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The world's largest maker of personal computers and printers, Hewlett-Packard, says it is buying technology outsourcing giant Electronic Data Systems for nearly $14 billion.

It's your constant travel companion, a source of pain and pleasure. Here's how to make living with your portable computer easier on both of you.

With 2.5 in. size, eGo(TM) USB 2.0 Camo Portable Hard Drive has curved chassis covered by woodland camouflage pattern, and comes with EMC® Retrospect® HD software for automatic, scheduled, or on-demand backups. Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 2000, and Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64, it features DropGuard(TM) technology that protects unit from accidental damage caused by drops of up to 51 in. With Power Grip band, hard drive can handle drops of up to 60 in.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Hard Disk Drives

Operating from -40 to 75°C, EKI-7559MI/EKI-7559SI and EKI-7554MI are integrated with X-Ring technology, which supports single, dual, and quad ring architectures and enables near-instant redundancy with recovery time less than 10 ms. Model EKI-7554MI has 4 + 2 ports, while Models EKI-7559MI/EKI-7559SI feature 8 + 2 ports, providing uplink that can transmit data up to 30 km at 100 Mbps. Additional features include IP security, VLAN, Port Mirroring, IGMP Snooping, Port Trunking, and email warnings.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Ethernet Switches

When used with Intermec CN3, CN3e, or CK61 handheld computer, Workboard PW50 helps simplify operations for workers in direct store delivery, home delivery, and feld service applications. It can be transported or installed in vehicle and uses integrated DEX communications for connectivity to in-store computer systems. Secure Bluetooth connectivity provides safe transactional environment, and optional integrated smart card and magnetic stripe readers are available for POS transactions.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Mobile Printers

Combining 1 or 2 RS-232/422/485 ports with support for 802.11b and 802.11g protocols, Models EKI-1351 and EKI-1352 provide reliable wireless communication. Each COM port features throughput up to 1.2 Mbps with 921 Kbaud technology. Servers include built-in, dual-power inputs from 12-48 Vdc with 1 power fail relay to detect operation status and ensure devices works normally. With TCP server/client and UDP mode, servers enable simultaneous connection with up to 5 hosts through serial ports.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Client, Data, File, Network & Web Servers

When Apple created the Back to My Mac feature on its .Mac service, it probably never envisioned it as a crime-solving tool. Yet that's just what it became last week, when the service helped the owner of a stolen MacBook recover her lost computer. Kait Duplaga, a young Apple store employee from White Plains, N.Y., lost her MacBook to thieves in late April, when her apartment was robbed.

Ars Technica's Jeremy Reimer has published the 7th instalment in their series on the history of the Amiga platform. Part 7 deals solely with gaming on the Amiga, detailing various classic Amiga games that in one way or the other pushed the envelope. 'The Amiga started out its life as a dedicated games machine, and even though it grew into a full computer very quickly, it never lost its gaming side. The machine's 4096-color palette, stereo sampled sound, and graphics acceleration chips made it a perfect gaming platform, and it didn't take long for game companies to start taking advantage of this power.'

What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Institute of technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google's upcoming Android mobile operating system.

Sun Microsystems is the latest OEM to add AMD's quad-core Opteron chips to its server portfolio....TAKE CONTROL OF REMOTE COMPUTERS Support, configure and install applications and updates remotely for greater efficiency.