Archive for April, 2011
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Folding Fujitsu LifeBook X2 Notebook Arrives From the Future [Concept]
We’ve seen super small notebooks like the Sony VAIO P before, but this new concept Fujitsu X2 aims to offer a VAIO P size, but unfold to offer more productivity and more screen real estate. The Fujitsu LifeBook X2 is just a concept right now, but offers a new take on portability and thanks to [...]
Windows 8 will Run from a USB Flash Drives with Microsoft Support
Windows 8 leaks have popped up with lots of interesting features including the ability to run the operating system from a USB flash drive, according to Win Rumors. This has been possible with user created hacks, but this feature will be built-in and called Portable Workstations. This is likely for enterprise users who want to [...]
How Girl Talk Uses His Notebook To Make Music (Video)
Even if you don’t like the music produced by Girl Talk, aka Gregg Gillis, you are probably familiar with his fair use stretching and catchy music that has been mix and mashing beats, vocals and more since he took off in 2006. Rolling Stone caught up with Gillis in their New York office to see [...]
PC Growth Not as Fast in 2011 Says DisplaySearch
To paraphrase Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the netbook is not dead yet! It is fading according to one more market research firm. DisplaySearch says that growth in the mobile PC market is not going to grow quite as fast as it did last year. They say the netbook is not as popular thanks [...]
Best Buy Blue Label 3.0 Notebooks Launch With 2nd Gen Intel, Hybrid Drives, WiDi 2.0 & More
Best Buy has just formally announced the new Best Buy Blue Label 3.0 notebooks for 2011. The Blue Label line delivers consumer requested features at attractive price points. The current crop of Blue Label notebooks includes a Sony VAIO VPCSC1AFM/S and the Toshiba E305, which won our Best Premium Mainstream Notebook of CES 2011, which [...]
Apple Issues OS X Security Update and Safari Update
Apple has issued two new updates for OS X users. These two updates include a security focused update for OS X and a collection of security updates to the Safari browser, bumping Safari up to version 5.0.5. These updates come along with a new update to iOS 4.3.2, which was pushed out earlier today. Apple [...]
MSI X370 Ultraportable AMD Fusion Notebook Goes On Sale For $599
MSI has just announced that the slim and sleek-looking MSI X370 notebook is now shipping in the U.S. with a price of just $599. The X370 is just over 3 pounds and has a 13.4″ display. The notebook gets it’s power from an AMD Fusion E350 processor and AMD Radeon graphics. MSI is hoping that the X370 [...]
Panasonic Toughbook Survives Snowmobile Torture Test (video)
The Toughbook brand is, well tough, and Panasonic really get’s into showing you just how tough and rugged their Toughbook notebooks are. When they aren’t throwing them of the deck of an aircraft carrier, the team apparently likes to hook them to the back of a snowmobile for a sled free tubing experience through the woods and over a [...]
Scosche MotorMouth II Review: Add Bluetooth Speakerphone & Audio Streaming to Any Car
The is a small accessory, but arguably one of the coolest accessories for your car in a while. The Scosche MotorMouth II plugs into the auxiliary (AUX) jack found on most new cars and practically every aftermarket head unit to turn your car’s sound system into a speakerphone and even better, it allows you to stream [...]
Intel Not Adding USB 3.0 Support Until 2012
Intel will not be adding USB 3.0 support to its chipset until 2012 with the new “Ivy Bridge” platform. By then, they are probably hoping that their own Thunderbolt standard will start to take hold. The promise of USB support comes at the Intel developers conference in Beijing, China from their VP of Architecture Kirk [...]
