Archives for April 2011

Samsung “Alex” Chrome OS notebook specs leaked?

04/28/2011 at 3:09 PM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of a bug report which revealed details about Acer’s upcoming Chrome OS notebook, the folks at ChromeNieuws.nl have spotted a bug report with information about a new Samsung notebook designed to run Chrome OS. Here’s what it reveals: The computer appears to be called the Samsung Alex. It’s powered by a […]

Motorola offers XOOM Camera Kit (in lieu of working SD card slot)

04/28/2011 at 2:10 PM by Brad Linder 3 Comments

The Motorola XOOM tablet has been available since February, but the Android tablet still has a non-functional microSD card slot. While we wait for a software update to remedy the situation, Motorola is at least offering a way to move photos from your camera to the tablet. Droid Life reports that you can now purchase […]

Asus Sleeve Case for the Eee Pad Transformer now available

04/28/2011 at 1:22 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

Asus introduced a series of accessories for the Eee Pad Transformer this week, including a Sleeve which bears a passing resemblance to the Apple Smart Cover for the iPad 2. The Asus Sleeve Case for the Transformer is now available from Amazon for $39.99. Like the Apple Smart Cover, the sleeve can be used to […]

Toshiba introduces write-once SD cards

04/28/2011 at 12:08 PM by Brad Linder 3 Comments

Toshiba has announced the launch of a new type of flash storage which is either a huge step forward… or back. The company’s new Write-Once SD card can store up to 1GB of content. But you can only load it up once. After that you can’t erase or rewrite the card. In other words, Toshiba […]

Ubuntu Linux 11.04, Slackware 13.37 now available

04/28/2011 at 11:17 AM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Two major Linux distributions have received major updates today. The first is Ubuntu Linux, which was updated to version 11.04 right on schedule — the developers launch new versions every six months. The second is the somewhat geekier Slackware, which now has one of the geekiest version numbers imaginable: 13.37. Slackware 13.37 ships with the […]

Lenovo Ideapad S205 laptop now available for $499 and up

04/28/2011 at 10:06 AM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Lenovo is now selling the IdeaPad S205 notebook for $499 and up. The base model features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, a 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 dual core processor, Radeon HD 6310 graphics, 3GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a 6 ell battery. That’s not a bad deal for […]

Nokia CEO: Yes, a tablet is coming, no it won’t look like anyone else’s

04/28/2011 at 8:56 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed in an interview with a Finnish TV station that the company expects to launch a tablet device. But Elop says whatever the company eventually produces will have a “uniquely Nokia” perspective. It’s not at all clear what that means in terms of finished hardware or software. But here’s what […]

Google Chrome web browser now supports speech input using HTML5

04/27/2011 at 5:18 PM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Last month Google rolled out a new beta version of the Google Chrome web browser with support for speech input through HTML5, allowing you to use your voice to interact with web pages supporting the new standard. Now Google has moved the feature from the beta channel to the stable channel, which means if you’re […]

Motorola XOOM update coming tomorrow?

04/27/2011 at 4:22 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

It looks like Verizon is getting ready to push out a software update for the Motorola XOOM tablet tomorrow. Droid Life received a tip with some of the details, including improved wireless settings, support for Bluetooth in Google Talk, support for a Blutooth mouse, and other bug fixes and improvements. Verizon has also posted some […]

Bargain alert: Buy a Dell Streak 7 tablet for $400, get a $100 gift card

04/27/2011 at 4:00 PM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

You know what would be awesome? If Dell would drop the price of a WiFi-only Dell Streak 7 tablet to $299.99. You know what’s probably the next best thing? Dell’s currently offering the tablet for $399.99, but if you pick one up before May 1st you can get a $100 gift card. If you were […]

Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet hacked to include root access, Android Market

04/27/2011 at 2:00 PM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

The Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet just went on sale in the US this week, but hackers have already built custom firmware for the tablet adding a few features you won’t find in the stock software — including access to the full Google Android Market. Like other Archos tablets, the Arnova 8 ships with the […]

Asus unveils line of Eee Pad Transformer accessories

04/27/2011 at 12:34 PM by Brad Linder 5 Comments

Asus has introduced a line of accessories for its sold-out Eee Pad Transfomer tablet. The $499 tablet runs Google Android 3.0, has a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. We already knew Asus was offering an optional keyboard dock which transforms the tablet into […]

First look at touch-friendly settings panel in Windows 8?

04/27/2011 at 11:07 AM by Brad Linder 7 Comments

It’ll probably be another year or so before Microsoft is ready to officially release Windows 8, but leaked copies of an early build of the system have been making the rounds for the past few weeks and a handful of people have been kicking the tires to see what makes the OS tick. One thing […]

Acer ZGB Chrome OS notebook details emerging?

04/27/2011 at 9:30 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

OK, details might be putting it strongly. We already know that Google has this Chrome OS operating system thing it’s going to start pushing this summer. And we already know that Acer is one of the companies that will be producing a Chrome OS laptop. Now Macles has dug up a Chrome OS bug report […]