Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:34:00 GMT Notebooks & Tablets on www.smarthouse.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/N2P4U4A8 Months after thousands of Dell and HP notebooks with Sony batteries were pulled from the market Sony has launched a massive recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers also containing Sony batteries due to the potential of them exploding. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:34:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/N2P4U4A8 Wire Service http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809050856017679d.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/M3X6X2P3 It seems some people just cant get enough of being on their laptops as was seen this morning when a Qantas passenger was led off a flight into Sydney airport and taken into custody after refusing to turn off his laptop as the plane landed. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:39:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/M3X6X2P3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008090402435287800.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/S6K8V8P6 At just 1.27kg the new Samsung X360 is lighter than its rival MacBook Air, and looks set to challenge Apple’s attempt to make the MacBook Air the premium notebook of its genre. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:09:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/S6K8V8P6 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080902090956e2830.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/D8D7U3G7 Following my exclusive story last week about a new Apple tablet that operates similar to the touch technology found in the new Apple iPhone comes news that Apple has filed a 52 page application for a new multi touch MAC OSX based tablet PC that can be used for common PC applications or as a controller for home automation. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/D8D7U3G7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200808311228008319b.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/F4P5Q4G4 German manufacturer Medion is about to launch a 10-inch netbook, which is planned for a release later this year. This comes at a time when they have had such recent successful launches as the Akoya MD96970 laptop and the Akoya MD8390 PC. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:06:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/F4P5Q4G4 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080829120815dcdee.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Reviews/Home_Office/G4K5J6W8 For a consumer, specifications play an important role come decision time. Sure, a lot of people may decide to purchase a popular brand of notebook, but for someone who is cash-strapped, price does matter. As a consumer out there who is after the best bargains, I want to find the best deal for my hard-earned dollar. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Reviews/Home_Office/G4K5J6W8 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080828101146d7766.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/M8R7V2G3 Taiwanese sources claim that Apple is currently scoping production costs for a very thin “touch” tablet notebook that operates similar to the 3G iPhone. The device which is insiders say will be launched at MacWorld San Francisco will be available in two sizes including a less than 12” and up to 15” model. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:18:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/M8R7V2G3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080825062713cf5a5.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/V8U7U4D8 Toshiba is set to roll out a range of notebooks that can take the rough with the smooth, and come with fingerprint and software data security protection. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/V8U7U4D8 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080820103326e4d94.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/V9L9N4F2 Lenovo has announced a notebook that is only 18.6 millimetres thin and weighs 1.33kg, making it the thinnest and lightest 13-inch notebook to date. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:35:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/V9L9N4F2 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080819053640e6a2f.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/S7S6U9K6 Apple sold something like 64,800 Macs in the quarter, up 52 percent on Q2 2007, Gartner figures show. But it wasn't enough to see Apple topple Toshiba or Lenovo for fourth or fifth spot on the Australian sales charts. However insiders are tipping that this could change as the installed base for Macs increases. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:26:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/S7S6U9K6 Computer Daily News and David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200808130736362e512.jpg