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 will also come in a netbook variant.

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 units than the Core 2, Core i5 and Core i7 [...]

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 focus from DVD media to online streaming of TV and [...]

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 USD after conversion) on a prepaid service plan without a [...]

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 while they’ll begin production of the cards in Q1 (January [...]

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 advanced photographers.

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 both networks are holding back on the release of the [...]

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 New Year Holiday. Chinese workers get two weeks off of [...]

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 UI and Flash 10 support to the Nexus One courtesy [...]