SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Chinese LeTV Announces Three Flagships, Also Headed to US

Private Chinese entertainment company LeTV, or the “Netflix of China”, has announced three flagship devices. All said to be nearly bezel-less, these are considered to be the first smartphones in the entire world to feature USB Type-C ports. We only … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Kobo Glo HD, Cheaper than the Kindle Voyage, Same Resolution

A new e-reader from Rakuten-owned Kobo has been in the news this week, mainly because it could very well outrun the poster child of e-readers, the Kindle, and now the new Kindle Voyage, with its $130 price. The Japanese e-commerce … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Stanford Scientists Reveal Aluminum Bendable Battery

A team of scientists from Stanford University have been working on a bendable battery, stronger and far more efficient than both ion-lithium and alkaline, that can charge a smartphone in 60 seconds. Alternatives, such as alkaline batteries, are known to … Continue reading →

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Microsoft Surface 3 Is No “Pro”, but the Price Is Just Right

Microsoft’s line of Surface and Surface Pro tablets were the first to bridge the gap between laptops in tablets in such a successful and mainstream way. The Surface Pro 3 was undoubtedly the most popular and functional model in the … Continue reading →

 

TABLETS
Lenovos Yoga Tablet 2 pro May Not Win Your Heart

When you think of a tablet, don’t you picture a 7-or-so inch device that you can pick up and use for casual browsing, social media, and email? Then we have hybrid/convertible laptops which can function as both a tablet and … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi, Similar to MacBook Air, Could Be Better

We love tablets, we love laptops. We’re starting to love tablets that double as laptops because they give us the feeling of portability but do not limit the functionality we need. Asus has a new hybrid/convertible laptop that’s closer to … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Google Has Devised an ‘Ebola-proof’ Tablet

If you watched television or used the internet at all last year, odds are you know at least a little about the West African Ebola epidemic. It was a ruthless outbreak that spread all the way to the United States … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell’s Venue 8 7000 Tablet-Thin, Bezel Design, Long Battery

Remember when the Dell Venue 8 7000 was first announced? I barely do either. It was over a year ago, back in January of 2014. Details were sparse but that didn’t mean we weren’t excited about the super slim tablet. … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Dell Hits the Mark with Inspiron 13 7000 Series Convertible

I first heard about Dell’s new Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 back in June and at the time, testers were giving it great reviews. For the price, this convertible-hybrid laptop offers a happy medium for users torn between the convenience … Continue reading →

 

SAMSUNG
Samsung Chip to Provide 128GB to Budget Devices

You can’t deny using your smartphone for nearly everything, and that “everything” requires space. Storage is becoming more and more important in smartphones, whether you like to load up on apps, transfer virtually every album you own, or, you’re like … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Wear a Smartwatch That Powers All Your Devices with Neptune Suite

Neptune, the company behind the Neptune Pine smartwatch that ran independently from a smartphone, is trying something new and very ambitious. Neptune Pine didn’t do well in the long run, probably because of its bulky and ungainly appearance in a … Continue reading →

 

SAMSUNG
Blackberry in Cahoots with IBM and Samsung for Its New Tablet

SecuSmart, German encryption specialist owned by Blackberry, has revealed a new tablet with the help of both Samsung and IBM. Dubbed SecuTablet, it sticks to Blackberry’s guns, making it a super-secure device aimed at the big shot business and government … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Elite Recreates the ZX Spectrum for a Nice Game of Nostalgia

A new version, a recreation if you will, of the famous Sinclair ZX Spectrum is in order. If you aren’t aware, the ZX Spectrum is a British computer from the 1980’s that helped jump start the video game industry in … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
The Asus Transformer Book Flip TP550LA Makes for a Heavy Tablet

A lot of light weight notebooks have been in the news lately. Lenovo, Apple, and HP have all been showing off their competition. Well, Asus just came out with a attractively priced 15.6-inch multimode notebook called the Transformer Book Flip … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wi-Charge Is Actual Wireless Charging, Uses Infrared Light

Wi-Charge is a tech company from Israel after my own heart. Set out to combat the number one annoying issue with mobile devices, the need to constantly charge, Wi-Charge uses its own proprietary wireless power transmission technology to recharge devices … Continue reading →