When I first got word about a unique notebook from Kohjinsha that had two 10.1-inch screens, I must admit I never thought it would come to market. As cool as the prototype looked to be, a dual-screen notebook is not something that usually makes it … Read More »
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Nokia said today that it plans to re-engineer its Symbian user interface — which has long been a serious vulnerability — and deliver two “major product milestones” in both the first and second half of next year. Read More »
The holidays are a time for giving. I remember when, during my days as an office worker, the Unicef box would travel between cubicles, or if the organization was larger, sometimes management would ask that a portion of your paycheck go to such-and-such charity. When you’re working … Read More »
Everyone keeps saying that the iPhone will replace many of the gadgets we use today, like GPS devices, MP3 players, digital cameras, and pocket-sized video cams. After testing out ThinkFlood’s new RedEye Universal Remote Control System for the iPhone, I’m almost ready to add … Read More »
I recently got up on my soapbox on my personal blog and ranted about a new, pricey certification program that is being offered by a social media association that has recently cropped up, one of many that are claiming to be able to certify … Read More »
November was not a great month for Apple, at least according to web metrics firm Net Applications. While one could argue the launch of Windows 7 in October may have negatively impacted market share for OS X, Safari also lost ground to Chrome, and … Read More »
Google’s Chrome OS has only been out for a matter of days, and there is already a fork of it, dubbed Chromium OS. Driver support is excellent for it, and you can run it on everything from netbooks to quad-core systems. Read More »
Comcast today said it’s kicked off a broadband meter trial that will measure how much data a household consumers over its cable modem, something we’ve asked for since Comcast made clear its 250 GB-per-month cap on data downloads. Read More »
In an unexpected twist in the drawn-out battle between Psystar and Apple, the two companies agreed Monday to a partial settlement that could end the case after 17 months of back-and-forth between them, Computerworld is reporting. Details on the settlement are sparse, but … Read More »
Samsung today announced volume production of its latest Flash memory chips that will lead to faster, cheaper memory in a variety of consumer products. It starts with 8 GB microSD cards. Read More »
Earlier, I published a list of reasonably inexpensive stocking filler gift ideas for web workers. But what if money were no object? Here’s a list of six great web working gift suggestions that I would love to receive this year: OfficePOD. This is a self-contained … Read More »
If you had any hopes of buying a CrunchPad, forget them. The 12-inch concept capacitive slate tablet device, first envisioned on TechCrunch, won’t be sold after all, due to a falling out between parties. Read More »