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New rumored details emerged today about tablets from two competitors: Apple and Microsoft.  iLounge says they have 10 new pieces of info on Apple’s tablet while Gizmodo seems to have received yet another exclusive video detailing what Microsoft is thinking.  The two are at opposite ends of the tablet spectrum… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover Microsoft’s leaked Courier tablet PC and Pink phones; Netflix’s plans to be on the Wii, PS3, and everywhere else; and the Intel Developer Forum. Continue Reading »

The world of tech is filled of business decisions that could only be fueled by some kind of drug-induced lunacy.  This is the column that calls out the companies that might need to hit rehab.  Today, we’re looking at you, Palm, Microsoft, Verizon, and Intel. Continue Reading »

Maybe you are a person who uses their laptop a lot but would like desktop comforts like a full-sized keyboard, a mouse, and a nice big monitor.  Kensington’s new docking station may be of interest to you.  Here’s how this works: attach you DVI monitor, Ethernet, speakers, headset, and USB… Continue Reading »

Right after the Microsoft Courier hoopla comes another tablet that is not from Apple.  Archos, makers of very cool devices that very few normal people know about, just introduced its Archos 9, a 9-inch, 1024 x 600 resistive touch screen tablet.  There is also an optical trackpad if you want… Continue Reading »

The Intel Developer Forum looks to be an excuse for Intel to show off all the cool stuff they’ve been cooking up and let PC makers show off some of their products.  Of course there’s a multitude of technical sessions each day, though those probably won’t interest many people outside… Continue Reading »

Maybe you missed it, but there’s a big hubub over a new Microsoft tablet/booklet computer, the Courier.  We got together with Randall Bennett and Gary Krakow on TechVi to talk about what Microsoft has to do to have a winner on its hands.  By crafting their own hardware to go… Continue Reading »

According to Gizmodo, Microsoft has been secretly working on the development of a tablet PC with the code name Courier.  The site had videos and photos of the device, which showed a dual screen flat tablet.  It has full color touchscreen capabilities and works with the use of a stylus-like… Continue Reading »

The New York Office of the Attorney General has announced Dell will pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit the AG filed against it back in 2007.  The suit accused Dell of misleading customers by making false promises of cheap financing and refusing to honor rebates and warranties.  In May… Continue Reading »

While Microsoft is busy releasing the Zune HD today, Archos also pushed out its Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet on Amazon.com.  It might not be the redemption of a formerly flailing brand, though it is possibly a bit more interesting that the Zune HD.  While the Zune HD is being… Continue Reading »