Archive for August, 2009
OSX 10.6 “Snow Leopard” Ships on August 28th
Normally when the Apple store goes offline its return is met with cheers of Joy for new Apple products but the brief outage this morning didn’t bring the chorus of cheers that the actual release of Snow Leopard would. Thankfully Apple did announce the new features of OSX 10.6 that Snow Leopard will ship on August 28th.
HP Notebook Coupons: $200 or $100 off + Instant Discounts
HP’s offering $100 off Pavilion Notebooks configured at $899 or more and $200 off Pavilion notebooks configured at $1099 or more. These coupons can be combined with instant discounts, but these coupons are extremely limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Coupon code NBS32981 is good for $100 off Pavilion notebooks priced $899 or [...]
Congrats to Our HP Giveaway Winner!
Thank you to everyone who entered to win the HP Better Together Back to School bundle. We had over 3,o00 entries, split between Twitter, the comments on the giveaway page, our giveaway newsletter and guest how-to articles.
How To Control MacBook Fan Speeds
Does your MacBook burn your legs? Does the every running fan give you a headache? Take control of the fans using smcFanControl, an amazing free little utility. Download and unzip smcFanControl from www.conscius.de. Drop it in the Applications folder. The first time you start it up it will ask you for your user name and [...]
Nokia Announces the Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook
Last Friday’s rumor of a Nokia Netbook was confirmed in short order by a press release on Nokia’s website announcing the Nokia Booklet 3G. The Nokia Booklet 3G will feature a 10″ screen, a Windows OS and claims a 12 hour battery life that will convince you to leave your power cord at home.
How to Use Exposé and Spaces in OS X to Create a Cleaner Workspace
A simple way to buy some time in the OS X environment is to use Exposé and Spaces. Whether it is an attempt to stay organized, keep the screen uncluttered, or access an open window with ease, these two features offer an number of solutions worth exploring. So you’re trying to write a term paper [...]
Nokia Expected to Enter Netbook Market
The India Times reports that mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is actively monitoring the netbook market and that it may enter the mobile computing space in the future. Speaking with the Times, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the Global CEO of Nokia said, “…the PC and the mobile will continue to come closer and merge. A lot of opportunity can be seen in this converged area.” While Nokia has made news recently for it’s N97 and N97 mini phones (which the company calls mobile computers, Nokia isn’t a well known computer manufacturer.
Reminder to Enter HP Back to School Giveaway
We kicked off our HP back to school giveaway yesterday, but that’s not your only chance to win a new netbook, notebook and backpack. Today it’s The Prereq’s turn to start their contest.
Digital Summer Party in SF
Last night I went to the Digital Summer party at Temple, a nightspot in San Francisco. It was a celebration of technology mixed with a fashion show. Liana Burtsava and Eliane Fiolet from Ubergizmo and Girls in Tech hosted the event. Intel, HP, Coveroo and Eye-Fi were all there showing off their wares and the [...]
HP Pavilion dv6t w/ATI Graphics Demo: Call of Duty World at War (video)
Here’s a demo of what it’s like to play a video game on a Pavilion dv6t with the best graphics card that HP offers on this notebook. I found that gameplay is incredibly smooth. This isn’t a gaming notebook per se, but it can definitely hold its own with Call of Duty: World at War, a very popular first person shooter that follows a World War II story line.
