Archive for June, 2010
AT&T Network is Getting Better
I was at a local pizza place with my family tonight enjoying some Buffalo chicken pizza when I got a text. It was from our good friends at AT&T notifying me that they have plans to respond to a recent submission I sent from my iPhone about a dropped call. Believe it or not there [...]
HP Mini 5102 Review: Small Package, Great Keyboard
The HP Mini 5102 business class netbook is a device clearly aimed at users in the business and education markets who need a netbook that offers high end features, durability and long battery life. On all of these points, the HP Mini 5102 exceeded our expectations. When comparing the HP Mini 5102 to the HP [...]
Apple Alters Mac OS X Malware Protection
According to Sophos, Apple recently increased its malware protection which is built into its Mac OS X operating system. While the popularity of Apple products continues to skyrocket, attempts to compromise its software increases. An example of the increased attempts on Apple security is the breach of 3G connected iPads. Soon after the iPad 3G [...]
Acer Aspire One Netbooks Refreshed With Style
Most netbooks are seen as simple, ordinary and utilitarian. They get the job done while exciting few. Only their size gets attention, kind of like a Chevette gets noticed among the Corvettes. But Acer wants to change that with a pair of stylish new netbooks being released this month. They were already announced, but now [...]
Samsung Captivate Android Phone for AT&T
AT&T recently announced that it will carry the Samsung’s newest Android based phone, the Samsung Captivate. This will be AT&T’s fifth Android phone. The Samsung Captivate sports a large 4-inch touchscreen and the Android 2.1 OS. Samsung Captivate features: Super AMOLED 4-inch touchscreen – Consumes much less power than OLED or LED displays. 1 GHz Cortex A8 [...]
How To Update Your iPhone or iPod Touch to iOS 4
The release date of iOS 4 for iPhone and iPod Touch is June 21st. In order to take advantage of all of the new features that iOS 4 has to offer, just follow this informational guide on how to upgrade to the newest iPhone operating system. Why you want iOS 4 on your iPhone/iPod Touch [...]
Dolby Improving the Notebook Audio Experience
Dolby is working to improve the mobile computer audio experience. Dolby’s partnered with HP, Sony, Lenovo and Toshiba to offer a step up in audio quality and features. PC shoppers have so many features and options to consider that audio is often left out of the conversation completely. But if you want to get the [...]
Dell Inspiron R Notebooks Announced with Optional WiDi
Today Dell is announcing a new line of their popular Inspiron series of notebooks. The Inspiron R line will come in three sizes, a 14-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch. Dell is touting these new notebooks as perfect for families and students, which means they are general purpose machines. Like a lot of the new notebooks being [...]
iPhone 4: Video and Photos Taken With New iPhone
Over in the Czech Republic someone (untranslated page) has the new iPhone 4 early and has taken some pictures and some video with it. Here is what they will look like when a rank amateur takes pictures and shoots video with the new phone instead of the great pictures taken for the Apple demo. This [...]
iPad App of the Week: Osfoora HD
I am a Twitter user. I love Twitter and even came to Notebooks.com thanks to a Tweet by Xavier Lanier, our editor-in-chief. But when the iPad came out and I tried all the Twitter apps I could get my hands on, I never found one I liked. Each of them had something that drove me nuts. Twittelator [...]
