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Dissecting Apple's new eight hour battery

Dissecting Apple's new eight hour batteryHard to say, time will tell...From my own experience, it's rare that I go more than an hour or two on battery. I guess for students who might use their machines around campus through the course of the day. Though they'd probably opt for the...

Tags: Engineering, Robin, battery, hour battery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

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Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

My First Week With DROID

The DroidI am curious-do you feel an application is coming along that will allow you to do to email what the Blackberry is already doing? Perhaps a software upgrade by Google? Having the ability to pull all your email accounts into one app is much better than what...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, E-mail, ROI/TCO, Droid

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download

Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...

Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers

But, will they make a super cheap Arm based Netbook???Or, maybe they will pay a partner to make, sell, and support an Arm based netbook.specs:dual core arm2 GB memory32 GB SSD11.5 inch screen12 hour battery lifeExplain if you please ...1. Conglomerate e.g. Sony.2. Diversification e.g. M$ Zune and XBOX.3. Why...

Tags: Engineering, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, phone, Google Inc., battery

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Nintendo to supersize DSi handheld

The new Nintendo DSi LL will sport two screens measuring 4.25-inches in diagonal diameter, far larger than the current DSi's 3.25-inch screens or the DS Lite's 3-inch screens. Two days after it dismissed a Nikkei newswire article as speculative, Nintendo has confirmed a new version of its DSi...

Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Screen, DSi LL, Handhelds, Hardware, Nintendo DSi LL, Nintendo, video game consoles, Tor Thorsen GameSpot

News items 2009-10-29

Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative

This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Gateway NV5207u

A very good dealI bought this laptop today in the morning. It has been 6 hours since i purchased it. This is my 1st Gateway laptop out of 8 laptops and 5 desktops for the past 9 years. I am a computer power user and I have not been able...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

More Apple teardowns: Fall 2009 iMac & Magic Mouse

The crack engineers at iFixIt are at it again. Yesterday I posted their teardown of the new "unibody" (a.k.a. poly) MacBook which revealed a relocated Bluetooth antenna and a larger 60 watt-hour battery. Today's installment includes teardowns of the new Fall 2009 iMac and the mysterious Magic...

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

Blog posts 2009-10-22

iFixit: Disassembling the new MacBook unibody

Almost immediately after being announced, iFixIt.com did a teardown YouTube video the new "unibody" polycarbonate MacBook. As has been previously noted Apple has added a LED display, upgraded processor, added curves, increased battery life. Apple has also quietly removed the FireWire port, IR...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Bluetooth Antenna, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech support

The on-site tech support tech was obviously in the U.S., but ....it sounds like the "other end" of the line is somewhere half way around the planet (maybe also taking orders for "Shammy Wows") while reading off a scripted Q&A screen.Kinda like "cloud tech support"?What really hurts is that this...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., tech support, cheap machine

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

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. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Apple shuffles consumer lineup; iMac, MacBook, Mac mini, mouse updated

Hot on the heels of its most profitable quarter ever, Apple today announced a completely revamped consumer hardware lineup, including: An all new iMac line featuring LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless aluminum enclosure. Press release The...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Mouse, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Magic Mouse, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-20

With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker

It's no secret that I'm a Mac guy and yet I always find the need to disclose that. Therefore, I must be one of those types of people who finds value in Apple products and is willing to pay a premium for them. But that doesn't go for every product....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Mice, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Apple unveils new unibody polycarbonate MacBook; 7-hour battery, LED display, multitouch trackpad; $999

Polycarbonate unibody design!!Translation -> moulded plasticIs it molded or is it cut from a single blocklike the aluminum models?No idea but..I would have thought injection moulding would be much easier, cheaper and quicker than milling it. In the end it still translates to it being 1 lump of plastic with...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Apple MacBook, Polycarbonate, polycarbonate, light-emitting diode, battery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Apple unveils new unibody polycarbonate MacBook; 7-hour battery, LED display, multitouch trackpad; $999

Apple on Tuesday updated its most inexpensive laptop computer, the MacBook, with a new polycarbonate unibody design, LED-backlit display, a glass multitouch trackpad and a 7-hour built-in battery. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Dual boot Android/XP Acer netbook available for pre-order

I've been pretty pleased with my MSI Wind netbook and use it to manage my Zune content and sync up devices that do not work natively with my Mac. I am also a fan of the Android operating system so I was intrigued to read over on Android Central that...

Tags: Dual Boot, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-14

News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple

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. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery

Processor is a Z550 (2GHz)I went to the Sony ordering page and that is what it shows as the processor.RE: Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1If I were going to go to the PC route, I would definitely get a Vaio. They are the best PC laptops...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Vaio X, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, lightest laptop, laptop computer, battery, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery

Sony has revealed its Vaio X, an 11.1-inch ultraportable laptop that's "thinner than a No. 2 pencil" and lasts up to 14 hours. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Battery, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-08