Droid Memory, Palm to iPod Touch, and iMacs for Older Users
I have read that the Motorola Droid from Verizon has a limited amount of memory for storing third-party apps, no matter how much total memory you add to it. Is this true? A: That’s right. It’s a...
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Palm Pixi Needs a Dusting of Speed
Since the debut of the Palm Pre in June, Palm has talked about the value of the device’s webOS operating system, which offers fast responsiveness, multitasking, universal search and smart...
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Google's Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smartphones
Google this week is taking two dramatic steps to try to catapult devices using its Android mobile operating system into stronger competition with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone and Research in Motion’s (RIMM)...
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Giving Your Pictures Some Va Va 'Zoom'
Are you ready to take a step closer to the digital-camera big leagues? Many people who have used a basic point-and-shoot camera for several years are ready to bring it up a notch. The next logical...
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The Android Invasion Continues: Motorola Debuts the Backflip
Motorola has added another superphone to its Android portfolio, the Backflip. Unveiled at a press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the device is similar to Verizon’s (VZ) Droid in...
View ArticleTwo Laptops Take Images to Another Dimension
If switching from standard to high-definition television wasn’t confusing enough, there’s another wave of TV technology on the horizon: 3D. But 3D TVs and much of the 3D content won’t be available...
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In Mobile Gymnastics, the Motorola Backflip Scores a 6
Touch screens are now prevalent enough on mobile devices that I find myself touching the screens of every new gadget I see. My trusty index finger of a stylus is ready at all times to swipe, pinch,...
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Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad
Lenovo is rethinking the ThinkPad. For years, the iconic laptop brand, originally created by IBM, has been known for solid construction and great keyboards, but with a boxy black design and relatively...
View ArticleApple Still Selling Laptops, Refreshes MacBook Pro Line
Perhaps the iPad and tablet computers will replace laptops one day. But for now, most people are still going to use conventional computers for day-to-day work. Apple (AAPL) has just upgraded its line...
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Kylo and Loop Advance Viewing Web Video on TV
More consumers are watching TV shows over the Internet using computers hooked up to their sets. But this can be a hassle. The major Web browsers were made for close-up use, so they have icons, toolbars...
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New iPhone Keeps Apple Top of Class
Just three years ago, Apple wasn’t in the mobile-phone business at all. Since then, its game-changing iPhone has become the most influential smartphone in the world. Now, on June 24, the company will...
View ArticleThe New Nook: A Colorful Hybrid
Barnes & Noble today took the wraps off the latest iteration of its Nook, revealing an e-reader with a lot more color and a distinct resemblance to a tablet computer. Gone is the monochrome e-ink...
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Digital Cameras Improve Zooms, HD Function
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, so, too, comes the start of the holiday shopping mayhem. Once again, digital cameras are rocketing to the top of wish lists, and once again, shoppers are tentatively...
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab Is iPad's First Real Rival
After seven months of unchallenged prominence, Apple’s hot-selling iPad now has its first credible competitor in the nascent market for multitouch consumer tablet computers: the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [...
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Mark Hurd Really Wants to Keep the Jodie Fisher Letter Private
Lawyers for former Hewlett-Packard CEO and now Oracle Co-President Mark Hurd today asked a judge in Delaware to allow him to intervene in a shareholder lawsuit against HP. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are...
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RunKeeper Hopes to Be Your App for That New Year's Resolution
FitnessKeeper, the mobile fitness app maker for the iPhone and Android, has found a variety of ways to get its users to pay to track their runs, bike rides and other activities using GPS. It offers a...
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Twitter Courts Google's Sundar Pichai for Head of Product
Sundar Pichai, the man in charge of Chrome and Chrome OS at Google, is being aggressively courted by Twitter to be its next head of product, according to sources with knowledge of the situation....
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The Streak 7: Bargain Tablet From Dell Is No Real Deal
If you could get a tablet for the price of a smart phone, and if it also worked on one of the new, faster, 4G-class cellular networks, you’d jump at the chance, right? Dell and T-Mobile hope so, and...
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Motorola's Xoom Starts Tablet Wars With iPad
After months of speculation, the tablet wars begin in earnest this week. Motorola is releasing its Xoom tablet on Feb. 24, and I consider it the first truly comparable competitor to Apple’s hit iPad....
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MacBook Pro Could Get a New Year's Resolution Boost
As its MacBook Air’s specs drift into the power user realm, how will Apple differentiate its MacBook Pro line? Better processing and graphics power, of course. And perhaps a much improved display as...
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Introducing Your Super Large, High-Resolution Face on Facebook
Facebook already holds loads of our photos — and by loads, I mean an average of more than 250 million photos uploaded each day. But now it really wants to be your main photo album, by allowing...
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Two Slim Digital Cameras Worth Considering – Even With Your Smartphone
Let’s face it: Smartphones, with their ever-improving cameras and ability to instantly share photos, are munching away at the digital camera market. But some consumers still appreciate the features...
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Amazon's Next Kindle Fire Will Ship in Q3 With Improved Display
With sales of the first-generation Kindle Fire petering out, Amazon is gearing up to launch its successor, a tablet that seeks to improve on the original while retaining a similar form factor. Sources...
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Consumer Reports: T-Mobile Fudged Camera Specs on New Smartphones
A new report from Consumer Reports says T-Mobile hasn’t presented a clear picture when it comes to taking photos with the myTouch and myTouch Q. The $50 “budget” smartphones, the latest in T-Mobile’s...
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A Windows Laptop With an Apple Price, but Less Juice
[ See post to watch video ] Laptop sales have been tanking as tablets surge. The new Windows 8 is off to a slow start with users. And the hybrid machines that claim to work as both tablets and laptops...
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