It’s easy to root a Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet if you have a Windows PC. Xda-developers forum member Indirect released an easy-to-use script a few weeks ago that lets you gain access to hidden files and settings on the tablet. Once you’ve done that you can install the Android Market or make all sorts of other changes to the…

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The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has been available for two months, but up until recently there was no way to synchronize the device with a Mac. Now Research in Motion has released BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac 2.1 and it finally adds support for the PlayBook. BlackBerry Desktop Manager lets you sync data between a computer and a BlackBerry phone or…

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Samsung has pushed out an updated version of its Kies software for Mac which finally adds support for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. That means you can finally connect the 10 inch Android table to a Mac to transfer files and media to the tablet. The Kies software is also designed to let you synchronize media, contacts, and other data…

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Google Chrome OS is getting a lot of attention these days for offering a simple new user interface for computers. Basically the entire operating system is a full screen web browser. As soon as you login you’re greeted with a browser window and while there’s support for pop-up notifications, file downloads, and some other desktop-style features, you basically spend your…

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If you run the BlackBerry Desktop Manager app on a Windows computer and plug in a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you can use the software to sync your music, pictures, videos automatically. If you run the Mac version of the software… nothing happens when you plug in a PlayBook. That’s because Mac support won’t be available until this summer. That doesn’t…

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App Stores are all the rage these days, making it easy to find all the best apps for a particular platform in one place. On the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, there’s the iTunes App Store. Google Android has the Android Market. MeeGo (and Windows) netbooks have the Intel AppUp Center. And so on. Now Apple is preparing to launch…

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Apple’s MacBook Air is a thing, light, and rather expensive laptop with a 13.3 inch display. Weighing just 3 pounds and measuring just 0.76 inches thick, it’s the thinnest and lightest Mac laptop available… but it hasn’t received a significant update in years. That’s led to a round of rumors that Apple may be preparing to launch a refreshed MacBook…

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A handful of Chinese companies have been pumping out cheap knockoffs of the Macbook Air for at least a year or two. These notebooks tend to be thin, light, and feature keyboards and touchpads that look an awful lot like those on a certain pricey machine from Apple. But they also tend to be loaded up with Windows or Linux…

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ThinkFree launched a trial version of its mobile office suite for netbooks back in October. Now ThinkFree Mobile for netbooks is available for purchase. The software suite runs $39.95, but for a limited time you can pick it up for $24.95 by using the coupon code THINKFREE during checkout. That code will also net you an extra 1GB of online…

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As I’ve noted in the past, installing OS X on the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is relatively easy. Getting everything to work properly is another story. Fortunately Felix at NetbookTech has put together a great tutorial for installing OS X and configuring it to work with the Lenovo IdeaPad S10′s 1024 x 600 display and WiFi adapter. There are a few…

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Want to install OS X on your Dell Inspiron Mini netbook, but don’t feel like struggling with missing drivers, the lack of Ethernet support, and other inconveniences? Then just shell out the money for a MacBook. But if you’re looking for a thorough set of instructions for installing OS X, complete with troubleshooting advice, you might want to head on…

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Want a 3 pound laptop that runs OS X but don’t feel like dropping $1800 on a MacBook Air? If you’re willing to bend a few laws and install the operating system on unsupported hardware, you can make your own for less than a third the price. We’ve already seen OS X on the MSI Wind. But now it looks…

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