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BlackBerry patent app addresses "battery slump" monitoring, management issues

A new BlackBerry patent application published just yesterday would improve the ability of BlackBerry devices to read voltage levels. The patent app is entitled System and Method for Managing Battery Slump. As we often do when discussing patents, let's read the Abstract...

Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., Signal, Battery, Monitoring, Trigger, RIM BlackBerry, Transmission, Patent App, Abstract, PA, Battery Voltage, ADC 600, Engineering, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-18

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Toshiba Satellite T135-S1310

How much of a difference does a single-core versus dual-core ultralow-voltage processor make on a thin-and-light these days? You may not be paying attention under the hood--and that's not your fault, because it's hard to notice the differences based on processor name and Intel sticker-logos--but you should know that it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Processors, Toshiba Satellite, thin-and-light, processor, Intel Corp., T135-S1310, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Can a laptop ever be too thin?

Ralph Lauren is on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash today over an apparent Photoshop job gone awry. It turns out there is such a thing as too thin. I mention this because yesterday both Dell and Sony introduced new laptops that give new meaning to ultra-thin. The trend...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Asus UL30A-A1 (Core 2 Duo Su7300 1.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Whether CULV thin-and-light laptops will ever fully find a spot between the Netbook world and the full-featured laptop world, they are most definitely a category that's growing every day. Dropping an optical drive and throwing a low-voltage processor alongside a long-lasting battery is the trend of 2009, although the low-voltage...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer, ASUS, battery, processor

Product reviews 2009-09-30

HP Envy 13

Even a cursory glance will tell you the HP Envy 13 is a very nicely made premium 13-inch laptop. It's a solid slab of aluminum and magnesium, etched with interesting visual details, and filled with capable components, such as a dual-core low-voltage Intel CPU and discrete ATI graphics. It's...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Envy 13, Hewlett-Packard Co., Voodoo, Apple MacBook

Product reviews 2009-09-30

ZDNet readers pick Canon as favorite camera brand

I'm a Canon shooter but they're all great.At least when it comes to the dSLRs. I bought into Canon because they had the best price/performance for my needs. But everyone else has great equipment too. Though I think I would limit myself to Canon or Nikon due to their greater...

Tags: Branding, Additional Note, Canon Inc., Nikon Corp., camera, brand

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7? Should you?

You answered the first questionYou can make the upgrade, with significant headaches.You left the second question completely unanswered.If you take the Microsoft guidelines seriously(which I never do, because they seem to be written by someone who is into flagellation) many Windows XP machines should be able to be upgraded successfully...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, old XP PC, XP PC, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Hardware Monitor 4.8 (Mac)

Hardware Monitor is an application to read out all accessible hardware sensors in Macintosh computers. Currently more than 100 different Macintosh hardware sensors and more than 200 hard drive temperature sensors are supported. The program can display and visualize measured values in a large variety of fashions. It can also...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sensor, Hardware, Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme, Hardware Monitor

Software downloads 2009-09-21

MiniBatteryLogger 1.8.5 (Mac)

MiniBatteryLogger monitors laptop batteries. Graph charge, amperage and voltage over time. Save monitoring sessions to disk for later analysis. Save snapshots of battery capacity and cycle count to evaluate battery decay. Monitor network batteries using Bonjour standalone battd daemon available. Compare your battery against the shared archive data....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Battery, Emeraldion Lodge, Engineering

Software downloads 2009-09-06

Samsung X Series thin-and-light: dual-core ULV, 9-hour battery

PerformanceHas anyone benchmarked the performance of these low voltage processors vs. Atom or vs Standard Core2 Duos in many laptops?RE: Samsung X Series thin-and-light: dual-core ULV, 9-hour batteryWSGA or WXGA and which operating systems - how about some information instead of just cutting and pasting from a Samsung press release....

Tags: Engineering, Performance management, Samsung X-series, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ULV, dual-core, battery

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Samsung X Series thin-and-light: dual-core ULV, 9-hour battery

Samsung has debuted its new X Series family, a trio of 11- to 15-inch systems less than an inch thick. Engadget reports that the 14-inch X420, 14.6-inch X520 and 11.6-inch X120 all have a "scratch-resistant UV coating" and supposedly have dual-core, ultra-low voltage...

Tags: Dual-core, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Battery, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-03

The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand

bring on the ARMI cannot wait for the ARM-processor laptops; enough with the Intel battery drain, I can run my full Linux desktop on an ARM processor for days if market claims are to be believed.For the "oh I need Windows to surf the web and MSWord to write a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, UNIX, Tosiba, ARM, Linux, DVD, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand

Just when I was starting to wonder what happened to all those ultra-low voltage ULV laptops, computer makers opened the flood gates. These laptops, which are thinner, lighter and less costly than mainstream notebooks, are now available in a range of display sizes, including some models with 11.6-inch displays that...

Tags: Hard Drive, Battery, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., MSI, Aspire 1410, IdeaPad U450p, X600, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-01

MSI X340 ultraportable laptop updated: 3.4 lbs., 9 hour battery, $799

Thinking about getting one of those inexpensive, Windows 7-ready ultrathin laptops that Steve Ballmer likes so much? MSI has responded to criticism for its flagship ultra-low voltage, ultraportable laptop by adding a heftier battery, cheaper sticker price and more rigid keyboard. ...

Tags: Battery, Laptop Computer, MSI X340, MSI, Engineering, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-19

CoolBook 2.15 (Mac)

CoolBook lets you monitor CPU frequency, voltage and temperature. Registered users may set voltage and frequency manually. This can dramatically reduce heat dissipation, and fan noise. Use your MacBook with full performance without battery. This will reduce battery aging.

Tags: Frequency, Apple Macintosh, Battery, Voltage, Magnus Lundholm, Engineering

Software downloads 2009-08-16

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, black)

When we first heard Lenovo had an IdeaPad S12 on its way, we were expecting the long-anticipated Nvidia Ion-packing version, which will include graphics power decent enough to accomplish HD video and even some demanding gaming. Instead, we got a configuration that includes an Intel Atom N270 processor and GMA...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, IdeaPad S12, netbook, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Corp., Intel Atom

Product reviews 2009-07-24

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assaultSure they do...They'll go cry to the EC that Intel is being mean to them again, giving the EC another opportunity to extort billions more from Intel.AMD should make the next step from ATOMATOM had it's heyday, now the chip seems more like...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Processors, price/performance, GEODE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Printable batteries

Printable electronics have taken off in recent years, and there are now industrial-scale printing machines that can efficiently deposit a variety of flexible electronic components onto flexible substrates to create wearable sensors, displays, smart packaging labels, and other printable products. However, developing printable, flexible energy-storage devices, such as supercapacitors and...

Tags: Battery, Printing, Engineering, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-07-17

GoBar 2.5.1 (Mobile)

An innovative new launcher replacement! GoBar gives your Palm the look and feel of a desktop computer, replacing the default launcher and providing you with a familiar interface. Your favorite applications can be displayed on the desktop for quick launching. The current time and battery level are displayed (with easy...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Battery, Desktops, Engineering, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08