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Will Netbooks Swallow the Laptop?

With hardware makers rushing to bring out netbooks, have they overlooked a  danger that consumers and business people will rush to cheaper machines at the expense of full-fat machines?  HP's CEO Mark Hurd doesn't think so.

Marvell Puts A PC In A Plug

Network silicon maker Marvell, packs the guts of a computer into a unit the size of a small power transformer, and coined the term "plug computing"

Microsoft takes money back from sacked workers

Microsoft is asking recently laid-off employees to return some of their severance pay that the company apparently overpaid, according to reports. As the recession bites, Microsoft and IBM are both facing layoffs and bad publicity.