Daily Archives: May 20, 2011

From Personal Technology May 20, 2011

The trend of employees wanting to bring their better-looking and feature-rich consumer devices into the workplace has provoked a reaction from those traditionally supplying the safe but staid business laptops we know and suffer.

Faced with competition from tablets and ultra-slim notebooks, such as the iPad 2, MacBook Air, Samsung Series 9 and Sony Vaio Z, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba have produced ultraportable notebooks with extra style and consumer features – the subject of this week’s Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section. Read more

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Chris Nuttall Workhorse laptops pick up the pace

May 20, 2011 8:03 pm by Chris Nuttall

The trend of employees wanting to bring their better-looking and feature-rich consumer devices into the workplace has provoked a reaction from those supplying the safe but staid business laptops we know and suffer. Faced with competition from tablets and ultra-slim notebooks, such as the iPad 2, MacBook Air, Samsung Series 9 and Sony Vaio Z, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba have produced ultraportable notebooks with extra style and consumer features – the subject of this week’s Personal Technology column in the FT’s Business Life section. Read more

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Joseph Menn Explosion at Apple supplier Hon Hai

May 20, 2011 7:26 pm by Joseph Menn

An explosion ripped through a large manufacturing facility owned by key Apple supplier Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, killing two and injuring 16, Chinese state media reported. Read more

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Further Reading: LinkedIn bubble risks and Verizon to introduce family data plans

May 20, 2011 6:25 am by Maryam Nabi

Tech news from around the web:

  • Verizon is planning to eliminate flat rate pricing for data plans on smart phones, Reuters reports. Verizon will transition into new tiered pricing plans, similar to those offered by AT&T, designed to avoid strains on the network. Reuters reports that Verizon will also introduce family plans “for data services supporting multiple devices including smartphones and tablet computers.”

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