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Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail netbook up for pre-order

Brad Linder — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:45 +0000

The Acer Aspire One D270 is one of the first 10 inch netbooks to feature an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. It's already available for purchase in Germany and Taiwan, and the folks at Netbook News have posted an unboxing video. The netbook should hit the US soon too. Adorama is already taking pre-orders for the Aspire One D270...

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Deals of the Day (2-09-2012)

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:15 +0000

The Asus U24E may not technically be an ultrabook. But that's mostly because it has a 500GB hard drive instead of a solid state disk and at 1.1 inches thick, it's a little chunky by ultrabook standards. But under this notebook has a 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge processor, and 4GB...

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Windows 8 for ARM, x86 to launch at the same time

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:31:03 +0000

Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky has announced that Windows 8 for devices with ARM-based processors is on track to launch at the same time as Windows 8 for computers with x86 and x64 chips. He's also confirmed that Windows on ARM (WOA) will look and feel almost exactly like WIndows for x86 -- but there will be some key differences. What...

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Motorola XYBOARD tablets get global 4G LTE roaming

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:32 +0000

Verizion is rolling out software updates for the Motorola Droid XYBOARD 8.2 and XYBOARD 10.1 tablets. The update offers a number of improvements -- including support for global roaming. That means you can connect to the internet over 4G anywhere in the world where there's a supported network -- although Verizon will likely charge you a pretty hefty roaming fee....

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1.5 GHz Archos 1 G9 Turbo tablet hits Woot for $280

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:49 +0000

The Archos 101 G9 is a 10 inch tablet with Android 3.2 Honeycomb software and a dual core processor. Last year the company introduced a version with a 1 GHz TI OMAP 4 processor, but recently a 1.2 GHz Turbo model also hit the streets. Now you can also pick up a 1.5 GHz version. Oddly the Archos 101 G9...

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With profits rising, Lenovo hedges bets with smartphones, tablets

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:31 +0000

Lenovo reported record sales during the fiscal quarter that ended December 31st, and the company recorded profits of $153 million, or about 54 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. Most of that revenue came from sales of traditional PCs. But the company also sold more than 6.5 million phones, with nearly half of those being smartphones. Lenovo...

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Google Drive cloud storage service coming soon?

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:42 +0000

There have been rumors about a mythical Google G Drive service making the rounds for years -- and by all accounts the company was working on a service that would let users upload files to the cloud so they could be accessed on any computer. But as Steven Levy outlines in his book on Google, In The Plex, the project was...

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Enspert Identity Tab E201 Android tablet now just $149

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:50:06 +0000

When the Enspert Identity Tab E201 Android tablet launched in the US last year the Korean tablet had a starting price of $349. Today you can pick one up from Dynamism for just $149. The E201 looks a little dated compared with the latest 7 inch Android tablets thanks to its single-core processor and low resolution 800 x 480 pixel...

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Deals of the Day (2-08-12)

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:06:48 +0000

It will probably be months or years before we start to see ultrabooks for less than $600, but if you're just looking for an ultraportable laptop with a little more oomph than a typical netbook, Amazon is selling the Samsung NP300 11.6 notebook for under $500 today. You can also pick up an Acer Aspire S3 13.3 inch ultrabook for...

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview coming February 29th

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:08 +0000

Microsoft is preparing to launch the first "Consumer Preview" of Windows 8. The company is holding an event on February 29th at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain to kick off the launch. The Consumer Preview follows the Developer Preview that the company launched in September, 2011. While Microsoft isn't using the words "alpha," or "beta" to describe exactly where in the...

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Now you can root the Sony Tablet S

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:55 +0000

The Sony Tablet S has been available for months, but up until recently there was no way to gain root access to the 9.4 inch Android tablet. Now security researcher Dan Rosenberg has found a way to root the Sony Tablet S. All you have to do to root the tablet is enable USB debugging, plug it into a Windows...

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MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:17 +0000

We've seen how to install Android 4.0 on the Amazon Kindle Fire, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. We've also seen what MIUI software based on Android 2.3 looks like on the Kindle Fire. Now you can have the best of both worlds with MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire. It's a custom version of Android based on Android 4.0 -- but...

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Microsoft could bundle Windows 8 with several Metro Style apps

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:59 +0000

Microsoft has been offering a developer preview of Windows 8 since September. While the early build of Microsoft's next-gen operating system gives a good idea of how the OS will look and feel, it doesn't come with very many Metro-style apps that take advantage of the new touch-friendly user interface. The folks at The Verge report things will be different...

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HP Envy 14 Spectre now available, makes other ultrabooks look cheap

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:25:09 +0000

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is a striking looking notebook, with Corning's sturdy, scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass not only covering the display, but also the lid. There's also a glass touchpad and a glass palm rest area for some reason. But all that glass makes the Envy 14 Spectre a little heavier than most ultrabooks. The 14 inch notebook weighs in...

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Chrome to Mobile send web pages from a PC to phone or tablet

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:21 +0000

Google has released a new tool that lets you send any web page you're reading on a PC with the Chrome web browser to a mobile device running the new Chrome browser for Android 4.0. It's called Chrome to Mobile Beta, and it has a few advantages over the older Chrome to Phone tool. Like Chrome to Phone, you can...

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