Sky Catcher Introduces a Virtual Personal Computer on a Stick

Sky Catcher Solutions introduced a portable, personal computer, smaller than a pack of cigarettes at the DOD Cyber Crime Conference. The device operates inside a secure USB device.

Posted on: January 26, 2010 9:00 am

New, Improved Instapaper for Kindle

Instapaper lets you save web pages to read later on your computer, smartphone, or any other e-reader. The service has now been improved for the Kindle and iPhone.

Posted on: January 25, 2010 9:00 am

Configuring a New Notebook Computer

If you buy a new notebook computer, prepare to be confused. There’s now a wider array of choices in processors, screens, memory specifications, and more. This article offers some tips on what the options are.

Posted on: January 25, 2010 9:00 am

Designers Unearth Apple Tablet Prototypes – From 1983

20-plus years ago, Frog Design came up with a prototype for an Apple tablet. The devices never went to production, but it will be interesting to see how it compares to whatever Apple offers on Wednesday.

Posted on: January 25, 2010 9:00 am

AMD fights back with cheap superchip

AMD is offering several new processors to counter Intel’s recent releases. The Phenom II X2 555 “Black Edition” is rated at 3.2 GHz, with room for overclocking.

Posted on: January 25, 2010 9:00 am

Firefox – Version 3.6 Is Faster, More Capable

Now that Firefox 3.6 is available for download, the folks at webmonkey.com have taken it for a test drive. In this article they report their findings on security, speed, and features.

Posted on: January 22, 2010 9:00 am

Texts, Tweets Saving Haitians From the Rubble

The use of cell phones, combined with GPS coordinates, is changing the way rescuers search for victims hidden in the rubble left by the earthquake in Haiti.

Posted on: January 22, 2010 9:00 am

Gallery: E-Readers Push Boundaries of Books

If you’re interested in buying an e-reader but are confused by the products available, maybe this article can help. It provides pictures and short reviews of seven e-readers.

Posted on: January 22, 2010 9:00 am

Five Unlikely Apple Tablet Rumors

Apple is making an announcement on Wednesday, January 27. Rumors have been rampant for weeks now. This article looks at five of the rumors, offering reasons why they probably aren’t true.

Posted on: January 22, 2010 9:00 am

New article: Trine, an almost-perfect modern side-scroller

Recently we’ve seen a small resurgence of modern side-scrollers which meld the gameplay of old with the 3D rendering capability of the PS3 and XBox 360.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: January 21, 2010 9:00 am