Genesi is giving the Efika MX Smartbook a pretty serious price cut. When the company introduced the ARM-based mini-laptop in September, it was priced at $349. Now you can pick one up for $199. The Efika MX looks like a typical netbook with a 10 inch display, but where most netbooks have an Intel Atom […]
February 2011
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer get a Honeycomb update
When Asus began showing off the Eee Pad Transformer at CES in January, the tablet was running a version of Android 2.x with a custom user interface, but promising that the tablet with the detachable keyboard would run Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb by the time it launches in April. Now the company is following through […]
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Asus Eee Pad MeMo to ship with a Bluetooth phone extender
Asus introduced a line of tablets at CES in January, and now with CeBIT kicking off in Germany this week the company is showing the same devices… but with more details. For instances, we already knew that the 7 inch Asus Eee pad MeMo would ship with a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Google Android […]
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Motorola XOOM overclocked to 1.5 GHz
The Motorola XOOM is already one of the fastest Android tablets on the market thanks to a speedy 1 GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra processor with support for 3D graphics acceleration and HD video output. But some people just like to push the limits. The developer of the SetCPU app for Android has managed to […]
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Replacing a Samsung NC10 motherboard
The biggest difference between a desktop and laptop computer is undoubtedly the fact that one is portable while the other is chained to your desk by power cables, external monitors, keyboards, and other peripherals. But one of the other big differences between desktop and laptop computers that’s always bugged me is just how much easier […]
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How much are you willing to pay for a tablet?
Next week Apple is expected to unveil a second generation iPad. But while the first iPad took the world by storm last year as one of the only tablets of its type, the iPad 2 will enter a somewhat more crowded market. It won’t just have to compete with Apple’s first tablet for your attention, […]
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MSI Wind U270 laptop with AMD Zacate chip gets official
MSI started showing off the Wind U270 laptop in December and I got a chance to check out the portable notebook at CES in January. But the company has finally gotten around to putting out a press release, so we finally have detailed specs for the MSI Wind U270. It turns out the laptop has […]
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Skype To Go lets you make cheap international calls, no app required
Skype is probably the most popular VoIP apps for making cheap or free voice calls. You can use Skype apps on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers or on a number of smartphone platforms to make free calls to other Skype users or relatively inexpensive calls to cellphone or landline numbers. But now Skype is making […]
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Deals of the Day (2-25-11)
Netbooks, Notebooks, and Tablet Refurb Asus Eee PC 1015PE 10″ netbook w/Atom N450, 6 cell battery for $250 – TigerDirect Lenovo IdeaPad U160 11.6″ laptop w/Intel core i5 CPU for $599 – Lenovo Pandigital Novel 7″ Color Multimedia eBook Reader for $130 + free shipping – OfficeMax Software and Accessories QuickBooks Pro 2011 for $99.99 […]
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Splashtop Quick Boot operating system now supports a wider range of PCs
Splashtop makes light weight, quick-boot software that you can run alongside Windows or other full-fledged operating systems. The idea is that instead of waiting up to a minute or two for Windows to fully load, you can choose Splashtop at the boot screen and get to a working web browser in as little as 10 […]