Sprint has announced they'll be selling HTC's next (and best) Android phone, the Hero, starting October 11th for $180 (after a hefty rebate). We profiled the Hero when its prototype was touted around town in July and loved it, but a ...READ»
Why is Philip Morris Backing Antismoking Bills?
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed legislation giving the FDA authority to regulate the tobacco industry. Just 10 years ago, when Senator John McCain introduced a similar bill, ...READ»
That's not a title I toss out lightly, but Glympse deserves it. Since smartphones first made Google maps mobile, no single application has offered so much practical functionality. Not only that--Glympse might be the only one that ...READ»
Nokia reported staggering losses in sales and profits for Q1 this week, including a 90% drop in net profit. The news came alongside similarly dim reports from Sony Ericsson, which reported that it lost nearly half its sales in the ...READ»
Obopay is an payment system that works on your cell phone--kind of like a mobile PayPal. The service is cheap, easy to use, and fantastically convenient. Not only that, it's well-backed; today Nokia [NOK] announced it would funnel ...READ»
The best new feature in Apple's [AAPL] new MacBook Pro is the 8-hour, ultra-durable battery that Apple says it custom-designed. But is it really the advanced powerplant it claims to be?
Conventional notebook batteries, or lithium-ion ...READ»
As 2008 comes to a close, here are the six tech marvels that are ready to explode into ubiquity. And after a year of almost-breakthroughs -- fast-but-spotty 3G; cheap-but-slow netbooks -- we deserve them. After all, this is the future, isn't it?READ»
It's the holidays, and that means offering peace and clemency to your nemeses. Or, in my case, coming to tolerate -- even appreciate -- a netbook.
I didn't think it was possible at first; every UMPC I've used has felt cramped, slow, ...READ»
It looked like it could be the ultimate iPhone-killer, but delay after delay has kept it from market. Some reports say it will be ready soon, while others suggest it's been abandoned all together. Will we ever see Garmin's [GRMN] ...READ»
Apple [AAPL] recently bought 8 million new shares in a little-known graphics technology company this week. That company, UK-based Imagination Technologies Group [LON:IMG], makes a mobile video technology that could give the iPhone 3G ...READ»
As our software becomes more Web-centric and our devices cheaper, Linux is becoming the operating system on everyone’s lips for 2009. Sorry, Microsoft. If this week’s news is any indication, you’ve been served. The biggest ...READ»
While Apple's Steve Jobs wowed Mac addicts with the latest versions of the MacBook today, Toshiba quietly announced a roundup of new notebooks. Care to wager on the winner?READ»
Not much to add to the already-reported rumors of new Apple [AAPL] MacBooks on their way in 5 days, but Apple has finally acknowledged the event by sending out an invitation to special media folks. The event will start at 10AM PST ...READ»
Now that Sprint [S] has announced its big WiMAX launch in Baltimore, bunches of companies are scurrying to announce products that will incorporate the wireless broadband technology.
As of this week, the XOHM network in Baltimore ...READ»
Thanks to the enthusiasts who peruse the FCC's filings website, we now know of a Dell [DELL] branded Bluetooth printer that may be coming out soon that's a little different from most: it doesn't use ink. The device looks from images ...READ»
Projectors are marvels of modern technology, but even more so when they're literally the size of a pack of cigarettes. The new Dell [DELL] M109S is only 3.6 inches long, 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches thick. It's not powerfully bright ...READ»
Not content to be outdone by the rash of ultra-marathon computers coming out of Dell [DELL] and HP [HPQ], Lenovo [LNVGY] announced yesterday that they'd be releasing two new ThinkPads, one of which is a 2.5 pound business ...READ»
Not long ago, Dell [NASDAQ:DELL] thought it had the ultra-marathon laptop market in the bag with its 19-hour battery. Now HP [NASDAQ:HPQ] has shown them up with their new EliteBook 6930p, a notebook that features a whopping ...READ»
We're all probably pretty happy with the red-eyed laser on the bottom of our optical mouses, but apparently, Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] isn't. They've released a tantalizing new ad campaign with the slogan "Say Goodbye to ...READ»
A few weeks ago, there was web-wide speculation that Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] was giving up on its beloved Zune. That, of course, would be a true shame, as the company has put together a pretty stellar device, even if it was a little ...READ»
I don't normally consider myself a road warrior, but when my 92-year-old grandmother suggested I get an air miles card, I began to reevaluate. She's right -- I've been out of town almost every week for the last several months, ...READ»
At Computex this week, Foxconn [TPE: 2354] showed off a fancy little pico projector that is nary bigger than a carton of cigarettes. It's called the PD-W1001, and while it's not 1080p by any stretch, it does deliver a serviceable ...READ»
Today AMD made official its line of "Puma" notebook processors, which are AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core mobile processors with ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics baked in. That's a mouthful, sure, but it translates into a ...READ»
If there were an award for most fecund tech company, Asus [TPE: 2357] would be the shoe-in; not only have they been cranking out new iterations of their uber-successful Eee PC laptop and thinking up new gaming devices, but they're now ...READ»
