There’s good news and bad news for anyone who has been waiting to get their hands on the new Archos 43 internet tablet. The good news is that the 4.3 inch Android tablet is now shipping. The bad news is that only the 16GB model is currently available, which means you’ll have to shell out […]
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MSI Wind U135DX Crystal netbook is covered in… crystals
The MSI Wind U135 is a rather mundane looking netbook most of the time, with a case design that hasn’t changed much since the company launched its first netbook, the MSI Wind U100 in mid-2008. So what’s the best way to give the U135 a bit of spice? How about bedazzling it with Swarovski cyrstals? […]
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Bloom laptop concept is a hacker’s, recycler’s dream
Most laptops allow you to easily upgrade the RAM or replace the battery. But if you want to upgrade the hard drive, change the wireless card, or make other under the hood changes, you’ll probably need to grab a screwdriver and use it to puncture holes in your warranty (oh yeah, and then undo the […]
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Samsung NF210 now available from multiple retailers
When the Samsung NF210 netbook launched in the US a few months ago, the mini-laptop was available exclusively through Sam’s Club. Now you can also pick up the laptop for $379 from Amazon or Best Buy. The Samsung NF210 has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 CPU, 1GB […]
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T-Mobile announces $14.99 per month fee for tethering
When Google packed USB and WiFi tethering capabilities into Android 2.2 earlier this year, phone companies had to decide whether to allow customers to actually use the service to share a data connection between their phone and a laptop or other computer. While some companies simply started charging for access to tethering capabilities, T-Mobile let […]
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Acer launches WiMAX netbook… in Japan
Acer has introduced three updated laptop models in Japan with built-in support for 4G WiMAX mobile broadband.That includes versions of thr 13.3 inch Acer Aspire AS3820, the 11.6 inch Aspire AS1830, and the 10.1 inch Acer Aspire ONe AOD255. As far as I can tell, that makes the Acer Aspire One AOD-255-A01B the first netbook […]
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ViewSonic brings it 7, 10 inch tablets to the US
ViewSonic has been showing off a range of 7 and 10 inch tablet computers for the past few months. Now the company has officially announced plans to offer two of those devices in the US. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 The ViewPad 7 is an Android tablet with a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display […]
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Entourage Pocket Edge up for pre-order for $400
The Entourage Pocket Edge is a combination eBook reader and Android tablet… but while that might bring to mind a device that looks like the new Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor, with a single LCD display that you can use to surf the web, run apps, or read eBooks, the Pocket Edge is something different: A […]
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The cheap Walgreens tablet has been rooted – Video
Just a few days after Walgreens started selling the $100 Maylong M-150 7 inch Android tablet through its web site, hackers have figured out how to root the device and upgrade the operating system and other software. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the list price seems to have jumped from $99.99 […]
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Samsung NF310 dual core netbook: Unboxing and first look
If you’re only going to watch one video of something being taken out of a box today, may I humbly suggest you make it this one? The folks at Samsung sent me the new NF310 laptop to review this week, and after the break you can check out my unboxing and first look video. On […]