Top 10 ultraportable laptops

This article reviews ten ultra-portables, here defined as having screen less than 14 inches and weighing less than 4 pounds, ranging from $500-$2500. The list includes three Lenovo devices, two each from Asus, HP, and Samsung, and the Sony VAIO SB.

Posted on: August 29, 2011 9:00 am

Samsung ‘mulls bid for’ HP’s orphaned webOS

While Samsung has said they are not interested in buying HP’s hardware business, they may be considering the purchase, or licensing, of webOS.

Posted on: August 29, 2011 9:00 am

Could Amazon Sell 5 Million Tablets This Year?

Analysts are running a “what if” contest. What if Amazon started selling tablets? What if those tablets cost less than $300? Could they really sell 5 million tablets if they could build that many?

Posted on: August 29, 2011 9:00 am

Razer Unveils Gaming Laptop

Most high-performance laptops aren’t very portable. The new Razer Blade measures 0.88 inches thick, weighs less than 7 pounds, runs an Intel Core i7 processor, and has an Nvidia GeForce GT 555M discrete graphics chip.

Posted on: August 26, 2011 9:00 am

Time for a power walk

Each time you take a step power is lost as heat. New shoe inserts are being developed to capture that heat and turn it into power for electronic devices, such as your phone.

Posted on: August 26, 2011 9:00 am

Mozilla goes version number crazy

If Mozilla continues producing a new version every six weeks, as planned, by June of next year they’ll already have released version 13. However, as of now, their road map only takes them to version 10.

Posted on: August 26, 2011 9:00 am

Steve Jobs Invented Your Dell PC and Your Android Phone

Now that it’s sinking in, Steve Jobs is stepping down, this page includes a 3-minute video of clips from Apple presentations since 1984.

Posted on: August 26, 2011 9:00 am

Kupa X11 pen plus touch Windows 7 Tablet

The Kupa X11 will receive it’s first public demo tonight. The Kupa X11 is a Windows 7-based tablet, using both pen and touch input, that offers long battery life.

Posted on: August 25, 2011 9:00 am

Dutch court: Android 2.3 violates Apple patents

While the court said Android 2.3 violates patents, apparently Android 3 doesn’t. But, until Samsung changes the operating system, they aren’t to ship any Galaxy smartphones to Europe.

Posted on: August 25, 2011 9:00 am

Twitter turns on SSL encryption security

Twitter has begun to roll out SSL encryption on all its servers. The move will help protect data from interception by hackers.

Posted on: August 25, 2011 9:00 am