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Toshiba launches dual-screen notebook
Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 | No CommentsToshiba has confirmed its plans to offer a dual-screen notebook similar to Microsoft's Courier concept, to be added to its Libretto ultra-mobile range. The Toshiba Libretto W100 was launched as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebrations - its first laptop, the Toshiba T1100 was ... -
Long Spike: Sony HD camcorder
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | No CommentsNot content with shaking up the bridge camera market with its new EVIL NEX 3 and NEX 5 mirrorless cameras, Sony has snuck out a sneak preview of an up-coming camcorder using the same APS C-size CMOS high-definition sensor. Described as still ... -
Long Spike: The Newegg saga
Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 1 CommentHere's a little article originally written for bit-tech but never published, regarding the interesting case of Newegg accidentally sending a selection of fake Intel i7 CPUs to its customers. Since this article was written, NewEgg has confessed that the CPUs in question were fakes, ... -
Long Spike: LG LED 3D TV
Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 | No CommentsAnother article saved from the bit-bin, this time about LG Electronics' latest LED-backlit 3D TV: LG Electronics has made good on its recent promises and announced the impending launch of its first LED-backlit 3D TV, the LX9500. Launching first in Korea - to be followed by ... -
Long Spike: Larrabee canned
Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 | No CommentsThe second long-spike article that I've resurrected is regarding Intel's decision to downgrade its Larrabee platform release into a Software Development Kit, written back in December. If you've been awaiting the debut of Intel's Larrabee multi-core graphics processor with bated breath, there's been a ... -
Long Spike: AMD/Intel settlement
Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 | No CommentsI've been going through some of the older stuff I wrote for bit-tech, and came across a couple of articles that never made it. Rather than consign them to the digital dustbin, I figured - having already written them - I'd resurrect them here. The ... -
Long Spike: Intel Dunnington
Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2008 | No CommentsWhen I write articles for bit-tech I occasionally happen upon a topic that a full-time staffer is writing about. When this happens, one of the stories gets put on the long spike - usually mine. Below is one such story, which I ...