Hardware'World's cheapest laptop' now available

The Impulse NPX-9000 laptop has a 7-in. screen, a 400-MHz processor, 128MB of RAM and 1GB of flash storage -- but you need to buy 100 of them.

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HardwareServer Management: The tried and true vendors vs. the new-idea startups

Start-ups selling server management, configuration management, process management are offering tools they say will improve reliability and performance as well as cut costs. But what are the risks and benefits of adopting tools from smaller vendors versus larger enterprises vendors? Should you wait for an interesting technology to get either acquired or officially adopted by the large vendor's partner network? Will a fast move to an emerging technology pay gains equal to the inherent risks?

HardwareGateway dumps its direct PC sales strategy

Acer subsidiary Gateway announced that it will no longer sell computers via its Web site and will instead distribute the hardware through retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Costco.