Daily IT news from Portalit.net http://news.portalit.net Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:11:40 GMT http://news.portalit.net/img/siglamica.jpg http://news.portalit.net 103 28 Feed provided by portalit.net. Click to visit. en-us (c) Portal IT 2005 http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_olpc-give-one-get-one-campaign-starts-over_1809.html The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project decided to launch once again its Give One, Get One campaign, in hope that this way more laptops will be delivered to children living third world countries. Mon 17 Nov 2008 16:11:14 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_olpc-give-one-get-one-campaign-starts-over_1809.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sandisk-introduces-extremeffs_1769.html The latest project coming from the SanDisk research labs is ExtremeFFS, a new flash file system for solid-state drives that has the potential to accelerate random write speeds by up to 100 times over existing systems. Thu 6 Nov 2008 16:11:25 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sandisk-introduces-extremeffs_1769.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sony-recalls-laptop-batteries-again_1739.html Sony has once again announced a large recall program for a batch of faulty laptop batteries sold in the US. Fri 31 Oct 2008 11:10:39 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sony-recalls-laptop-batteries-again_1739.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_hp-unveils-its-new-mini-1000-netbook_1735.html HP today unveiled its latest addition to the netbook line up: the Mini 1000, a Windows XP machine priced at $399. Thu 30 Oct 2008 15:10:09 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_hp-unveils-its-new-mini-1000-netbook_1735.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_dell-introduces-inspiron-mini-12_1729.html Dell updated its small laptop line up with the addition of Inspiron Mini 12. Mon 27 Oct 2008 14:10:40 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_dell-introduces-inspiron-mini-12_1729.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_rage-wireless-guitar-controller-for-wii-recalled_1719.html Bad news for those who own a Rage Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii: the device is being recalled and must be replaced. According to a recent report, it's either that or chemical burns. Thu 23 Oct 2008 16:10:17 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_rage-wireless-guitar-controller-for-wii-recalled_1719.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sandisk-launches-sansa-slotmusic-player_1679.html Sansa slotMusic Player is the latest player to complete SanDisk's lineup. The new portable music player was specially designed for use with the new slotMusic cards now released in the United States. Wed 15 Oct 2008 12:10:00 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_sandisk-launches-sansa-slotmusic-player_1679.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_g1-presale-inventory-sold-out_1650.html The Android-powered G1 phone is a hit with early adopters: T-Mobile recently announced that its presale inventory is already sold out. Tue 7 Oct 2008 14:10:26 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_g1-presale-inventory-sold-out_1650.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_nintendo-finally-unveils-the-dsi-console_1633.html Earlier rumors were true and Nintendo’s “no way” statements were not: the company unveiled the DS successor, simply titled the DSi. Thu 2 Oct 2008 11:10:15 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_nintendo-finally-unveils-the-dsi-console_1633.html http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_dell-introduces-2-new-monitors_1622.html Dell enriched its Large display line with two new models: the S1909WX and the S1709W. Both new releases are aimed at the under $200 market. Tue 30 Sep 2008 17:09:10 GMT http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_dell-introduces-2-new-monitors_1622.html