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I suspect I know what your answer will be, but does anyone still make a laptop with a 4:3 aspect ratio screen? My six-year-old 14.1in Toshiba is starting to (...) [The Guardian] Microsoft Forces OEMs To Lock Devices Into Windows 8 Using UEFI And so the war on general computing continues. Were you looking forward to ARM laptops and maybe even desktops now that Windows 8 will also be released for ARM? I personally was, because I'd much rather have a thin, but fast and economical machine than a beastly Intel PC. Sadly, it turns out (...) [OSNews] Interface controls compete at CES Eye-activated laptops and other new interfaces at CES [BBC] Interface controls compete at CES Eye-activated laptops and other new interfaces at CES [BBC News] A miserable holiday for PC sales It was a miserable Christmas for personal computers, after holiday discounts and new ultra-thin laptops failed to win consumers over. [CNN Money] Buyers hang on for cheaper, faster Windows 8 ultrabooks Ultrabooks are attracting admirers at the Consumer Electronics Show, but some attendees are waiting to buy the thin laptops until prices drop and Windows 8 is released later this year. [Network World] AMD hopes to take down Intel's ultrabooks on price Advanced Micro Devices demonstrated its upcoming mobile chips for thin-and-light laptops, which the company said will lead to cheaper but equally speedy alternatives to Intel's expensive ultrabooks. [Network World]
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