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HP’s PC Lineup for CES Boasts Touch Screens, HD Displays

January 4th, 2011 | No Comments

As hundreds of thousands of people head toward windy and chilly Las Vegas to attend this week’s Consumer Electronics Show 2011, vendors such as Hewlett-Packard and hundreds of others are busy setting up their displays for Jan. 6 start of the four-day event. When the exhibit hall doors open, several new desktop, notebook personal and business computers from HP, the world’s largest maker of PCs, will be on display for demonstration purposes at the AMD/Wired Magazine Booth, the Intel Booth, and the Pepcom and Showstoppers media events. The biggest advancements in the new HP computers involve touch screens (with the new MultiTouch feature) and more powerful processors. The new touch screens will be made available in larger 22- and 23-inch monitor sizes. HP also will be showing a new HP 100B All-in-One personal computer for small businesses with prices starting at a mere $499. Some new thin clients are also on the docket. Finally, HP will be showing off some new Pavilion business and entertainment-oriented laptops and Envy personal notebooks. – …


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Dell Streak Now Boasts Android 2.2 but Uneven Experience

December 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Dell originally released its 5-inch Streak tablet/smartphone in the U.K., before porting the device over to U.S. shores in August. Early reviews complained about the Streak’s Android 1.6 operating system, which seemed antiquated given the rapid pace of Android development. Dell waited a few months before pushing through the Streak’s Android 2.2 ("Froyo") update, bringing the tablet device onto the same level as other Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S. Given how first criticism of the Streak largely focused on Android 1.6, how does the device fare with an updated operating system? With its Snapdragon 1GHz processor, apps do run quickly, and the hardware itself feels very solid and well put-together. The size of the device, however, may hit a sour spot with users who feel it’s a bit too big to use as a smartphone, but a bit too small to serve as a tablet. However, Dell’s upcoming smartphones and (reportedly) larger tablets may offer something for those users who find the Steak occupies too much of an uncomfortable middle ground. – …


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Dell Vostro V130 Notebook Boasts Thin Profile

December 1st, 2010 | No Comments

The Vostro V130 notebook features a lightweight design and a multitude of connectivity options, starting at $429. – Computer maker Dell announced the release of the Vostro V130 notebook computer, aimed at on-the-go entrepreneurs and designed to enable small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) to work with mobility and security. The company claimed the Vostro V130 as one of the thinnest (as thin as 0.65 quot; in the …


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Red Hat’s Fedora 14 Boasts Updated Development Tools, New Virtualization Technology

November 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Fedora 14, the latest release of Red Hat’s fast-moving, community-supported Linux distribution, hit the Internet earlier this month bearing its typical crop of updated open-source software applications, with a particular focus on updated developer tools, such as the latest versions of the Eclipse and Netbeans Integrated Development Environments. – Fedora 14, the latest release of Red Hat’s fast-moving,
community-supported Linux distribution, hit the Internet earlier this month
bearing its typical crop of updated open-source software applications, with a
particular focus on updated developer tools, such as the latest versions of the
Eclips…


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Mount Everest Now Boasts 3G Coverage for Climbers, Locals

October 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Mount Everest now has 3G coverage, allowing climbers and area residents to make calls without a satellite phone. – Mount Everest is now wired for voice and data, courtesy of
Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera and Ncell, its Nepalese subsidiary. Ncell
plans to extend mobile coverage to the majority of the countrys population by
the end of next year.
The 3G base stations in the Everest area including one
loc…


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Google TV with Logitech Revue Box Boasts Netflix, YouTube Leanback Apps

October 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Logitech launched its Revue companion box and keyboard controller for Google TV for $299 last week, offering users a way to drop a Web browser onto their TV sets to manage both their TV content and Web applications. Google TV marries Web surfing and channel surfing in a seamless fashion. Loaded with an Intel Atom chip, Google’s Android operating system and Google’s Chrome Web browser, the Revue box boasts several preloaded applications. These include YouTube Leanback, Amazon Video on Demand video rental service and a Netflix app, which eWEEK used quite a bit to stream content from the instant play queue on Netflix.com. We tested the device for a weekend on a Toshiba TV and with AT&T’s U-Verse service and found it to be a very clean, seamless user experience overall. This eWEEK slide show walks prospective buyers through Google TV on the Revue just in time for the holiday gift-buying season. – …


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Motorola Droid X Boasts Longest-Lasting Battery: Report

August 27th, 2010 | No Comments

The Motorola Droid and the Dell Streak out-surfed a number of Android-running devices in a battery-testing contest devised by Laptop Magazine. The HTC Incredible came in last. – Motorola’s Droid X and Droid 2 smartphones, along with the Dell
Streak, came out on top of a battery-life contest for Android-running
handsets, recently devised by Laptop Magazine.

The Motorola Droid X was the big winner, with enough juice to run for 7
hours and 42 minutes, according to the co…


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Nikon CoolPix S1100pj Boasts Projector, Monitor

August 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Nikon’s stylish S1100pj digital camera offers a built-in stand, projector, touch-screen monitor and PC connectivity. – Digital imaging specialist Nikon, known for its lineup of professional and
consumer digital cameras, is adding a corporate touch to its latest offering,
the CoolPix S1100pj, in the form of a compact, built-in projector that can be
used for business meetings. This is the companys second project-eq…


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Angelina Boasts New Tattoo at Salt Promotion in Mexico

July 5th, 2010 | No Comments

The fans of Angelina Jolie got really excited when their idol showed her newest addition to her extensive collection of fashionable tattoos with a single wave of her hand. The recently-inked tattoo was made on the star’s forearm in the form of a small swirl placed next to 13 designed with the Roman numeral. This [...]

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Fedora 13 Boasts Many Leading-Edge Enhancements

June 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Red Hat’s Fedora 13 open-source software can serve in a full gamut of Linux roles, as long as users are prepared to upgrade their systems about once a year. – Since
its first version, in 2003, Red Hat’s Fedora Linux has been the best place to
track what’s on the leading edge of Linux and open-source software. Of course,
the trouble with running on the leading edge is that it’s easy to get cut, and
the Fedora distribution’s fast development pace has re…


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Google Maps for BlackBerry Boasts Biking Directions, Shared Location

June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Google June 2 added biking directions and shared locations to its new Google Maps 4.2 for BlackBerry application, just three weeks after adding these features to Google Maps 4.2 for Android. BlackBerry for Maps users can also use a location-sharing feature to meet up with friends. Google June 2 also added results for mobile applications to its mobile search results, a nod to the company’s standing belief that applications are nearly impossible to find outside of a mobile application store. – Google June 2 added biking directions and shared locations
to its new Google Maps 4.2 for BlackBerry application, part of the company’s work
to boost mobile app functionality across all major platforms.
Google added biking directions to Google Maps in March and the company has worked hard
to por…


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Updated Skype iPhone App Boasts 3G Calling Ability

May 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Skype’s latest version of its VOIP application for Apple’s iPhone offers improved call quality and the ability to make calls using the 3G data connection. The app is available now. – Voice over IP (VOIP) provider Skype announced the launch of the latest
version of its iPhone application, currently available to download from the
Apple App Store. The company said this update allows iPhone users to make and
receive Skype-to-Skype calls, and to call mobiles and landlines around t…


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Android 2.2 Boasts 450% Performance Boost, Tethering, WiFi Hotspot

May 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Google Android 2.2 sports a 450 percent performance boost over Android 2.1. Froyo on the Nexus One ran at 37.5 megaflops, or equal to one million floating-point operations per second. That compares to speeds of Android 2.1 on the Nexus One of 6.5 to 7 megaflops. The OS also supports tethering and serves as a WiFi hotspot. These are significant features in the OS, so the looming question is how long before Android 2.2 is featured on smartphones. – <p>The next version of Google’s mobile operating system is
expected to be launched at Google I/O next week, but details of Froyo, as
Android 2.2 is known, are emerging early.</p>
<p>Adobe and Google have already confirmed Android 2.2
supports (/c/a/Application-Development/Google-Android-22-to-Su…


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Verizon Droid Boasts Google Android 2.1

April 20th, 2010 | No Comments

All things considered, the Droid is one of the better Android
phones available: Its thin and light, it has a real keyboard, and it does e-mail very well including support for multiple Exchange accounts. For a look at the Droid in action, check out the slide gallery below, and make sure to read eWEEK Labs’ full review.
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Alpha Five v10 Boasts Codeless AJAX

April 6th, 2010 | No Comments

Now on its tenth version, Alpha Five incorporates what is probably the single most important feature yet: Codeless AJAX.
– Alpha Five Version 10, the latest version
from Alpha Software, lets you create Web-based
database applications using Codeless AJAX technology.
The Alpha Five v10 Developer version sells for $349.00 (with
a free 30-day trial), and the Alpha Five v10 Application
Server is $599. You can purchase b…


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Google Maps for Mobile Boasts Better Search, Latitude Widget

March 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Google March 17 has improved search and added a widget for the Google Latitude location-sharing application to Google Maps for mobile 4.1. Google has also begun putting ads from its local business partners on Google Maps pages in Australia and New Zealand. When users searching for information on businesses zoom in to Google Maps, participating businesses will be identified by a small representation of their logo. If or when such ads appear on Google Maps in the U.S. is unclear.
– Google March 17 has
improved search and added a widget for the Google Latitude location-sharing
application to its latest version of the Google Maps program for mobile phones.
Available for smartphones based on Google Android 1.6 and
greater, Google Maps for mobile 4.1 has a cleaner search user …


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Opera Mini Mobile Browser Boasts 50 Million Users

February 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Opera Software says its Opera Mini mobile browser now has 50 million active users. In 2009, Opera overtook Apple’s Safari browser for the iPhone as the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, according to StatCounter. Now Opera is preparing to show off its Mini browser for the iPhone at Mobile World Congress.
– Opera Software’s mobile Web browser has reached an important milestone as
the company prepares to reveal a
version of Opera Mini that runs on the Apple iPhone at the upcoming Mobile World
Congress show.
In a Feb. 12 release, Opera announced that its Mini browser had hit the 50-million
mark for…


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Apple’s 27-Inch iMac Boasts Intel Power with Aesthetic Appeal

December 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Much of the laptop- and desktop-manufacturing industry may be focused on producing smaller, lighter devices along the lines of netbooks and ultrathins, but Apple seems determined to buck that trend with the 27-inch iMac, which marries high-powered processing with a considerable widescreen display. Weighing in at 30 pounds, with processor options that include a 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, the 27-inch iMac provides a lot of power for multimedia workers or those with a need to watch widescreen movies while performing heavy-duty number-crunching.

The 27-inch iMac also reaffirms Apple’s design aesthetic, with a tapered pedestal, redesigned speakers and the button-free Magic Mouse. The following slides break down some of the high points of Apple’s desktop offering.
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Amazon Boasts of Best Kindle Sales Month So Far

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Amazon.com announces that November was the best sales month for the Kindle e-reader thus far. The announcement comes as Sony and Barnes Noble are struggling to get their e-readers, the Daily Edition and the Nook, onto shelves for holiday shoppers.
– Amazon.com announced Nov. 30 that November was
the quot;best sales month ever quot; for its Kindle e-Reader even before the
arrival of Web-sales-heavy Cyber Monday, the first Monday after the long
Thanksgiving weekend.

While not specifying what those quot;best ever quot; sales numbers were,…


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Amazon Boasts Best-Ever Kindle Sales Month

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments

For its Kindle e-reader, Amazon announced that November was the best sales month ever. The announcement came as Sony and Barnes Noble are struggling to get their e-readers, the Daily Edition and the Nook, on shelves for holiday shoppers.
– Amazon has announced that November was the “best sales month ever” for its Kindle e-Reader even before the arrival of Web-surfing-heavy Cyber Monday, the first Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend.

While not specifying what those “best ever” sales number were, Ian Freed, vice president…


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