Poor Google. Every time it unveils a new Chromebook, like the $249 version announced on Thursday, the company gets confronted with critics who think the concept has no business existing.
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Cloud Graphics: Could Your Next Smartphone or PC Use a Virtual GPU?
You’ve probably heard of OnLive, the cloud gaming service that was all the rage a few years ago, but which never really took off and suddenly came apart this August, when the company experienced a near-collapse that culminated in …
Windows RT Is Having an Identity Crisis
If you don’t keep a close eye on tech blogs–and, perhaps, even if you do–you’d be forgiven for not knowing that Microsoft will launch two new versions of Windows on October 26.
Live Coverage of Apple’s ‘iPad Mini’ Event
Join us at 1pm ET/10am PT for live coverage of Apple’s “iPad Mini” event from San Jose’s California Theatre.
Google and Samsung Unveil a New $249 Chromebook
Back in 2009, Google announced Chrome OS, an operating system for web-centric “Chromebook” laptops which would run online services and store almost everything in the cloud. Two years later, the first models — a $349 Acer and a …
The Big Launch List of Windows 8 Tablets and Hybrids
With less than a week until Windows 8 launches, hardware makers are embracing the new operating system with tablets and hybrids. Here’s a guide to all of the ones that are coming soon, arranged by price.
Three $500 Tablets Compared: Surface, iPad or Galaxy Note 10.1?
Bonnie Cha over at All Things D has put together a handy chart comparing Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. All three tablets are in the 10-inch range and all three feature a starting price of $500. Cha compares operating systems, physical dimensions, displays, cameras, processors …
Boxee Gets Reborn as a Digital Video Recorder for Broadcast TV
After years of being undercut by cheaper streaming TV boxes, Boxee is changing course.
The company has discontinued its Boxee Box, a $180 device that streamed Internet sources such as Netflix and Pandora to televisions. In its …
New App Sends Smells via iPhone
There is a new smartphone app in Japan that stinks. Literally.
RocketNews24, a Japanese news website, reports that a company called Chaku Perfume claims its new product Chat Perf is designed to send smells via iPhone. An …
The World’s Most Powerful Climate Change Supercomputer Powers Up
For all the political discord over climate change, one thing everyone can probably agree on is that when you’re throwing computational resources at modeling weather, the more the merrier.
Think of the new computer that just …
Microsoft Surface: The Price Is Out but Mysteries Remain
It’s $499, with 32GB of storage. Or $599 if you want one with the slick keyboard cover. And $699 for a 64GB model with the cover.
Those are the answers that tech watchers have been seeking since Microsoft announced its Surface …
Pokki Aims to Fix Windows 8 with Replacement Start Menu
Ever since Microsoft revealed that it will kill the classic Start menu in Windows 8, third-party developers have been cooking up ways to bring it back.
SweetLabs, a San Diego-based start-up, is the latest to try with a new …