Archive for February, 2010 - Page 13

When we first reported on the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e last year, the purported specs had it running with an AMD processor and an ultraportable form factor, including a 11-inch screen. Now, straight from Lenovo, we’ve learned that the new computer [...]

A report today revealed that roughly half of the boxed, retail processors that Intel expects to sell in Q1 2010 will be from the low-end Pentium Dual-Core product line. Intel expects these low-cost, high-volume chips to make up more shipped [...]

According to sources, Walmart has agreed to buy Vudu, the silicon-valley producer of video streaming services for web-connected TVs, DVD/Blu-Ray players and self-branded hardware.  Vudu would bolster the retail giant’s sales of video media, following consumer demand as it changes [...]

While the Android OS is reserved for pricey smart phones with hefty data plans in the US, T-Mobile is now offering Android 2.1 in a prepaid mobile phone in Europe.  The T-Mobile Pulse Mini will sell for £99.99 (about $155 [...]

ViewSonic has begun shipping its first CULV notebook, initially revealed at CES 2010.  The ViewSonic ViewBook Pro VNB131 notebook features a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo consumer ultra-low voltage processor, providing a slim, lightweight alternative to larger, bulkier laptops.

Last week, we reported on a rumor that NVIDIA’s hotly anticipated (and oft-delayed) Fermi DirectX 11-capable GPUs would be released in March, after the CeBIT computer trade show in Germany. In a conference call last week, NVIDIA’s CEO revealed that [...]

Samsung have taken the wraps off tow new TL Series compact cameras at this years PMA event – namely the 10 megapixel Samsung TL500 and Samsung TL350 – which are billed as being high-end compacts aimed at both novice and [...]

If you’re anxiously awaiting the release of the BlackBerry 9650 on either Sprint or Verizon then it would appear that you may have to keep your expectations in check as a purported source at RIM is quoted as confirming that [...]

It’s rare that during a worldwide economic recession that you’d actually find that there is a shortage of workers, but right now, Shenzhen, China’s district where you’ll find many tech factories, is facing a severe labor shortage following the Chinese [...]

Those of you who own a Nexus One smartphone and who aren’t fazed by the idea of flashing the phone’s ROM (not something especially suited to the faint-hearted) may be interested in a new hack that brings both HTC’s Sense [...]