This $100 contraption, which has redefined how modern laptops should be built, has also mastered an important area for laptop users: security. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

This is simple enough to be cheap ($200 - $400) yet good enough to run Windows XP. Bargain!! picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 5 months ago

Two men walk into computer store in Tacoma, Washington and steal a laptop sitting on a counter,he grabs it and stuffs it down his trousers...apparently it was there to be fixed.

Not sure if this is a Dupe- I searched and didn't find it. Reminded me of a thread on the forum recently. picked by willster09 8 months ago

A British project to create an affordable $100 laptop computer is behind schedule, and the end product will probably wind up costing around $175. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Neil’s admitted use of child pornography turned up during an unrelated investigation by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Federal prosecutors say Neil’s credit card and home e-mail had been used to buy access to child porn websites. Pornography was found on a laptop issued to him by the Boise School District. picked by muppet 8 months ago

On May 12, when the catastrophic earthquake hit China, a photographer was preparing to shoot a wedding. Instead, he captured some magnificent photos of this tragedy.

It is an article, but the pictures are incredible. picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago

Seismologists made use of the sensors built into many new laptops that sense when the computer is being dropped, and turned them into earthquake monitors. picked by PulsisX 6 months ago

Rescuers were today battling stormy weather to reach survivors of the Chinese earthquake as the death toll of 12,000 was predicted to soar and nearly 19,000 people were feared buried in one area alone. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 5 months ago

"U.S. customs sees your laptop as no different than your suitcase, only instead of pawing through your socks and boxers, it gets to rifle through your e-mail, documents, photographs, and Web surfing histories."

Follow-up to this posting. picked by cb__ 8 months ago

Residents are cleaning up after a 6.0 earthquake hit Wells, Nev. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

Heather was shooting her daily horoscope video for the internet when the earthquake hit. Here's her reaction!! picked by stinkobinko 2 months ago

California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. picked by JDRucker 6 months ago

4.0 Earthquake Hit Monday Morning. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The island of Honshu was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake this morning. picked by chinook 4 months ago

A tech-savvy White Plains woman whose apartment was burglarized solved the crime herself after she was able to log on to her stolen laptop, photograph one of the suspects with it and get photos of another, police said. picked by maxriter 5 months ago

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 has hit southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik. picked by topofall 4 months ago

CNN reports that this morning, Vancouver Island residents experienced an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. It's apparently so recent that there is no other information on it. However, Vancouver's CHEK news reported several smaller shocks yesterday. Hope all our plimates there are OK. picked by meggysue 1 month ago