October 13th 2008
Asus are hitting the headlines again for all the wrong reasons with news that some models of the Eee Box PC are shipping with a virus on the hard drive. It was only last month that the company was found to be shipping recovery DVDs containing a cracking tool, confidential Microsoft documents and Asus application [...]
October 10th 2008
The news about NVidia just keeps getting worse and can be filed in the "stick a fork in them" category. NVidia had to admit that some of their video chips were faulty and the impact on the company was so great that shareholders filed suit against management. The faulty chips spawned recalls by HP and [...]
October 9th 2008
Word is all over the place today that next Tuesday, October 14 Apple will be holding a press event with the focus being on notebooks. The MacBook line is getting very long in the tooth and a refresh has been expected for some time and it looks like it’s going to happen soon. Apple is [...]
October 9th 2008
Fudzilla put their paparazzi hat on and has the above and several other images of the anticipated successor to the MSI Wind U100. The U120 looks slightly more stylish with some retooling of the vent fans and changing the chassis parts from one color to two colors. MSI fixed one of my very minor niggles [...]
October 9th 2008
The Inquisitor is running an exclusive story today claiming Apple is preparing their retail stores for selling an $800 laptop. The article claims that the notebook line will cover models ranging from a new low price of $800 up to $3,100. This low priced notebook (for Apple) may have to do with the reported Apple [...]
October 8th 2008
Super Talent launched a special series of mini PCIe SSDs for the ASUS Eee PC in 16, 32 and 64 GB sizes, meant to complement the 20 GB HDD found in some of the higher end models. The drives read at 40…
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Tags: Asus Eee Pc, Models, Ssd, Ssds
October 8th 2008
Research In Motion has announced the launch of a new BlackBerry this fall which is quite a departure for the company from previous models. That’s because the company’s newest BlackBerry is the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen smartphone. The BlackBerry Storm is being launched in the U.S. by Verizon Wireless and by Vodafone in Europe, India, [...]
October 5th 2008
The Linux edition of MSI’s Wind is returned four times as often as the Windows version. In an interview with Laptop mag, MSI’s director of U.S. sales, Andy Tung, says that buyers just don’t want to learn how to use it.
Our internal research has shown that the return of netbooks is higher than regular notebooks, [...]
October 4th 2008
Tthe Linux edition of MSI’s Wind is returned four times as often as the Windows version. In an interview with Laptop mag, MSI’s director of U.S. sales, Andy Tung, says that buyers just don’t want to learn how to use it.
Our internal research has shown that the return of netbooks is higher than regular notebooks, [...]
October 1st 2008
Kevin beat me to posting about the new 13.3-inch HP dv3500 but I recently got to play with one at HP’s offices. I am impressed with this little entertainment powerhouse and especially the configurability. Here’s a couple of photos I snapped of the little dv3500:
The dv3500 sports the same case as other models in the [...]
October 1st 2008
HD Guru has posted a mammoth review of 125 different HDTVs, mainly focusing on the differences between models in regards to static resolution vs. motion resolution, horizontal bandwidth and how well each HD can smash apart and reformulate a 24 FPS stream.
This is a staggeringly useful resource if you’re in the market for an [...]
September 30th 2008
HD Guru has posted a mammoth review of 125 different HDTVs, mainly focusing on the differences between models in regards to static resolution vs. motion resolution, horizontal bandwidth and how well each HD can smash apart and reformulate a 24 FPS stream.
This is a staggeringly useful resource if you’re in the market for an [...]
September 30th 2008
HD Guru has posted a mammoth review of 125 different HDTVs, mainly focusing on the differences between models in regards to static resolution vs. motion resolution, horizontal bandwidth and how well each HD can smash apart and reformulate a 24 FPS stream.
This is a staggeringly useful resource if you’re in the market for an [...]
September 29th 2008
I’m a sucker for DVD packaging gimmicks and models, so when I heard about the packaging for the upcoming release of the Matrix Triogy in all its Blu-ray glory, I couldn’t help but take notice. It’s being marketed as a limited edition The Ultimate Matrix Collection and what sets the Blu-ray collection of the Wachowski [...]
September 25th 2008
I think my quest for a small but capable backpack to carry my 17-inch MacBook Pro around in is over. I checked on the Apple site and found the Incase Sling Pack which looks to be just what I need. It is as small a bag as possible and still fit the big MBP and [...]
September 25th 2008
If you’ve been thinking about giving the new WiMAX technology a test drive on your laptop you’ll be happy to hear that Motorola will soon offer a WiMAX USB adaptor. The Motorola WiMAX USB adaptor is the first such adapter offered for laptops. Three models of the adapter will be offered to accommodate the three [...]
September 25th 2008
It was just a few short months ago that Panasonic announced their previous update to the business-rugged Toughbooks. This was a successful release which brought us the W7, T7, and Y7, all of which were evolutionary upgrades to previous models. (We reviewed the W7 and Y7, so check out the articles if you want to [...]
September 23rd 2008
Before the day’s T-Mobile & Google Android news kicks off in full gear, I thought I’d get one iPhone observation out there. I happened to be nosing around to see if the first-generation handset is still holding its resale value. I used to only do this for cars, but thanks to the magic of eBay, [...]
September 22nd 2008
iRex Technologies have now officially launched the iRex 1000 series Digital Reader.
iRex currently offers the iLiad and iLiad Book Edition for regular folks but this new bad-boy is aimed at “business professionals”.
The iRex 1000 series is said to offer “superior functionality” and a 10.2-inch screen size for easy reading and referencing of documents from A4 [...]
September 21st 2008
iRex is currently running a teaser on its interwebsite for a new product that’s on 22 September (tomorrow) with the promise “seeing is believing”.
According to Forbes, the company is to launch an “evolved” e-book reader dubbed the iRex Reader 1000.
Aimed at business users it will have a 10.2-inch E-Ink display with a touchscreen plus stylus [...]