Ubuntu Phone OS is a Linux-based operating system for smartphones that could show up in handsets that will hit the market in late 2013 or early 2014. But Ubuntu’s parent company Canonical is already showing off early builds of the software running on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone — and in the coming weeks Canonical […]
January 2013
Kingston introduces a 1TB USB 3.0 flash drive
Is that 4GB USB flash drive you’ve been carrying around for the last few years starting to fill up? Kingston’s got a solution: A new 1TB USB 3.0 flash drive which is due out in the first quarter of the year. That much portable storage costs a pretty penny though… actually quite a few pennies. […]
Hands-on with the Vizio Tablet PC Windows 8 Slate (video)
The Vizio Tablet PC is an 11.6 inch Windows 8 slate with a 1 GHz AMD Z-60 “Hondo” processor. That’s a low power chip designed to offer long battery life and support for HD video thanks to Radeon HD graphics. While Intel’s Clover Trail chip has proven more popular with tablet makers in recent months, […]
Gigabyte introduces S1082 Windows 8 slate with SSD and hard disk
Gigabyte’s latest Windows slate PC is aimed at business users, featuring something you don’t often see on tablets these days: a large 500GB hard disk for storing all of your important files and data. The Gigabyte S1082 also features a smaller solid state disk, which offers faster performance than an HDD alone. The tablet is […]
Gigabyte unveils S1185 Windows 8 tablet with detachable keyboard
Gigabyte has been making notebook/tablet hybrids for years. But most of the company’s convertible tablets have featured screens which fold down over the keyboard so you can use the notebook like a tablet. The Gigabyte S1185 is something different: an 11.6 inch Windows 8 tablet with a detachable keyboard base. We’ve seen this kind of […]
Lenovo unveils LT1423p Touch Mobile Monitors
Need an external display for your laptop… but want one you can use on the go? Lenovo is launching a series of mobile touchscreen displays that you can pair with a laptop, tablet, or other mobile computer. The Lenovo ThinkVision LT1423 Touch Mobile Monitors are 13.3 inch touchscreen displays which you can pair with a […]
AMD Temash, Kabini low power chips coming in the first half of 2013
AMD has been a bit player, at best, in the tablet space up until now. But this year the company plans to  launch new low power chips designed for tablets and ultrathin laptops. The upcoming Temash chip is a low power chip aimed at Windows 8 tablets which AMD says offers twice the graphics power of the […]
Sony unveils the Xperia Z 5 inch smartphone
Sony’s new flagship phone is a seriously powerful handset. The Sony Xperia Z features a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel, water, dust, and scratch-resistant display, as well as 2GB of RAM, a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, a 13MP camera, and 4G LTE connectivity. It’s also not a bad looking phone — if […]
Huawei bets big on the big-screen 6.1 inch Ascend Mate smartphone
As expected, Huawei is bringing a new smartphone to market that’s designed to make the Samsung Galaxy Note look dinky. The Huawei Ascend Mate features a 6.1 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display. One of the benefits of a huge smartphone display is that it also leaves room for a massive battery — the Ascend […]
Polaroid introduces the iM1836 mirrorless camera with Android
Polaroid’s latest camera may not print your pictures instantly onto tiny photo paper sheets, but the Polaroid iM1836 does have a few other tricks up its sleeve. The $399 mirrorless camera features changeable lenses, an 18.1MP image sensor, and runs Google Android 4.1, so you can use Android photo apps with your camera, upload your […]