Mobile computing may have come of age with the introduction of the Kindle and iPad. Sales of e-books even show that people may be reading more because of the new devices.

While Google’s new Voice feature in Gmail may work on Android phones, it’s tied to your Google account making it more like a Facebook feature than a separate service.

Google has started testing a new feature through its Chat interface. It looks like you may soon have the option of making VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls using a Google web-client.

Dell released the Aero yesterday. It runs Android 1.5, not 2.2, making it seem a little stale. And, because Dell customized the user interface, it doesn’t appear to be in line for an upgrade.

Paper books are not regarded as particularly friendly to the environment. But what about e-books? The Cleantech Group pulled together the results of several studies to come up with some numbers.

The Droid 2 has a very similar look to the original Droid. Differences include a quicker processor, a nicer touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and it runs Android 2.2.

WD has introduced its new WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit letting consumers use their existing electrical outlets to extend high-speed Internet connections throughout their home. WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit provides data transfer speeds up to 200 megabits per second (Mbps).

It seems translations aren’t always perfect. The computers on Spanair 5022 were not infected with malware. That model has few computers. It was a computer in the maintenance department that was infected and, really, it had nothing to do with the crash.

Facebook started on a college campus and expanded from there. Now Scoop is re-focusing on the college experience with a mobile social app.

Traveling with a computer can be a test of your organizational skills. Did you remember to bring all the cables and adapters? Did you remember to set up remote accesses ? This article provides a checklist to help you get the most out of traveling with your notebook.