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  • Google finally outlines what to expect from Chrome OS

    After a few months of speculation, Google today finally decided to show us just what Chrome OS is going to be.  Contrary to what some were hoping, there is no real beta to be had as of now, and Google doesn’t expect to have one for another year.  What we do get today, is an outline of what Google is trying to do with the new OS, and what it would do. First thing you…

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  • Most reliable laptops: Asus and Toshiba

    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,…

  • Dell tablet coming to AT&T next year?

    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…

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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 »

Samsung ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) laptop gets Hands-On

by JG Mason on Nov 10, 2009 at 03:29 PM

The Samsung X120 with Intel’s new ULV chip got a hands-on and the result: there is lots to love.  It is small, not much bigger than a netbook, packs lots of computing power (it can handle Windows 7) and a multi-touch trackpad. The hands-on demo came up with a battery… Continue Reading »

New OLPC laptop with “double the speed” coming next month

by Robert Nelson on Nov 10, 2009 at 02:01 PM

Despite not hearing much in terms of the OLPC project recently it seems that they are still seeing their fair share of success. According to Walter Bender they have topped one million downloads on Sugar Labs. “I had been meaning to mention that already several weeks ago we exceeded one-million… Continue Reading »

Nokia’s Booklet 3G netbook to be available with Best Best on November 15

by Robert Nelson on Nov 8, 2009 at 08:31 AM

Courtesy of a Best Buy Reward Zone member advertisement, we now know that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available as of November 15. Which is of course much nicer than the previous time frame of sometime during the holidays. For those interested, the Booklet 3G will set you back… Continue Reading »

New battery technology could greatly improve battery life of mobile devices

by Shawn Ingram on Nov 6, 2009 at 08:12 PM

Finding a new way to store power in our mobile devices has been a problem for quite some time.  We’ve been stuck with Lithium-Ion batteries for a while now, and unless a device is using ULV or is a netbook, chances are the battery life could be a lot better. … Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s tablet gets more details

by JG Mason on Nov 5, 2009 at 02:05 PM

Call it karma or something else, the interesting relationship between Microsoft and Gizmodo continues to yield exclusive looks at the leaked tablet.  Microsoft’s Courier was shown by the site in a video and now that video has been sliced to show how users interact with the Courier. The user interface… Continue Reading »

Verizon increases ETF for smartphones, netbooks

by Shawn Ingram on Nov 4, 2009 at 08:39 PM

If there’s one thing we can all agree we hate about cell phone contracts, it would have the be the Early Termination Fee.  The ETF has long been the bane of anyone who cannot stick to a single phone or carrier for any extended period of time.  Up until now… Continue Reading »

Redfly now turns BlackBerry’s into netbooks, kinda

by JG Mason on Nov 3, 2009 at 08:39 AM

Redfly makes a small, instant on netbook-size device that brings your small phone screen to a bigger screen complete with larger keyboard.  Redfly has worked with Windows Mobile phones for some time and now the company announces BlackBerry support.  For users that needs more than the small keyboard and screen… Continue Reading »

Sprint offering broadband enabled netbook in some markets

by Sue Walsh on Nov 2, 2009 at 07:00 PM

Sprint has announced it will begin offering a mobile broadband equipped Dell Inspiron Mini 10 in select markets across the country.  The netbook is similar to those already offered by Verizon and AT&T and comes with a built in EVDO Rev.A wireless service. It weighs just over 2.5lbs, offers a… Continue Reading »

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