The Wabook ARM-based mini-laptop isn’t the first $100 netbook to hit the streets in China. But it’s one of the best looking I’v eseen. Typically these dirt cheap models have 7 inch displays and incredibly cramped keyboards. But the Wabook netbook has a roomy 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display making it look like […]
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Adobe Flash Player 10.1 hits the release candidate phase
Adobe has pushed out the release candidate for Flash Player 10.1 for Windows, Linux, Mac, and Solaris. That means that unless any major issues are discovered, this is the full version of Flash Player 10.1 and the beta testing period is pretty much over. The reason this matters to the low power computing community is […]
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ICD Gemini tablet packs an 11 inch display, Tegra 2 graphics
OK, so the JooJoo doesn’t look like much of an iPad killer. But it’s hardly the only touchscreen tablet coming to market this year. ICD was showing off a 7 inch tablet with next-generation NVIDIA Tegra graphics at CES in January. And now the company is introducing a model with an 11.2 inch display called […]
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JooJoo tablet reviewed: Verdict? Maybe you should replace the operating system
When TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington first came up with the idea for the CrunchPad tablet, here’s what he wanted: A cheap touchscreen tablet that was pretty much just a screen and web browser. He partnered with the folks at Fusion Garage who started to build it and design custom software to make the web browser […]
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HP Slate specs leaked?
Just a few hours after HP unveiled its latest video telling us almost nothing about the company’s upcoming slate PC, the folks at Engadget got their hands on a possibly leaked document outlining the tablet’s specs. Here’s the rundown: 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 CPU, 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive multitouch display, a graphics […]
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Zune HD 4.5 firmware now available
Microsoft has rolled out the latest version of its Zune HD firmware. That means you can updated your mobile media player to add support for Smart DJ playlists, additional video codecs including Xvid, and the ability to browser the Zune Marketplace music store while your Zune HD is docked and connected to an external display. […]
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HP: The iPad is for consuming media, Our slate lets you create it too
HP wants you to remember that they’ve got a slate PC coming out soon too… and it can do some things that the Apple iPad can’t. No, it can’t whip people up into enough of a frenzy for HP to sell 300,000 on launch day — at least I don’t think it can. But it […]
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Asus Eee PC T101MT convertible tablet now shipping
It’s been about 14 months since Asus first showed off a 10 inch convertible tablet-style netbook. And now it’s finally on sale in the US. You can pick up the Asus Eee PC T101MT from Amazon for $499 plus free shipping or from Mobile Advance for $509 including shipping. I checked with my contact at […]
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iPhone OS details coming Thursday
OK, so the iPad is out and it’s getting pretty positive review all around. But while the screen is great, the on-screen keyboard is decent, and the overall app ecosystem is growing fast, the thing still can’t run two programs at once (unless one of those apps is part of the operating system like the […]
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How to install Android fonts on a netbook
The Google Android operating system was defined to run on smartphones with 4 inch or smaller displays. And one of the ways Android makes text look good on a screen that small is to use a custom family of fonts including Droid Sans, Droid Sans Mono, and Droid Serif. The Droid Family fonts were developed […]