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County Decides To Purchase Laptop Computers For Councillors
the discussion lasted for about 75 minutes and warden john green called it “one of the greatest debates we’ve had at county council.” the result is county council will be purchasing laptop com put ers for its members.
www.wellingtonadvertiser.com

Board Gives Nod To laptop Purchase Plan
goose creek trustees approved only part of a $2.12 million technology purchase on monday night, awaiting receipt of a written plan before approving the purchase of small laptop computers for junior school students.
baytownsun.com

Mattoon Approves $18,000 For Purchase Of Electronic Water Meter Reading Equipment
mattoon — the city approved another purchase of transpondit units for the radio-read water meter program tuesday.
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Agency Tests Laptop Ruggedness By Walking On Them
electronics corporation of tamil nadu (elcot) uses an unusual way to test laptop computers that it plans to deliver to students in the southern state of tamil nadu. it places them on a hard floor and asks people weighing over 80 kilograms to walk all over them to ensure that the computers are rugged and durable.
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Iphone 3g Lineup Starts At Fifth Ave. Store In Nyc
though its about a week before the expected launch of the iphone 3g, a line already has begun forming outside the apple's flagship fifth avenue store in new york city. as of mid-friday afternoon, about 10 people are in line waiting to purchase the new iphone 3g, which will be available next friday (july 11th). gear daily reports that "about 10 peop...
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Pepsi's 'twist And Win' Promo A Big Hit
pepsi's twist and win summer promotion has been a hit with customers, as instant win caps keep arriving at pacific trading co. for redemption on an almost daily basis. consumers can instantly win $20, $50, $100, a playstation 3, itouch and laptop computers.
www.saipantribune.com

Buy A Laptop Or Pc, Get Free Broadband Subscription
computer reseller complink is offering a good deal to customers who will buy selected desktops and notebooks from their branches. the promotion ultra my pldt dsl broadband blowout is their mid-year offering.
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Recent Original Stories
"a chinese company called yellowsheepriver wants to make affordable budget computing a reality with its new $150 linux municator , a highly compact and innovative pc built with inexpensive chinese hardware components.
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County Going Ahead With Computerization
wellington county councillors are stepping into the computer age. council voted in favour of computerization – moving to personal laptops for councillors and online agenda packages – after a lengthy debate last week.
www.wellingtonnorth.com

News In Brief
here is a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition.
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Apple Slashes Prices For 64gb Ssd Macbook Air By $500…trouble In ... - Eflux Media
maybe because of 4th of july, maybe just out of generosity, or maybe because of the 3g iphone release, apple decided to make a delightful surprise to its customers by making an overnight cut of $500 for its most expensive laptop. appleinsider noticed ...
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Ultrathin Laptop Showdown - Reseller
when it comes to laptops, ultrathin is in -- particularly since the launch of apple's macbook air earlier this year. as might be expected, though, the air isn't the only game in town -- skinny laptops are available from a variety of other vendors ...
reseller.co.nz

Business Briefs - Herald News
lockport -- sluggish economy got you hot? cool off monday at the cold stone creamery, 16527 w. 159th st., in jewel plaza. bring in this news item and get as many scoops you want of any flavor for only 77 cents for each scoop. the offer is valid only ...
www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Trend Micro Internet Security - Techradar.com
if your laptop connects to the internet, then you need an online security suite. there are is ever-growing choice available offering the same sort of tools, ranging from antivirus, spam, spyware and phishing protection, to firewall, parental tools ...
www.techradar.com

Technology Update - American Reporter
bradenton, fla. -- when i took a job last summer with aaa computer repair in bradenton, i quickly learned from observation that the most frequently repaired machines coming into our shop were dells. we got them in every shape and form, including ...
www.american-reporter.com

Credit Card Racket Busted - Times Of India
new delhi: three nigerian nationals have been arrested by the police from south extension market on tuesday for allegedly running an international credit racket in the capital. seven cloned credit cards were seized from the accused, who used them to ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Optus Announces Iphone's Full Australian Price - News.com.au
optus has announced the iphone will sell for $729 or $849 on a prepaid plan when it is released in australia next week. customers opting to purchase the device on a prepaid plan without a contract will pay $729 for the 8gb model, or $849 for the 16gb ...
www.news.com.au

Department Installs In-car Computers In Cruisers - Fremont Tribune
the installation of in-car computers for the fremont police department is expected to increase productivity, officials said. two of six mobile data terminals have been installed into cruisers and went live this week, said lt. jeff elliott. now with ...
www.fremonttribune.com

Xandros Buys Linspire In Enterprise Linux Bid - Australian Pc World
australia will be among the first 22 countries alongside the us, uk, germany and japan, to receive the new iphone from friday, july 11. tomizone announces independent wi-fi for the iphone 04/07/2008 14:10:00 wi-fi operator tomizone yesterday ...
www.pcworld.idg.com.au

Ocz Brings A New Low To Ssd Pricing - Dailytech
nand flash manufacturers have been promising lower prices for solid state drives (ssds) for quite some time now. we've only just recently seen some serious price erosion on modern, sata-ii flash drives. super talent turned quite a few heads when it ...
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