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Reporters notebook
Lewiston Sun Journal
The mega-computer company Apple has selected the Auburn Middle School as one of 56 nationwide it's calling a 2011-12 distinguished school, Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin has announced. Apple's criteria include visionary leadership, ...

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Moneycontrol.com

2GHz dual core Galaxy Tab debuting at MWC?
Moneycontrol.com
Though the Galaxy S III might not pop up, we might have a chance to see a new Galaxy Tab and this one is going to have a dual core 2GHz Exynos 5250 processor. As part of the specs, the device is also rumoured to have a display, which is greater than 10 ...
Next-Gen Galaxy Tab to Have a Dual Core 2 Ghz Cortex A15 Chip and 2560x1600 ...Android Authority
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G details confirm 720p HD display and 1.5 GHz dual-coreAndroid Community
Rumor: Samsung Coming to Mobile World Congress With 2GHz Exynos 5250Phandroid.com
androidandme.com -LetsGoDigital -Caribbean Media Vision
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Business Notebook
The State
But there's been little progress getting the computer systems to talk to one another, exchanging data the way financial companies do. At the consumer level, few people maintain a personal health record on their laptop or electronic tablet, ...

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Windward Community College burglary suspect caught on video
KHON2
Kevin Merk is accused of burglarizing Castle High School and Windward Community College. Honolulu police responded to an alarm call just before 4 am Sunday at Castle High School and found a man wearing a glove near a classroom that had been broken into ...

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Wireless and Mobile News

Pantech Burst & Element News: 4G LTE Deal $249.99 4 Dual-Core Smartphone ...
Wireless and Mobile News
AT&T is now offering two more 4 LTE devices: the Pantech Burst dual-core smartphone and 8" Pantech Element tablet. To sweeten the deal, AT&T is offering both the tablet and smartphone for $249.99 with contracts. For those who like to walk out in the ...

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Moleskine luggage tags available in vibrant colours
Ottawa Citizen
Moleskine notebooks have long had an enthusiastic following. The brand's association with creative minds has made it the Apple computer of the notebook world ? it has diehard groupies with cultlike devotion to the name and classic style.

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Wired News

Microsoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to Laptops
Wired News
3-D gesture control on a laptop could offer more interactive, Kinect-style PC gaming, as well as new computer interfaces and ways to control one's notebook. Microsoft opened up its Kinect SDK to developers in June, and recently said it would be ...
Microsoft bringing Kinect motion sensing to Windows 8 laptopsLiliputing

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LG Connect 4G (MetroPCS)
CNET
Although the screen resolution and battery life are nothing to throw a parade for, people who love the freedom of MetroPCS will be pleased to know that they can still get the zippiness of a 4G, dual-core, feature-packed phone they have come to expect ...

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AnandTech

The AMD FX (Bulldozer) Scheduling Hotfixes Tested
AnandTech
by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/27/2012 12:47:00 PM The basic building block of Bulldozer is the dual-core module, pictured below. AMD wanted better performance than simple SMT (ala Hyper Threading) would allow but without resorting to full duplication of ...

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eWeek

LG Spectrum review
The Verge
When I reviewed the Nitro, I called it the best LTE phone available on AT&T, and the Spectrum is every bit as good on paper: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.5-inch IPS display, LTE connectivity, and an 8-megapixel camera.
Spectrum by LG ReviewSlashGear
Verizon LG Spectrum Gingerbread Phone Sports Eye-Catching HD Touch screeneWeek
LG Spectrum (Verizon Wireless)PC Magazine
BGR
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Why Apple is held accountable for supply chain mistreatment
ZDNet (blog)
Consumers demand cheap stuff and companies have to deliver at a price that people expect or run the risk of going out of business. When you buy that new PC and it comes loaded with bloatware, the OEMs been paid to load that stuff onto the PC, ...

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Pac-12 chat wrap
ESPN (blog)
Ted Miller (3:02 PM): I think Stanford had set itself up well to remain in the top-half of the Pac-12 and to regularly be in the mix for top-level bowls. But I don't want to commit to the idea of Stanford as a team regularly playing in BCS bowls.

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8 theories on why college costs are so high (with poll)
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Julie Mack | Kalamazoo Gazette That college costs are soaring is no news to young people -- or their parents. Even after taking inflation into account, tuition costs at four-year public colleges have roughly tripled in the past three decades.

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Eurocom Panther 2.0 Core i7, SLI notebook
Register
Enter Eurocom's Panther 2.0, the heaviest, most amazingly specified, most expensive and without doubt the fastest performing notebook I've ever come across in over ten years of laptop testing. Eurocom may be a new name to you but the Canadian computer ...

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Boston Globe

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK 'Chuck' maintained high standards ? and a low profile
Boston Globe
But those of us who did love the story of nerdy big box electronics store computer geek turned CIA superspy Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), loved it fervently and unconditionally. So much so that when it looked like the show would be canceled after its ...

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Taiwanese manufacturers to attend telecom show for first time
Focus Taiwan News Channel
27 (CNA) HTC Corp., Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. will take part in a Taiwanese telecom show for the first time to display cutting-edge smartphones and notebook computers. The Taipei Telecom Applications Show, which has been on hiatus for five ...

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PCR-online.biz

ZTE Optik dual-core tablet eyed up by Sprint, $100 on contract
Engadget
The 1.2GHz dual-core Optik wields a 5 megapixel camera on the back, paired with a front-facing 2 megapixel shooter, while there's a respectable chunk of storage (16GB), expandable by microSD. Although there may be more eye-opening propositions when it ...
$99 ZTE Optik Heading To Sprint In February ? 7-inch, Dual-Core, Honeycomb TabletPhandroid.com
ZTE Optik Honeycomb tablet coming to Sprint for $99.99 on contractBGR
Sprint Could Be Getting A Budget-Friendly 7-Inch TabletHot Hardware
SlashGear -Ubergizmo -Rethink Wireless
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TechRadar UK

Dual-Core Sony Ericsson "Kumquat" Android Renamed Xperia U [PICS]
MotoringCrunch
It boasted a 3.5-inch qHD display, 1GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel rear camera and an unknown version of Google's Android. Well it now looks like we won't have to keep calling it the Sony Kumquat anymore as a document found on Indonesia's telecom ...
Sony's first smartphone after split with EricssonGMA News
Samsung Exhilarate vs Sony Xperia IonAndroid Authority
Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat to be announced next month as the Xperia UIntoMobile
CNET UK -BGR -Android Community
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NextGen Journal

iTunes U Gains Headway on College Campuses
NextGen Journal
Equipped with an operating system that can perform many of the functions of a laptop computer, the iPad maintains the sleekness and portability of the iPhone and weighs almost nothing. In other words, it is the best of both worlds, ...

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Questions raised about study program
Santa Ynez Valley News
Although Danish students are several months away from beginning studies at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School through an agreement with Denmark's largest business college, concerns have surfaced about the pilot program. Teenagers are being recruited ...

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The Phoenix

Law & Disorder: The Best of Last Semester's Campus Crime Logs
The Phoenix
Best time of your life? Hardly. Behold these stunning antics, ripped straight from the campus crime blotters. By BARRY THOMPSON | January 25, 2012 Plenty of people told you college would be the best time of your life. Now that you're at least a ...

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Arab News

Notebooks into 2012 and beyond
Arab News
According to John Maliakal, new technologies will enhance the power, functionality and security of notebook computers. By JOHN MALIAKAL What we have seen in the last year within the PC industry are significant improvements in processing speed and ...

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Digitaltrends.com

HP to pay $425000 over late notebook battery recall
Digitaltrends.com
Although Hewlett-Packard eventually issued a recall for some 70000 notebook computer batteries, that didn't happen until mid-2009. According to the CPSC, Hewlett-Packard was studying the battery packs for potential problems with the battery packs as ...
Hewlett-Packard Pays Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Lithium-ion Battery PacksKansas City infoZine
Hewlett-Packard Gets Civil Penalty Of $425000 For Failure To Report Defective ...Legit Reviews

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Focus Taiwan News Channel

Quad-core smartphones: This is their year
CNET
by Jessica Dolcourt January 25, 2012 9:41 AM PST Follow @jdolcourt Samsung has sold millions of the dual-core Galaxy S II. Can they do it again with quad-core? This year's Consumer Electronics Show may not have produced much in the way of quad-core ...
HTC Primo set to debut at MWC with Android 4.0 and a dual-core processorandroidandme.com
Rumour Roundup: best MWC 2012 phone rumoursStuff Middle East
LG ready to unveil quad core powerhouse at MWCTechRadar UK
Gadget Helpline (blog) -Mobile Magazine -TechBlog (Weblineindia) (blog)
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Mooresville community calendar
Charlotte Observer
This session will provide you with the tools on how to access information and do prospect research for grants. Laptops welcome, however they are not required. Free. 9 am 704-878-3227. www.mitchellcc.edu. Mitchell Community College, Mooresville Center, ...

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ZDNet

HP Ships Dual-Core Netbook for Education
T.H.E. Journal
By David Nagel HP has started shipping its new HP Mini 1104, a dual-core netbook designed specifically for K-12 education. The HP Mini 1104 is the successor to the 14-month-old Mini 1103. The new model sports an Intel Atom N2600 dual-core processor ...
HP Mini 1104 With Intel Atom Starts at $399eWeek
HP's new Mini netbook sports Intel's latest Atom chipComputerworld
HP announces Mini 1104 "companion PC"FierceCIO
Maximum PC
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Only Kent

LG Optimus 2X P990 Dual Core Smartphone Now Costing £220
ITProPortal
The LG Optimus 2X was the first dual core smartphone to hit the market back at the beginning of 2011 when Nvidia choose it to be the launch partner for the Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset. But now, the phone, otherwise known as the P990, has become the cheapest ...
HTC Edge vs LG X3: Quad-Core Smartphones to BeatOnly Kent

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Boston College donating $300000 to Newton schools for laptops, other technology
Boston.com
By Deirdre Fernandes, Globe Staff Boston College will give the Newton Public Schools $300000 over the next three years to buy laptops and other technological tools, the city and college officials announced today. The district will be able to buy more ...

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Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Roob's West Philly college hoop triple-header
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Watching on my laptop. 'Nova was down five late in the second half but tied the game and sent it to overtime. I know everybody's down on 'Nova and it's been a tough year, but they're not as bad as you think, they're very young, and they've played some ...

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AViiQ laptop stand giveaway
CollegeNews
Laptops are great but they can also be a pain in the neck...and the shoulders and the wrists. Although they're easy to transport, often users don't place them at the best ergonomic angle. AViiQ has made it easier and more comfortable to use your laptop ...

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