I have been seeing most of the posts that are advertising tournaments do not say where they are located. Remember that this forum attracts people all across North America.
Make sure you post:
Tournament name
Location (city AND state)
Contact info
Any other information you can give about it.
You will have better success attracting teams if they know where you are and how to contact you.
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Posts: 1142 | Location: Ohio | Registered: January 28, 2004
What do you do when you already have a couple of well-received netbooks? You make another one, of course. And sure as Shadrach, HP is following up on the success of its consumer-friendly Mini 1000 and business-centric Mini 2140 netbooks (not to mention its designer-minded Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam) with the HP Mini 110. We received a unit shortly before the news broke, so we can't offer you a full review yet, but here's a quick take following an afternoon of playing around with HP's newest netbook.
he hardware hasn't changed much: The Mini 110carries the same CPU, the same RAM config, the same hard drive, the same awesomely large 92-percent keyboard--even the same crummy mouse button layout that's been driving me bonkers since HP introduced it on the HP Mini 2133. The new model also comes loaded with a three-cell battery--as did the Mini 1000, which lasted only 2 hours, 47 minutes on a charge. (Travelers' advisory: Consider popping an extra 40 bones for the BX06 Mini Battery to pick up a little extra on-the-go gusto.)
I also appreciate the Mini 110's software selection, which is slightly more robust than the usual feeble bloatware. For instance, Syncables allows you to sync five PCs on a network. We'll have more to report on the software bundle when our full review of the Mini 110 goes live.
Otherwise, this looks like a slightly thicker, economy-class version of last year's model. The 110 measures 10.3 by 6.6 by 1.2 inches and weighs 2.33 pounds, compared to the Mini 1000's 10.3 by 6.6 by 0.99 inches and 2.25 pounds. And that isn't a bad trade-off for the extras inside the machine--and the lower price.
We have to wait and see how it does on our WorldBench 6 test suite, but it's almost certain to perform on a par with the Mini 1000, which earned a 30 (slightly below the current netbook average of 36). Check back later for a complete review.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s is a very nice netbook with an excellent keyboard, high quality audio, bright display and good performance but it falls short in every regard compared to the previous IdeaPad S10-3, except that the S10-3 is not available with a HD 1280 x 720 display.
Where to buy the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s?
It’s only available in some Asian countries right now. I’ll update once it becomes widely available.
During CES 2010, Hewlett-Packard issued a preemptive strike against the still-unannounced iPad by showing off its own tablet PC at Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote. Only briefly seen and largely undescribed, it may not have left a lasting impression on the audience, but it showed that, like Dell and others, HP was not going to cede the suddenly sexy tablet market to Apple.
In a cunningly timed move, a mere 48 hours after the iPad's retail debut, HP has released a new video demo of the device, which the company refers to as a "slate."
The very iPad-looking tabletis shown making use of different apps and features as part of a 30-second musical montage. The actual on-screen footage seems su****iously simulated, but the key points HP wants viewers to pick up on include the built-in video camera, a USB port (perhaps mocking displayed using an iPod USB cable), an SD card slot, and most promising, the ability to use Skype.
While the brief video is overproduced, set to an annoying "corporate club" beat, and is mostly CGI and/or screen simulations, it certainly makes the case that a device like this can include all those extras, from Flash to a Webcam, that are so obviously missing from the iPad. That said, we've reviewed plenty of HP touch-screen devices, such as the TouchSmart TX2, and generally found them to be not nearly as responsive and easy to use as Apple's touchscreen devices.
HPhas a mailing list sign-up for slate updates at hp.com/slate, but there are no further price or availability details available at this time.
Posts: 29 | Location: china | Registered: May 09, 2011
The world's largest computer maker startles analysts by scaling back its revenue forecast for the second time in as many quarters. It cites weak demand for desktops and notebooks, manufacturing problems in Japan and growing interest in tablets, a market in which HP has lagged rivals.A Hewlett-Packard printer is displayed for sale while a customer browses at a Best Buy store in Orem, Utah. HPsaid it earned $2.3 billion in its fiscal second quarter, up 5% from a year earlier, but lowered its revenue forecast for the year as demand for PCswanes. (George Frey, Bloomberg / May 18, 2011)
Posts: 29 | Location: china | Registered: May 09, 2011
