It’s no secret that Intel’s Atom processors don’t back enough punch to keep up with the big chips in desktops and gaming rigs—but then, they weren’t supposed to, either: instead they’re intended to bring enough oomph to handle common communications and Internet tasks without draining a netbook battery in less than 20 minutes. But now new computer maker Haleron seems to be thinking where one 1.6 GHz Atom processor isn’t enough, maybe two will do the trick: the company’s new Swordfish Net 102 Dual sports dual Atom processors, along with 2 GB of RAM and a 10-inch 1,024 by 600-pixel LCD display.
Haleron boasts the Swordfish N102 Dual is the fastest netbook on the planet—and they may be right, but that’s akin to claiming to be the tree sloth with the least moss growing in its fur. But the N102 Dual seems to pack some features: in addition to two Atom processors, the unit packs a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 2 GB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, 100Base-T Ethernet, a 4-in-1 card reader, 802.11b/g and “dual Bluetooth” wireless networking, and three USB 2.0 ports. The netbook can also accept a 3G quadband WCDMA sim for wireless broadband connectivity . The system runs Windows XP Home, with a Spanish version available as an option.
Haleron is offering the Swordfish N102 Dual with a one-year warranty for $449. Of course, finding applications that can take advantage of two Atom processors…that might be the real trick.
Did you think hitting delete on your AI chatbot conversation actually makes it disappear? Georgia Tech researchers just proved that's not entirely true. They have built a forensic tool called ORISA that can dig deleted conversations from your phone and even rebuild them into a working chatbot session you can keep talking to.
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Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Two residents of Chicago have filed a lawsuit in the US over claims that robots run by Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics captured their facial and hand measurements without consent, bringing renewed attention to the food delivery robots. The cases raise a troubling question: If a robot delivers food to your door, can it also be gathering sensitive information about you?
According to a report by The Associated Press, the proposed class-action lawsuits were filed in Cook County on Oct. 9 and allege violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaints claim that the robots’ cameras and LiDAR sensors captured information on customers’ faces and hands as they approached the machines to pick up their orders. Both have denied the allegations.