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For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...

Tags: OEM, Apple Inc., Productivity, Insurance, Financial Planning, Notebooks, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-24

HP debuts iPAQ Glisten, 3G Windows Mobile 6.5 world phone on AT&T

HP and AT&T on Tuesday announced the new iPAQ Glisten, a 3G world phone with an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode AMOLED screen powered by Windows Mobile 6.5. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Compaq iPAQ, AT&T Corp., 3G, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-24

"Turkey Day" tech support survival kit

Accept it, if you read this blog then your "Tech IQ" will be way ahead of your average PC users. And chances are also good that you're surrounded by friends and family who just about know how to switch their PC on, and who have only got beyond the fear...

Tags: PC, Desktops, Blogging, Hardware, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Microsoft isn't the only one developing a hardware-accelerated browser

Microsoft, with IE 9, isn't the only browser provider planning to harness hardware acceleration. Mozilla is planning to do the same with Firefox. Firefox developers have posted a prototype demonstrating the ability to take advantage of Direct2D and DirectWrite. Google is interested in the possibilities of hardware-accelerating Chrome, as well,...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Hardware, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Best Buy adds $197 HP laptop to Black Friday lineup

Best Buy on Tuesday announced that it will bolster its Black Friday deals with a $197 HP laptop. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Elecom's travel 'Spoon' mouse is tiny and pricey

Elecom has released a tiny, sleek new set of computer mice named "Like A Spoon." I wonder if that's supposed to be its name or it's just a literal translation... Available in white, red and black, the 2.4Ghz wireless device weighs 4.1 ounces and...

Tags: Mouse, Elecom, Mice, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheap

The super-curved, super-wide Ostendo CRVD monitor is now available for sale. Previously unveiled at CES last year, the 43-inch monitor features a 2880 x 900 resolution and 32:10 aspect ratio. The target audience is anyone using it for defense training and simulation, and possibly serious...

Tags: Monitor, Gamer, Target Audience, Monitors & Displays, Games, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Review: Who needs a PND when you have CoPilot Live 8 on an HTC HD2?

Earlier this summer I posted on the release of CoPilot Live 8 for Google Android and loaded it up on my T-Mobile G1 to evaluate for a full review. A ton of new devices came shooting across my desk and I never had the chance to finish my review of...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

Reports are flowing in that some of the recently-shipped iMacs with Core i7 Intel processors are shipping dead-on-arrival. Whoops. A currently 36-page thread on Apple's official support Forums has a whole slew of unhappy customers listing their already-deceased desktops. Many of them cite...

Tags: Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Reports, Desktops, Media Center PCs, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Black Friday '09: $59 TomTom GPS, $78 Blu-ray player, $10 Blu-ray discs

Our mammoth Black Friday guide has been updated yet again, this time with deals from many of the big dogs: Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Office Depot, HP, Dell, Amazon, BJ's, J&R and OfficeMax are all included in this round. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Blu-ray Disc, TomTom, Blu-Ray, GPS, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Is it time to go quad-core?

I need a new laptop. My oldest son's laptop finally bit the dust, and he's pretty well attached to it, both for personal and school purposes. As a likely film major, my Mac would serve him well (at least through the first year of college, at which point he'll...

Tags: Quad-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Windows Mobile is better than you think

Regular readers here know that I am a fan of the Windows Mobile operating system, even though that is not necessarily a popular opinion since it isn't the flashiest and newest OS. I have talked about the strengths of Windows Mobile quite a bit and was pleased to see my...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, James, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

LG LH20 series (photos)

We can't fault the LG LH20 series for trying. The company's least-expensive lineup of LCDs for 2009 offers more features than the competition, including the only USB port for digital photos and by far the best selection of picture adjustments. All of those tweaks allow users to dial in superb...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., Photograph, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Digital Cameras, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-23

Android 1.6 officially receives Google Maps Navigation

Google announced that its Google Maps Navigation software, which offers turn-by-turn GPS navigation for your car and palm, will be available for Android 1.6. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty

Smokers beware: Apple has begun denying warranty coverage on Macs that have been exposed to smoke. Even those covered under Apple's expensive extended warranty program. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-23

LG and AT&T join forces on X120 netbook

LG announced today the availability of the X120 Netbook with a AT&T contract. For pricing and details, Previously only available in Europe, the LG X120 will be hitting American shores soon no date specified for $180 at Radio Shack and select "The...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., AT&T Corp., Netbook, X120 Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, 3G, Monitors & Displays, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Verizon debuts Samsung Omnia II; Dec. 2 for $200

Verizon on Monday announced that the Samsung Omnia II smartphone will be available on December 2 for $199.99. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Verizon Communications Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Did HTC address Windows Mobile 6.5's initial shortcomings?

I understood that Windows Mobile 6.5 was going to be a fairly minor update to bridge the gap between WM 6.1 and 7, but as I stated in my Windows Mobile 6.5 review I found too many things still missing from the update that I expected to see even with...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?

I've been testing out the Roku HD-XR and just this last weekend was sent some beta bits for their newly announced Roku Channel Store. The Roku Channel Store is available via a software update on all three Roku players, the Roku SD, Roku HD original, and Roku HD-XR. After the...

Tags: Cable Television, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Memory, Flash Memory, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

MobileVT 4.0 (Mobile)

Terminal emulator for Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Emulates telnet, vt102, vt100, vt52, ssh and ansi terminals; connects using network adapter, modem, serial port also bluetooth and Ir types; transfers files with xmodem, zmodem and scp protocols. Features a customizable colour display that can be scrolled using standard scrollbars or dragging...

Tags: Mobile, Daniele Pedrazzini, Telnet, Modems, Bluetooth, Networking, Hardware, Components, Wireless And Mobility

Software downloads 2009-11-23