Bloomberg is reporting that Wal-mart will likely begin selling the iPad later this year. The world’s largest retailer already sells an array of iPods and the iPhone 3GS. “We anticipate being able to have the iPad later this year,” Gary Severson, senior vice president of entertainment for Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores, said in a telephone interview. [...]
MyAssist is a virtual personal assistance service designed for the ‘mobile lifestyle’ that I recommend to anyone that doesn’t have enough hours in the day. For just $10 per month you get access to a team of virtual assistants who will bend over backwards to make your life a little easier. In the six months I’ve [...]
The Boy Genius at BGR has dug up some dirt on that rumored BlackBerry tablet, codenamed “BlackPad” and from what they say, it sounds like it will either be extremely awesome or an extreme fail (because there’s never any middle ground with these things).
TechCrunch reports that in addition to greater speed and Flash 10.1 support, Android 2.2 a.k.a. Froyo will have tethering via USB and Wi-Fi built right in, allowing you to use your Android device as a mobile hotspot or USB modem.
Got a tip in the forum that N-Trig is showing off a new system of multi-touch gestures exclusively through LAPTOP Magazine. Very impressive stuff, though some of us are sure to take it with a grain of salt.
The only thing that comes close to new device rumors in numbers these days are posts about companies filing patent infringement claims against each other. HTC, who has beeen sued by Apple, is now firing back filing a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging that Apple is infringing on five patents. This is not [...]
Good news, bad news bubbling up over a new feature in the Kindle 2.5 software. Good news is your Kindle backs up your notes and highlights to Amazon’s servers. Bad news is Amazon analyzes that data – your data – to suggest passages to others.
If you’re Windows Mobile device is running WinMO 6.5 and has a version of Office Mobile installed you can pick up a free upgrade of Office Mobile 2010 today. Office Mobile 2010 is launching alongside the desktop suite Office 2010 today. Effective today, Office Mobile 2010 will be available for free via Windows® Phone Marketplace [...]
Microsoft is taking the official wraps off of Microsoft Office 2010 today and while its Web apps take aim at the Cloud computing users out there, it is also taking aim at Google and its Google Docs. Yesterday Google launched a preemptive PR salvo at Microsoft saying that Office 2010 works seamlessly with Google’s cloud [...]
Yes! Finally, Intel is taking the gloves off and getting serious about getting into the tablet market. At least that’s the message from Intel VP Mooly Eden and to prove he’s serious, he even held up an Intel tablet design at an Intel investor meeting. An Intel-based tablet? Wow! I’ve never owned one or three [...]
The Netbook Summit (San Francisco, May 25) is gearing up to celebrate, discuss, and promote all things Netbook. In the wake of the “news” that the Apple iPad is cutting into Netbook sales, it looks like at least one speaker is planning on taking that topic on. According to Laptop Mag, Tim Bajarin, president of [...]
For some time there have been ways to remote into a computer or a network and get some work done when you aren’t sitting at the computer you need. So that’s nothing new. Yesterday though I had an experience where I needed to do just that, but all I had with me was the iPad. [...]
This time it is from Vietnam. Apparently a Vietnamese business man bought this prototype of the new iPhone for $4000. Of course, he took it apart, took some pictures, and now we’ve got another case of new iPhones in the wild. This is getting a bit tiring, especially when you read the breathless accounts of [...]
Lenovo is offering the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 netbook for $313, including free shipping, after an instant $60 discount and a stackable 15% off web coupon code. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 has an Atom N450 processor, 6-cell battery, 802.11n WiFi, 1GB DDR2 memory, 4-in-1 Card Reader, GMA 3150 graphics, 160GB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Starter [...]
Two separate and reliable sources confirmed today that the HP Slate will not be released this summer as previously expected. Instead, the company is in a rush to get Palm’s WebOS onto a slate device that will be named the HP Hurricane. The sources, who are about as close to the project as you can get, [...]
According to The Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless is working with Google on a tablet for their network, adding one more member to the “everyone and his brother” group of people working on tablets.
Joel Evans at The Mobile Gadgeteer (who, in comic book parlance, might be called the “Silver Age” Mobile Gadgeteer) has uncovered that the ability to store apps on an SD card has been given “FutureRelease” status at the Android factory.
Word out of Digitimes is MSI, in addition to showing off their Android-based M Pad, will unveil an Atom-powered slate running Windows 7 called the “Slatebook”.
One of our favorite apps here at GBM is the excellent screen capture utility SnagIt by Techsmith. Techsmith is taking the wraps off of the new SnagIt 10 and it offers some nifty new features including: All-in-one capture is now easier with a single mouse click or key press Transparency lets you lose the white [...]
We’ve heard reports and some grumblings about the inconsistency that users face when using apps on the iPad. Essentially apps (and of course their developers) have their own way of thinking how a user wants to interact with them and there isn’t really a consistent approach to how controls and functions work from one app [...]
While we still wait to hear about the U-150 Hybrid from Lenovo that got everyone so excited, Lenovo is rolling out updates to its U-Series and Z-Series lines adding options for Core I3, I5, and I7 Intel Core and Core ULV processors. The U160, U460 and U460S can be configured in an array of different [...]
Lenovo is offering the Lenovo IdeaPad V460 notebook for 28% off, including free shipping, after an instant discount of $150 and a stackable 15% off Lenovo coupon code. The Lenovo IdeaPad V460 is a 14″ notebook with an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB DDR3 memory and a 320GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy for more information [...]
Finally there is a faint glimmer of hope that all the chatter of a Verizon iPhone will end. Because a CDMA iPhone has been spotted? No, because Apple has argued in court that their exclusive deal with AT&T was for five years.
Got a reminder today that this year’s Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education a.k.a. WIPTE is quickly approaching. Submissions are due in little more than a month. Hope to see yours there.
President Obama took a big crap on the iPad at some school in Virginia yesterday. Or at least that’s the impression I got skimming headlines today. Something about media being a distraction or something like that. I don’t know. All I read was “iPad” and was hooked.
One of the huge benefits of Tablet computing is the ability to extend digital work into the field. I think of the field as the frontier of personal computing. Currently, there are plenty of basic PDA solutions for field workers, but they often leave you going back to the car, truck, cart or the office [...]
Sony took the wraps off their new VAIO P ultra mobile, and it looks impressive. Features such as accelerometer, digital compass and GPS, which are often gimmicky on other clamshells, look like they’ll be put to good use, while leaving out a touchscreen which, I grudgingly admit, was probably a smart choice.
The WiFi Alliance, the organization that sets standards for WiFi is announcing new standards for a new technology that is aimed at increasing wireless speeds dramatically. Working with the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) the new technology is not a replacement for WiFi, but an add-on or compliment to WiFi. Supposedly due out in the next [...]
Fujitsu Laboratories is set to announce improved color e-Paper displays at the Fujitsu Forum exhibition in Tokyo May 13-14. Supposedly these displays are quite a bit brighter (up to 1/3rd brighter with a 7:1 contrast ratio). More importantly Fujitsu is saying that new driver technology will allow the screens to redraw in 0.7 seconds. The [...]
Chris Davies of SlashGear has penned a post on why he thinks the stylus and Digital Inking isn’t dead. Leaping off from Steve Jobs’ famous quote, “It’s like we said on the iPad, if you see a stylus, they blew it.” Chris does a good job of distinguishing between what an active digitizer and stylus [...]
The Microsoft Store is offering the Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1326 13.3-in notebook for $479, including free shipping, after a $120 off coupon code. The Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1326 comes in Nova Black and is powered by an AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual Core processor, Radeon HD 3200 graphics 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy [...]
Apple announced that May 28th is the day that the rest of the world gets to unpack their iPads. Well at least some of it. The iPad will be released to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on a Friday in a little over two weeks. If you live in [...]
I’ve been hearing about this for a bit, and it looks like it is now live in the App Store. SmartNote for iPad is an app that lets you create a quasi palm rejection area on your iPad screen, that allows you to then rest your palm on the screen when you are Inking with [...]
Daryl Deino of the Examiner is reporting that an “HP insider” is spilling the beans on HP’s plans for a WebOS Tablet. Supposedly it is codenamed The Hurricane and is scheduled to debut in Q3. We don’t know much more than that, but Q3 seems early to me given the timing of HP’s recent acquisition [...]
I’m a long time user of the Aliph Jawbone BlueTooth headsets. I’ve used one of every model. One of the biggest drawbacks of using the Jawbone models has always been the lack of an A2DP profile. Well, finally that has changed. At least if you have the latest model, the Jawbone Icon. Essentially, it is [...]
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
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Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
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