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ASUS Eee PC T91 Gets July 15 U.S. Release Date

Seeing the ASUS Eee PC T91 at Computex last month was a bit of a tease with no U.S. release date, but the Taiwanese company is planning to start selling its first all touch netbook here on July 15th. The $499 tablet or netvertible will be available from select retailers, including Amazon.com but only in [...]

Google Chrome OS: More of a Threat to Apple than Microsoft

When you look at the pain points Google plans to address with its ambitious Chrome OS, it’s hard not to get a sense of déjà vu. The search giant has said that its upcoming operating system, which will be available on netbooks by the second half of next year, will boast much faster boot times [...]

Google Announces Some Chrome OS Partners

An ASUS Eee PC running Google’s Chrome OS? A Snapdragon smartbook that boots quickly in to Google’s operating system? Come the second half of 2010 these could very well be the case. After dropping a bomb on the technology industry early Wednesday morning, Google posted a few more details about its future Chrome OS, including its [...]

Why Google Chrome OS Could Save Microsoft and Intel From Themselves

Google’s announcement that it is launching a new operating system, entitled Google Chrome, is seen by many as a gauntlet thrown down to Microsoft. Somewhere deep in Google HQ, a few executives probably believe that the company’s new cloud-based OS is the beginning of the end for Windows. And in the halls of power in [...]

Indiana High School Students Must Go Netbooks

School might be out for the summer but students attending Indiana’ s Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation high school have something to look forward to when then get back to the classroom, HP Mini 2140 netbooks! As reported by Indiana’s NBC affiliate WFIE, the high school will be starting a one to one laptop program for the entire [...]

Touching the myTouch 3G: Is it Worth $199?

It’s sleeker, cooler, and you can customize it to your heart’s content. But it’s also $50 more expensive than the T-Mobile G1, and $100 more expensive than the iPhone 3G. After going hands-on with the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, the second Android device to grace the carrier, we came away impressed with the design but somewhat [...]

Forget Android Netbooks? Google Announces Chrome OS

Google Android netbooks? The magic 8-ball says “not likely,” if Google has its way. Early this morning, the Internet giant announced its Google Chrome Operating System in its attempt to “re-think what operating systems should be.” Google makes no secret about it. The open source, Web-based and lightweight operating system will initially be targeted at netbooks. [...]

Pandora To Begin Charging Heavy Users; How Much Will It Cost You?

If you’re a fan of Pandora’s streaming internet radio service, you can finally breathe easy. The company (along with other internet radio outlets) had the shadow of a royalty increase looming overhead, but it appears that it has hammered out a deal that will keep it afloat. But in the effort to stay alive, Pandora [...]

Critics’ Scorecard: Reviewers Love the BlackBerry Tour

Last week we finished up our review of the BlackBerry Tour, and decided to award the new Verizon Wireless smart phone 4 Stars and an Editor’s Choice rating. We appreciated its sharp new design, high resolution display, comfortable keyboard, and fast data speeds. It’s the best smart phone in Verizon Wireless’ lineup, despite a lack [...]

Sony’s W Series Netbooks Caught on Japanese Video

Sony’s new W Series line of netbooks was only announced hours ago, but already there’s already a video on Sony’s Japanese-language site, showing the premium-priced netbooks up-close. In the video, the new netbooks look pretty snazzy. The design has a Japanese-flair that seems anime-inspired. The pink W Series looks a bit like something one of the [...]