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Do you remember Steve Ballmer showing off Microsoft goodies during this year’s CES where we saw some slate tablet computers? Whatever happened to those? According to Steve Ballmer, we’ll see the first glimpses of a Windows slate — presumably ones that will actually hit the market — by Christmas. However, Ballmer didn’t specify whether we’d…
The final specifications for version 1.1 of wireless USB have been published and in it is support for NFC to pair devices. Chances are you’ve yet to use a wireless USB device, and you can thank Intel for that. Since roughly 7 out of every 10 computers that ship, and I do mean every computer,…
It has taken a while for some new leaks to come out about what Hewlett Packard plans to do with Palm but we’re finally seeing some more details on what kind of hardware to expect. A rumor is now floating that a webOS device will be called the Palm ‘Mansion’ and it will not have…
The Nokia N8 hasn’t even hit the masses yet and the N9 is already getting fondled and judged out in the wild. While its predecessor, the Nokia N8 almost certainly bound for AT&T, has had mixed reviews regarding its hardware, the N9 was called “near perfect” by one Russian journalist. The journalist also said that…
Well, that didn’t take long. The Apple TV has been jailbroken and you can look forward to getting around some of Apple’s restrictions. That’s right folks, we should see some apps on the device soon. Prior to the introduction of the Apple TV, there was speculation that it would be a full iOS device which…
According to the Nikkei Daily, Toshiba is scrapping its plans to mass produce OLED displays. Toshiba and Panasonic joined forces in 2008 to form Toshiba Mobile Display and began laying down plans to add OLED manufacturing to a Toshiba-run production plant in northern Japan. After investing almost 16 billion yen ($191.6 million), those plans were…
We’ve seen the Motorola “Begonia” pop up in inventory lists before but a few new details about the Android-powered device have just been leaked and this could be the followup to the Cliq. According to Engadget, the Motorola Begonia could be called the Cliq 2 and it will launch with Android 2.2. Like the Motorola…
Remember those early days of Windows when 3.1 ruled the roost with its awesome Program Manager and Windows 95 was considered cutting edge? Well, you can relive those days, not with some aging desktop pulled from the recesses of your basement, but with your iPad. In a seven-minute video that may turn the stomachs of Apple fans, YouTube…
The market for e-readers is quickly heating up, as Borders has just added a Kobo e-reader with WiFi to help it go against the Amazon Kindle and, to a certain extent, the Apple iPad and other tablets. The new Kobo eReader has a 6-inch E-Ink display, an SD slot, a D-pad for navigation and it…
NVIDIA is not messing around when it comes to mobile devices and the company is talking all types of trash about its competitors. The company also indicated that manufacturers like Motorola and Samsung will be key partners down the line, which could give us hints at future products. “Motorola, Samsung and LG are very important…