Rumors regarding a possible operating system by Google have been floating around the Internet since... well, pretty much forever (or at least a couple of years), the whole world expecting the search engine giant to tackle this field as well, especially after releasing the Android operating system for mobiles. These speculations became even more intense this year, when Google acknowledged the fact that it was actually working on an OS designed mostly for the netbook and ultra-portable segment and built around its own browser, the Chrome OS.In any case, things became a lot clearer yesterday, when Google unveiled a few more details regarding t... [read more >>] As some of you might remember, earlier this year, we got to spend a few hours testing NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology and came out very impressed at the “other end” of the testing period, since the respective solution was the closest possible thing to a full 3D experience in the comfort of one's home. Moreover, a couple of weeks ago, we even said a few things about Asus' plans to launch a couple of 3D notebooks onto the market, both powered by a mobile version of 3D Vision.And now, it seems that the GPU manufacturer has finally decided to let the proverbial cat out of the bag and officially announced the expansion o... [read more >>] Despite the fact that the age of film photography is long gone, never to return, it's nice to see that, from time to time, some of the world's most important digital camera manufacturers come up with a product that brings back that age, at least in terms of design. This is exactly what Olympus has done with its Pen E-P1 digital camera, a rangefinder reminiscent of the original half-frame film Pen models, which were extremely popular products back in the 60's through mid-80's.Now, even if you're no pro photographers, you'll be immediately struck by the retro, yet refined and elegant look of the E-P1, which certa... [read more >>] Today is a sad day, my friends. AMD has capitulated and decided to settle all disputes with Intel for a bit more than 30 pieces of silver. I have to admit the agreement comes as a shock since AMD was quite on a roll and I expected them to win their legal disputes with ease. However, I guess the financial crisis has shown its ugly fangs and took quite a bite from Advanced Micro Devices' budget, enough to have them settle for a large sum of dollars in order to continue their development of new technologies.As far as any comments regarding the settlement of all antitrust and IP disputes is concerned, both companies have released the same ... [read more >>] Ever since we witnessed the slew of accusations and bad reviews plaguing Microsoft's latest mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, we've been dying to get a chance to try it out for ourselves and see whether there was any truth to those reports or not. So, when the opportunity presented itself at a local Samsung-related event, we quickly took the smartphone the respective OS was running on, the Omnia II, for a brief spin, in order to see what the device and its integration with the Microsoft OS is all about.First of all, we'll have to tell you that we can't help but analyze this device from two different points of ... [read more >>] October 22 came and went and, despite the fact that everyone believed that Dell's new Windows 7-running ultra-thin computer, the Adamo XPS, would officially see the light of day on that date, the famous PC manufacturer remained pretty much silent, at least as far as this particular issue is concerned. However, it seems that Dell has finally decided to end the wait and officially unleashed onto the world what really is, at the moment, the thinnest notebook ever manufactured.As we said several times before in our articles regarding Dell's touting of the new Adamo XPS, this system is the world's thinnest in its category, measuri... [read more >>] Without a doubt the gaming industry has become the main force behind the rapid advancement of today's computing technology. Gaming is no longer just pure fun and games or accessories are no longer made by gamers for gamers. Gaming has become an industry, with numerous accessories and games with budgets that would make any Hollywood motion picture cry. Yet again beyond the shadow of a doubt is the fact that one of the most successful companies in the gaming accessories industry is Razer. With products ranging from gaming surfaces to gaming audio, accessories, mice, keyboards or other types of gear, Razer definitely has all bases covered... [read more >>] Dare to guess what announcement Sony Ericsson just made? Well, it has just announced the Xperia X10, its latest Xperia touchscreen mobile device sporting the “by now pretty famous” Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a speed of 1GHz. The display sizes 4 inches, has a WVGA resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and sports a scratch-resistant capacitive screen. Keep on reading for a lot more information.The device features an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus, up to 16x digital zoom, as well as Geo tagging and intelligent face recognition features. Connectivity options are as follows: Bluetooth, Micro USB, Wi-Fi and, of course, the 3.5 m... [read more >>] As some of you might remember, back when we reviewed Sony's NWZ-S739F Walkman player, we considered it one of the best media players we had ever come across. And while that statement remains true, we can honestly say that the subject of this particular review, namely the OLED touchscreen-equipped Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 portable multimedia player, really manages to up the ante, providing a host of advanced features including superior noise canceling, Internet browsing capabilities via the built-in Wi-Fi module, more entertainment-related options, but also, unfortunately, a lower battery life.Launched back in May 2009, the X series was d... [read more >>] Over time, we've managed to get our hands on a fairly large number of Mio products and we were able to thoroughly test for ourselves what the company's GPS personal navigation devices were able to achieve. Plus, after enjoying a hands-on experience with the new Spirit interface a while ago, we were quite curious to see just how the new Moov line (the S Series) would behave when used extensively. Out of all the new models that will come equipped with the Spirit interface, we've had the chance to test the top-range one (at least in terms of dimensions), namely the Moov S760, whose size makes it a very good choice for people ri... [read more >>] |