If you look closely enough, you’ll probably find a new Android tablet at the FCC website nearly every day.* Today’s edition: The Hena MID-1107CM. I”m not familiar with this company — and the website mentioned in the user manual doesn’t seem to exist. But the tablet looks like it could be a solid entry in […]
April 2012
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Deals of the Day (4-30-2012)
The Toshiba Thrive is an endangered species, now that Toshiba is focusing on thinner and lighter Android tablets. But while the original 10 inch Thrive is a bit chunkier than an iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, it has a few things that those tablets don’t — including full-sized HDMI and USB ports, and a removable […]
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Huawei offers Android 4.0 update for the MediaPad tablet
The Huawei MediaPad was the first 7 inch tablet to ship with Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb when the tablet launched. But Android 3.2 is so 2011… fortunately Huawei has released a software update for the tablet that allows it to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. You can find the new software in the downloads […]
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Kernel patch lets OS X on run an Intel Ivy Bridge Hackintosh
Want to build a computer with the latest Intel processors and the latest version of Apple OS X? There’s a patch for that. While Apple only officially makes the OS X operating system available for Apple laptop and desktop computers, hackers have been finding ways to run the OS on third party systems ever since Apple […]
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Intel shows off full-fledged PC board that fits in your hand
If you thought that the mini-ITX system boards found in small form factor computers like those offered by Shuttle were small, Intel has something to show you. It’s a new smaller computer board it called NUC, or Next Unit of Computing. The NUC platform measures just 10cm by 10cm, or about 4 inches by 4 […]
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B&N to spin off NOOK business, Microsoft to invest $300 million
Barnes & Noble has announced it’s creating a new subsidiary which will house the company’s digital and college businesses. That means that the NOOK eReaders and tablets and digital book divisions won’t be under the same roof as B&N’s nearly 700 book stores in the US — but NOOK eReaders will still be tied to […]
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Origin PC EON 11-S: big gaming in a little laptop
Origin PC has unveiled an 11.6 inch gaming laptop called the EON 11-S. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s nearly identical to the Maingear Pulse 11 introduced a few days ago. Both laptops are manufactured by Taiwanese PC builder Clevo. The biggest difference is that the cheapest version of the EON 11-S will be $999, […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) rooted
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is a 7 inch tablet with a dual core processor, Android 4.0 software, and an appealing price tag of just $250. That puts it in competition with the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire, but unlike those tablets you don’t have to root the new Galaxy […]
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US Notebook prices averaged just over $500 in March
Netbooks may not be selling like hotcakes anymore, but it looks like the netbook effect has taken a toll on long-term laptop prices. Laptop Magazine reports that the average price of a notebook computer in March, 2012 was $507, or just a few bucks more than the price of an iPad. That figure comes from […]
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Sol Computer unveils ruggedized, pricey netbook with Pixel Qi screen
Sol Computer is a small California-based company that offers computers with Pixel Qi sunlight readable displays. The company’s notebooks and tablets are aimed at customers willing to pay a premium price for a screen that’s visible outdoors, including pilots and other professionals that work outdoors. This week Sol Computer started showing off its latest product — […]