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  • Did space exploration sow the seeds of its own demise? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:01PMSpace exploration has ushered in a number of major technological advancements, including microelectronics that led to today's information-saturated age. Bob Mahoney worries that this space-enabled advance, ironically, may undermine the future of humans in space.
  • Review: Google all the time on the Chromebook Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:01PMNew laptops running Google's Chrome operating system offer a new approach in portable computing: Games, productivity tools and anything else you might need are handled by distant computers connected to the Internet.
  • Photos: 10 greatest Apple machines ever Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:37PM10 finest products from Apple that changed the definition of computers and technology in this sector.
  • Smartphones and Tablets Replacing Alarm Clocks, GPS Devices & Digital Cameras, According to Mobile Survey Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:08AMA recent mobile survey conducted by Prosper Mobile Insights™ included 149 smartphone and tablet users from the SSI Panel who completed the survey on their devices. The survey was collected from 6/22 - 6/27/11. 41% of the sample was male while 59% was female, and the average age of the sample was 39. The data reveals that many consumers are replacing “older” technology devices with smartphones ...
  • A weekend of technology fail Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 7:52PMSorry, but it's a fairly boring post today, mostly about the weekend, where I had major technology fail - and it made me realise just how much I rely on technology in my day-to-day life.
  • Ask Engadget: best prefabricated gaming desktop? Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:26PMWe know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Wilfred, who needs a new gaming rig (but ain't interested in buying the time to build one). If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com . "I'm going to buy a powerful ...
  • Simple clear advice in plain English Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:25AMIt has an impressive combination of new, fast components, which meant it performed very well in our tests. The Intel Core i5-2540M processor is the fastest mobile-computing model in Intel's latest ‘Sandy Bridge' line , and it meant the computer breezed through most tasks and was easily able to handle lots of programs running at once.
  • webOS 3.0 Review Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:13AMJuly 1 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of HP buying Palm, and it’s celebrating with the launch of webOS 3.0. Making its debut on the HP TouchPad, the company’s big push for the consumer tablet market, but then headed to HP smartphones too, webOS 3.0 promises to take the simplicity, elegance and flexibility we’ve been [...]
  • The iPhone Turns Four: How It Has Changed Us Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:56AMBy Jeffrey Sass As anticipation ramps up for the arrival of the iPhone 5 this fall, let?s take
  • Toshiba Introduces All-in-One Desktop With Premium Audio Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:25AMIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba announced its first All-in-One PC for the US market, the DX1215.
  • Distribution Release: DoudouLinux 1.0 Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 9:35AMDistroWatch: DoudouLinux is a Debian-based distribution targeting young children, with a goal to make computer use as simple and pleasant as possible.
  • Acer announces Predator G5910 for the UK with up to 8TB of storage, 'combat-machine' design cues Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:49AMAcer's been mighty busy the past few days, trotting out laptops , desktops , a media streamer , and a multitouch monitor, to boot. But the company wasn't ready to call it a week just yet -- the outfit also announced the Predator G5910 gaming rig for the UK gaming crowd. As you might gather from its reddish accents and claw-like doors -- a "combat-machine" aesthetic, according to Acer -- this is ...
  • 100+ Gadgets & Accessories to Make Your Soul-Crushing Office More Fun Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:10PMEven if you’re lucky enough to enjoy your job, spending time in a boring office is the pits. Here at Mashable , we believe a fun workplace…
  • OnLive Player for iPad, HTC Flyer hands-on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 10:36PMAmong the numerous things OnLive unveiled at E3 was a demo of an OnLive Player app for the iPad and the HTC Flyer. We gave it a turn at E3 and came back with a strong promise, although there were some bumps along the way. Read ahead for our early impressions....
  • AMD resurrects its 'FX' brand for speed freaks, lexicon lovers Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:30PMWe saw AMD's old "FX" moniker repeated on a leaked price sheet recently, but we couldn't be sure of its significance. Now AMD has confirmed that it is indeed bringing back the FX brand to denote hardware aimed at gamers and graphics enthusiasts. In keeping with its penchant for complicated taxonomy, the chipmaker will use the resurrected badge not on individual products, but rather on desktop ...
  • Frost & Sullivan Recognizes iView Systems for its Pioneering Security and Surveillance Software Platform Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:45AMBased on its recent analysis of the Public Safety Systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes iView Systems with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation for its iTrak Incident Reporting and Management System.
  • Chromebook vs. Netbook vs. Laptop: Which one is right for you? (Yahoo! News) Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:21PMYahoo! News - With portable computing options taking on a life of their own, consumers have some hard choices to make when it comes to buying a new notebook. Traditionally grouped together as notebooks are 2 subcategories most people are already familiar with, laptops and …
  • Chromebook vs. Netbook vs. Laptop: Which one is right for you? Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:55AMWith portable computing options taking on a life of their own, consumers have some hard choices to make when it comes to buying a new notebook. Traditionally grouped together as notebooks are 2 subcategories most people are already familiar with, laptops and …
  • FIC to present Elija, the 9.7-inch Android tablet at Computex Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:56PMTaipei, Taiwan, May 31, 2011 - First International Computer, Inc. (FIC), a world leader in the design and production of electronic devices today unveiled their first Android tablet, Elija to the attendees at Computex 2011. The new tablet from FIC is equipped with a 9.7-inch IPS capacitive multi-touch screen and powered by the i.MX53 processor, the Freescale's latest implementation of ARM Cortex ...
  • Virtual reality improves training in process industries Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 7:57AMCapital-intensive industries face the challenge of replacing an aging workforce with a computer-savvy, gaming generation of employees over the next five years.
  • Opinion: Don't Scrimp On Hardware! Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:15AM[Splash Damage's Dean Calver explains why your coders shouldn't settle for office or gaming rigs, arguing for top-of-the-line and scarily expensive systems, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.] Whilst true of all disciplines I expect, I'll talk about this one purely from a coder perspective, mostly because as a code lead, over the years the efficiency of the team has been something ...
  • Qualcomm Talks Future of Mobile, AR, 3D, Sensors & More at Uplinq 2011 Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 4:50PM"Mobile is the largest technology platform in history," began Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm, leading the opening keynote at his company's Uplinq conference this morning in San Diego. "And it has become a force for social change." Jacobs focused his talk on the continuing evolution of mobile, the opportunities for developers and how advances in mobile computing are empowering ...
  • How to Get Mac OS X's Best Features on Windows [Video] Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:17PM# windows Whether you're a die-hard Windows fan or simply a Mac user required to occasionally use Windows, it's hard to argue against the fact that Mac OS X has some killer features. Here's how to get the best of them on Windows. More »
  • ASUS Selects SoftKinetic Studios' DanceWall for the Launch of the WAVI Xtion Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:15PMTAIPEI & BRUSSELS - ASUSTek Computer Inc. (ASUS group), the leading digital entertainment products and online services provider, and SoftKinetic Studios, the leading provider of gesture-based interactive entertainment experiences, today announced that ASUS has selected SoftKinetic Studios' gesture-recognition game DanceWall to be featured as a bundled title with the launch of the WAVI Xtion...
  • OCZ Techonology announces Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III solid state drives Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:52AMSAN JOSE, CA-May 10, 2011 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III SSD product lines.
  • ASUS Eee Pad MeMO to come with glassesless 3D IPS display (update: video!) Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 4:26AMRemember how we speculated that the final Eee Pad MeMO may come with a 3D display, courtesy of its teaser? Turns out we were right after all, as ASUS' Jonney Shih has just confirmed a glassesless 3D, 1280 x 800 IPS display for this 7-inch Honeycomb slate, which is now dubbed Eee Pad MeMO 3D. We're also told that the accompanying MeMIC Bluetooth headset will be thrown into the box, though we're ...
  • Openspace Discovers The Best HTML5 Apps While Surfing the Web Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 3:00PMOpenspace Makes it Easy to Find Applications for Gaming, Shopping, News and More that Work Across All of your Devices: Phone, Tablet and Computer
  • Microsoft Offers Students Free Xbox 360 with PC Purchase Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:15AMStudent looking to buy a laptop or desktop computer this coming semester can pick a free Xbox 360 gaming console thanks to a pretty sweet Microsoft promotion. The Xbox deal is valid with the purchase of any Windows 7 computer starting at $699.
  • Notebook Computers balance performance, energy conservation. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 7:56AMEurocom Optimus performance-oriented business notebooks, based on Intel® Sandy Bridge Core i7, i5 and i3 CPUs, feature discrete NVIDIA® GT 555M graphics and Optimus(TM) technology. Built around Intel Huron River HM 65 platform, products include EUROCOM Fox 2.0 and Lynx 2.0 with respective 15.6 and 17.3 in. HD (1920 x 1080) displays. Both models support up to two, 2.5 in. storage drives (1.75 TB ...
  • GAmeR: The Self-Entitlement Proxy Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:12PM"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an ' Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order ' sign, just ' Escalator Temporarily Stairs'. Sorry for the convenience .'"      -Mitch Hedberg (Comedian, 1968-2005) Though intended for humor, Hedberg makes an accurate observation toward a technological mishap; an escalator is simply a flight of moving stairs then when not in ...
  • Mark W. Smith: Choose your service for making free video calls over the Web Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 1:37PMGreg Schwartz, CEO of Birmingham-based app developer Mobatech, says of video calling: "It lets us have that same type of personal meeting, where you're looking at someone face to face without having to travel several thousand miles."
  • CyberPower's X6-9300 and MSI's GT680R: Fighting for Your Mobile Gaming Dollar Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:09PMChoosing a laptop can be a pretty confusing experience, because even if you have a good idea of what features and components you’d like, finding a laptop with them isn’t always easy. Once you do find the right features, you have to decide if you like the way the notebook looks, and in the mobile gaming world that often means living with a lot of gloss and bling, or going for the polar opposite ...
  • iMac Core i5 3.10GHz review (mid 2011) Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:06PMIt’s been less than a year since Apple’s last iMac refresh, but thanks to Intel’s 2011 Sandy Bridge update the aluminum all-in-ones had been looking a little last-gen. That all changed this past week, with a quad-core refresh across the board and a new set of AMD Radeon graphics chips to match. Still, no aesthetic [...]
  • 2011 iMac: On Gaming, Design And The Promise Of Thunderbolt Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:36PMA few years ago, the all-in-one desktop had developed a bit of a reputation. They were perfectly serviceable machines for basic needs like Facebook browsing and watching YouTube clips, but when it came to doing anything visually taxing, they may as well have been paper weights. That was back in the day of those blueberry-colored, [...]
  • Can The Murderbox Play Crysis? It Should for $20K Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:31PMThe murderbox extreme desktop can cost enthusiasts just over $20,000 before even installing EA's new shooter, Crysis 2.
  • Microsoft aims to put Skype at your fingertips Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 11:57PMMicrosoft Corp. wants to be your phone company. The software giant’s $8.5 billion purchase of the Internet voice chat company Skype Inc. will give consumers a host of new online telephone services, built directly into Microsoft’s industry-dominating software products.
  • OCZ Technology Announces the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III Solid State Drives Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 7:55AMSAN JOSE, Calif. -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. , a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Agility 3 and Solid 3 SATA III SSD product lines.
  • The Commodore 64, that '80s computer icon, lives again Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 6:38AMIt was chunky, a hideous tan color, and, by today's standards, ridiculously feeble.
  • Linksys E3200 High Performance Dual-Band N Router Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 4:21PMThe Linksys E3200 is an excellent high-performance Wireless-N router for both novice and experienced users.
  • Sony data breach may lead to "spear phishing' scams Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 9:00PMSan Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment took down its network after a breach was discovered.
  • How To Turn Your Computer Into The Ultimate Remote Access Media Server Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 3:18PMIf you’re out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media server. Here’s a look at how to not only access your files (and control your computer) remotely, but also share files with others, stream music and video, access your photo library, and a whole lot ...
  • LucidLogix Virtu to Bridge Discrete and Dedicated Graphics on ASUS Motherboards with Intel Z68 Chipsets Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 9:24AMKFAR NETTER, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motherboard market leader ASUS chooses Virtu™ GPU virtualization software for various mainboard SKUs based on the Intel Z68 chipsets for fast video transcoding and universal GPU support.
  • Viewdle SocialCamera Launches -- Stills Come to Life Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 7:25AMFirst Mobile Application That Tags Your Friends Using Faceprints
  • Origin PC Overclocks Eon17-S Notebook to 4.5GHz Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 10:48AMWhen it comes to getting a new gaming notebook or desktop computer, gamers always want more of everything. We want faster processor, faster graphics, cards, faster RAM, and lots more. Sometimes the...
  • Pertech Resources, Inc. at CETW - Booth 326 Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 2:43PMPertech Resources, Inc would like to invite you to visit our booth 326 at the Customer Engagement Technology World 2011 April 27 28 in San Francisco, CA.Since 1971, Pertech Resources has supplied over 2,000,000 peripherals to Financial Institutions and other industries world-wide. Stop by and learn about our low cost, full featured solutions:Check and ID Scanners for desktop and self-service...
  • Astro Ape's CEO on Finding Success in Mobile Gaming Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 10:21AMSome have equated setting out to find success in the app market to trekking across the country for a
  • HP Pavilion Elite PC HPE-510y Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 11:31AMThe HP Pavilion Elite PC HPE-510y desktop is oriented more for multimedia users, but for the asking price you can get something else with more power.
  • Resistance Is Futile: Tablets Are Category Killers Across the Board Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 6:26PMNeglecting your desktop or laptop for your new tablet? You're not alone.
  • Intel rolls out Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor for tablets Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 1:34PMWell, it's a bit past the end of March , but Intel has now finally gotten official with its new Atom Z670 processor for tablets, which you might know better by its Oak Trail codename. Built using a 45nm manufacturing process, the Z670 runs at 1.5GHz and promises to support 1080p video with the aid of Intel's GMA 600 integrated graphics, while also keeping power consumption to a minimum and ...
  • New Intel® Atom™ Processor for Tablets Spurs Companion Computing Device Innovation Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 10:14AMSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intel Corporation today announced that the Intel® Atom™ platform, formerly codenamed “Oak Trail,” is now available and will be in devices starting in May and throughout 2011. Over 35 innovative tablet and hybrid designs from companies including Evolve III*, Fujitsu Limited*, Lenovo*, Motion Computing*, Razer*, and Viliv* are based on “Oak Trail” and running ...