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iSupply tears down an Apple Mac mini

What do you call a mobile computer that has no display, no keyboard and no other input devices? Apple Computer calls it the Mac mini and it is really a desktop PC that is designed and built like a laptop. A recent dissection conducted by iSuppli Corp.'s Teardown Analysis service reveals that the Mac mini employs a cutting-edge design that showcases Apple's aplomb for developing elegant systems that pack a great deal of functionality into a tiny form factor. ...more

Lenovo 'borrows $600 million' to buy IBM's PC Division

The Chinese PC manufacturer the Lenovo Group is set to borrow U$600 million (4.95 billion Yuan) from the French BNP Paribas bank to help finance its purchase of IBM's PC and notebook division according to a report in the Beijing Times. In December Lenovo agreed a deal with IBM to buy the PC division for $1. ...more

W3C proffers link checking tool

The Web standards body W3C has announced the first standalone release of its Link Checker software. Quick and simple, you simply have to go to http://validator.w3. ...more

Mobile operators seek new phone standard

Mobile operators are ganging together to lay down the law for future mobile operating systems. In a sign that the balance of power is shifting away from manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola to network companies like Vodafone and Orange, a range of mobile networks have rallied under the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) to build a framework of requirements for a handset platform that better serves their needs. The OMTP group has been founded by eight international mobile operators, including UK operators - Orange, NTT DoCoMo, mmO2, Smart Communications, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telef?nica M?viles, T-Mobile and Vodafone. ...more