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MacBook/MacBook Pro’s batteries issues that affecting performance has been discovered recently by Apple. Now the problem has been identified and they offering free software update that is made to enhance the performance. According to Apple, You may continue using your current battery as they do not cause a safety risks. To download the software update you can visit the battery update page.

Apple explain that not all the batteries need a replacement, the affected batteris should have one or more the following symtoms:

• Battery is not recognized causing an “X” to appear in the battery icon in the Finder menu bar.
• Battery will not charge when computer is plugged into AC power.
• Battery exhibits low charge capacity/runtime when using a fully charged battery with a battery cycle count (as shown in System Profiler) of less than 300.
• Battery pack is visibly deformed.

According to timesonline.co.uk, despite …

I found an useful article for Mac users who has storage limitation problems. I know that 100GB storage sometime just not enough for today’s multimedia tasking. I am not a hardware geek but i just want to amplify something that possibly interesting for some people.

And what? This a story quote about adding a second HDD to MacBook Pro by Eric Cheng. He installed an additional MCE Optibay Hard Drive (160GB) as a second drive and then he created a striped RAID 0 array using the two drive. All the works was done successfully in about 15 minutes and the benchmark result is excellent. I guess you want to try it.

MCE Optibay Hard Drive’s Features:

• Capacities of 80GB, 100GB, 120GB, and 160GB
• High Performance Spindle Speeds of 5400RPM and 7200RPM
• Bootable

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Everex redying two new StepNote laptop XT5000J and VR2000J. The XT500J comes with higher specification include 17-inch screen (1440×900), 1.6GHz Turion X2 processors, 4GB of random access memory (RAM), 120GB of hard disk drive (HDD) and GeForce 7600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). It also has DVD burner and 4-in-1 card reader. Powered by Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, the XT500J will be available next days for $1,086.

The second one, VR2000J, come with lower specification. The screen down to 15.4-inch diagonal wide, the resolution down to 1280×800 pixels, the processor down to 1.73GHz Core Duo, the maximum RAM down to 2GB, and the GPU is integrated to motherboard chipset. Of course the price lower than $1,086.

Both laptop, XT5000J and VR2000J, of course come …

I know everybody is waiting for a low cost UMPC, now the waiting is over as DEC, Data Evolution Corp, released its first AMD based UMPC namely Cathena CX. The new UMPC powered by AMD Geode LX800 processor (500MHz clock speed), 1GB of SDRAM (max), and 100GB of HDD (max). Featuring 7-inch WVGA LCD screen which support up to 800×480 of resolution, this ulta mobile PC also equipped with QWERTY keyboard, Built-in touch pad, and 5-way directional joystick.

Other technical specification include: Integrated 802.11b/g WiFi to keep the user start connected everywhere and Blutooth 2.0+ with EDR for file transfer simplicity from and to mobile device. It also comes with various i/o port such as Ethernet, USB 2.0, and VGA port. Memory card reader, built-in stereo speakers, audio in/out jacks are another key features that offered …

The OLPC (One Laptop per Child) project is non-profit organization created by faculty members of the MIT Media Lab to design, manufacture, and distribute the laptops. The organization intended to distribute inexpensive laptop computer to children around the world, especially to those in developing countries, to provide them with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. But 19 governors of U.S. interesting to join the program.

And as reported by PC Mag: “We can’t ignore the United States. … We are looking at it very seriously,” Nicholas Negroponte, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology academic who founded the project.

The estimated price is $176 per laptop not $100 as known before, but in the next time the target price is $100. About the technical specification, the OLPC laptop comes with AMD processor and flash memory instead of HDD. The operating system …

UMPC continuing its acceptance among users and manufacturers. One of major laptop manufacturer, FUJITSU, announced its new UMPC system availability in next spring. The system will come with Intel latest Sealy processor (800MHz), 1024MB of ram, and 40GB of HDD. Other key features include SD card reader, two integrated camera, and 5.6-inch display screen (support up to 1024 x 600 of resolutions). The UMPC weighing only a 0.5 Kg including the 4 core battery that can last 7 hours.

About UMPC (Wikipedia):
The Ultra-Mobile PC (abbreviated UMPC), previously known by its codename Project Origami, is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. It was developed as a joint development exercise by Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung, among others. Current UMPCs feature the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, or Linux operating system and low-voltage …

Olympic Games Event start getting its momentum, one year of waiting is considered a short time period, yes the opening ceremony will take next year. Lenovo as an official partner of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 starting the hype. They together with Xiang (Olympic gold medalist who holds the current world record in the 110 metres hurdles at 12.88 seconds), announced the new product related to the event to promote its brand

There is no detail technical specification yet except the design. As we can see in the picture, the Lenovo Xiang comes with red cover and Olympic Torch graphic patterns. Become the first laptop with Olympic Torch design in China, the Lenovo also the main technology partner for the ‘Beijing Olympic Games 2008′ infrastructure. They’re reported to provide 300 servers, 800 desktops, and 70 …

Sahara introduced its new ruggedized Tablet PC powered by Windows XP Pro under codename TufTab i310XT. Tha tablet is in slate model and features 12.1-inch touch screen. As ruggedized tablet, the new TufTab can hold out againts dust, rain, humidity, extreme temperatures, and vibration.

The technical specifications are: Intel Celeron M processor, 1GB of memory, 60GB of hard disk drive, and PCMCIA Type II slot for expansion and a biometric fingerprint reader. Regarding connectivity this tablet empower 802.11b/g WiFi a Bluetooth. SUSE linux is also comes as optional operating system if you prefer the open source one.

The Sahara TufTab™ i310XT can be operated by fingertip or stylus and also features a useful on-screen keyboard, making it possible to type directly on the screen in the familiar QWERTY layout without having to use an external keyboard. You …