Archive for February, 2011 - Page 12

Despite previous rumors that said the next-gen iPad is going to be launched only at some point in summer we now know Apple has scheduled a March 2 event to reveal the iPad 2 to the world. We were expecting the tablet to come out at some point in late [...]

The new 2011 MacBook Pro laptops are the talk of the town. Apple is set to refresh its popular laptop line tomorrow, February 24, and we already have leaked specs and features, not to mention actual pictures of the next-gen notebook for you.

I’m torn between wishing these would go into wide release and wondering why they even exist, but one thing is plain as day: the Mini Cooper Gaming Chair is downright impressive.

Ah, the webcam. The tool from which video chats and liveblogs have emerged doesn’t get a lot of play these days, but with the introduction of a new one from the folks out at Microsoft–the LifeCam HD-3000–perhaps it should.

Great news for SlingPlayer Mobile users on iPad and iPhone: they’ve just announced that SlingPlayer Mobile will support video out functions, meaning you won’t have to squint and strain at your relatively tiny Retina display to watch your favorite shows. Now you’ll be able to put them up on bigger [...]

It’s been steadily turning out this way for some time now, and every time something like this happens I feel just a little better for the industry–publishing for the online market just gets better and better. And the folks out at Barnes and Noble are trumpeting a pretty big win; [...]

Interesting bit of news from the crew out at Samsung, who apparently had some words with the Yonhap News Service about a new model of Samsung Galaxy Tab featuring an 8.9 inch display.

I think we can all safely agree that we love the solid state drive. The idea of having a sublimely portable storage system that still holds plenty of data and has reduced risk of damage from shocks is an idea whose time has long since come. The only real problem [...]

Today is Apple’s Annual Shareholder’s Meeting, and the Apple Board of Directors will face some tough questions from investors who want to know what the company’s plan is for life after Steve Jobs. The company has fended off these sorts of questions before, but this time, they’re facing a shareholder [...]

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 took a long time from beta to final RTM release. Microsoft has just announced availability of SP1, but should you upgrade just yet?