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Acer is recalling six models of laptops after reports of short circuits that could cause users to get burned, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

A wire that goes to the internal microphone can overheat. The wire runs under the area where users would rest their palms.

 


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At Pubcon this year Google announced page load time was going to become a ranking factor in 2010 (see video below). Shortly after this announcement, Google started showing load time data in webmaster central.

 


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Watch 'Apple tablet supply chain points to Q2 launch: sources | Reuters' Play
AVY Precision Technology Inc, a Taiwanese manufacturer of covers for electronic products, will begin production of the cases in February, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

TPK Solutions, an unlisted touch screen panel maker also based in Taiwan will also supply panels for the product, a third source said, on top of those already being manufactured by another Taiwan compan

 


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This week I am at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada to see what's happening with the latest in consumer gadgets.  

Based on the content of Ballmer’s keynote, I have to worry about the health of the software giant for the future. Will they be able to keep up with their competitors, who are already releasing some extremely innovative technology? Microsoft has a lot of potentia

 


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Everyone is weighing in on what the new Apple tablet will look like, how it will work, what it will be named, and even when it will be released. I decided to throw my hat into the ring and give some predictions of my own.

First, I expect Apple to release two 10-inch tablets, not one. There has been speculation that Apple would release a 10-inch model and a smaller model (maybe a 7-inch), but t

 


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Photos and short text on several Tablet 2.0 announcements made during CES 2010.

 


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Shawn DuBravac, director of research for the Consumer Electronics Association, sponsor of CES, classifies the new tablets as "Tablet 2.0."

"Tablet 1.0 was very IT-centric, and it was really an extension of a notebook computer," he said. "Tablet 2.0 is likely to be more entertainment-centric. It feels a lot like Tablet 2.0 is going to emerge out of two great success stories: the e-reader and th

 


Get ready for 'Tablet 2.0'
What direction the Tablet 2.0 takes largely depends on which of these two devices is more successful in the long run.

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Watch 'ASUS Wave Face a New Design Innovation' Play
ASUS is introducing a new design innovaiton called Wave Face. Flexible concept laptops, wrist watch smartphones and more.