Archive for March, 2011
EeePad Transformer Notebook/Tablet Coming To Best Buy for $400 (video)
The Asus EeePad Transformer tablet and notebook was shown off back at CES 2011 and just launched officially in Taiwan, but don’t despair, the Android 3.0 HoneyComb powered tablet that can transform into a notebook is arriving at Best Buy in the U.S. soon and will start at just $399. The Eee Pad [...]
Dell Inspiron M5030 Spanish Laptop Launches w/ Spanish Keyboard (Video)
Dell is calling the new Spanish Language Inspiron M5030 notebook the first in the industry to come configured completely with Spanish speakers and typers in mind. The AMD Atholon powered Inspiron M5030 launched in late 2010, but has been updated to include not only a Spanish language version of Windows 7, but also a Spanish [...]
MSI X370 to Challenge 9 Series, MacBook Air
MSI has just announced its latest challenger to Apple’s popular ultra-portable MacBook Air in the form of the X370. The MSI X370, part of the X-Series, would belong in the slim and light class that Samsung’s new 9 Series is part of. The X370 is less than an inch thick and can run for up [...]
Amazon Cloud Drive & Player First Look
We were excited about the announcement from Amazon that they are offering 5GB of free storage for MP3 files and 20GB of free storage for anyone who is willing to buy an album from their music downloading service. So we immediately signed up, bought an album we were planning to get from iTunes, and tested [...]
Windows 8 Heads to Manufacturers, Windows 8 Beta Likely This Fall
Windows 7 has made great progress in replacing aging Windows XP and Windows Vista computers at home and in business and has clearly shown that Microsoft is ready to compete with usable and innovative operating systems. Not content to rest on the success, Microsoft has just shipped off a preview Windows 8 to manufacturers so [...]
How to Share Pictures Online
One of the benefits of digital cameras is the ability to instantly see what you have captured, another key benefit is ease with which it makes sharing those memories. For years now, there have been a host of online services available to share photos. In this article, we take a look at three popular services [...]
Samsung Notebooks Come with Key Logger Installed (Updated – False Positive)
Samsung is investigating the inclusion of key logger software on various Samsung Notebooks after Mohamed Hassan, an IT expert found the StarLogger key logging software on two different Samsung notebooks, purchased from two different locations. We have confirmed that the StarLogger is present on at least one other system which we have in for review. [...]
World Backup Day Deals: Save On Online Backup, Hard Drives and Storage
Backing up your computer is important enough that you shouldn’t need a day dedicated to it, or a collection of deals on online backup services and hard drives, but that is exactly what today is. March 31 is World Backup Day 2011, which should serve as a reminder to backup your computer, smartphone, iPad and [...]
MSI Resumes Shipping GT680R and GE620R Sandy Bridge Notebooks, Adds Addtl 1 Year Warranty
MSI has announced that customers can once again order the MSI GT680R and GE620R notebooks which had been put on hold due to the Sandy Bridge Chipset Issue which delayed many notebooks in early 2011. The MSI GT680R is a 1.56″ desktop replacement gaming notebook powered by a 2nd Generation Core i7-2630QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX460M GPU and [...]
Chrome OS Notebook Invasion Planned for Summer 2011: Should You Wait?
The netbook may be taking a hit thanks to the popularity of the iPad 2, but there is set to be an invasion of 10-12″ notebooks this summer powered by the Google Chrome OS. DigiTimes is reporting that we should see Atom or Tegra powered Chrome OS notebooks from Acer, ASUS, Sony and Samsung in [...]
