or early 2009, predicted a Canonical manager who met with The VAR Guy at OSCON. But this isn't another Linux desktop PC story.
Five Secrets to Faster Vista StartsSource: ZDNet.com
The wise old men of mainstream tech journalism are once again repeating the conventional wisdom that Vista is slow to start up and slow to shut down. They're wrong.
Apple's notebook market share climbs to 17.6 percentSource: Macworld
According to NPD, Apple's U.S. retail notebook market share for June 2007 was 17.6 percent, an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the same period last year when Apple posted a 15.4 percent market share.
Dell Expands Retail Presence to JapanSource: The New York Times
DALLAS (AP) -- Dell Inc. is expanding its retail presence to Japan, where it will sell a variety of computers at Bic Camera stores.
Prepare for Quad-Core Laptops in '08Source: Engadget
Confirming something that we had already seen hints of, Intel has announced that it is looking forward to quad core laptops hitting the scene throughout 2008.
Uruguay youngsters receive batch of OLPC XOs Source: Engadget
Yeah, we've caught glimpses of the OLPC in action, but we've yet to see a group of school children get so hyped about receiving an educational tool like the 160 youngsters in Villa Cardal recently did.

This seeded article at laptop magazine gives a few good pointers on taking advantage of some of the productivity enhancing features available in Vista for mobile users; but seemed a bit incomplete in leaving out some improvements that were specifically targeted towards laptop com …
Apple may use flash memory for notebooks: analystSource: Reuters
Apple Inc. may sell zippy notebook computers later this year that use the same type of fast memory as music players and digital cameras, driving down prices of hard-disk drives, an analyst said on Thursday.