Archive for September, 2009
Toshiba’s Wireless Universal Docking Station
Toshiba’s latest innovation is a snazzy gadget called the dynadock U Universal USB Docking Station. The compact accessory seeks to the one stop solution for easy wireless connectivity of all your extra computer devices. You connect the station to your notebook through a wireless USB chip.
Fujitsu Adds Multi-Touch to LifeBook T5010 Tablet
Fujitsu’s added a multi-touch display to its LifeBook T5010 convertible tablet PC. The optional 13.3″ touchscreen display can recognize two fingers at a time and allows users to control the computer without using a while in slate mode. Also new to the LifeBook T5010 is an optional built-in 3G modem. Fujitsu promises the new improvements will make it significantly easier for users to perform basic functions on their PCs with two fingers.
College Quick Tip: Turn Your WiFi Off to Stay Focused and Saved Battery Life
The advent of mobile computers becoming commonplace in the classroom is one that has brought much increased productivity and many other great advantages. However, having a notebook is also a portal to the vast internet which can be filled with a seemingly limitless number of distractions. Be honest now — how many times have you [...]
Students Can Pre-Order Microsoft Windows 7 for $29.99 Today
Microsoft is cutting students a big break on Windows 7. Anyone with a .edu email address can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for just $29.99 through January 3, 2010. As an astute reader pointed out, you’ll be able to access your copy of Windows 7 on October 22nd- not immediately. You also won’t [...]
Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG Unboxed
Sascha from Netbooknews.com just picked up an Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG and posted an unboxing video of his new workhorse. This 13.3″ Timeline notebook comes with an Intel ULV processor, ATI Radeon graphics and a 3G modem. Sascha spends most of his time working on netbooks. The Timeline should be a much better performer, striking [...]
HP Mini 311: NVIDIA ION Makes Gaming Possible on a Netbook
The HP Mini 311 is the bigger brother of the Mini 110, but it’s what inside that really counts. The Mini 311 features NVIDIA ION graphics, making it a lot more capable in the video performance department. The Mini 311 has an Intel Atom processor, earning it a ‘netbook’ moniker. This product is one example [...]
HyperSpace: Instant on Coming to Nettops
How often do you sit there waiting for the Windows Boot Screen to disappear, just wishing that you could be happily on your way to Twitter or watching a TV Show on Hulu over your lunch break?
My guess is pretty often. One of the biggest complaints that people have with their computers is that they take “forever” to boot up and let them do something. While each version of windows boots faster if you really want instant on access you need to have an operating system like Phoenix Technologies’’ HyperSpace.
Review of the Skype Everyman Headset
Skype is a great way to stay in touch with people without maxing out your cell phone bill every month. Thanks to the inclusion of a webcam and microphone on almost every notebook sold these days getting started with Skype is but a download away. Still if you’re going to use Skype every day or to chat with co-workers like we do at Notebooks.com you’ll want to invest in a headset to provide a better chatting experience.
Eurocom Bringing World’s First Quad-Core Intel i7 (Clarksfield) based notebooks to market in October
If you are looking for incredible performance in a portable package, listen up: Eurocom has recently announced that it will be bringing two new notebooks to market in October, which will use the Calpella platform, featuring the Clarksfield mobile quad-core processors. If you haven’t been paying close attention to Intel; Intel i7 is the successor [...]
Dell Mini 10v Review: I Believe in Netbooks Again
I’ve got a confession. A little over a month after I swore off netbooks for one computer, my MacBook Pro, I found a rare deal that couldn’t be passed. I happened to hear a little bird on Twitter, the Dell Factory Outlet, who regularly sends out coupons for many of their numerous refurbished, scratch and [...]
