Hewlett-Packard previewed the HP Mini 2140 with multiple displays, a touchpad and a wear-resistant keyboard. Intel’s Atom processor powers the HP Mini 2140 while an accelerometer protects the hard drive from sudden movement.

Nextar is combining Bluetooth technology and the power of the sun in its solar Bluetooth car kits (models NXBT-001 and NXBT-002). The solar chargers recharge while a vehicle is driven, eliminating the need to have a charger plugged in.

PROCON, Inc. announced the launch of its latest GPS device named The CUBE. This new GPS device sports a rugged housing and easier installation. PROCON will be distributing this new device through the GoldStar GPS brand.

Quickoffice, Inc. announced the release of MobileFiles Pro for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This upgrade brings editing and saving of Microsoft Office Excel files in the .xls format, Wi-Fi file transfer to and from a desktop (Mac and PC).

A phishing scam hit Twitter over the weekend. The phishing tweets came in the form of direct messages saying something like “Hey, check out this funny blog about you” with a URL attached. The link takes you to a site that looks like the Twitter log in, only the address is different.

MSI claims the U115 is the first netbook to combine both SSD (solid-state drive) and a harddrive in a single machine for storage.

Users have dubbed the mass failure by 30GB Zunes as ‘Z2K9’, due to the apparently synchronized failures. Microsoft’s Zune website indicates the problem is being investigated.

As companies lay off workers, the workers sign in to LinkedIn to look for that next job which is turning the social-networking site to gold.

Apple may be looking at expanding the current 3.5 inch display of the iPod Touch to a 7- or 9-inch display, which is big for video-watching, Web-surfing, gaming, and possibly even conventional desktop apps.

Some Nokia smartphones can be blocked from receiving SMS messages after getting a single malformed text message. Once blocked, the phone must be factory-reset to resolve the problem.