At CES we saw a lot of ultrabooks…and I mean a lot of them. Some are bigger than others, but all of them make your laptop look like a fatty. Simply put they are thin, fast, and metal. A few …


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According to Verizon, 44% of its customers are now using smartphones. That’s 6% up from 39% in Q3 of 2011 and closing in quickly on the halfway point [man that is a big jump in one quarter - Ed]. Earlier …


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4 Live Keynote Blogs 3 Live podcasts Dozens of pictures Tons of video (and more coming) To call CES crazy is an understatement. All week we have been running around like chickens without heads just to try and keep up. …


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Once in a while, a handheld device or two will come along that will help it stand apart from the rest of them, with several features that can make it practical to use, not make a lot of sense, or …


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MIPS Tablets

  MIPS Technologies peaked our interest back in December with their highly efficient and low cost tablets running Android 4.0 ICS ( Ice Cream Sandwich ). They decided to not display on the floor at this year’s CES so we …


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If you are part of the webOS faithful you are all too aware of the issues this beloved little mobile OS has faced over the last couple of years. The latest news from HP of open sourcing brings hope but …


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Samsung makes some amazing products, no question, but their tablets have always been missing something…a great screen. If you have ever owned a Samsung phone or television you know that they make some of the best screens on the planet. …


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Windows 8 is coming…not a surprise, but we got a really nice walkthrough of several of the features that are unique to the OS (in the Intel booth of all places). It sounds like marketing speech (because it is), but …


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In the corner of the Intel booth we found something pretty interesting. Intel had commissioned a prototype laptop/tablet hybrid to show what could be possible once Windows 8 is on the scene. The idea isn’t completely unique by any stretch, …


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We got a bit of hands on time with the Intel/Lenovo phone that is destined for China later this year. It is the first phone to be built on the “Intel Reference Design” (which we are sure will have a …


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