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You can share a Kindle 3G connection with your PC… but you probably shouldn’t

Good news everyone! It’s now possible to hook up a Kindle 3 with free global 3G wireless to a PC and use the internet connection on your computer. The bad news? This is probably a really bad idea. Here’s the deal. If you bought a 3rd generation Kindle device with the global 3G option, Amazon […]

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Qualcomm shows that quad-core chips don’t have to drain your battery

Mobile processors with dual-core or quad-core designs are all the rage these days. But just because you have up to 4 processor cores capable of running at 1.5 GHz or even higher speeds doesn’t mean each core will be running in high gear all the time. If they did, that would certainly reduce battery life […]

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Asus showcases PadFone Dynamic Display feature for Android

The Asus PadFone is an Android smartphone that you can slide into a tablet-sized docking station when you want to use a 10 inch display and louder speakers. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck looking at apps designed for a 4 inch screen on the larger display. Instead, the PadFone uses something Asus called Dynamic […]

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Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail netbook hits the FCC

The Acer Aspire One D270 is one of the first 10 inch netbooks to feature a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor. It’s expected to sell soon for $280 and up, but it’s not available for purchase yet. But now it looks like launch day is approaching. The Aspire One D270 passed through […]

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Corning Gorilla Glass 2 products coming this spring

Corning’s sturdy Gorilla Glass has become popular with phone and tablet makers looking for a scratch and shatter-resistant surface for their mobile devices. Now Corning is getting ready to launch its next version of Gorilla Glass, and this time it will be thinner and more touch sensitive, but just as sturdy. Corning tells the folks […]

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Intel unveils Atom Z2580 dual-core chip for phones, tablets

Just as Intel’s first smartphone chips are starting to gain traction, the company is preparing to launch its next x86 processor designed for smartphones and tablets. The Intel Atom Z2580 is a dual-core processor that Intel says offers twice the performance of the Atom Z2460 single core chip found in the Orange Santa Clara and […]

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Orange to launch Intel-powered smartphone this summer

Chip maker Intel has been working on mobile chips with reduced power consumption for some time… and this year we’ll see the first smartphones powered by Intel’s new Medfield processors with x86 architecture rather than ARM designs. European mobile carrier Orange has announced that it will launch its first Intel-powered phone in the UK and […]