Archive for January, 2010
What it’s like to cover the Consumer Electronics Show (Video)
This was my first year to cover CES, and cover it I did. Along with Xavier, Amy and Sumocat (from GottabeMobile) we put up an incredible number of posts and covered an uncountable number of miles in and around Vegas. This was my first trip to Vegas and my first trip to CES so I [...]
Ebates: The Inclusive Cashback Program
Being a student has its benefits- you get to buy Windows 7 for an extremely discounted price, get cashback through special programs, and get in on exclusive deals. What about the Average Joe who isn’t in college? Surely, there’s some way they can save on their purchases too, right? Today I’m covering a cashback program that’s [...]
Apple Slips to #5 as Consumers Buy Cheap Windows PCs
According to analysts at Gartner, even though Apple’s sales of Macs were up 31% in the fourth quarter and the companies iconic Apple computers remain the most wished for gift (and gifted) at Christmas, Cupertino couldn’t keep up with the influx of cheap Windows PCs. Big sales of cheap Windows PCs caused Apple to slip [...]
Lets Do a Little More for Haiti
Last night I shared a link to the Red Cross, which is collecting donations via SMS for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. I was very glad to hear that the Red Cross has raised more than $1.2 Million via its SMS campaign in a single day. That’s very impressive considering they did it $10 at [...]
HP Mini 311 Brings High Value to Low Cost With the Help of ION
I’ve got the HP Mini 311 netbook that I’m checking out. This is HP’s first generation of netbooks with Nvidia ION, which affords the netbook much improved processing for videos and other graphical tasks over netbooks which lack ION. The Mini 311 has an 11.6†screen with a 1366×768 display which is higher resolution than [...]
CES: DisplayLink USB 3.0 to HDMI HD Streaming
At CES in Las Vegas we had the chance to check out the demo of new USB 3.0 technology from DisplayLink, which can display HD video over USB 3.0 to an HDMI connected HDTV. In the Demo DisplayLink streams an Iron Man trailer from a USB 3.0 hard drive to a desktop and then back [...]
Biggest CES Disappointment: Lack of Backlit Keyboards
With the increased mobility of notebooks and netbooks and better battery performance of new Intel processors I was expecting to see more notebooks, and yes even netbooks, at CES available with backlit keyboards. A feature typically reserved for Macbook Pro’s and High end notebooks backlit keyboards are a must have for anyone working in a [...]
Google Threatens to Shut Down China Operations
Google’s had enough with restrictions placed on the search company by the Chinese government and attacks on its customers and infrastructure. Google announced it would no longer censor Google.cn search results, which have until now been sanitized per the government’s request. Google may close up shop completely and shutter its offices in China. China is [...]
Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks
Acer announced a recall of several notebook models due to an overheating issue. This voluntarily recall is going to impact around 22,000 laptops. As per CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) this overhearing is caused by a defect in the microphone wire to the palm rest, which can short circuit under preasure. European consumers had already [...]
What is Windows.old folder and how to delete it safely
Last week my one of colleagues at my office moved to Windows 7 from Windows Vista after hearing good feedback about Windows 7. After installation of Windows 7 he asked me what the Windows.old folder is that is taking up more than 6 GB of his hard drive. Specifically, he wanted to know if he [...]
