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John Morris was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 18th Congressional District (map) of Illinois. He was defeated by Aaron Schock in the Republican primary that took place on February 5, 2008.

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New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?

Ultra-thin laptops make a lot of sense. In contrast to netbooks, these are “real laptops” with sufficient performance to handle all but the most demanding tasks and (in most cases) slightly larger displays. Though they can start at about the same price ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  Toshiba

More rumors ahead of Intel Arrandale arrival

As the end of 2009 approaches, more details about Intel’s first 32nm Westmere processors are beginning to trickle out. Intel hasn’t said exactly when it will announce the new chips, currently known as Arrandale for laptops and Clarkdale for desktops, ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  Toshiba

AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap"

AMD’s annual analyst’s day, which is taking place today, is an opportunity to see how the company’s roadmaps for its laptop, desktop and server processors have changed over the past 12 months. This year looked to be especially interesting because AMD ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMD,  Emilio,  Intel

Acer adds Core i7 to its desktop replacement

Another laptop has been added to the Core i7-Windows 7 roster. Acer’s Aspire AS8940G is an update to the company’s desktop replacement with a massive 18.4-inch display. Like most desktop replacements, the Aspire AS8940G is barely portable, weighing in ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  Toshiba,  GTS P.L.C.,  AMD,  Sony

Report from FCC Meeting

We just got back from an open meeting at the Federal Communications Commission where the Chairman announced a new rulemaking on Internet neutrality. It is too early to know whether we were witnesses to a historic moment in the evolution of the Internet; ...

From LESLIE HARRIS AND JOHN MORRIS, Center for Democracy and Technology,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Verizon Wireless,  Google Inc.

FCC Net Neutrality Proceeding Supports Public Interest

CDT and a large group of public interest advocates today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski commending him and the Commission for launching a proceeding later this week to closely examine the issue of Internet neutrality. The proceeding ...

From JOHN MORRIS, Center for Democracy and Technology,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Julius Genachowski

Will Windows 7 have the right touch?

In the past few weeks, Acer, HP, Fujitsu, Lenovo and Toshiba have all announced new laptops and desktops with touchscreens and software optimized for Windows 7. Some of these are updates to systems that already offered more limited touch features; ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Fujitsu,  Intel,  Toshiba,  AMD,  Twitter Inc

Can a laptop ever be too thin?

Ralph Lauren is on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash today over an apparent Photoshop job gone awry. It turns out there is such a thing as too thin. I mention this because yesterday both Dell and Sony introduced new laptops that give new ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Sony,  Intel,  Ralph Lauren

First Clarksfield reviews: Core i7 laptops look impressive

Since Intel unveiled its Core i7 quad-core mobile processors at IDF a couple weeks ago, several PC companies have announced mainstream and desktop replacement laptops using these Clarksfield chips. Many sites have reviewed the new platform–known as ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  Toshiba,  PC Magazine

Intel: 32nm is just the beginning

Intel hasn’t released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running ...

From JOHN MORRIS, ZDNet,  23 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  Paul Otellini,  Qualcomm

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