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Archive for September, 2010
You might have heard of the Goo.gl URL shortener late last year when it was made available to those using the Google Toolbar. [......]
Antivirus vendors went on the offensive when Microsoft announced it was dropping its Windows Live OneCare in favor of offering a free security suite, Microsoft Security Essentials. One year later and with 31 million installations now under its belt, Microsoft is free to serve up a slice of humble pie to the competition[......]
Around this time last year, we could go nary a week without a new netbook announcement, but things have slowed down considerably since then. Not to worry if you're a fan of netbooks, the segment isn't going to die, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin said at a press conference . [......]
Attaching a USB flash drive to your keychain isn't exactly a groundbreaking concept, it's just that up until now, no one's ever designed a USB stick that looks like it actually belongs there. Super Talent molded its new KeyDrive so that it will look right at home on any keychain, and it's small enough to remain inconspicuous. [......]
A netbook that thinks it’s an ultraportable. Or is it an ultraportable that thinks it’s a netbook? The Lenovo ThinkPad X100e suffers from a bit of an identity crisis[......]
The rumor mill is churning yet again, and this time we're hearing that Facebook and Skype are about to roll out a deeply integrated experience for users. The two companies are preparing to announce a partnership that will offer access to SMS, voice, and Facebook Connect integration; most likely on both platforms.[......]
Back in the late 90s, web portals like Excite were the beating heart of the web. [......]
When Gmail launched, it brought a new way of organizing emails that saved space and made many users quite happy. Of course we're referring to the Conversation View. Gmail groups all messages in a particular reply thread together under a single heading. [......]
Power supplies aren't the only thing going modular these days, so are computer cases. And leave it to Antec to go all-in with its new LanBoy Air , which looks a little bit like a Transformer, and acts like one too[......]
Let's not kid ourselves, Best Buy's Geek Squad division isn't exactly a respected establishment in DIY circles, and referring someone to Geek Squad for tech support is like, well, does this even need an analogy? No offense to any of our readers who may work as a Geek Squad tech, but you know what they say about a few bad apples . What's even worse -- and we thought unthinkable -- is when the manufacturer of one your computer parts suggests calling Geek Squad to diagnose your failing gear before they'll replace it. [......]
Elpida, Japan's biggest player in the DRAM market, announced today it has developed a 30nm class 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM for PCs and consumer electronics. According to Elpida, it's the industry's smallest 2Gb DDR3 around. [......]
Sad news folks, the developers of the awesome (and free) Xmarks cross-browser bookmark syncing service have decided to pull the plug on the popular project in 90 days, ending a nearly five-year run. In a lengthy blog post detailing the rise and fall of Xmarks, Co-Founder and CTO Todd Agulnick says it just became too costly to maintain[......]
Rome wasn't built in a day, but Minecraft creator Markus Persson's fortune was. And continues to be. [......]
It's no secret that Hewlett-Packard plans to vindicate its decision to buy Palm by using the concomitant IP, especially webOS, to plot its success in a range of web-connected device segments, including tablets, smartphones and printers. It has now further reinforced its commitment to webOS by suggesting that it no longer has room for other OSes. According to former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, who currently spearheads HP's gadgets business, the world's leading PC maker has scrapped plans of developing an Android tablet. [......]
