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CES 2012: Hands on with the Razer Blade
Gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer decided to get into the PC making game last year at CES with it’s prototype Switchblade, and this year it has the first of those efforts to show off on the show floor. While visiting the Razer booth I was able to get some hands on with the Blade, which was more »
GadgetTrak offers a year of free service for Black Friday
Here’s one of the best Black Friday deals you’ll find: a free year of GadgetTrak. GadgetTrak is a security service that uses Wi-Fi positioning and webcam to locate your missing laptop.If your laptop ever gets stolen you can use both of those features to try and recover it yourself, or you can file a police more »
Revamping the phone battery: 15 minute charge can last a week
A group of engineers from Northwestern University have revamped the lithium-ion battery allowing it a 15-minute charge that will last an entire week. This is quite impressive considering the fact that I, along with many of you, I’m sure, have to charge our phones over night every single day of the week. Forgetting to do more »
Dell Latitude XT3 is on sale starting at $1,789
Back in February Dell first talked about the Latitude XT3, the business-class convertible laptop. Today that laptop is finally up for sale, though you will have to wait until September 22 to actually get your hands on the device. The Dell Latitude XT3 is a 13.3-inch laptop that can convert into a tablet. Both forms more »
AT&T drops price on Moto Atrix to just $99
The device that was the hit of CES this year, the Motorola Atrix, has received a price discount at AT&T knocking $100 off. The Atrix is a great device by itself but can also be used with a laptop dock to create an experience bigger than the just the device. Supply may be tight, so more »
Who is the audience for a Google Chromebook?
The Google Chromebook is just the web. It doesn’t run Windows and it doesn’t have a bunch of preloaded software. It defies everything we’re used to when we think about traditional PCs. The Chromebook just runs Google Chrome in addition to all the services and apps Google is associated with. Given the lack of power and almost complete dependence on the web, who could best benefit from a Google Chromebook?
$20 for your own Google Chrome netbook?
According to a new rumor, you might be able to get your hands on a Google Chrome netbook for just $20 per month. Previously, Google’s CR-48 Chromebook had been available to select few as a beta program. An anonymous source has come forward to say we’ll be seeing the Chromebook for sale in June or more »
Samsung accused of installing keyloggers on laptops
Samsung is being accused of manufacturing laptops that come pre-installed with keylogger software. The software in question is called StarLogger. StarLogger remembers everything that is typed on the computer it’s installed on. At the same time, StarLogger takes pictures of the computer’s screen. This software was uncovered by Mohamed Hassan, an IT consultant and founder of NetSec Consulting Corp.
Samsung Series 9 13-inch notebook gets priced at $1,649
After a few months of waiting we finally have pricing for Samsung’s answer to the MacBook Air. While Samsung wasn’t able to get the ultraportable down to the Air’s price point, there are reasons to want the Series 9 over the MacBook Air. The Samsung Series 9 will begin selling tomorrow at $1,649 for the more »
Gear we use: CR-48
What: Google CR-48 Chromebook Where: on the go Why: thin, light, simple Buy: not so fast What When I travel for business, I loathe lugging around my 18lb laptop. I pull it out at the home office to look busy but the rest of the time, it sits in my wheeled bag. This past trip, more »
















