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• British govt loses more than a 1000 laptops, 007 sent to investigate
  Wednesday 5 March 2008 – 04:00
  London (England) – In a report to the House of Commons, British ministries and departments said they’ve lost more than a thousand laptops over the last decade. 200 of those were lost in the last year alone.
• Dell to Use LED Displays in All Laptops by 2010
  Thursday 25 September 2008 – 06:40
  In an effort to keep up with other green-leaning manufacturers, Dell has announced that all of its laptops will be LED-backlit by 2010. LEDs, which are mercury-free, are quickly being adopted by laptop and desktop monitor makers in an effort to stay on t
• New Bags To Help Laptops Pass Through Airport Security
  Thursday 3 July 2008 – 03:50 in Business
  Over the last few years we’ve seen a huge crackdown on security in airports and those who travel fairly frequently are well versed on TSA procedures such as taking off your shoes and the maximum volume of liquids one is allowed to take on board.
• As Many As 1000 Laptops Missing From State Department
  Wednesday 7 May 2008 – 10:20 in Business
  Washington DC - Several hundred to possibly a thousand laptops are missing from the United States State Department, according to an internal audit.
• Toshiba announces new line of desktop replacement laptops
  Tuesday 10 October 2006 – 08:13
  Toshiba has announced a new line of desktop replacement laptops sporting Intel's Core 2 Duo processor and external TV tuners. The Satellite P105 series has a 17" display and weighs 7.1 pounds. Two models in the line, the P105-S6124 and S6134 will have USB external TV tuners and be loaded with Windows XP Media Center 2005. They will use the 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 along with 2 GB of DDR2 and either a 160 or 200 GB Serial-ATA hard drive.
• Starbucks loses four laptops with 60,000 Social Security numbers
  Tuesday 7 November 2006 – 09:49
  Starbucks Corporation is missing four laptops which contain nearly 60,000 names and Social Security numbers of current and former employees. The laptops were supposed to be stored in a closet, but an employee discovered that they were missing way back in September.
• DOJ report says FBI loses three laptops a month
  Tuesday 13 February 2007 – 08:19
  A Department of Justice audit has found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation loses approximately three laptops per month. The FBI loses the majority of the laptops, about 2.64 a month, through simple forgetfulness while 1 laptop a month is stolen.
• AMD Inside: Dell starts selling AMD-powered laptops
  Wednesday 1 November 2006 – 08:49
  Dell, long known for their Intel-powered laptops, is now selling laptops with AMD chips inside. The new Inspiron 1501 line of laptops will have either AMD Turion 64 or the less powerful Mobile AMD Sempron processors. An integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 graphics chip will power the laptop's 15.4" screen.
• IRS loses hundreds of laptops, fails its own audit
  Friday 6 April 2007 – 01:38
  Over the past few years, the Internal Revenue Service has lost several hundred laptops according to a new report from the IRS Inspector General J. Russell George.
• HD DVD player for laptops, the TS-L802A
  Monday 26 September 2005 – 04:38
  If you're looking for a new DVD player for your laptop, you should really look into this TS-L802A, the first HD-DVD player for laptops by Toshiba & Samsung. Even though it can only read HD-DVD's and not burn them, it can perform both read and write o
• PCTEL's HSP Modem for Laptops
  Friday 14 December 2001 – 09:17
  PCTEL's new MicroModem is a 12.15-cm2 card that was designed for integration into Dell's Latitude and Inspiron notebooks.
• Battery could give laptops 20-hour life
  Thursday 20 January 2000 – 07:15
  Motorola has developed a miniature fuel cell that could dramtically increase battery life for laptop computers, cellular phones and other devices.
• Laptops To Outsell Desktops By 2011
  Wednesday 21 March 2007 – 04:35
  I for one welcome our new portable overlords
• Screen chip shortage hits laptops, cellphones
  Wednesday 15 March 2000 – 12:32
  A severe shortage of driver ICs for flat-panel displays has led to a major backlog in production of thin-film transistor LCDs used in notebook and desktop monitors.
• New Toshiba laptops
  Wednesday 31 August 2005 – 05:38
  It's a season for new notebooks with virtually all manufacturers renovating their lineups. Toshiba is no exception with their latest Qosmio PC's, the G20 and F20. The high-end G20 has a 17" (1440x900) screen that adopts a new technology that gives 72 perc