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iPad keyboard accessory won’t ship until mid-April

12 March 2010, 2:33 pm by: Brad
If you needed any more proof that Apple is confident you don’t need to use a hardware keyboard with the iPad, the tablet will start shipping on April 3rd. The official keyboard accessory won’t be available until a few weeks after that. I&...

Dell offers new Mini 10 netbook with Linux in Japan

12 March 2010, 1:39 pm by: Brad
Dell Japan is selling the Linux version of the new Inspiron Mini 10 netbook. Like the Windows version, the Linux model has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and 802.11b/g/n WiF...

FCC launches broadband speed test for smartphones

12 March 2010, 12:19 pm by: Brad
The Federal Communications Commission wants to know what kind of internet speed you’re getting. Is it close to the speeds your ISP advertises? Are download and upload speeds different in different parts of the country? The agency has a web-base...

Asus to stop shipping recovery discs with netbooks

12 March 2010, 10:29 am by: Brad
Like most netbooks, Asus’ Eee PC mini-laptops don’t have disc drives. But that hasn’t stopped the company from shipping a recovery DVD with each and every Eee PC model shipped… until now. The company has posted a note on its s...

Deals of the Day

12 March 2010, 9:42 am by: Brad
Netbooks Dell Inspiron Mini 10 w/Win 7 Starter, Atom N450, 6 cell battery for $249 – Dell Refurbished Samsung N120 Atom 1.6GHz 10″ Netbook for $265 + $10 s&h – Yugster (coupon: YUGSAVE5/25) Acer Aspire One AOD250 10.1″ n...

Qualcomm patent details all-in-one folding tablet, phone, netbook

12 March 2010, 8:08 am by: Brad
Part of the reason smartphone have largely replaced PDAs over the last few years is that there are a growing number of activities that require an always-on internet connection. But another reason is that people don’t like carrying around two or...

Google Chrome netbooks could cost more than Windows netbooks

12 March 2010, 7:12 am by: Brad
You would think that installing a zero cost operating system on a netbook would help keep the price low. But while there’s no licensing fee associated with Google’s upcoming Chrome OS, it turns out that netbooks running Chrome OS might ac...

And… the iPad pre-orders begin

12 March 2010, 6:01 am by: Brad Linder
Look, up in the sky! It’s a netbook killer. No it’s an oversized iPod touch! No it’s the iPad! Apple’s new 9.7 inch touchscreen tablet may or may not be a revolutionary new device that will change the way we interact with comp...

Toshiba to launch a line of slate PCs

12 March 2010, 5:06 am by: Brad
Toshiba is making it known that the company ha s no intention of sitting out the tablet PC revolution. You know, if it actually turns out to be a revolution. Netbooks began to take the world by storm when Asus introduced a consumer oriented low cost...

Quanta convertible tablet hits the FCC – probably a Classmate PC

11 March 2010, 2:21 pm by: Brad
Taiwanese PC maker Quanta produces computers that are sold by companies ranging from Apple to Lenovo. And that’s why I have no idea what brand name we’ll eventually see on this convertible tablet that popped up at the FCC web site this we...

Gateway EC14D thin, light, and DVD drive toting laptop now in stock

11 March 2010, 1:30 pm by: Brad
A few days ago we noted that the Gateway EC14D07u laptop was available for pre-order. Well, today it looks like at least one retailer has the laptop in stock. B&H is selling the Gateway EC14D for $629.99. This laptop’s claim to fame is the...

JooJoo tablet hits the FCC, complete with specs, teardown photos

11 March 2010, 12:13 pm by: Brad
Just in case you had any doubts that the JooJoo tablet was real, the FCC is here to help. The federal agency has published a series of documents related to the upcoming tablet, which is expected to begin shipping by the end of the month. Hot on the h...

Smartbook concept uses smartphone as a pocketable QWERTY keyboard

11 March 2010, 11:23 am by: Brad
With 50 or more tablets set to hit the market soon, starting with the iPad, there’s one thing that many people will notice is missing: keyboards. Sure, these tablets will have on-screen keyboards. And I dare say computer peripheral makers will...

Deals of the Day

11 March 2010, 10:04 am by: Brad
Netbooks and Notebooks ASUS Eee PC 1001P-M 10.1″ netbook w/Atom 1.66GHz 10″ Netbook for $280 + free shipping - SuperBiiz (coupon: Shamrock10) Toshiba Mini NB205-N325WH 10.1″ netbook w/Atom N280, Win 7 Starter, 6 cell battery for $2...

OCZ offers sub-$100 32GB SSD

11 March 2010, 8:54 am by: Brad
Solid State Disks or SSDs offer a number of benefits over traditional hard drives. They tend to be faster, and because they have no moving parts they’re more durable. Sure, you get a limited number of write cycles per disk, but that number is h...

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