The MacBook Air could soon get a radical makeover with new tech thinking that'll spread throughout the Mac lineup. It's happened before, and the latest set of rumors are plausible. The latest comes from Digitimes, a site that ...READ»
Microsoft's own data, released as part of its recent financial disclosure, reveals something we suggested a while back: The netbook phenomenon is winding to a close. As the recession ends, people want more powerful PCs. The statistics ...READ»
As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity -- and transform the role of the teacher.READ»
How do you know when a device has moved from being the hot, must-have tech to a standard commodity, cheap at half the price? When you can buy a DIY mix-n-match version of it, like you now can for netbooks thanks to a chinese ...READ»
After months of speculation that grew into a fevered pitch of rumor and leakage, Apple today introduced the device that everyone's been talking about: A new type of handheld computer called the iPad.
The simplest way to explain ...READ»
Developing screens for computers and cell phones may sound like boring business, but, as customer demand for portable devices that can handle HD video, e-books, and Web browsing increases, the need for screens that are both awesome ...READ»
Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by desktops.
Once it was merely our laptops and PCs, and then it was our companion netbooks, too. Then our Web 2.0 accounts: Facebook, MobileMe, Google apps. After that, our phones got smart ...READ»
Sometimes it takes a million square feet of gizmos to understand where humanity is headed. After all the pageantry and pixels, here's what the world learned about tech in 2010.
There Is No Such Thing as a Netbook
No one could ...READ»
Yesterday I wrote about Pixel Qi, the LCD screen tech that's making some of CES' most buzz-worthy gadgets possible. This morning I got a chance to see Pixel Qi's new LCD screen in person. As you can see below, the screen can switch ...READ»
Microsoft has declared a massive victory for its latest operating system: "Windows 7 is by far the fastest selling Operating System in history," according to Craig Beilinson, the Director of Marketing for Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division. READ»
No doubt this Christmas, technology companies will target men with tech babble (ram, gigs, specs etc), and then try to woo women by dressing up their products in glitzy, pinked up marketing bows. This is a guide for men and women, ...READ»
In case you missed it, the Litl Webbook is a unique "cloud-based netbook" with only 2GB of local storage, a presumably Linux-based custom OS, and a 12-inch display that bends over into "easel mode." Here's what it looks like ...READ»
Amazon may have sewn up the U.S. e-reader market, but its international Kindle seems like a lame duck, and it faces growing competition. Where can Amazon go next with the device? Maybe Entourage's dual-screen eDGe has the ...READ»
Some mobile networks say that smartphone users are sucking down too much data. But as netbooks become more popular, won't a burgeoning problem get that much worse? (Below, the Palm Pre.) No, says a new study -- having millions more ...READ»
Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'"
Dell says that he foresees consumer excitement swinging ...READ»
