When it comes to computing platforms, the two most prevalent choices are Intel and AMD. What’s the difference between them? All things being equal, one is generally less expensive but offers more oomph while the other plods along slower but longer. Which is right for you? Read More »
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A review of the iPazzPort wireless trackpad and keyboard shows the utility such a peripheral can bring to a media center. It can also be used with those slates beginning to appear that lack a physical keyboard. The wireless connectivity can work with Windows and Macs. Read More »
The end of the week means it’s time to share the week at Mobile Tech Manor with you. I discovered I am truly platform agnostic, in both the computing and smartphone areas. My tools are equal on every platform I use, and that is very liberating. Read More »
Notion Ink’s Adam with innovative Pixel Qi display uses less battery life and still looks great. Digital content pops on the device, just like it will with Apple’s iPad. Will the Android platform coupled with this hardware appeal more to tech enthusiasts than Apple’s iPad? Read More »
With more people using smartphones to record video and create other shareable content, mobile upload speeds are gaining prominence. Broadcom’s newest processor with support for 5.8 Mbps uploads helps do just that and more. The question is — will handset makers choose to use it? Read More »
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS brings faster transfer speeds and better power management to mobile devices. Broadcom is already jumping on board with the new specification and already has compliant chips. Can you say wireless transfers at 24 Mbps? Read More »
Wacom tablets have long been the gold standard for external graphics tablets for graphic artists and others. The company’s new Bluetooth model brings untethered tablet capability to artists and other professionals using either Windows or Macs. Read More »
Microsoft has responded to the iPad announcement in a typical fashion, and finds the closed nature of it to be “humorous.” That may be, but the mind-numbing session I had with Windows 7 was pure frustration. I’ll take humorous every time. Read More »
There aren’t too many computing devices still using the 1.8″ hard drives that we saw in the first UMPCs. But if you still have one of them and are looking for a storage upgrade, Active Media Products might be worth a look. The company today… Read More »
For all of the waiting, hype and promise of Intel’s PineTrail netbook platform, you have to wonder — did it meet expectations? One way to answer that question is to review a PineTrail-powered netbook and compare it to the ol’ N270 and N280 Atom devices.… Read More »
On our last podcast I said that now is the “perfect storm” for the ARM processor platform. The architecture is more capable than ever while remaining power efficient, and is good enough for random bites of Internet and mobile application functionality. ABI Research… Read More »
Admittedly, I’m eagerly anticipating Google’s Chrome OS later this year. In fact, I couldn’t wait that long, so I installed an early build on my netbook to poke and prod. Not all of you live in the ether between cloud and browser like I… Read More »
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