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Plextor introduces USB powered Blu-Ray drive for under $100

Remember when portable Blu-Ray drives were ridiculously expensive? Well the Plextor PX-B120U certainly isn’t going to come quite as cheap as a DVD drive, but this little Blu-Ray drive runs just $99.99. So now I guess they’re just kind of expensive. The drive also happens to be USB powered, which means you don’t need to […]

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T-Mobile expands HSPA+ coverage area

T-Mobile USA says it’s on track to offer its faster HSPA+ mobile broadband network in 100 major metro areas covering 185 million Americans by the end of the year. The company added 25 new cities to its coverage area this week, bringing the current number of major cities to 50 and the number of people […]

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Viliv N5 handheld computer reviews

The Viliv N5 looks like the love child of a netbook and a smarpthone. Or rather, it looks like a netbook that’s abotu the size of a smartphone. It has a QWERTY keybaord, an Intel Atom processor, and runs Windows 7. But it has a 4.8 inch display and can almost fold up and fit […]

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Peppermint Ice: Fast-booting Linux distro with its head in the Cloud

A few months ago Peppermint OS hit the web and caused a bit of a stir. Basically Peppermint is yet-another Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. But what makes it special is the focus on allowing users to install native apps and web-based apps. Sure, Peppermint’s not the only OS with a focus on Cloud-based apps. […]

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It’s official: HP’s Windows 7 tablet isn’t dead (yet)

OK, we know that HP is working on a tablet computer running the Palm WebOS operating system. So what’s up with that HP Slate 500 tablet that was spotted on the HP web site yesterday? You know, the one running Windows 7? Didn’t HP kill off its Windows 7 tablet plans months ago? Well it […]