Computer and TV recycling now free

LOCAL NEWS - Washington residents don't have to pay fees to recycle their old computers, laptops, monitors and TVs anymore. Manufacturers such as Sony, Dell and Panasonic -- 212 in all -- will be paying the bill instead. Thanks to new statewide ...

Should You Ban Tech Gadgets From Meetings?

You might allow technology at informal gatherings, for example, but permit only laptops at formal meetings--as long as the laptop is only used for note-taking or making presentations. "It's never appropriate to allow texting, making phone calls or ...

What recession? CES has stuff worth seeing

Netbooks. Small, cheap laptops known as "netbooks" are the hot new category in computers. Last year at CES, Asustek Computer Inc., the pioneer in the field, was nearly alone in showing netbooks, but this year it will have company from practically ...

State launches new recycling program

Which is why, starting tomorrow, Washington state will require electronics manufacturers to pay the fee for recycling four of the most hazardous items: computers, monitors, laptops and televisions. "So the idea was to try and keep that material out of ...

Vegas gadget show gets smaller

CES is likely to be awash in small, $300 to $400 laptops known as netbooks, which are gaining popularity, even as overall PC sales stall. IDC expects netbook unit shipments to surge 85 percent to 21.5 million in 2009. Nearly every PC maker except ...