In January, Sony Computer Entertainment held a press conference to announce the Next Generation Portable (NGP). The successor to the PlayStation Portable, this new gaming device will have a Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 processor, SGX543MP4+ dedicated graphics processor, and a 5 inch OLED multi-touch capacitive screen. Although these features are just the tip of…
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Last week at I/O 2011, Google announced a new product line of Chromebook laptops. This comes a little over 6 months after the company began handing out over 60,000 CR-48 Chrome Notebooks to businesses, developers, and students. Unlike a traditional operating system, Chrome OS is all about the cloud. Despite internal hard disk space, users…
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When geeks hear the word “dual-boot,” the notion is often mesmerizing. For instance, Apple MacBook owners can run Windows 7 in addition to Mac OS X with the help of BootCamp. I happen to have Ubuntu, a flavor of Linux, configured on my Dell XPS as well. When it comes to tablets, companies such as…
Apple has brought tons of new features to iOS each year since their mobile operating system made a debut on the original iPhone in 2007. Just a few advancements include the App Store, multitasking, FaceTime video chat, and a personal hotspot. While Apple deserves complete credit for kick starting the smart phones and tablets revolution,…
I had a chance to review the HTC Arrive earlier this month, which ran on the latest Windows Phone 7 ‘NoDo’ update. It was a the first time I had to dig deeply into Microsoft’s new operating system and I was quite impressed. For those who have not tried it, Windows Phone 7 deviates heavily…
When TiVo first made a debut in 1999, it revolutionized the way we watch TV. It was a time when VHS was the only practical method of recording televised programs. Unfortunately, the company spent the last four years embroiled in lawsuits with EchoStar (Dish Network) over patent infringements. TiVo may have finally won the big…
Earlier today, Sprint held a small press event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco and CEO Dan Hesse took the stage to promote several eco-friendly initiatives. The most notable was the upcoming Android-powered Samsung Replenish smart phone. While a powerful green device sounds exciting, it also raised a few concerns as it follows my recent…
Front-facing cameras have made appearances on high-end smart phones from time to time over the past few years, but they never really caught on. The Apple iPhone 4 and the HTC EVO 4G finally brought mobile video calling to the masses in 2010. Fast forward a year and there are many handsets and tablets with…
Over the past six months, manufacturers have spewed out dozens of low-cost Android smart phones. While making the cost of entry into the world of Android might sound like a great idea, many of these devices pack only the bare essentials making for a poor overall experience. The solution is not to bar these from…
Last week, Amazon announced the Cloud Drive which offers 5 GB of free web-based storage. This lets anyone with an Amazon account upload documents, photos, videos, or just about anything else to their servers for remote access. While it is a great way to back up important files without spending a dime, Amazon also has…