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Portable computer tablets, such as Apple's upcoming iPad, are also part of the equipment of a paperless office.

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Apple Corps, which was created by The Beatles in 1968, took on Apple Computer in the High Court in September 2003 over claims that the computer maker's iPod portable player and iTunes Music Store violated its trademark agreement to steer clear of the music business.

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The sophisticated operation used "forged document specialists, " a locksmith and a portable computer to sync a key to the vehicle's unique code, allowing the vehicle to be stolen without damage, authorities said.

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Its XPS M2010 portable computer is slick, but at 18.3 pounds it's more than a little ungainly.

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It's a fax with fidelity, like Adobe Acrobat portable document files without needing a computer.

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