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 […]
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 […]
FXI Cotton Candy computer on a USB stick up for pre-order for $199
The FXI Cotton Candy is a full-fledged PC that’s about the pack of a stick of gum… or a somewhat chunky USB flash drive. In fact, it is kind of a USB flash drive, since there’s a USB port at one end and an HDMI port at the other. FXI started showing off a prototype late […]
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 […]
Dell XPS 13 ultrabook now available for $1000
The Dell XPS 13 is the first ultrabook from Dell. The company introduced the 13.3 inch thin and light laptop at CES in January, and now it’s available for purchase for $999.99 and up. For that price you get a laptop with a 13.3 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, a 1.6 GHz Intel […]
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 […]
Now you can boot an 8GB NOOK Tablet from an SD card
A week after Barnes & Noble released a new version of the NOOK Tablet, hackers have figured out how to get it to boot from a microSD card. This allows you to circumvent the locked bootloader and load custom firmware on the tablet including ClockworkMod Recovery or custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod 7. The new […]
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 […]
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 […]