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Verizon to Offer Subsidized Gateway (Acer) Netbook

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:26:13 -0400

Verizon to Offer Subsidized Gateway (Acer) Netbook:

Verizon is offering the Gateway LT2016U Netbook at a subsidized price. If it looks familiar to Acer Netbook fans that’s because it is essentially the Acer Aspire One D250. Remember Acer…

TGDaily: Microsoft Relaxes Windows 7 Restrictions for Netbooks

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:26:13 -0400

TGDaily: Microsoft Relaxes Windows 7 Restrictions for Netbooks:

TGDaily is reporting that Microsoft has apparently changed its tune on Windows 7 restrictions for Netbooks. Apparently OEMs and ODMs are now free to install any SKU of Windows 7 on Netbooks, and…

Playing with Numbers: Apple Hails 2 Billion Downloads

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:26:12 -0400

Playing with Numbers: Apple Hails 2 Billion Downloads:

Keep in mind I was on the record very early saying that Apple’s App Store was going to be a big game changer. That bit of history refreshed, I wish I had the temerity to play with numbers…

Interesting Look at the Coming ‘Tablet Wars’

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:03:25 -0400

Interesting Look at the Coming ‘Tablet Wars’:

John Biggs at CrunchGear puts out a piece on The Coming Tablet Wars that’s worth a read. He’s pumping his boss’s CrunchPad saying “When all the bugs are worked out, it will be an amazing…

Fun Stuff: A Netbook iPhone?

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:03:25 -0400

Fun Stuff: A Netbook iPhone?:

If only things were this easy.

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Phoenix Technologies Enables Uber-fast Boot

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:07 -0400

Phoenix Technologies Enables Uber-fast Boot:

Phoenix Technologies had a demo of a new BIOS at IDF 2009 that gives a glimpse into the future of starting up your PC. I’ve never seen a Windows PC go from off to start menu so fast. PC…

Tablets, Readers, MediaPads, Netbooks, Smartbooks: What’s On Your Mind?

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:07 -0400

Tablets, Readers, MediaPads, Netbooks, Smartbooks: What’s On Your Mind?:

In the crazy world of mobile tech things are getting even crazier it seems as we see new product announcements and rumors of what’s to come. The Age of the Netbook shifted the playing field…

Microsoft Getting Slammed for Windows 7 Launch Party Video

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:07 -0400

Microsoft Getting Slammed for Windows 7 Launch Party Video:

The long knives are out criticizing Microsoft’s Windows 7 Launch Party concept, and while some of the criticism is justified, I think most of the snark is missing the point. On its surface the idea…

Evernote 3.5 Beta available for Windows

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:06 -0400

Evernote 3.5 Beta available for Windows:

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A bit of news that caught us off-guard today: a new version of that “memory drawer” Evernote is available for beta testing. Caught us by surprise because news…

Deal of the Day:$250 off HP Pavilion dv3t

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:06 -0400

Deal of the Day:$250 off HP Pavilion dv3t:

HP’s offering the Pavilion dv3t after for $649.98 after a $150 instant discount and a $100 coupon. At this price the dv3t comes with 3GB of RAM, 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB hard drive…

Ballmer Interview Worth A Watch

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:06 -0400

Ballmer Interview Worth A Watch:

Michael Arrington of TechCrunch sat down with Steve Ballmer and talked about some of Microsoft’s future plans regarding The Cloud, Azure, Mobile Phones, enterprise technology, search, and more….

What’s Your Gear Investment?

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:05 -0400

What’s Your Gear Investment?:

Geeks love new gear. Mostly we talk about new notebooks, netbooks, phones, Tablets, yada, yada, yada; and everyone loves when a new package is headed for delivery. But what about the gear…

Stephen Fry Takes on Digital Devicement

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:28:00 -0400

Stephen Fry Takes on Digital Devicement:

Stephen Fry is just one of those writers I love reading. I also admire him greatly as an actor. He blogs a bit and Twitters a bit and it is always a delight for me when I see something pop…

Viliv S10 Blade Convertible Netbook

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:05 -0400

Viliv S10 Blade Convertible Netbook:

I got a chance to play with the Viliv S10 Blade at IDF 2009 and shot a quick hands-on video. It has a high-resolution 10″ resistive touch screen, up to 64GB SSD and a 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor….

TabletKiosk rolling out UMPCs with dual-touch and Atom

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:05 -0400

TabletKiosk rolling out UMPCs with dual-touch and Atom:

Courier may be the top tablet story of the day, but it’s not alone. Straight from TabletKiosk comes the announcement of two new UMPCs featuring dual-mode pen+touch digitizers and Intel Atom…

Lusting for Courier, Remembering Codex

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:05 -0400

Lusting for Courier, Remembering Codex:

Everyone is justifiably excited by Courier, the new Tablet concept that is all over the Internet. As we, and many others have pointed out this looks like it sprang from the mind of Ken Hinckley of…

TabletKiosk TufTab at IDF 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:04 -0400

TabletKiosk TufTab at IDF 2009:

Sumocat blogged about TabletKiosk’s TufTab earlier today, providing specs and an overview of it. I just got a chance to get my hands on one at IDF 2009 and recorded a quick video of it with Intel’s…

Intel’s Quad-Display Touch Notebook Concept

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:04 -0400

Intel’s Quad-Display Touch Notebook Concept:

Intel’s showing its latest notebook design concept here at IDF 2009. It features not one, not two, but THREE mini touch-enabled displays in addition to a primary 15.4-inch display.

The three…

Deal of the Day: ThinkPad T400s w/Multi-touch for $1,799

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:04 -0400

Deal of the Day: ThinkPad T400s w/Multi-touch for $1,799:

Lenovo’s offering the ThinkPad T400s with multi-touch for $1,799.10 after a $166 discount and a 10% coupon. At this price the Thinkpad T400s comes with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of…

Wacom announces multi-touch Bamboo line

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:40:00 -0400

Wacom announces multi-touch Bamboo line:

More than a week after tipping their hand, Wacom today officially unveiled their new and refreshed line of Bamboo tablets featuring multi-touch input. The line breaks out into five tablets: one…