Apple launches new MacBook Air ultralight laptops Published: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is launching two new MacBook Air ultralight laptops. One has a screen that's 13.3 inches diagonally. The second has an 11.6-inch screen. Prices start at $999. Like the past generation, the MacBook Air can't read CDs or DVDs. This one also doesn't have a hard disk drive.... Read More

Capable camcorders Updated: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 Consumer Reports' latest tests of standard- and high-definition camcorders turned up seven recommended models, including two HD models that were chosen as CR Best Buys: the JVC Everio GZ-HM550 (flash memory), $750, and the Sony HDR-XR150 (hard drive), $600. The SDS camcorders CR recommended cost even less: $250 for... Read More

Hard Drive Helps Tornado Victims Updated: Wed, Jun 30, 1999 This is a tale about a battered hard drive that takes a booting and keeps on computing. The fact that it's a Seagate hard drive, and that Seagate employs about 2,000 people at its Oklahoma City operations, gives it a local twist. Add the destructive power of the May 3 tornado, the hard luck story of two regular... Read More