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News to know: Google Books, Yahoo's Search Pad; CrunchPad; 99-cent netbook; Psystar; SAP war chest

News to know: Google Books, Yahoo's Search Pad; CrunchPad; 99-cent netbook; Psystar; SAP war chestJust in time with search pad...Yahoo is making a good move here by trying to introduce something to improve its search service. The leading theory it seemed was that Yahoo would lose out to Bing on...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Strategy, Leadership, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search Pad, CrunchPad, Yahoo Search, Google Inc., Psystar, netbook, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPadsI'm waiting...Just wait... the rumors are out that there's an Apple touch pad similar to the CrunchPad...I am in no way saying the Apple branded Crunchpad will be better, have more features, or be any faster. I can say it'll probably have...

Tags: Notebooks, CrunchPad, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Is the Crunchpad an education game-changer?

Is the Crunchpad an education game-changer?UT-OHIMHO, I still think the tablet is a step backwards in productivity, no real keyboard -- not good. After watching a video about it . . .After watching a video about it: It looks interesting, but is it useful?First of all, it follows the dream...

Tags: Keyboards, Corporate communications, Tablets, CrunchPad, keyboard, IMHO, video

Discussion threads 2009-07-04

CrunchPad photos leaked: Arrington builds dream tablet

Remember in July when TechCrunch's Michael Arrington proposed to build a $200 Web tablet? Well, he did it -- kind of. The Internet sure does have a way of spreading rumors, and soon after photos of the latest CrunchPad prototype were leaked late Thursday night, the...

Tags: Web, Photograph, CrunchPad, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-04-10

MobileTechRoundup show #160, thoughts on the CrunchPad

MobileTechRoundup show #160, thoughts on the CrunchPadBetter $299 product: Touch BookBetter $299 product: Touch Book http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ The specifications * 9.4" x 7" x 1.4" for 2 lbs with keyboard * ARM Texas Instruments OMAP3 chip ...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Better $299, Touch Book, CrunchPad, MobileTechRoundup

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

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OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]

Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a Blu-ray movie or Adobe Photoshop, can it? Jules Urbach says it's not only possible, but scalable as a business. Urbach, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OTOY, is working with AMD to pair that company's supercomputers with...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Console, PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Game Console, Blu-ray, OTOY, Jules Urbach, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Tablet devices suck, so why does Apple want to make one?

The rumors of an Apple tablet/large screen iPod continue to live on, along with the possible upcoming Crunchpad device. After reading Jeremy Toeman's latest article titled, The Tablet That Nobody Really Wants..., I have to say I think he put into words perfectly what most of us have been thinking....

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spreadiPhone OS or OS X?I think the iPhone is actually running a slimmed down version of OS X, so either way it'll be OS X, right?Not simply an iPod with a bigger screenWhile I am bummed that this is supposedly a Q1-2010 release...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, MacBook line, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread

The rumors around the arrival of a tablet computer from Apple have been out there for a while, but the latest one from the AppleInsider blog seems to have some meat to it. [caption id="attachment_21735" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Image Credit: AppleInsider"][/caption] The blog is reporting...

Tags: Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-24

News to know: Google Books, Yahoo's Search Pad; CrunchPad; 99-cent netbook; Psystar; SAP war chest

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Richard Koman: DOJ confirms Google Books investigation Sam Diaz: Can Yahoo steal the search throne from Google with Search...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo Search, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Video, Psystar, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Corporate Communications, Projectors, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Marketing, Hardware, Components

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

I have to admit that I'm completely intrigued by the forthcoming CrunchPad, brainchild of TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. I asked this weekend if it would be an Ed Tech game changer, and, quite frankly, I think this has the potential to be the biggest thing since the OLPC XO....

Tags: Netbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-06

News to know: Best hardware; Malware; Netbooks; Social CRM

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Paul Greenberg: Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Malware, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Photograph, Netbook, CRM, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Is the Crunchpad an education game-changer?

The San Francisco Business Times ran a feature Friday on Michael Arrington, the brains behind TechCrunch. While not the most popular guy in the blogosphere, Arrington is well-respected in many business circles. As a result, when he announced that he was creating a new hardware company to crank...

Tags: E-reader, Education, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-04

CrunchPad tablet getting closer to reality with launch prototype

CrunchPad tablet getting closer to reality with launch prototypeIt looks like an Apple iPad Touch.Seems like an iPhone that got flattened under a steam roller, cartoon-style. I like it. :)Wow!It's amazing what they can put Windows 7 into these days. Just amazing.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, CrunchPad Tablet

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

CrunchPad tablet getting closer to reality with launch prototype

Back in April, we got a look at some leaked photos of TechCrunch's Michael Arrington's $200 CrunchPad tablet, but Arrington provided us with more tablet eye candy yesterday. Arrington said in a post that he "just nailed down the final design for the device." ...

Tags: Photograph, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-04

MobileTechRoundup show #168, CTIA, ebooks, and more

Kevin and Matt spent a few days at CTIA last week and we started out MobileTechRoundup show #168 chatting about our impressions of the event. It was our first CTIA, but there was a lot to see for both of us. Some photos of the CrunchPad Tablet were revealed just...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, T-Mobile, E-book, CTIA, James, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-12

News to know: Mac at 25; Green storage; Android; Zune a misfit toy?

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a email al ert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage . Christopher Dawson: The Intel convertible Classmate - 1:1 and beyond Adam O'Donnell: Will...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Storage, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-26

MobileTechRoundup show #160, thoughts on the CrunchPad

The beta 2 version of the CrunchPad is being tested out and James, Kevin, and I offered our opinion on the device on MobileTechRoundup show #160. We all had fairly similar thoughts on the current design of the device. In thinking about accessing the internet and backing up your information...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-01-25

Is the Crunchpad Linux tablet a viable web surfing device at $299?

Is the Crunchpad Linux tablet a viable web surfing device at $299?General Purpose Computer.I don't see it flying. Keyboard is King. It depends on the applications. In the living room as a media center control, etc, it will probably find a market. The difficulty, when you...

Tags: Keyboards, Channel management, Notebooks, Crunchpad Linux tablet, viable web surfing device, web surfing device, Web

Discussion threads 2009-01-19

Is the Crunchpad Linux tablet a viable web surfing device at $299?

Last summer Michael Arrington posted on his plans to build a $200 web tablet and it now seems that there is a Prototype B being shown off. The device is known as the CrunchPad and looks like it will cost $299 instead of $200. The device has a 12 inch...

Tags: Web, Web Surfing, Capacitive, Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Channel Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-01-19