The Samsung Omnia 2 in Detail

This article includes a 5-minute video showing features of Samsung’s I8000 Omnia II smartphone. The phone runs Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional.

Posted on: October 30, 2009 9:00 am

Chocolate Would Be More Useful Than Antivirus Software in Breach Settlement

TD Ameritrade offered its customers a deal – some anti-virus software to make up for their financial information, on Ameritrade’s servers, having been compromised. Maybe they could use chocolate to plug the security holes to better effect.

Posted on: October 30, 2009 9:00 am

HP Pavilion dm3

This new notebook from HP has a 13.3-inch screen,1.3-GHz Core 2 Duo microchip, 2 GB of RAM, and a 500-GB hard drive making it a nice, but maybe not stellar, machine.

Posted on: October 29, 2009 9:00 am

Google Closes the Loop on Music Search

Google’s new “OneBox” music search feature lets you search for music by artist, album name, or song name returning playable links so you can hear the music.

Posted on: October 29, 2009 9:00 am

Verizon Droid: 5 Standout Features

The Droid will be in stores next week. What does it offer? This article gives five things to like about the Droid and a link to a five-minute video.

Posted on: October 29, 2009 9:00 am

Daylight Savings Time Patch

If you have a Windows Mobile device, even WinMo 6.5, you need a patch for the daylight savings time change. Europe changed last weekend, the U.S. is changing this weekend. This notice includes a link to the CAB file.

Posted on: October 29, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Replacing your broken PSP analog stick

The PSP’s the analog stick is one of its most fragile components. Some take years of abuse, others give up the ghost rather quickly. You can return your unit to Sony for repair, or you can save some time and money by repairing yourself with this tutorial from Editor-at-Large James Booth.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: October 28, 2009 9:00 am

New MobileDemand xTablet T7000 Small, Light, Rugged Tablet PC with Windows 7

MobileDemand has introduced the xTablet T7000 which combines the functionality of a notebook, full Windows OS of a tablet and the portability and data collection capabilities of a handheld.

Posted on: October 28, 2009 9:00 am

Hands-On With the Fonera 2.0n

If you’d like an extra Wi-Fi network at home, the Fonera 2 does 802.11n networking and can share files for you. It may not be as visually appealing as its geek-factor suggests.

Posted on: October 28, 2009 9:00 am

Android 2.0, Release 1

Google has released the Android 2.0 SDK. This reference article lists built-in applications, locales, and other platform highlights.

Posted on: October 28, 2009 9:00 am