Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 11.20.09

Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 11.20.09

The Geek With Laptop weekly roundup of the web’s best tech news includes the fantastic looking Dell Zino, Steampunk’s latest sweet project (a metal web-head), a listing of top Windows applications and a really cool looking and eco-friendly sign. Geek with Laptop has found the web’s best, check ‘em out!

T Mobile data breach is biggest of its kind

T Mobile data breach is biggest of its kind

There’s a new data breach hitting the headlines and this time it affects customers of mobile phone company T Mobile.

Manufacturer is the most reliable indicator of how long a laptop will last says study

Manufacturer is the most reliable indicator of how long a laptop will last says study

Laptops don’t come cheap and we don’t buy them every day, so the last thing you want to hear after you have spent a small fortune is that your new laptop could break down on you in the first thirty six months.

New Wi-Fi sticking plaster could monitor our health

New Wi-Fi sticking plaster could monitor our health

Nowadays if you’re in hospital being monitored by technology then you could find yourself wired up to all sorts of machines to do the job.

Email targeting Vodafone and Verizon customers is a Trojan

Email targeting Vodafone and Verizon customers is a Trojan

Spam emails are commonplace these days, we all know that, and most of the time our spam filters or our own eagle eyes can spot a spam message without too much difficulty.

Rumours that Google’s Chrome OS will be available for download in a week

Rumours that Google’s Chrome OS will be available for download in a week

There has been much hype and speculation surrounding Google’s operating system dubbed Chrome, so we’ve got used to the rumours.

Netbook users not happy with Windows 7 Starter Edition

Netbook users not happy with Windows 7 Starter Edition

According to Retrovo, a major online shopping site, there are many Netbook users who are less than enamoured by Microsoft’s latest operating system.

Dell’s first SmartPhone to be launched in China and Brazil

Dell’s first SmartPhone to be launched in China and Brazil

Rumours of Dell’s new SmartPhone have been surfacing for months but now it is official, Dell’s first SmartPhone device is about to be launched.

Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 11.13.09

Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 11.13.09

The Geek With Laptop weekly roundup of the web’s best tech news includes a fancy telescopic lens for the iPhone’s camera for under 50 bucks, Steampunk’s latest sweet project, a listing of top iPhone apps that are FREE, a video on how to make a baby.. (yea it is not what you thought) and how twitter lists have made #followfriday uncool. Geek with Laptop has found the web’s best, check ‘em out!

Microsoft bans modified Xboxes from accessing Xbox Live

Microsoft bans modified Xboxes from accessing Xbox Live

Up to 1 million Xbox users are switching on their consoles to find they can no longer connect to Xbox Live although they will still be able to play their Xbox offline.

Windows XP wins over Windows 7 in Netbook battery life

Windows XP wins over Windows 7 in Netbook battery life

There has been quite a bit of hype about Windows 7 ever since it was launched last month and we’ve been hearing over and over again how it will run equally well on Netbooks.

Wi-Fi enabled scales that will tweet your weight and BMI

Wi-Fi enabled scales that will tweet your weight and BMI

These days it seems we have become obsessed with using technology to share just about every aspect of our lives with others, no matter how personal that info might be.

Is there a gender divide when it comes to technology?

Is there a gender divide when it comes to technology?

A lot of people would say yes immediately based on nothing more than general opinion and simple observation in their every day lives, but what’s the reality?

Lenovo Thinkpad SL410 Notebook

Lenovo Thinkpad SL410 Notebook

Display: 14.0″ (1366 x 768) WXGA, Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32 / Windows 7 Professional 32, Processor: Celeron 1.8 GHz / Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Memory: 2 GB, Hard Drive: 160 GB – 250 GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm), Graphics Card: GMA 4500M / GMA 4500MHD