IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 15/08/2010

HP EliteBook 8440w: On-the-Go Workstation

HP's EliteBook 8440w is the smallest workstation on the market, making it an intruiging notebook for on-the-run engineers and professionals who do a lot of CAD and simulation analysis work on their portable systems. But with the low end graphics chip necessitated by the smaller chassis, can it keep up with larger and more powerful rivals from other companies? Let's find out.

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Ford to Use Solar Panels to Help Produce Its Upcoming Electric Vehicle
500 kw installation is estimated to save $160,000 a year; Ford is only paying about 13 percent of costs
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AutoNation to Its Chevy Dealerships: Sell Volt at MSRP or Face Termination
AutoNation isn't down with $20k markups on the Chevrolet Volt
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New Lithium Metal Phosphate Batteries Made With Wax and Soap
Building a cheaper, cleaner lithium batter?
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8/13/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday
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ASUS Announces $1,000 Eee Pad, $399 Android Tablet
Also incoming is e-book reader and 10-inch Windows tablet
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GM Posts Big Profit, Loses Yet Another CEO
Questions of leadership remain, but the company does appear to be recovering
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Israel Discusses Plans to Purchase Lockheed F-35 Lightning IIs
The Israeli government will receive a first order of 20 JSF by the end of 2015, with
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Oracle Sues Google over Android OS
Oracle grabbed Java in Sun purchase
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New European Robots Learn, Display Emotions
An aspiring David, EU project strives to create learning, feeling and communicating robots.
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Harvard's Tiny Probes Painless to Living Cells
If you had to choose between being poked with a needle and a sharpened telephone pole...
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Researchers Create Terahertz Semiconductor Lasers with Directional Beams
The use of metamaterials on the laser has made its beams less divergent
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Americans' Large Girth is Weighing Down Fuel Efficiency, Compromising Safety
"If you see me coming your way/Better give me plenty space"
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IPhone Hacker Airs PDF Exploit, Jailbroken Users Can Seek Solace With a Patch
Mac computers may also be at risk from "impressive" hack
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Smudges on Touchscreens May Pose Threat
Oily residue could give away passwords or other vital information.
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Over Half of Americans Say Broadband Shouldn't be High Priority for Government
Public sentiment is that its best to leave 80 million Americans unconnected to "high speed" broadband
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