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Sony says it will release world's lightest notebook PC

TOKYO, Japan - A model holds up what Sony Corp. claims is the world's lightest notebook personal computer at a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 12. The PCG-X505/SP, part of Sony's Vaio series, weighs 785 grams -- the lightest of all Windows XP-based PCs -- and is equipped with a 10.4-inch liquid crystal display. When closed, the front of the new PCs will measure as thin as 9.7 millimeters. Offering the PCG-X505/SP for 349,800 yen, Sony will accept orders via the Internet from Nov. 19.

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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Sony says it will release world's lightest notebook PC

TOKYO, Japan - A model holds up what Sony Corp. claims is the world's lightest notebook personal computer at a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 12. The PCG-X505/SP, part of Sony's Vaio series, weighs 785 grams -- the lightest of all Windows XP-based PCs -- and is equipped with a 10.4-inch liquid crystal display. When closed, the front of the new PCs will measure as thin as 9.7 millimeters. Offering the PCG-X505/SP for 349,800 yen, Sony will accept orders via the Internet from Nov. 19. (Kyodo)