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Local firm is first in the UK with laptops for under £100 By Pat Smith A TOWN computer firm has gone global after it announced the production of the UK 's first-ever lap-tops for under £100. Elonex, based at Sherwood Business Park , unveiled the £99 Elonex One at the NEC's Education Show last week. Since then staff have been inundated with calls from all over the world clamouring to place orders. Aimed primarily at the education sector, The One is an ultra-portable lap-top with a seven inch screen that gives wireless access to Internet, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, and MP3s. Managing director, Nick Smith, said: "The vision of The One project is for every child in the UK to have their own lap-top. With computing playing such a huge part of modern day life, it is essential to familiarise children with ICT from an early age and to show them the vast range of tools and resources available to them." The sturdy lap-tops in bright pink,...

"During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks. Sporting a silvery finish, the MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display that has a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. The backlighting saves power and provides "instant on" response from the moment you turn it on, according to Jobs. The device has a slightly wedge-shaped profile. It weighs about 3 pounds, and sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches. It's 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep. The MacBook Air also features a built-in iSight webcam and a full sized MacBook-style black keyboard. The keyboard is backlit, similar to MacBook Pros, and has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness. The trackpad is also capa...