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- When is a netbook no longer a netbook?
- When is a netbook no longer a netbook?You should perhaps start giving away pencils and teach writtingOk, I overstepped a little in the title, but the underlying idea that we don't need to stack low cost computers in all room corners ad in all students pockets is still a valid...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tiny Keyboard, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-01-07
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- Emailer Pro - Wide SMTP Emailing 1.61 (Mobile)
- Tired of struggling to type on the iPhone's tiny keyboard? Why isn't there a landscape option for working with emails? Why can't you save emails in progress or see your sent history? Emailer enhances your e-mailing ability to send and work with e-mail. Main features: Quick responses directly from Emailer;...
- Tags: SMTP, Mobile, Bad Dog Applications, Emailer, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-12-02
- Toshiba mini NB205-N325BL
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.While we've never been particularly enamored of the Toshiba NB205's awkward battery and terrible audio or its oddly spaced keyboard, this $399 retail configuration...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Toshiba NB205, netbook, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-12-01
- Reinvigorating Microsoft's mobile strategy
- MS should give up and go homeNobody wants Windows Mobile. It's declining share and the increasing share of competitors makes it also-ran.Many are not wanting Windows at all as evidenced by its declining market share.There is no reason for Windows on the mobile device given reliability and performance are...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, strategy, Microsoft Corp., phone, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Synergy 4.2b (Mac)
- Synergy is a tiny Cocoa application for Mac OS X that puts three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar: previous track, next track, and play/pause; as well as providing you with visual feedback about the currently playing tune. Synergy can display the cover of the currently playing album. The...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Synergy, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-30
- HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...
- Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- 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
- Window Nudger 1.0 (Windows)
- Believe it or not, but there are times when using a mouse can actually be counterproductive. Is your mouse old, broken, or just acting strangely? Has the clutter on your desk forced you to confine your working area to just a tiny sliver of open desktop? Have you ever tried...
- Tags: Mouse, Window, Microsoft Windows, Iconico, Window Nudger, Construction, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- Five best smartphones for business 2009
- Odd recommendationHow can you recommend the Blackberry when it sucks at the most important functionality of them all, web browsing? The screen also seems minuscule compared to the #2 in your top five list, the iPhone.You can't have a small, thin and portable device and a keyboard with real buttons...
- Tags: Smart phones, Channel management, Handhelds, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Nokia Booklet 3G (black)
- Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop, offering a premium-feeling system for a rock-bottom price, as long as you agree to a two-year AT&T mobile data contract. The Booklet 3G is easily one of the most upscale-looking Netbooks we've...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, 3G, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G, netbook
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device (U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)
- On October 22, 2009, Amazon discontinued the U.S.-only version of the Kindle and replaced it with the international Kindle model and set the price at $259. This new model--now called the "U.S. and International Kindle"--runs on AT&T's network and can access content on cellular networks inside and outside of the...
- Tags: wireless, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
- Gateway NV5207u
- The Gateway NV5207u is what happens when a slow processor happens to an otherwise respectable budget-priced laptop. It's a good-looking notebook with a large screen, a decent port assortment, and a couple of extra features to sweeten the deal. But its AMD processor is a poor performer despite being dual...
- Tags: Processors, Gateway Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor
- Product reviews 2009-11-05
- Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)
- Sony has thus far taken a position just adjacent to Apple's when it comes to the question of Netbooks. Rather than embracing these low-cost, low-power systems that have become incredibly popular with bargain-hunting consumers, Sony stayed out of the market initially. Its subsequent entries have skirted the outer edges of...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio X, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- Samsung Moment (Sprint)
- In case you haven't noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Sprint Communications, Samsung Moment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processor
- lookwoah! a new phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and thousands of plastic buttons (that can't change layout when needed) glued all over it. i am impressed. RE: T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processorEven though I wouldn't have chosen those words I have...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, T-Mobile, MHz Processor, phone, 3G
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases
- nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...
- Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Lenovo SL510
- Without proceeding any further, I am about to make a guess: you have already decided whether or not you're buying a ThinkPad. The iconic brand, the unending combination of professional respect, solid features, and unabashed blandness, combine to make a product that has surprising appeal across the board, yet remains,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Processors, IBM ThinkPad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Logitech Wireless Desktop MK700 - keyboard, mouse
- Logitech offers a huge selection of keyboards and mice that each cater to a different consumer, but its Wireless Desktop MK700 is meant for the everyday user that just needs a comfortable combo that won't break the bank. We're disappointed that it doesn't use Logitech's newest input device technologies, but...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Engineering, Logitech, keyboard, mouse
- Product reviews 2009-10-12
- 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
- The new Dell: innovation, not just standards, to attract business customers
- Win 7 is too newThe machine is designed for business. Businesses are not going to switch to Win 7 overnight. It will take quite some time. Heck, Win 7 isn't even out. Nobody knows what hiccups await.The buyer of the notebook today can be ASSURED that...
- Tags: Linux, Businesses, Dell Computer Corp., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
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