It’s hard to believe that anyone is selling more netbooks than Asus with their Eee PCs these days, but Acer is apparently doing just that. Bear in mind that they have far fewer netbook models than Asus (who doesn’t?) and that they got in the game […] Read more »
It’s always good to see our brethern blogs pick up on the growing netbook trend. Sam Dean penned a nice list over at GigaOM with ten ways to tweak your XP or Linux netbook that’s worth passing along. The best news: every single one of them […] Read more »
Every week or two, I hear about a new voice dialing application for the iPhone. And every week or two, I come away generally unimpressed. Until this week. I just got word of a free, new application from MELODIS for the iPhone so I gave it […] Read more »
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Palm might be treading water these days (if not drowning), but that doesn’t mean fans of Palm OS apps have to stay in one spot. Those older bits of software are still usable thanks to ACCESS’s Garnet Virtual Machine for Nokia N-series Internet Tablets. The company […] Read more »
Although the initial release of Microsoft Windows Vista caused headaches for some, I’ve found that Service Pack 1 has made life much more enjoyable from a computing perspective. That’s why I have high hopes for SP2, not to mention Windows 7. We’ll have to wait for […] Read more »
Today’s Nokia buzz is sure to be surrounding the new N97 handset, which looks to be an HTC Tilt with gobs of storage and the 5th Edition of Symbian S60 at first glance. Since you won’t see the device for several months, you can whet your […] Read more »
Just a quick reminder that today kicks off a new round of HP Magic Giveaway contests. It amazes me that HP is providing fifty prize packages that are each worth around $6,000! Today marks the beginning of contests at The Gadgeteer, GottaBeMobile, and I Started Something. […] Read more »
Either my glasses need another cleaning or the lines keep blurring between cloud, desktop and browser. My latest bout with myopia comes from the new Gmail gadget supported on Google Desktop for Windows. All of the Gmail goodness is in there: message starring, keyboard shortcuts and […] Read more »
Did you see that the FCC paparazzi are at it again? Today’s feature photo is for a Sony device that Engadget sleuths out as roughly 9.5" x 4.5". I think that their size guess-timate is actually a little large and I suspect that this isn’t a […] Read more »
If you live in the U.S., you’ve probably seen the latest Apple ad spot on television by now. The company is touting the new unibody MacBook as "green" for the environmentally conscious. I’m in that group myself with a hybrid car, a solar-powered attic fan and […] Read more »
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If you didn’t know that Sprint’s XOHM service was WiMAX, you’re probably in the majority. That’s why Sprint officials kept referring to it as "a hotspot as big as a city" at the Baltimore launch event in October. Unfortunately, that’s too long for a marketable mobile […] Read more »
As a Mac owner, I’ve been relatively happy with Parallels Desktop which lets me run Windows or Linux builds within Mac OS X. It’s seamless and transparent, thanks to the Coherence function that allows Windows apps to appear as if they’re Mac apps on my desktop. […] Read more »
Ever since the Android Developer Challenge awarded one of its Top 10 prizes to Locale, I’ve been intrigued by handset apps that smartly use location based services. Locale offers something that I haven’t yet found on my iPhone: it changes phone settings and takes other actions […] Read more »
CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 155 is 40 minutes long and is a 37 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 »
Those wily cats at Foxit Software are at it again according to Business Hacks: the free Foxit Reader for Windows hit version 3 and it offers more compelling reasons to dump Adobe Reader. Foxit is far lighter in terms of its footprint and required resources than […] Read more »
This little project over at Instructables is right up the alley of netbook owners. I love how every netbook I can think of offers a VGA port so you can make use of a larger, external monitor when the need arises. Let’s face it though: when […] Read more »
There’s not much in a web worker’s life that beats a cheap or free phone service. Perhaps a supporting role in one of David Pogue’s next iPhone video musicals might, but odds are slim. Especially for me and my voice. Or maybe it’s because I have […] Read more »
Two days ago, I took advantage of the special "Black Friday" pricing at Best Buy and nabbed a new 2.4GHz MacBook with 2GB of RAM for $150 off the list $1,599 price. I’m certainly glad I got the price discount and didn’t have to battle the […] Read more »
Some are calling Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 the "best Windows Mobile phone in business" and whether you believe that or not, you can’t argue that the handset’s on-screen panels make it unique. The large, touchable panels are akin to widgets or applications that sit atop the […] Read more »
TiVo has partnered up with Mobui to create a web-based method that you can use to schedule recordings to your TiVo DVR. We saw a similar mobile solution announced back in September, but that was specific to RIM’s BlackBerry devices and I don’t think it’s live […] Read more »
Thanks to an enterprising Pocketables forum member, we see that at least one HP Mini 1000 netbook has 3G hardware secreted under the hood. That sounded a little odd to me here in the U.S. and I’d hate to see folks get disappointed by adding the […] Read more »
Ever wonder how Microsoft vaulted Internet Explorer to numero uno browser market share? There’s likely several lesser reasons, but the one of the main ones is working deals with OEMs to prominently display that little blue "e" and make it the default browser. In fact, it […] Read more »
When folks find out that I still use a first-generation Apple iPhone for my primary handset, the first question out of their mouth is usually, "why didn’t you upgrade to the iPhone 3G?" I’ve covered that before but as a quick rehash: adding 3G and true […] Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/9He9K_S6Nfc&hl=en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18 We’ve been long-time fans of Screenium for the Mac. It’s a great screen-capture tool that just got greater… er, better. MacWorld says that version 1.06 adds support for multiple webcams like the iSight on a Mac. This allows you to create your screencast but also […] Read more »
It’s hard not to ask the question that many folks are already asking over on the Windows Live FolderShare Team blog. In reaction to an announcement that FolderShare is going away and getting replaced with Windows Live Sync, the obvious question is: why Live Sync and […] Read more »
Folks living in the browser will appreciate this quick-and-easy tidbit of a feature shown over at Digital Inspirations. You can now share a Google Doc simply with a drag-and-drop right in Gmail. First, you’ll need the Google Doc gadget that we mentioned back in October so […] Read more »
Check the new Asus Eee PC 1002HA on the right alongside the old S101, courtesy of Dave Zatz. And before you jump on me for calling the S101 "old", just remember that it feels like Asus intros a new Eee model every 1.468 weeks. Therefore, if […] Read more »
The Apple iPhone keeps getting tweaked through fairly regular software updates and version 2.2 is hitting iTunes clients this morning. Most of the features were already leaked or expected, but here’s a run-down if you missed the buzz: Enhancements to Maps Google Street View Public transit […] Read more »
Earlier in the week we saw the Asus R50A on sale for 1,475 Euros and that time, the U.S. price roughly equated to nearly $1,900. Way too much these days for a UMPC. I still don’t see Asus selling too many of these, but if your […] Read more »
Although we can do more for the planet at our house, we try do to our share. We bought a hybrid back in 2005, we recycle every possible bit of paper and plastic we can to reduce what goes in landfills and we swapped out over […] Read more »
I do like the call history on my iPhone, mainly because it offers so much additional information than what I used to see on my Windows Mobile phones. Festinger Software responds to that with their Historia application that I caught over on Mobility Site. It more […] Read more »
More news on the Zune front as the holiday season begins to heat warm up like mild baby bathwater. Earlier in the week, we saw price cuts on the Zune flash-based players, which left hard-drive shoppers out in the cold. Today, all current and potential Zune […] Read more »
Orb, one of my long-time favorite applications for remotely streaming home media has finally come to the iTunes AppStore. Up to now, Orb was only possible on jailbroken phones, but somehow, Apple has approved the application for everyday use. With the $9.99 application, you can access […] Read more »
I don’t know if the timing was coincidental with this not-so-secret new BlackBerry, but the Google Mobile team just updated the Google Sync application. The software now supports two-way contact synchronization with BlackBerry handsets and it already supported Google Calendar, so you’re covered there as well. […] Read more »
Here’s a free iPhone application that’s sure to get some use from me this holiday season. It’s called SnapTell Explorer because you snap a product’s picture and it tells you what the product costs at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Using the mediocre camera on my […] Read more »
How did I miss the fact that the HTC Touch on Verizon Wireless’s network doesn’t come with Rev. A support for EV-DO? I’d think that by now, every 3G phone on the network is Rev. A and not the slower Rev. 0. After all, the entire […] Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/v/zisx4mLF6Qo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1 Hear that noise, traditional magnetic storage? It’s the sound of Solid State Disk technology that’s creeping up behind you. jkkmobile shares news and the above video on Runcore’s new mini-PCIe SSD products, which are fast but won’t totally break the bank. How fast? jkk ran […] Read more »
Not really a news flash to most folks, but if you’re a numbers-crunching kind of person, the latest AdMob metrics report might give you something to chew on. I’ll cut to the chase: they say that the iPhone is the number one smartphone worldwide in mobile […] Read more »
I’m working from the local Toyota dealership over EV-DO this morning as our hybrid is due for service. Due to the stellar battery life and light weight, I toted along the svelte loaner X301 from Lenovo. I already shared the five things I liked about it, […] Read more »
We’re certainly not the only ones poking around at the Windows 7 build that arrived late last month. Craig Pringle has spent a fair amount of time kicking the tires and has a series of posts highlighting his findings too. One of the first bits I […] Read more »
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