This may be nothing or it may be the very future of portable computing as we know it! As with all rumors, it’s probably somewhere in between.
Apparently Acer is working on a 15-inch notebook that swaps out the hardware keyboard and trackpad for a second touchscreen. The design appears similar to Toshiba’s
Smart. Lenovo has managed to stuff four USB ports into the brick of a notebook power adapter. And while notebook adapters with built-in USB charging ports exist already, this one actually turns three of its four ports into a USB hub while reserving the fourth for straightforward charging.
So if you’re looking to plug a bunch of
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There’s a big e-mail virus making its way around the internet—”the first large outbreak of this type in nearly a decade,” according to IDG News.
There are a few different versions of the e-mail, but the most common one contains the subject “Here you have” along with the following message:
“Hello:
This is The Document I told you
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Of all the Android-based tablets to hit the market later this year, Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Is one of the more impressive iPad competitors. However, if the rumors that its price will be carrier-subsidized at somewhere between $200 and $400 turn out to be true, it’s in big, big trouble.
For most people, tablets are a third …
It’s official. ViewSonic’s 10-inch tablet will be called the ViewPad 100, and a preproduction model has been shown off at the IFA show in Germany running both Android and Windows 7.
Android purists will appreciate that the company doesn’t seem to have plans to meddle with the stock interface, though the prototype shown off is only …
It looks like the rumors were true. Toshiba’s previously-leaked 10.1-inch Android tablet has officially been put on display at the IFA show in Berlin.
It’s indeed running on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset, which sports a dual-core processor and enhanced graphics capabilities. The 10.1-inch capacitive multi-touch display has a …
Samsung has finally made its 7-inch Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab, official.
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The company’s press release states that the Galaxy Tab “will be launched in Europe in mid September, and in other markets including Korea, the US and Asia in coming months,” though there’s no …
Archos has announced five Android-based tablets due for the fall ranging in price between $100 and $349, with screen sizes between 2.8 inches and 10.1 inches.
The two smallest devices, the Archos 28 and the Archos 32, are both Wi-Fi connected portable media players for listening to music and watching movies. The 28 features a …
Hewlett-Packard has announced newly updated 17-, 14-, and 13.3-inch consumer notebooks and revamped its 10.1-inch Mini 210 netbook.
The HP Envy 17 3D is a 17.3 inch, 3D-capable laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor, Beats Audio, ATI graphics, Blu-ray support, and up to 2 TB of storage. Pricing hasn’t been set yet, but the
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Whether you’re a soon-to-be college student looking for a new laptop or a grown adult looking to cash in on the bevy of laptop deals that retailers will be offering during the coming weeks, here are some quick and simple tips to keep in mind when shopping for a portable computer.
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Though not officially confirmed by Toshiba yet, there are some relatively convincing images and specs of a 10.1-inch Toshiba Android tablet over at NetbookItalia.it (translation required).
The tablet has been dubbed the Folio 100 and apparently runs Android 2.2 atop an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The screen is reported to be 10.1 …
Intel’s dual-core Atom N550 processor has made its way into netbooks and some of those netbooks are available for purchase now.
Acer has a 10.1-inch Aspire One netbook selling through HSN.com already for just under $400. The netbook sports the 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of new-ish DDR3 memory, which ought to add a little more …