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[description], Story, any other text you want to use. Online Anywhere? The Truth About Centrino… by: Glenn Murray Is the futuristic world of connecting to the Internet from anywhere already upon us, or is Centrino little more than a great Intel marketing campaign? The name "Centrino" is Intel lingo meaning your notebook possesses 3 specific qualities: It's a Pentium-M, of the Intel 855 chipset family, and it has a Wi-Fi module. Simple! If you're a geek… To the rest of us, "Centrino" means you can connect to the Internet without wires. But there's a catch… you can only do this from designated hotspots. Centrino also means slimmer, lighter notebooks with longer battery life (4, 5, even up to 6 hrs!!!). That's roughly an hour longer than top non-Centrino notebooks. In fact, it's argued that the longer battery life is the really big advancement – the wireless hotspot technology has been around for years. Intel designed the new Pentium M processor from scratch just for notebooks. In geek-speak, it delivers better performance at a lower clock speed and draws less power. In plain English, that means it's better!!! That's not to say it'll be faster than the latest big laptops and desktops… It's the combination of slim and speedy that's unique about Centrino. Ultimately, like any new technology, Centrino and its hotspots will probably take a while to catch on. I suspect that if you buy one now, rather than spending hours online in the local park, you'll spend hours looking for hotspots, and even more hours regretting your early purchase as the latest and greatest technologies keep rolling out! Whatever the case, one thing is for certain… notebook sales-people now have one more family of options to bamboozle us with! NOTE: There are 450 Wi-Fi hotspots in Australia. Click here to see if there are any near you (http://intel.jiwire.com/hot-spot-directory-browse-by-state.htm?country_id=16).
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While the threat from hackers is low for individuals, a more serious threat to personal privacy comes from unscrupulous saving companies that operate websites for quick quids. Many saving sites require you to register before you can use its services. Often you must provide personal information, such as your name, street address, and e-mail address. Then as you browse the site, data is collected as to which pages you visited, how long you remained on each page, the links you clicked, what terms you searched, and so on. After a number of visits to the site, a personal profile emerges. The question is, what do saving site operators do with this information? Most claim that they use it to personalize your experience on the site. For instance, if a saving site learns that you are interested in saving, the next time you visit the site, you might be presented with an article or advertisements for that and related products. But some saving websites sell this information to marketers, which means that you may find yourself receiving unwanted catalogs from garden suppliers. Our preferred retailer does not do this. Real Time Media On The Net Index
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