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Google to officially unveil Chrome OS tomorrow

by Robert Nelson on Nov 18, 2009 at 09:52 AM

We heard the latest Chrome OS rumor last week, and it looks like it will at least be partially true. The news is official and comes courtesy of Google who have stated that they will be offering a “complete overview” of Chrome OS and giving some demos tomorrow November 19,… Continue Reading »

Most reliable laptops: Asus and Toshiba

by JG Mason on Nov 18, 2009 at 09:19 AM

SquareTrade set off an ambitious study to compare netbooks and laptops failure rates of their customers.  SquareTrade provides warranties on electronics as an aftermarket sale, so when something fails, they should know, right?  Their study shows Asus and Toshiba tops the list in reliability but just how reliable are these… Continue Reading »

Adobe brings big updates to new Flash and AIR betas

by Shawn Ingram on Nov 18, 2009 at 07:18 AM

Flash, the ubiquitous plug-in that as of now is the go-to for Internet video or audio among other uses, looks to be improved greatly in the new 10.1 beta.  Adobe is pushing to bring Flash to every platform, both desktop and mobile (excluding the iPhone thanks to Apple), and is… Continue Reading »

Shields Up!: EU Cracks Down on Ringtone Scams

by Sue Walsh on Nov 17, 2009 at 06:06 PM

The European Union Consumer Commission has announced a crack down on sites pushing free ringtone scams and that often target kids and teens.  The crackdown covered all 27 EU countries plus Iceland and Norway and resulted 9 Italian companies being slammed with nearly $3 million in fines.  Of the 301… Continue Reading »

Dell tablet coming to AT&T next year?

by JG Mason on Nov 17, 2009 at 01:21 PM

While phone freaks are all up in arms about Dell’s decision to launch the Mini 3 touchscreen smartphone in China and Brazil before even mentioning when it will come home to the US, an Android-powered tablet, called Streak, looks to be headed to AT&T next year according to the Commercial… Continue Reading »

Radio Shack slashes netbook $100 for Black Friday

by JG Mason on Nov 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM

Now preferred to be known as the Shack, Radio shack is offering the Acer Aspire One, A0751h-1279, for $100 less on Black Friday.  This netbook will sell for $249 instead of $349.  This model has some noteworthy upgrades over other notebooks. Introduced back in May of this year, the Aspire… Continue Reading »

Samsung Go netbook heading to AT&T, available as of November 22

by Robert Nelson on Nov 16, 2009 at 08:04 AM

I cannot stress one device enough—a MiFi. They allow you to take a 3G connection with you and share it with up to 5 devices at any time and they can be found with Verizon Wireless and Sprint. That said, there must be something to these 3G-enabled netbooks because the… Continue Reading »

The Crunchpad is “streamrolling along” and may be sponsorship supported

by Robert Nelson on Nov 16, 2009 at 06:31 AM

The last we heard, the CrunchPad seemed to have been killed off by higher than expected manufacturing costs, but as the Internet goes—things change and change quickly. With that, the subject of the Crunchpad came up during a recent Gillmore Gang videocast and according to Michael Arrington, “the CrunchPad is… Continue Reading »

Who’s on Crack in tech 11.13.09

by JG Mason on Nov 13, 2009 at 01:10 PM

Shining a light on moves in the tech world so insane, Who’s on Crack is here to throw around accusation.  Accusations about who we suspect narcotics inspired their latest to-market ideas.  As companies vie for your attention and more importantly your dollars, it helps to back up a few steps… Continue Reading »

Rumor: Google to launch Chrome OS “within a week”

by Robert Nelson on Nov 13, 2009 at 12:05 PM

The official word on the Google’s Chrome OS mentioned that we would see “more updates in the fall” and that it would not be available for download until the “second half of 2010.” That said, things sometimes change, and sometimes they become the subject of rumor. In this case, we… Continue Reading »

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