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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Computers

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 Ultra-Portable Gets Splashtop Instant-Bootup

11:55PM Kit Eaton | Back in August we brought you official news, specs and pricing for Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 ultraportable, and now one month after its launch you might be interested to learn that it’s getting a Splashtop instant-on pre-bootup option. In the Lenovo incarnation, the system is being called “QuickStart” and it’ll let you connect to the web, check your email, online chat or video conference “seconds after turning on” the S10e. Press release and gallery below. More »
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Software

Microsoft Adding Its Own Instant-On Feature To Windows?

11:45PM John Mahoney | This survey, sent to a random sampling of Windows users, seems to indicated that MS is at least thinking of integrating an instant-on mode to Windows. Existing quick-start features like Splashtop, found on the Voodoo Envy, Eee Box and a number of other machines, are usually Linux-based systems that stick their finger into the BIOS. A Windows-native solution would be a similar setup–giving you access to a limited feature and application set after a few seconds boot. That is, unless the respondents to this survey overwhelmingly select “1-2 minutes” as their definition of “instant.” [Engadget] More »
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