INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
The N1, Nokia’s $249 Tablet Finally Arrives in China

Nokia’s N1 tablet, announced this week at the Mobile World Congress, is already being called an “iPad with Android” due to its striking resemblance to the widely-loved device. Another factor worth getting out of the way is that the N1 … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Microsoft Helps HP Design New Convertible Spectre x360

Monday, at the Mobile World Congress, HP unveiled a new “premium” convertible PC in its high-end Spectre series. The Spectre x360, which has been a project 1 ½ years in the making, is an exciting collaboration design with none other … Continue reading →

 

INTEL
Intel Announces New Mobile Chip Series, X3, X5, X7

Intel needs a little push when it comes to the mobile market, especially after losing $4.2 billion last year. But hey, it’s not all bad news. The company actually made progress, going from nothing to something, presence-wise. Now they just … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
One Laptop per Child Unofficially Announces New Hybrid Device

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is an affordable eduction project supported by the One Laptop per Child Association in Miami, and the One Laptop Per Child Foundation in Cambridge (Wikipedia). Originally funded by a large group of organizations, including AMD, … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
VAIO Hasn’t Gone Anywhere, Welcome the Z and Z Canvas Hybrids

Early last year, due to a drop in demand, Sony gave up on its VAIO PC business, and sold its entire division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). That didn’t stop the Tokyo-based computer manufacturer from manifesting a couple of VAIO … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell’s New Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro Tablets Are Made to Be Super Durable

Dell announced a series of education-oriented products this week, including the Venue 10 and the Venue 10 Pro tablets, that offer several cool new features geared towards students. The Venue 10 series by all estimations falls just short of the … Continue reading →

 

HP
Super Cheap Highly-Rated HP Windows Tablet, the Stream 7

The price of HP’s Stream 7 tablet is so low, it may make you wonder how HP can afford to sell a Microsoft-operating device for just $79. You may or may not know that Microsoft no longer charges device manufacturers … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
ARM Launches Cortex-A72 for Double CPU Speed

ARM is working on new processor architecture that will be up to an incredible 350% faster than previous Cortex models. It’s the 64-bit Cortex-A72 processor core, which if all goes well, should be the perfect ingredient for the next generation … Continue reading →

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Jolla Hopes for More Indiegogo Success by Upgrading Its Tablet

Anyone heard of the Sailfish OS-powered smartphones? The OS was written by a mobile software developer called Jolla, which has been working on improving its software with 9 updates and counting, plus hundreds of new features. Now, to go with … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
What’s All This Talk about Xiaomi’s Apple Competitor, the Mi Note?

Chinese Tech company Xiaomi has been gaining rapid popularity since its first smartphone released in 2011. After tripling its smartphone sales in 2014, Xiaomi has become the world’s 3rd largest smartphone distributor, also expanding into other consumer electronics and mobile … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Equil Smartpen 2 Gives Handwritten Notes a Digital Twist

Today I sat down to write in a journal, with my actual hands. My hand was rather sore afterward, probably because I can’t remember the last time I have done this; maybe 6 months? Depending on what type of lifestyle, … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
The High-End Dell Venue 8 7000 Is Ultra Thin and Powerful

The iPad Mini better watch out, Dell is showing off the slimmest tablet out there, the Dell Venue 8 7000. Although it was first announced at Intel’s Developer Forum keynote in San Francisco this past September, the company is done … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Lenovo’s LaVie Laptop Series Are Lighter than You’ll Believe

Since its reveal at CES 2015 this week, everyone is talking about the oh-so-light Lenovo LaVie HZ550. At just 1.72 pounds, Engadget calls it “stupidly, record-breakingly compact”. There’s nothing wrong with that. I know I sure wouldn’t mind having a … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Top Tech Holiday Gift Ideas for Under $100 in 2014

While some of you may be sitting pretty with right at a week of shopping time left until Christmas, I’m sure many of you (like me) have just entered the mad scramble to find those last few gifts on your … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Amazon Raises the Bar on Affordable Tablets with the Fire HD 6

With so many smartphones, tablets and “phablets” currently on the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the one that is right for you. Depending on whether you’re looking for speed, functionality, storage space, great graphics or optimal performance in … Continue reading →