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Lenovo Exec: There's No Longer A Need For Windows RT
Toshiba Introduces Compact, Touch-Enabled Satellite NB15t Laptop Starting at $379
Comcast's Internet Essentials Connects More Than 220,000 Families or 900,000 Low-Income Americans to Power of the Internet at Home
Linode: Awareness of Server Outages on the Rise
Lenovo Exec: There's No Longer A Need For Windows RT
Engadget's Daniel Cooper cites Lenovo's Australian marketing chief Nick Reynolds saying at the company's 2013 press conference that Intel's Haswell CPU silicon has eliminated the compromise between long battery life and good performance, contending that with Haswell users can run full-fat Windows 8 (and Mac users OS X 10.8 if they have a mid-2013 MacBook Air) and get a full day of use from a single charge, so there's not much need for a low-power draw, stripped-down verson of Windows.
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Toshiba Introduces Compact, Touch-Enabled Satellite NB15t Laptop Starting at $379
Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., has announced a new value-driven laptop, the Satellite NB15t. Featuring a compact design for greater portability, the Satellite NB15t offers families, students and frequent travelers a fully-powered, stylish touch-enabled PC for a starting price of $379.99 MSRP.
"The Satellite NB15t is a compact 11.6-inch touchscreen PC that covers all the basics without breaking the bank," says Carl Pinto, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. "Our customers are always looking for more ways to be mobile without sacrificing the performance and features of a bigger-sized laptop, so we built the Satellite NB15t with that in mind. Clean design, solid performance, with a slim and lightweight style is what this device is all about."
Featuring an 11.6-inch diagonal HD TruBrite touch-enabled display, the Satellite NB15t is optimized for Windows 8 and is ideal for both entertainment and productivity, offering plenty of screen real estate to watch, play or work. Powered by the latest generation Intel Celeron processor, the Satellite NB15t delivers a combination of quality, reliability and performance for everyday tasks, plus a long battery life rating. Equipped with a 500GB hard drive, it provides plenty of storage space for media content, while delivering other laptop essentials such as 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB 3.05 and HDMI ports as well as an HD webcam. On-board stereo speakers enhanced with DTS audio deliver rich, natural sound for music, movies and games. Dressed in a stylish textured silver finish, the Satellite NB15t stands slimly at under an inch and weighs just 3.3 pounds.
"Our latest Celeron processor offers solid performance and great battery life, while consuming less power," says Navin Shenoy, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel Corporation. Toshiba's new Satellite NB15t is a great example of how the Bay Trail platform enables a new generation of highly portable and affordable devices.
The Satellite NB15t will be available in November 2013 at major retailers, e-tailers and direct from Toshiba at ToshibaDirect.com, starting at $379.99 MSRP.
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Comcast's Internet Essentials Connects More Than 220,000 Families or 900,000 Low-Income Americans to Power of the Internet at Home
With the start of the new school year, Comcast is re-launching Internet Essentials, the nations largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income families. This marks the programs third year, and in the 22 months since the program was first launched, more than 220,000 families, benefitting an estimated 900,000 low-income Americans nationwide, now have a broadband connection at home. This includes 6,300 families and more than 25,000 individuals in Oregon and SW Washington.
Comcast employees are handing out backpacks at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Portland as part of the Tools For Schools Program with Schoolhouse Supplies, and this is one in a series of back to school events Comcast is hosting in 23 states across the country to raise visibility about bridging the digital divide in America and connecting more families to the Internet.
"Thanks to community leaders, nonprofit organizations and schools nationwide, more than 220,000 families or 900,000 low-income Americans, and 6,300 families and 25,000 individuals in Oregon and SW Washington, now have the opportunity to use the power of the Internet at home to get ahead in work, education, and life, just by doing things online that many of us take for granted, such as completing homework, applying for a job, researching a health condition, or paying a bill," says Rodrigo Lopez, Regional Vice President for the Oregon and SW Washington region. "Together we are making real and significant progress in closing the digital divide here locally and across the country."
The momentum of Internet Essentials continues to increase. Since the program's launch in August 2011, Internet Essentials has enrolled upwards of 50,000 new families every six months. In the last six months alone, 70,000 new families have signed up. In addition, Comcast has distributed more than 18,000 subsidized computers; trained nearly 20,000 people; publicized the program in more than 4,000 school districts and more than 30,000 schools; broadcast nearly 2 million public service announcements and partnered with nearly 7,000 community based organizations, agencies, and officials to help spread the word about the program.
2013 Internet Essentials Enhancements:
To increase enrollment and continue to help close the digital divide in America, Comcast continues to enhance Internet Essentials. This year Comcast has:
(*)Increased Speed For the second time in two years, Comcast has increased its broadband speeds for Internet Essentials customers up to 5 Mbps downstream and up to 1 Mbps upstream. On September 1st, Comcast will have more than tripled the download speeds for Internet Essentials customers since the programs launch.
Streamlined Enrollment Comcast has further streamlined the enrollment process by expanding the instant approval process for families whose students attend schools where 70 percent or more of the students are eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program.
(*)Expanded Eligibility Comcast has expanded program eligibility criteria for the second time, to include parochial, private, cyberschool, and homeschooled students. Now, nearly 2.6 million families nationwide are eligible for Internet Essentials.
(*)Created an Online Application Tool On InternetEssentials.com and InternetBasico.com, it is now easier and faster for a family to apply for Internet Essentials. This convenient online request form is available in English and Spanish and can be accessed through any Internet-enabled computer, tablet, or smartphone. It can be used by families on computers at community centers, local libraries or at a friends to request an application.
(*)Introduced Internet Essentials Opportunity Cards Our community partners are now able to help connect low-income families to the Internet by purchasing Opportunity Cards that can be used toward the cost of paying for Internet Essentials service.
(*)In Oregon and SW Washington, Comcast is working with schools and community-based organizations to spread the word about Internet Essentials and provide digital literacy training.
Internet Essentials from Comcast is the nation's largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program. It provides low-cost broadband service for $9.95 a month plus tax; the option to purchase an Internet-ready computer for under $150; and multiple options to access free digital literacy training in print, online, and in-person. A household is eligible to participate if it has at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), is located where Comcast offers Internet service, has not subscribed to Comcast Internet service within the last 90 days, and does not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment. Families that enroll in the program can continue to enjoy the service as long as one child eligible to participate in the NSLP is living in the household.
For more information about Internet Essentials visit: http://InternetEssentials.com for English and http://InternetBasico.com for Spanish.
Linode: Awareness of Server Outages on the Rise
In the wake of server outages at Twitter, AWS, Instagram, Vine, Airbnb and The New York Times, a new survey reveals America's top concerns about servers going down
Linode, an established leader in cloud hosting, has announced the findings of its 2013 Outages and Anxiety Awareness Index, fielded among more than 2,000 Americans, aged 18 and older and conducted online by Harris Interactive in August, 2013. The survey, which was issued based on Linode's knowledge of cloud servers and their effect on the American public, found that fully two-thirds (66%) of Americans say they are ever concerned about whether or not computer servers work. Among those who are concerned, the top concerns include times when:
(*)I am about to buy something time-sensitive 52%
(*)Theres'massive outage on social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook) or email (e.g., Google, Outlook) 35%
(*)I see it on the news 28%
(*)I am using an app for driving 18%
(*)It's the Christmas holiday 17%
Perhaps surprisingly, in advance of a major Apple announcement, very few of those Americans who are concerned express concern about whether or not computers servers go down when Apple announces a new iPhone or iPad (8%). That'ompared to 5% who are concerned when Samsung introduces a new smartphone or tablet. An additional 5% of those concerned even admitted that the concern crops up when they are using an app for hooking up. Concerned women were more likely than men (40% vs. 29%) to worry when there is a massive outage on social media or email.
This anxiety extends into the world of smartphone apps as well. In fact, 42% of Americans say they have concerns about new viral apps. Among those with any concerns, reasons ranged from form to function, including that:
(*)Too many people using it will make it slow 47%
(*)Too many people using it will make it crash 35%
(*)It will take too much time for developers to discover bugs 32%
(*)It will no longer be cool 16%
(*)People will discover how I kill time at work 10%
Interestingly, concerned men were more likely than their female counterparts to admit to being concerned about people discovering how they kill time at work (13% vs. 7%) and about viral apps no longer being cool (21% vs. 12%).
The results of the survey indicate an increasing awareness among the American public that server stability can have a major impact on their lives, and that they may no longer have an expectation that websites and apps will function 100% of the time, said Christopher Aker, Linode Founder and CEO. As an established leader in cloud hosting and active participant in the developer and system administrator communities, Linode knows just what information any size company needs in order to improve server performance, reduce risk and easily scale to adjust for potentially problematic events or flash-fire growth.
The survey comes as Linode announces the release of Longview, its new Linux server statistics graphing service for performance analysis, which provides systems administrators with the metrics and analytics they need to avoid crippling logjams and downtime.
To learn more about Longview, visit the Linode.com website
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Linode from August 22-26, 2013 among 2,020 adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. way possible.
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