• New Lenovo ThinkPad laptops will ditch the classic keyboard

  ThinkPads have long set the gold standard for laptop keyboards, but recent Lenovo laptop models and leaked photos of upcoming ThinkPads indicate the legendary, classic ThinkPad keyboards are being replaced with a more trendy chicklet-style design.

  By Melanie Pinola | 23 April, 2012 23:17

  Tags: all-purpose laptop, hardware systems, keyboards, laptops, Lenovo

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  Ubuntu Linux comes preloaded on two new laptops

  As a fan of Ubuntu in particular and Linux in general, I'm always interested when new devices come out with my favorite operating system already installed.

  By Katherine Noyes | 10 April, 2012 05:27

  Tags: all-purpose laptop, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software, ubuntu, ultraportable laptop, unix

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  Windows 8: Training required

  Every new version of Windows has included interface changes. Most of these have been minor--an icon moved here, a toolbar added there. Windows 8 will be different, using a completely new Metro interface as the primary environment, and removing important elements like the Start menu from the older but still accessible "desktop" interface. Even IT pros may need to do some web searching to figure out some features. What questions will your workers have, and will you have the answers?

  By Joseph Fieber | 03 March, 2012 07:42

  Tags: all-purpose laptop, internet, Microsoft, operating systems, software, tablet PC, Windows, Windows 8

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  Does Chromebook hardware-as-a-service make sense?

  Google made an interesting hardware-as-a-service proposition to businesses Wednesday with the introduction of the Chromebook. The Web-centric and laptop-like device will launch next month with support from vendor partners Samsung and Acer.

  By Robert Dutt | 13 May, 2011 04:41

  Tags: Acer, all-purpose laptop, application development, applications, browsers, chrome, Google, hardware systems, laptops, Samsung Electronics, software, web services, Web services development

• The end is near for netbooks

  So long, netbooks.

  By Keir Thomas | 19 January, 2011 06:19

  Tags: Acer, all-purpose laptop, hardware systems, laptops, netbook, netbooks, tablet PC, tablets

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  VMware and Cloud Computing: An Evolutionary Approach to an IT Revolution

  During the past 40 years, information technology has undergone many revolutions in how applications and data have been delivered to users. Mainframes provided a centralized computation facility where end users consumed resources on a shared basis. Client-server architectures offered flexibility and lowered computing costs while bringing more power to the desktop. Mobile computing introduced the notion of anytime, anywhere application access from a laptop or handheld device. Now cloud computing offers a new approach that will enable you to deliver IT services on demand. Read on.