ET deals: 15% off Lenovo ThinkPad T540p laptop with high resolution LCD

<div class="title" style="color: #a8a8a8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px;"> <h2 style="color: #323232; font-size: 30px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; position: relative;"> <br /></h2> </div> <div class="content" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> <span id="intelliTXT" name="intellitxt" style="font-family: ProximaNovaRgRegular, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><div class="photo" style="float: left; margin: 7px 14px 10px 0px; position: relative;"> <img alt="lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-et" class="attachment-single wp-post-image" height="196" src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-et.jpg" style="border-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; vertical-align: top;" width="348" /><div class="box2" style="background-image: url(http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/themes/extremetech/images/bg-box2.gif); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; min-width: 350px; padding: 13px 0px 2px;"> <h3 style="color: #323232; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 9px 0px 11px; text-transform: capitalize;"> <br /></h3> </div> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> When a new Intel platform launches, we typically see the consumer PCs updated with the new tech first. Business customers that make up the bulk of the demand for enterprise-grade PCs aren’t in a hurry to buy new models, as they go through purchasing cycles and don’t clamor quite like us consumers. Lenovo finally made public their refreshed ThinkPad laptops a few months ago and today we are excited to bring you the first real discount on them.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px.jpg" style="color: #b1700a; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-173654" height="168" src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px-300x168.jpg" style="border-style: none; float: right; padding-left: 10px;" width="300" /></a>After watching the last couple iterations of the famed ThinkPad lineup contain few changes or enhancements beyond the new processors, we are excited to see a complete refresh and the first sizeable discount to boot. The T540p replaces the outgoing T530 and brings a lot of new stuff to the table.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> The design has changed in ways that may seem subtle to some, with a shift away from a blackhole-esque dark paint job to a more gunmetal or carbon gray paint job. Many of the underpinnings are still just as robust and feature-filled, with ultra-durable 180-degree hinges and an internal magnesium roll cage for added stability.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> Intel’s new Haswell processors power up this high performance machine, with options up to the quad-core i7-4900MQ available. Intel HD graphics are standard, though it doesn’t specify which version, with an Nvidia GT 730M 1GB card available for upgrade. All the usual storage and expansions options are here, including a 512GB SSD, though us consumers might appreciate a Blu-ray option to take advantage of the gorgeous screen.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> The screen is perhaps the real star of this show, with three choices and one clear winner. While a base 1366×768 HD panel is still available, you’ll undoubtedly want more pixels on such an expansive display. The 1080p option is probably tempting and a good screen on past 15-inch ThinkPads, but the undeniable winner is the new “3K” IPS LCD panel.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> While it’s not quite 3K at 2880×1620 resolution, it’s still quite excellent and a leader in this class of laptops. It also uses IPS technology for extra-wide viewing angles and richer colors, something we are universally a fan of. This $370 option will be worth every penny and with this sale you get 15% off all upgrades as well. Pricing starts $832 for the base model, but expect to break the $1000 mark with a faster CPU and screen upgrade.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <i>Via<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/deals/173650-et-deals-15-off-lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-laptop-with-high-resolution-lcd">: ExtremeTech</a></i></div> </span></div>

ET deals: 15% off Lenovo ThinkPad T540p laptop with high resolution LCD

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Xbox One already modded into 22-inch laptop ( Video)

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfnESSlesQbUC3NGYfKQ8-VE68lffvXWf9XGYVlo3te8ZjKWIsz0Xl9vGJmo2VyF3lZ7WurX8rs7UeLy_KmPoQ8KBG5TPoh9Sw7KU7xGONLkEzkBW69N_B4wffWiZJ7-67OmPIzsiY5k/s1600/xboxonelaptop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xbox One on Laptop</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfnESSlesQbUC3NGYfKQ8-VE68lffvXWf9XGYVlo3te8ZjKWIsz0Xl9vGJmo2VyF3lZ7WurX8rs7UeLy_KmPoQ8KBG5TPoh9Sw7KU7xGONLkEzkBW69N_B4wffWiZJ7-67OmPIzsiY5k/s1600/xboxonelaptop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last generation, modders took the PS3 and Xbox 360 and modified them in amazing ways. An impressive though somewhat popular way to modify the last-gen consoles were to make them portable. Once upon a time, Ben Heck took an Xbox 360 and <a href="http://www.geek.com/games/ben-heck-creates-quiet-xbox-360-slim-laptop-1289465/" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">turned it into a laptop</a>. He also took a PS3 Slim and did the same. The PS4 and Xbox One haven’t been out very long yet — only a month or so — and despite their (slowly waning) difficulty to procure, someone who did manage to grab an Xbox One has already ripped out its insides and turned it into a laptop.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Modder James Terry, otherwise ominously known as DarkUncle, managed to stuff the innards of an Xbox One into a 22-inch laptop. However, rather than using an entirely new custom-made case, he repurposed the case of the Xbox One console itself, including the slot-loading disc drive.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="332" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P2dnRTX2xhY?wmode=transparent" style="border-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="590"></iframe></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately for those who want to game on the go, you’ll still have to stick to your phone, tablet, PS Vita, or Nintendo 3DS, as this laptop mod does not include a battery and will need to be tethered to a power outlet. The ports on the back of the unit have been preserved, but an audio-out port was added for audio flexibility. Not losing its branding, the Xbox One logo power light has been moved to the top of the laptop, so you can still see that the hardware is an Xbox One should you want to display it without actually using it.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Via : <a href="http://www.geek.com/games/xbox-one-already-modded-into-22-inch-laptop-sold-1580536/">Geek.com</a></span></div>

Xbox One already modded into 22-inch laptop ( Video)

Xbox One on Laptop Last generation, modders took the PS3 and Xbox 360 and modified them in amazing ways. An impressive though somewha...

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Laptop : Check The Health of Your Battery in Ubuntu

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7u5doBX3E3gSLzoksPrbhoLokIUG9u3zHNy_V_Vfss0Wec1_cAEvn93sMoLGQ8fCOKv922waDe6kq1vdAlJ65LdwKMzbiAuEYFpayJVhtBtZRkPAq7yckqwJtg56HsM0_L4DrJbj1d4-/s320/Bapa-xhCQAA3cDk.png-large+(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 28px; text-align: start;"><i>Checking the health status of your battery</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7u5doBX3E3gSLzoksPrbhoLokIUG9u3zHNy_V_Vfss0Wec1_cAEvn93sMoLGQ8fCOKv922waDe6kq1vdAlJ65LdwKMzbiAuEYFpayJVhtBtZRkPAq7yckqwJtg56HsM0_L4DrJbj1d4-/s1600/Bapa-xhCQAA3cDk.png-large+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Checking the health status of your battery is something worth doing every couple of months. It can help you identify whether any charge-related issues you might be experiencing are battery-based or the result of something else, like an app with excessive resource usage and thus poor power efficiency.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To check your battery health you’ll want to open the app, click on the relevant battery item in the sidebar, and double-check that you’re faced with the <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Details</em> tab. From there scan down until you come across ‘<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Energy when full</em></span>‘ (your battery’s current max charge) and ‘<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Energy (design)</em></span>‘ (the original maximum charge specified by the manufacturer).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unless you’re using a brand-spanking new battery fresh out of its wrapper<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> you will see a discrepancy between these two numbers</span>. This is normal. The larger the gulf between the numbers the lower the charge your battery will be able to hold. If you scroll down further you’ll also find a percentage gleaned from the ratio of the above two numbers: the original capacity to the current capacity.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While there are no easy ways to restore a depleted charge capacity there are things you can do to extend the battery life you do have. Things like turning the screen brightness down a few notches, shutting off bluetooth, and closing applications when not in use will all help give small gains, as will <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5875162/how-often-should-i-charge-my-gadgets-battery-to-prolong-its-lifespan" style="-webkit-transition: color 250ms ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #aaaaaa; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 250ms ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="How to charge your battery properly">reforming your charging habits. </a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f4f4f; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sadly, as we said at the outset, things will, in time, get to the point where you’re connected to a charger more than not. The only real solution in such situations is to bite the bullet and buy a new battery.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via : <a href="http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/12/check-battery-life-health-ubuntu-linux" target="_blank">OMG Ubuntu</a></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Image Credit: <a href="http://twitter.com/deepak365/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Deepak on Twitter">Deepak365</a></span></em></div>

Laptop : Check The Health of Your Battery in Ubuntu

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Fix a Computer That Turns On and Then Off [How To]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFlkbYhS39NJtIR7DzShvFNxMIGXDP3A1cYG2AN0ZtdzGaFAnElNIafS1w1ET9iV73DKLnNUTzNF-uMZMIOw2GOHH1fj7GveQj3buOc6swQPwD7aZQk5fF0FLXoOAutkCakGPVuitVets/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFlkbYhS39NJtIR7DzShvFNxMIGXDP3A1cYG2AN0ZtdzGaFAnElNIafS1w1ET9iV73DKLnNUTzNF-uMZMIOw2GOHH1fj7GveQj3buOc6swQPwD7aZQk5fF0FLXoOAutkCakGPVuitVets/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's How:</span></strong></div><ol style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Troubleshoot the cause of the beep code</span>, assuming you're lucky enough to hear one. A <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">beep code</span> will give you a very good idea of exactly where to look for the cause of your computer turning off.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don't fix the problem that way, you can always return here and continue troubleshooting with the more generic information below.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Verify that the power supply voltage switch is set correctly. If the input voltage for the power supplydoes not match the correct setting for your country, your computer may not stay powered on.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chances are your computer wouldn't power on at all if this switch is wrong but an incorrect power supply voltage might also cause your computer turn off by itself.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Check for causes of electrical shorts</span> inside your computer. This is very often the cause of the problem when the computer powers on for a second or two but then powers off completely.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Important:</strong> It's very, very important that you spend the time necessary to inspect the inside of your computer for issues that can cause shorting. If you don't take the time to troubleshoot this possibility thoroughly you may end up missing a simple electrical short and instead performing costly hardware replacements later on for no good reason.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Test your power supply</span>. Just because your computer came on for a few moments doesn't mean that the power supply unit in your computer is working properly. In my experience, the power supply tends to cause more problems than any other piece of hardware and is very often the cause of a computer turning off by itself.</span></div></li></ol><div><ol style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Tip:</strong> If you do end up replacing the PSU, keep the computer plugged in for at least 5 minutes before you try powering it on. This gives time for the <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">CMOS</span>battery to charge a little.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Test the power button on the front of your computer's case</span>. If the <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">power button</span> is shorting out or even just sticking to the <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">case</span>, it might be the reason your computer is turning off by itself.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Replace the power button if it fails your testing or if you suspect it's not working properly.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Reseat</span> everything inside of your computer. Reseating will reestablish all of the connections inside your computer which may have wiggled loose over time.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try reseating the following and then see if your computer stays on:</span></div><ul style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Reseat all internal data and power cables</span></span></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Reseat the memory modules</span></span></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Reseat any expansion cards</span></span></li></ul><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Note:</strong> Unplug and reattach your <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">keyboard</span> and <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">mouse</span> as well. There is little chance that either one is the cause of this problem but we shouldn't overlook them while we're reseating everything else.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reseat the CPU only if you suspect that it might have come loose or might not have been installed properly.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Note:</strong> I call this out separately only because the chance of a <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">CPU</span> coming loose is very slim and because installing one is a sensitive task. This isn't a big concern if you're careful so don't worry!</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Start your PC with essential hardware only. The purpose here is to remove as much hardware as possible while still maintaining your computer's ability to power on.</span></div><ul style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If your computer turns on, and stays on, with essential hardware only, proceed to Step 9.</span></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If your computer continues to turn off by itself, proceed to Step 10.</span></li></ul><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Important:</strong> This troubleshooting step is easy enough for anyone to complete, takes no special tools, and could give a lot of very valuable information. This isn't a step to skip if, after all the steps above, your computer is still shutting off by itself.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reinstall each piece of nonessential hardware, one component at a time, testing your computer after each installation.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since your PC powered on with only the essential hardware installed, those components are working properly. This means that one of the devices you removed is causing your computer to turn off by itself. By installing each device back into your computer and testing after each installation, you'll eventually find the hardware that caused your problem.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Replace the faulty hardware once you've identified it. These <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Hardware Installation Videos</span>might come in handy as you're reinstalling your hardware.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Test your PC using a Power On Self Test card. If your computer continues to power off by itself with nothing but essential PC hardware installed, a <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">POST card</span> will help identify which piece of remaining hardware is to blame.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don't already own and are unwilling to purchase a POST card, skip to Step 11.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Replace each piece of essential hardware in your computer with a "known good" identical or equivalent spare piece of hardware, one component at a time, to determine which piece of hardware is causing your computer to shut off automatically. Test after each hardware replacement to determine which device is faulty.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Note:</strong> Most normal computer users don't have a collection of working spare computer parts at their disposals. My advice is to revisit Step 10. A POST card is not expensive and is a much more reasonable approach than stocking spare computer parts.</span></div></li><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, if all else fails, you'll likely need to seek professional help from a <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">computer repair service</span> or from your <span style="cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">computer manufacturer's technical support</span>.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, if you're without a POST card and also without spare parts to swap in and out, you're left not knowing which piece of your essential computer hardware is faulty. In these cases you have little option than to rely on individuals or companies that do have these resources.</span></div><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Note:</strong> See the last tip below for information on requesting more help.</span></div></li></ol><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tips:</span></strong></div><ol style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><div style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you troubleshooting this issue on a computer that you've just built? If so, triple check your configuration! There is a significantly greater chance that your computer is turning off by itself due to a misconfiguration and not an actual hardware failure.</span></div></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Via : <a href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbysymptom/ht/pconthenoff.htm">about.com</a></i></span></span></div></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilx-qEBX2axSvm97rVIe_wbBFq_Ka2L2gX6a-oJaiKRJbgSupFDslnCNTap14S31xpI5Yzso04XuPeaQ2O3wA8ms6aebFRVUsSxT1spcHvPRyOBatgr9aJvnFKNzwOc9NnCU4o5eDYpyt/s1600/walmart-chromebooks-620x316.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilx-qEBX2axSvm97rVIe_wbBFq_Ka2L2gX6a-oJaiKRJbgSupFDslnCNTap14S31xpI5Yzso04XuPeaQ2O3wA8ms6aebFRVUsSxT1spcHvPRyOBatgr9aJvnFKNzwOc9NnCU4o5eDYpyt/s1600/walmart-chromebooks-620x316.png" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until this week, that is, when the new ASUS Transformer Book T100, running Windows 8.1, dislodged Samsung’s Chromebook from the top spot on that list.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What makes the T100 different from the <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/pcs-learn-new-tricks-but-can-tabletnotebook-hybrids-rescue-windows-8-7000012508/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">previous crop of touch-enabled tablet/notebook hybrids</a>? In a word, price. Those first-generation 2-in-1 devices were priced at a premium, typically in the $1000 range, which is too high for students and budget-conscious consumers to even consider.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The T100 is a full PC, with a 10.1-inch display that detaches from the keyboard to act as a tablet. It runs Windows 8.1 on a zippy new Atom Bay Trail Z3740 processor, has 64 GB of solid-state storage, and includes a copy of Office Home & Student 2013.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And its recommended retail price is $399, which means its street price is hovering around $350-380. That's close to the magic $300 number where PC sales are still growing.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Google has been promoting the Chromebook category heavily with TV ads and a marketing pitch that positions the devices as “a new type of computer with everything built in.” <a href="http://www.walmart.com/cp/Laptops/1089430?povid=cat3944-env435594-moduleA112012-lLinkLHN12Laptops" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the Laptops section</a> at Walmart.com, traditionally the most budget-conscious of all online shopping destinations, the devices get prominent placement.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are more new Windows 8.1 devices in the sub-$300 category as well, including 8-inch tablets like the Dell Venue 8 Pro and Lenovo Miix 2 and the upcoming Toshiba Envoy.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These prices and device sizes are reminiscent of those that propelled the netbook category to success, briefly, a few years back. The trouble with netbooks is that they were sluggish and ultimately unsatisfying. The new generation of hardware, combined with Windows 8.1, means that these new devices start up in seconds and zip along on basic tasks, making them capable of doing everything a Chromebook can do, without sacrificing compatibility with conventional Windows desktop apps. There's still a price premium, but the gap has narrowed dramatically.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/can-windows-8-1-devices-close-the-door-on-chromebooks-7000023684/">ZDNet</a></span></i></div>

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Keep your laptop safe and secure while you travel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rV6DDu5aPY0a8XGZBa3FEQK9Kz10F5xEjyHQPS3K8JQ8xasp1mkk9qJTKXtq07fvlUUrCuCsjXldCsGQkRMhJr7tJ-Z1-93aZxmbDmqi_nfrd9vh_VYUTgb8_rWTV8ynVOzDqLCMgxEj/s1600/keeplaptopsafe_primary-100068607-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rV6DDu5aPY0a8XGZBa3FEQK9Kz10F5xEjyHQPS3K8JQ8xasp1mkk9qJTKXtq07fvlUUrCuCsjXldCsGQkRMhJr7tJ-Z1-93aZxmbDmqi_nfrd9vh_VYUTgb8_rWTV8ynVOzDqLCMgxEj/s640/keeplaptopsafe_primary-100068607-large.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unlike an arm or leg, though, your laptop isn’t physically attached to your body. And there are all too many ways that it can come to harm—or even disappear with someone who covets it as much as you do. Follow these tips for laptop security, and you won’t have to ask Santa to bring you a new one.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Keep it padded</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tossing a laptop into the average backpack, book bag—or worse, simply carrying it under your arm—is asking for trouble. Your delicate hardware needs a purpose-built enclosure to keep it safe.</span></div><br /><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="504" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/case-100068429-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find a nice, cushioned bag without obvious laptop markings and logos.</span></i></figcaption></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Traveling is full of shoving bags into tight spots, jostling them about, and stuffing in <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">just one more thing</em>. Push a little too hard, and you may hear an investment-shattering crack. Get a laptop-specific carrying case with plenty of padding and protection. Separate compartments for accessories and power cables are a luxury that can keep your PC scratch and dent free.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To deter theft, buy a nondescript bag, without logos that advertise to potential thieves that there’s valuable merchandise inside.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Turn it off</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s tough to pack a powerful computer into a tiny enclosure, and then keep its critical components running nice and cool. That’s what the numerous vents and fans that suck cool air in and push hot air are for. Now imagine the heat that can accumulate in the secure, padded, tight quarters of a fancy new laptop bag.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t make the mistake of cramming a sleeping computer into the confines of a backpack or messenger bag. Hibernating is not the same as being powered off. Heat is a computer's enemy number one. It can shorten your computer’s useful life, loosen components in the motherboard, or entirely destroy it. Block the computer’s vents for long stretches, and you could unpack a fried PC at the end of your trip. Be safe and power down that laptop before you stow it.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Keep an eye on it, but keep it out of sight</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Laptops are hot-ticket items for thieves. Keep yours on your lap or within view while you're at the airport, bus, or train terminal. Don’t leave it an open target by setting it on an adjacent seat and then becoming distracted by your phone or your kids. If it disappears, don’t expect it to show up at the lost and found.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When traveling by car, keep your laptop hidden. Leaving it exposed on the passenger seat, even when getting out to pump gas, could be the perfect opportunity for a sticky-fingered individual to reach in and scoop up the loot. Keep it in the trunk, under the seat, or cover it with a jacket. And keep your car locked at all times.</span></div><br /><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="402" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/lojack-100068467-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LoJack can increase your chances of recovering a stolen laptop.</span></figcaption></figure><br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Back it up and lock it down</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What could be worse than losing your laptop? Losing the information you have stored on it. Follow a backup regimen, keeping a copy of your important data on a hard drive at the home or office or in the cloud, so you can pick up where you left off as soon as you can afford to replace the missing PC.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Source : <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062781/keep-your-laptop-safe-and-secure-while-you-travel.html">PCWorld</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><i>Image : TechHive</i></u></span></div>

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System 76 Ubuntu Touchscreen Laptop Now Available to Pre-Order

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7fnQ_NLwaIoP9tTv-Yz7iD17G-ijwqTgIhjiQFnR3j5V_dI3rdjh4KnSSrqZgDihWHb_QFKVuudcTopxJ7fUBmKbmqbtiqo25Lma3uPROJvZK3mt6Vv9F5HZGWLjuqOjgJkb5buEx2YX/s1600/daru4-wallpaper-fall-homepage-750x423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7fnQ_NLwaIoP9tTv-Yz7iD17G-ijwqTgIhjiQFnR3j5V_dI3rdjh4KnSSrqZgDihWHb_QFKVuudcTopxJ7fUBmKbmqbtiqo25Lma3uPROJvZK3mt6Vv9F5HZGWLjuqOjgJkb5buEx2YX/s640/daru4-wallpaper-fall-homepage-750x423.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">Ubuntu PC makers System 76 have unveiled a new touchscreen notebook running Ubuntu 13.10. </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">The </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">Darter Ultra Thin</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> features a 14.1-inch HD</span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> multitouch display that works out of the box with Ubuntu.</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> It’s housed</span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">in a slender 0.9″ thick chassis weighing in at 4.60 lbs (around 2 kg). Battery life is estimated at around 5 hours – which, for Linux and its power management issues, is actually quite impressive!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">Alongside the touchscreen the laptop also offers more traditional methods of input, namely a multi-touch trackpad and chiclet-style keyboard.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">Pricing starts at $899</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> for the base model specification. This gets you:</span></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"><li><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel i5-4200U @ 1.5Ghz (Dual core)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4GB DDR3 RAM</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel HD 4400 Graphics</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">500 GB 5400 RPM HDD</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Integrated WiFi & Bluetooth</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1MP Webcam</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">As with all System 76 computers you can craft your dream machine by bumping up specifications and adding optional extras. Options on offer for the Darter include:</span></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"><li><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intel Core i5 & i7 CPUs</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up to 16GB DDR3 RAM</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dual-storage, including SSD + HDD combo</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">All essential ports are provided:</span></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"><li><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HDMI out</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ethernet</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 x USB 3.0</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Separate Headphone & Mic Jacks</span></span></li><li><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SD Card Reader</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">For more information on the </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;">Darter Thin</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.1875px;"> head over to the System 76 website where, until October 28th, you can pre-order the Darter Thin and pay just $5 for ground shipping in the US.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.1875px;"><br /></span>

System 76 Ubuntu Touchscreen Laptop Now Available to Pre-Order

Ubuntu PC makers System 76 have unveiled a new touchscreen notebook running Ubuntu 13.10.  The  Darter Ultra Thin  features a 14.1-inch HD  ...

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Walmart Black Friday 2013 ad leaks: Laptop, desktop, tablet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgI-M5tJrQrmL2xBGjfIRkGFI-oILAIBJ_ZGnTtwth1rKDDP4ObFlkOaK0lgho7D8Zq82YpMECjmrnDUkwUMH9hBAtxBN3K0evqiipERcLBhWlrS6iFFvfSV0bBouxdJcm4PCi1nGEdI/s1600/walmart-black-friday-2013-ad-leaked-desktop-laptop-ipad-tablet-specials-deals-620x320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgI-M5tJrQrmL2xBGjfIRkGFI-oILAIBJ_ZGnTtwth1rKDDP4ObFlkOaK0lgho7D8Zq82YpMECjmrnDUkwUMH9hBAtxBN3K0evqiipERcLBhWlrS6iFFvfSV0bBouxdJcm4PCi1nGEdI/s320/walmart-black-friday-2013-ad-leaked-desktop-laptop-ipad-tablet-specials-deals-620x320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Target tried to stand out with a $100 gift card offer with the purchase of the new iPad Air during Black Friday, but Walmart has chosen to focus on the first-generation iPad mini. Like Target, it is offering a store gift card when you buy a iPad mini (not the <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/apples-ipad-mini-retina-now-available-will-supplies-last-7000023093/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self">new Retina-display one</a>, however), but Walmart is providing a $100 gift card instead of the $75 one Target is giving. The bad news is that Walmart is only makng this deal available at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving for one hour with a guarantee that buyers will receive the product. (If the store runs out of stock, Walmart says impacted customers will receive their item "before Christmas.")</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The same holds for the "one-hour guarantee" laptop special Walmart is rolling out at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving: an HP Pavilion TouchSmart 14-B109WM for $278. This appears to be the version the retailer is currently selling for $398, and includes an Intel Celeron B877 processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive, and 14-inch touchscreen. You can spend even less on the HP 2000-2d09WM notebook, which has a bigger screen (15.6-inch) -- though without touchscreen capabilities -- and an AMD E-300 processor, but only will cost $178 (or $140 less than the regular price).</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rounding out Walmart's Black Friday laptop specials, the HP Pavilion 15-B129WM is available for $388, or $60 off the current price. It features a 15.6-inch touchscreen, AMD A6-4455M processor, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB hard drive. Only one desktop sale is listed in Walmart's ad: The HP 20-B323W all-in-one PC, which comes with an AMD E1-1500 processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive, and wireless keyboard and mouse, but lacks touchscreen functionality. It will sell for $348, or $101 off its current $449 price.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition to the usual ultra-cheap Android tablet deals the company likes to trot out at turkey time (for example, a $49 7-inch RCA slate at the 8 p.m. Thanksgiving one-hour guarantee event), Walmart has a couple of other notable tablets specials. Starting at an undisclosed time on Thanksgiving morning, you'll be able to purchase an iPad 2 with a Bluetooth speaker and accessory kit for $349 through Walmart.com. And <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/officemax-black-friday-2013-ad-leaks-laptop-desktop-tablet-pc-deals-7000023070/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self">like OfficeMax</a>, Walmart will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch tablet for $299, or $60 less than Samsung is presently selling it for on its own site.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After witnessing year after year of mob scenes when the doors to its locations have opened for Black Friday shopping, Walmart has finally wised up and decided to give out wristbands in advance of its one-hour guarantee events and for certain hot items (like the new Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 video game consoles). Is that modicum of sanity enough to get you to venture out to Walmart on Thanksgiving or Black Friday for some of these deals? Let us know in the Talkback section below.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Via: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/walmart-black-friday-2013-ad-leaks-laptop-desktop-tablet-pc-deals-7000023089/">ZDNet</a></i></div>

Walmart Black Friday 2013 ad leaks: Laptop, desktop, tablet

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Dell's Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel's Haswell

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ZIfHvcGqG0pEsvMuR5EbJnCQpoIijctEp6PnoZ_Q7-Vgc1FRZIQjswJ404dUgZOLmbNw0rEaDLetSyLonxShSpEg2egOojzjXVBb2W8jXqgoTfgHAYWb0XMnSuppR0sCBnjZL-6l2IZ/s1600/xps_13_developer-100068640-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ZIfHvcGqG0pEsvMuR5EbJnCQpoIijctEp6PnoZ_Q7-Vgc1FRZIQjswJ404dUgZOLmbNw0rEaDLetSyLonxShSpEg2egOojzjXVBb2W8jXqgoTfgHAYWb0XMnSuppR0sCBnjZL-6l2IZ/s640/xps_13_developer-100068640-large.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dell has started selling a thin and light touchscreen laptop called the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which will have Ubuntu Linux OS and Intel’s fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The laptop, code-named Sputnik, has a 13.3-inch touchscreen and will run on Ubuntu 12.04 OS. It is priced starting at $1,250 and is available in the U.S.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the Linux OS, the laptop is different from other Haswell-based laptops that largely come with the Windows OS. Dell introduced its first Sputnik laptop a year ago as part of an experiment to bring Linux to ultrabook-style laptops.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the price may be high for a Linux laptop, it has a full high-definition touchscreen and components typically found in high-priced laptops. The cheapest configuration has a Core i5 dual-core processor and 128GB of solid-state drive storage, while a $1,549.99 configuration has 8GB of memory and a 256GB SSD. Other features include the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Linux drivers have been optimized for components in the laptops.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The laptop will be available in Canada next week, and in European countries in December.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dell has also started testing Ubuntu on the Precision M3800, which is the “big brother” to the XPS 13 Developer Edition, said Barton George, director of cloud developer programs at Dell, in a <a href="http://bartongeorge.net/2013/11/15/introducing-sputnik-3-and-its-unofficial-big-brother/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">blog entry</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2064221/dells-sputnik-3-touchscreen-laptop-has-ubuntu-linux-intels-haswell.html">PCWorld</a></span></i></div>

Dell's Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel's Haswell

Dell has started selling a thin and light touchscreen laptop called the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which will have Ubuntu Linux OS and Intel’...

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