Tucked within netbooks and the thin-and-light notebooks, I keep forgetting that there are some full-featured laptops that sit in between. I’d like to take a look at Toshiba’s Portege R500 simply because it has that 12-inch "sweet spot" display size I’m interested in, has a starting […] Read more »
Oh how I wish it was the new year already. I’d already have my Christmas wish-list fulfilled, might win another jackpot at CES and Android handets would have a software keyboard. One of my biggest gripes with the current and only Android handset, the T-Mobile G1 […] Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/0pEoaCVgygg&hl=en&fs=1 Brighthand caught this interesting tidbit that might be useful to Nokia Internet Tablet N800 and N810 owners. BlueMaemo is a beta application that turns your Nokia Tablet into a usable entry system for your main computer. Using the Nokia touchscreen, you tap and drag just […] Read more »
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I used this approach when looking the Acer Aspire One, so I’m going to continue along with the "5 things I like / dislike" theme. Today’s review target is the Lenovo X301, which was provided to me on loan for 30-days. It’s definitely light and thin, […] Read more »
Asus isn’t the only one riding high on the growth of the netbook market. MSI originally expected to move half-a-million Wind netbooks this year, but they’ve revised their forecast. The company figures to sell between 600,000 and 700,000 units before year end. Yup, it’s just a […] Read more »
While Firefox 3.1 will include geo-location support, that version of the browser is still in beta. Until then, you can use the Geode concept extension to your current Firefox 3 software and experience some of location-awareness benefits on your notebook. Geode works with Skyhook’s database of […] Read more »
Super Talent dropped not one, but two new product announcements in the last day or so and both have to do with Solid State Drive technology. It seems to be picking up steam which is right in line with my thought that SSD would really hit […] Read more »
Could the third time be a charm for MIU and their Hybrid Dual Portable Computer? The latest device iteration follows the two before it and neither of those truly panned out. Perhaps the time is right for a fully converged handheld with two processors and two […] Read more »
Apple might be outselling RIM, but the BlackBerry handset maker still has bold plans. Literally. The BlackBerry Bold finally has a release date of November 4th on AT&T’s network. Hey, if the network is good enough for the iPhone, it’s good enough for the Bold, right? […] Read more »
Like a runaway process, Apricot quickly killed off the option to have Linux on their netbook offering. Instead of selling the Picobook Pro with SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition as previously announced, consumers can purchase it with any operating system they like. As long as they like […] Read more »
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Several potential buyers of the T-Mobile G1 have lamented the lack of support for Microsoft Exchange synchronization. Exchange is so embedded in the enterprise, I can certainly understand that. Even from a consumer view, I used a hosted Exchange service for years because it’s a rock-solid […] Read more »
Add another suite of productivity tools to the list: ThinkFree now has a mobile version of their Office-like suite that’s specific to netbooks. In fact, they have an edition for 4 to 7-inch displays on Mobile Internet Devices as well; both were just announced. I’ve got […] Read more »
While James has been sharing his new MacBook trackpad experiences, I’ve actually been doing some maintenance on my MacBook Pro. Most of it was cleaning up stray files, removing applications I no longer use and wiping out local data that’s stored in the cloud. I also […] Read more »
CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 151 is 35:15 minutes long and is a 32.7 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick.HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel […] Read more »
After several events scheduled and subsequently canceled, Brad Linder finally navigated his way from Philadelphia to my home office in cow country yesterday. And if you don’t believe me when I say that I live in the sticks, just ask Brad who got within three miles […] Read more »
I shared this news over at Web Worker Daily earlier today, but thought it worth a mention in case you missed it. Foxmarks, the Firefox extension that synchronizes bookmarks, profiles and more, just hit version 2.5. The latest iteration brings the Secure Password Sync function out […] Read more »
Recently, we shared one of several cross-platform methods to synchronize passwords using the cloud. There’s many available options and methods to tackle this challenge, and you can add another one now that Foxmarks has officially launched version 2.5. This Firefox extension is well-known for synchronizing bookmarks, […] Read more »
http://www.qik.com/swfs/qik_player.swf This whole live-streaming war is getting kicked up a notch. Around since late late year in beta, Qik offered their free service on S60 smartphones and added support for Windows Mobile back in June. Last week, Next2Friends added their competing service to BlackBerry devices, and […] Read more »
Nokia E90 Communicators have a week-old firmware bump waiting for them, but if you use BlackBerry Connect, you’ll want to hold off on this one. Version 300.34.84 will do away with support for BB Connect, although it does offer some new features that might interest you […] Read more »
Let’s get the sub-$300 netbook party started! Pereira just pinged me to share this Best Buy link which shows the white Asus Eee PC 900A available for $299. This is basically the same model as the 900, but the "A" stands for Atom. As in 1.6 […] Read more »
Just a conversation starter here because this is one of those topics where the only right answer is the one that’s right for you. Still, I think it’s worth some discussion because we’re witnessing a trend towards smaller and lighter (and cheaper!) notebooks. Of course, that […] Read more »
My friends over at NewTeeVee must have caught Om sleeping because they absconded with his T-Mobile G1 just long enough to make this short video. They dive into the native YouTube app on the Android handset and show you the greater amount of detail you […] Read more »
Recently, I installed Mac OS X Leopard on my MSI Wind netbook to get a feel for a 10-inch Apple notebook. The device came with Windows XP pre-installed and I have it running Vista for the moment. Yes, I’m generally OS-agnostic. One of the challenges I […] Read more »
Lusting after a netbook for the three-pound weight but don’t want to give up too much in terms of size? Sure, you can spend a few grand on a light-and-thin laptop like a Lenovo X301 or a MacBook Air, but Toshiba doesn’t want you to spend […] Read more »
Yesterday, the Mozilla Blog announced availability of the first Firefox 3.1 beta version and while some shy away from beta builds, I seem to be drawn to them like a magnet. I just installed the browser after reading the release notes first and I’m already liking […] Read more »
I consider PDF Annotator a “must-have” app if you work with PDFs and own a Tablet PC. That’s an arguable opinion of course, but take it for a 30-day test-drive and see what you think. If you already have tested the software but held off on […] Read more »
I’m going to have to take SIMable’s word on the “unlocks 85% of the world’s phones” bit because I just don’t have the time or travel budget to test every phone in the world. Maybe Verizon’s “can you hear me now?” guy would consider defecting from […] Read more »
Just in case you follow DigiTimes, I wanted to quickly address a claim they have on the new Samsung NC10′s battery life. I’m sure the information they were provided was either from marketing materials or someone in the Samsung PR department, but I’m not buying it. […] Read more »
The new Mac notebooks may have landed, but exactly where did they land from a price perspective? I had hoped my logical argument for a small and relatively lower-powered $800 Apple notebook would have surfaced but it looks too early for that. I suspect it will […] Read more »
There’s on the run and then there’s really on the run… as in around the world. AT&T just announced something for the globetrotter, although I suppose contestants on The Amazing Race might find it useful too. It’s the USBConnect Quicksilver, a small USB modem for AT&T’s […] Read more »
The freeware parade continues with a another one today… and it’s not even lunchtime yet. Since my Windows Mobile Dash isn’t a touchscreen device, I can’t test this one so I’ll let you spend the time. Don’t worry, it won’t take you long to install and […] Read more »
I’m in a freeware mode today, so bear with me. After finding a free utility to put the unread e-mail count in my Mac menu bar, I see that Mobility Site is sharing software specific to the Acer Aspire One I owned for two weeks. Although […] Read more »
Since today we’ll see if Apple really is launching a netbook (odds are pretty much against, regardless of what I might think), I thought it might be timely to address one issue I had using OS X on a smaller screened device. When I installed it […] Read more »
Perhaps not everyone in the U.S. is welcoming Samsung’s entry to the notebook market (think: Dell, HP, and Lenovo for starters), but choice is good so my arms are open wide. Besides, I was happy to spring for three Samsung UMPCs in the last two years […] Read more »
Oh the memories. I remember my first Walkman device (it played cassette tapes) and being able to walk around while jamming to Journey, The Eagles and yes… I’m man enough to admit it: Michael Jackson. Mobile music certainly put a spring in my step back then. […] Read more »
IOGEAR has a nice little mobile hub hitting product shelves today. The GUH276 is great for on the go usage as it’s small and versatile. It acts as a three-port USB 2.0 hub, which can be handy if you run out free USB ports, or if […] Read more »
I didn’t have time to bake a cake or buy a card, but let’s celebrate anyway. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the first commercial cellular call, which was made to the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell. You can thank me later when that question comes […] Read more »
During my 60-day web-only challenge, I used Wakoopa to track my application usage and I see that they also offer a Mac version that I’ll be taking a look at in the future. For now, I’m taking a peek at Slife, a comparable free activity tracker […] Read more »
When I recently interviewed Frank Meehan, GM of 3G Handsets and Products, Hutchinson Whampoa/3 at our Mobilize event, he kept coming back to a key point: people want to do anything and everything they can with their phones. It’s not always about which handset has the […] Read more »
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