Among the dozens of notebooks being shown at IFA this year is one unusual specimen that features built-in support for both 3G and 4G networks. Samsung’s N350 netbook sports a “dual mode” chipset that lets the machine toggle between HSPA+ and LTE, so users remain connected when stepping outside of 4G coverage zones.  Read More →

The Icy Dock MB991IK-B is a tray load rack that supports 2.5″ drives and fits in a standard 3.5″ drive bay. The principle is pretty simple, to give users an easy way to swap out 2.5″ drives in a convenient tray system, rather than having to open up the PC case to trade them out.  Read More →

We catch up with Ford on how it intends to make electric vehicles a smart buy for consumers  Read More →

The world’s industry leader is dethroned in Japan… for now.  Read More →

HP leads enterprise disk market, but won’t get a boost from 3Par The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.  Read More →

Hate it when companies crazy glue half a dozen stickers to your brand new $1,200 laptop? AMD understands. According to a NY Times report, the chipmaker likens it to buying a new luxury car that’s plastered with permanent bumper stickers promoting the motor oil, floor mat, and air freshener companies. If you peel them off, the adhesive often leaves behind a residue that can be annoying because it’s on the palm rest, meaning your hands... 

3Par’s shareholders have until 24 September to tender their shares in favour of the deal Hewlett-Packard and 3Par have signed a definitive agreement for HP to buy the California storage vendor for US$2.35 billion, the companies said Thursday.  Read More →

Toshiba’s brought all sorts of goodies to IFA this year. We covered the company’s Folio 100 Android tablet earlier, but the company has announced a ton of other products. The manufacturer has introduced its new StorE TV+ set-top box with a 2TB HDD and HD media streaming, as well as a new 3D-ready Blu-ray player, the BDX3100KB (PDF). Toshiba is preparing to ship the StorE TV+ to UK customers this month for  Read More →

Ford gives out some details on the Focus Electric’s battery system  Read More →

Not wanting to be left out of the party, Toshiba has also announced its entry into the tablet fray at IFA 2010 with the Android-powered Folio 100. The device measures 10.1-inch across and offers a capacitive multi-touch screen sporting a 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution. It is one of the first major shipping products to use Nvidia’s Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip, which reportedly provides snappy performance and can handle 1080p playback (over a mini... 

Unfortunately this Scorpion doesn’t pack much sting  Read More →

Reassessing the PC market’s performance, Gartner has released an updated 2010 forecast that is lower than previously expected. The research house predicts that PC shipments will grow by 15.3%, which is 2% less than earlier estimates. “There is no doubt that consumer, if not business PC demand has slowed relative to expectations in mature markets,” the firm said.  Read More →

Windows Phone 7 reaches critical milestone  Read More →

$150 Windows 7 Family Pack returns — for a limited time  Read More →

Microsoft announced today that its upcoming smartphone platform has reached the RTM milestone — the final development stage before shipping to Europeans in October, and Americans in November. The company said internal engineering is “largely complete,” but hardware and carrier partners still have work to do. Only a handful of changes were made to the RTM build: Facebook contacts filtering and “Like” capability added...