You can pick up a Barnes & Noble NOOK Color from eBay today for $180 if you don’t mind getting a refurbished product. There are also some good deals on older netbooks, laptop memory and flash storage in today’s roundup of mobile tech bargains. Refurb Barnes & Noble NOOK Color for $180 – 1saleaday (via […]
August 2011
HP TouchPad gets a $100 price drop
HP launched the TouchPad tablet last month with a starting price of $499.99, which is about what Apple charges for the iPad. But last weekend HP ran a promotion allowing you to pick up a 16GB TouchPad for $399.99 or a 32GB model for $100 more. The company must have been happy with the results, […]
First Samsung Series 3 laptop to feature a 12.5 inch screen
Samsung is starting to roll out its back-to-school line of laptops. The Samsung Series 3 notebooks represent the company’s mainstream offerings. When we first heard about these new laptops Samsung said they would have screen sizes ranging from 11.6 inches to 15.6 inches, and one of the first models would be the Samsung 350U2B with […]
ZAGGkeys SOLO keyboard works with iPad, Android tablets
ZAGG has released a Bluetooth keyboard designed to work with smartphones or tablets. The ZAGGKeys Solo features an island-style keyboard, a slot for your mobile device, a 510mAh battery, and a microUSB port for charging the battery. The keyboard officially supports the Apple iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS and up and latest iPod touch as […]
Apple is also trying to stop Motorola XOOM sales in Europe
Yesterday a German court ordered Samsung to stop selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet in that country, and the ruling could stop Galaxy Tab sales in almost all European Union countries — at least until Samsung appeals or Apple’s lawsuit goes to trial. But it looks like Apple isn’t just going after Samsung […]
AMD to launch 20W quad-core chips for laptops, tablets next year
Chip-maker AMD plans to launch a new line of low power chips for notebooks and tablets next year. That’s no surprise. The company has been talking about its upcoming Krishna dual core processors and Wichita chips with up to four cores since last year. But Turkish site Donanim Haber has obtained a leaked product roadmap […]
Netflix now works on Chromebooks
Netflix has rolled out support for Chromebooks, which are laptops running Google’s Chrome OS software. If you’re in the US or Canada, you can now stream TV shows and movies from Netflix using a Samsung Series 5, Acer AC700, or Google Cr-48 notebook. The company had promised that its Watch Instantly video streaming service would […]
Arnova 10b tablet gets a slight screen upgrade
The Arnova 10 tablet is a low cost Android tablet with a 10 inch display and Android 2.1 operating system. The tablet sells for under $200 and has a resistive touch display and 4GB of storage. But if those last two bits of information are a turn-off, there’s a slightly better version of the tablet […]
Deals of the Day (8-09-11)
While we’re waiting for Intel’s new “ultrabook” platform to hit the streets, there are a few great deals making the rounds on 12.1 inch and smaller notebooks today — and eCost is selling a refurbished Acer netbook for one of the lowest prices I’ve ever seen. Here’s a roundup of some of the day’s top […]
Slick ER 701 color eReader coming soon
Budget electronics maker Slick is preparing to launch a new eBook Reader called the ER-701. It showed up at the FCC website this week, and you can find the user manual (PDF link) at the Slick support site. The company already offers an eReader called the Slick ER-700. It’s a cheap eBook reader with a […]