Archive for March, 2010
First Day iPad Sales v. iPhone Sales
Brainstorm Tech is reporting that first day orders of the Apple iPad reached nearly 120,000 units. The numbers are based on figures from an amateur Apple analyst named Daniel Tello. Apple sold a total of 124,596 items in general through their online store. Subtract 16,500 typical daily orders and multiply that by 1.11 which is [...]
HP Mini 5102 Reviewed on Camera
On of my favorite tech bloggers James Kendrick form JKOnTheRun has had time to put the HP Mini 5102 Enterprise netbook through its paces and just posted his video review of the small yet capable device. I’ve long been a fan of these Enterprise series netbooks from HP, especially the HP Mini 5102 announced at [...]
Mac sales are up– and not just the iPad
By now, we have all heard that the iPad pre-order is making big sales, something on the order of 120,000 pre-ordered on the first day. Not too shabby for Apple. Then again, the iPhone had no pre-orders and hit over 200,000 on opening day. It will be fun to watch your local Apple store on [...]
$100 Hott MD500 Android Tablet Looks Hot!
Ever since Apple announced iPad, other computer manufacturers have decided to enter the tablet market; in the hope of creating the iPad killer. Most of the tablet devices are coming to market at the same time as the iPad and cost $300 to $1000 which makes it hard to compete. But one new entrant, the [...]
MSI debuts Gaming Notebook MSI GE700
MSI has been busy announcing new notebooks and netbooks this month and they have just added to the MSI lineup with the new MSI GE700 gaming notebook. The MSI GE700 17 inch gaming notebook comes in all new jet black body and a high tech brushed silver finish. The MSI GE700 is equipped with powerful [...]
ViewSonic VNB132 and VNB141 ViewBooks are available for order
Announced at CES earlier this year ,ViewSonic notebook models VNB132 and VNB141 are now available for order. In a press release, ViewSonic said the of 13.3†and 14†notebooks are available online and at selected stores. In its press release. ViewSonic Senior Director of Product Marketing Sally Wang said: Our new mobile and desktop PC [...]
Time Trackers: Think Your PC Makes You More Productive? Think Again…
How many times have you sat down in front of your computer with the intent of getting a task or two completed within a specific amount of time? How often do you actually start (and finish) what you planned to work on BEFORE getting distracted? In today’s overly connected world it’s easy to let the [...]
GDC: Netbooks can be a gaming platform
Right now, GDC 2010 is going on in San Francisco. What is the GDC? Its the Game Developers Conference, It is the largest annual gathering of professional video and game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, [...]
Western Digital Unveils My Passport AV HDD
Western Digital has announced the availability of the My Passport AV Portable Media Drive. This new drive, from one of the biggest hard drive manufacturers, is designed for video, media storage and playback. Specifically, the My Passport AV portable HDD works with Game consoles, Blu-ray Disc players, Camcorder, compatible AV devices, TV, Media players and [...]
How to Force Quit Applications on the iPhone/iPod Touch
The iPhone may be known for its incredible stability, but even it occasionally suffers from a frozen or non-responsive app every once and a while. Luckily, there is a simple way to force quit these applications. Think of it as a ctrl+alt+delete or option+shift+command+escape for your iPhone or iPod Touch. There are actually two different [...]
