http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further - introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen. http://www.physorg.com/news175370805.html Electronics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:07:22 EST news175370805 Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales. http://www.physorg.com/news175367735.html Electronics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:01 EST news175367735 Minneapolis metro-area cities are saving both dollars and trees by reducing their paper-shuffling. From utility billings to city council agenda packets, more city staffs are using the Internet and flash drives to share information and save expenses on printing documents. http://www.physorg.com/news175266166.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:06 EST news175266166 Samsung Electronics today announced the release of its Lapfit monitors, LD220G & LD190N, for use as a secondary display for notebook PCs. Now available through Samsung resellers and retailers at an estimated street price of $249.99 and $149.99 respectively, Lapfit offers notebook users the benefits of having dual displays to view multiple web sites, documents, tool palettes and widgets. http://www.physorg.com/news174845892.html Electronics Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:40:03 EST news174845892 As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security. http://www.physorg.com/news174594441.html Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:10:01 EST news174594441 With Windows 7 scheduled for release Oct. 22, the question many readers will be asking is, "Should I upgrade?" The answer depends on your circumstances. http://www.physorg.com/news174207089.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:03 EST news174207089 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger. http://www.physorg.com/news173514988.html Electronics Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:36:54 EST news173514988 Intel Corporation introduced its revolutionary Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor and Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor Extreme Edition today, bringing Intel`s award-winning and super-fast Nehalem microarchitecture to the mobile market. http://www.physorg.com/news172939083.html Electronics Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:39:44 EST news172939083 Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 2.4 percent in the second quarter and declined by 19.1 percent in value, market research firm IDC reported Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172328529.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:01 EST news172328529 Lenovo today is bringing business users a new way to work with multitouch screen technology on the versatile and portable ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC and slim and powerful ThinkPad T400s laptop. Lenovo is also introducing SimpleTap, an application that brings simplicity to the multitouch screen experience. http://www.physorg.com/news172251424.html Electronics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:30:01 EST news172251424 Question: I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I want to be sure it has four gigabytes of RAM. My friends tell me to buy the cheapest configuration and upgrade the RAM myself. How hard is it to upgrade RAM in a computer? http://www.physorg.com/news171826229.html Technology Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:10:02 EST news171826229 Just the other day, my son was looking for his flash drive that is a requirement for all college freshmen. His mom was the one who found it due to the loud clanging noise coming from the automatic dryer. Yes, he had neglected to empty his pockets before washing his jeans. I had to say goodbye to a 1-gigabyte flash drive that cost me 50 bucks when I bought it for him when he started high school. Actually I was amazed it lasted that long. http://www.physorg.com/news171279201.html Electronics Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:10:04 EST news171279201 (AP) -- Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited. http://www.physorg.com/news170672247.html Technology Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EST news170672247 (AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information. http://www.physorg.com/news170619757.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:02 EST news170619757 Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, will launch a service enabling people to make financial transactions with their cell phones, the Finnish telecoms giant said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news170514340.html Technology Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:20:02 EST news170514340 Figuring out what Apple Inc. has in store for its next big product launch has become as popular a game as gathering to pick fantasy football drafts every fall. http://www.physorg.com/news169931528.html Electronics Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:20:01 EST news169931528 Q: I have a problem with our Dell laptop computer's wireless connection using Internet Explorer. At various times, the speed drops down to sloth and then stops altogether. At the same time, other computers, a desktop connected directly to the router and another laptop which is connected through the wireless connection both function. When the Dell is taken to another wireless site location, it works. http://www.physorg.com/news169405482.html Technology Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:10:01 EST news169405482 Q. I recently removed the Roxio Easy Media Creator program from my Toshiba laptop, but I think the process also removed my system's sound. I've updated the system drivers, but when I check properties for the sound devices, I get the message: "Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware, but cannot find the hardware device (code 41)." Each sound and audio device listed in the Device Manager on the PC is enabled but has a yellow exclamation point in front of it. Is there a way to get my sound back? http://www.physorg.com/news169320316.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:30:01 EST news169320316 The box is about 4 feet by 4 feet, and stuffed inside are a few thousand dollars worth of "trash." http://www.physorg.com/news168274404.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:55:06 EST news168274404 (AP) -- A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news168238844.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:01:20 EST news168238844 Netbooks are a popular choice for people buying laptop computers, and they seem sized appropriately for kids. http://www.physorg.com/news168109069.html Electronics Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:00:02 EST news168109069 Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next. http://www.physorg.com/news168108403.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:10:02 EST news168108403 (PhysOrg.com) -- As part of Toyota's national marketing campaign for the third generation Prius launch in 2010, the company is "planting" giant solar-powered flowers in urban areas. The flowers generate electricity and provide free Wi-Fi for anyone passing by. http://www.physorg.com/news167321476.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:11:51 EST news167321476 (AP) -- Worldwide PC shipments fell 3 percent in the second quarter. http://www.physorg.com/news166898447.html Technology Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:15 EST news166898447 Benny Villanueva recalls being in a Starbucks rushing to finish a college paper that was due when his laptop battery, which he'd been led to believe would last hours, conked out after only about 30 minutes. http://www.physorg.com/news166888331.html Electronics Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:10:01 EST news166888331 (AP) -- Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise. http://www.physorg.com/news166247881.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:58:33 EST news166247881 (AP) -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will launch a tiny new laptop starting in August, the company's belated entry into the growing but cutthroat "netbook" PC market. http://www.physorg.com/news166185367.html Electronics Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:36:51 EST news166185367 (AP) -- No more asking around the office for the right sort of charger. At least that's what European Union and cell phone makers are hoping. http://www.physorg.com/news165487897.html Electronics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:55:43 EST news165487897 Lenovo put nearly a year of research into two design changes that debuted on an updated ThinkPad laptop this week. No, not the thinner, lighter form or the textured touchpad - rather, the extra-large "Delete" and "Escape" keys. http://www.physorg.com/news165157110.html Electronics Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:59:20 EST news165157110 The weak economy is forcing even Apple to have a Blue Light Special. Last week, the Cupertino, Calif., company cut prices from 5 percent to 15 percent on most MacBook laptops, from the 13-inch machine, now dubbed MacBook Pro, to the svelte MacBook Air. The refreshed MacBooks include SD card slots for convenient photo and video downloading and built-in batteries that will last up to seven hours. http://www.physorg.com/news164293450.html Electronics Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:10:01 EST news164293450