New Low-Power Intel Chips Released

May 24, 2010 | 0 |

Intel has updated their popular 2010 Core series of processors by adding low power models designed for thin notebooks. The Core i3, i5, and i7 will use Intel’s latest manufacturing processes to boost performance. Intel has also updated their Celeron and Pentium chip lines, making them faster and smaller. These chips are going to be used by such computer makers as Acer, Asus and Lenovo. The Vice President for Intel says that some makers may also use the chips in tablet computers, but for now they will just stick to the ultra-thin notebook...

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HP Slate To Run Web OS

May 24, 2010 | 0 |

HP has confirmed reports that their new HP Slate tablet PC will be running Palm’s WebOS. HP acquired Palm earlier this year, and is now going into their first project together. WebOS will be used by HP for their tablet and smartphones. HP plans to release more details later next month and we could see it shipping this summer. Palm, known for their line of smartphones, was bought for 1.2 billion in April and wanted to add to HP’s line of smartphones, either by means of hardware or...

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App of the Week: Seesmic

App of the Week: Seesmic

May 24, 2010 | 0 |

As you may have heard me say before I prefer Seesmic over Tweetdeck as a Twitter application. However it seems that I and other Seesmic users have been waiting forever for the cute little Seesmic Racoon  to show up in theiPhone  app store. Even the Blackberry has an app for it. But the iphone Seesmic app is finally here. Just like in the BlackBerry version, Seesmic for iPhone includes baked-in support for Ping .fm since it was acquired back in January. You can manage multiple Twitter accounts and your Facebook account within the app, along with saved searches, trending...

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Social Networks Caught Passing on Your Data to Advertisers

Social Networks Caught Passing on Your Data to Advertisers

May 23, 2010 | 0 |

As reported last week by The Wall Street Journal, despite the fact that social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook say it ain’t so, they are sharing, without user consent,data with advertisers that may lead to the ad companies figuring out user’s personal information such as addresses, real names, etc… According to the Wall Street Journal: The practice, which most of the companies defended, sends user names or ID numbers tied to personal profiles being viewed when users click on ads. After questions were raised by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook and MySpace moved to make changes. By...

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HP Developing Solar Watch For Military

May 22, 2010 | 0 |

HP Labs has announced that they are working on a solar powered watch for the military. The watches will all be linked together on a network and will be capable of displaying maps, communicating, and other strategic information. HP says that the prototype will be finished within a year. The idea of making it solar powered came from the thought that solar would make it more reliable in tense situations. The watch’s solar cells come from an ultra-thin sheet containing solar cells. The display for the watch is made from a new plastic display, rather than glass, which is similar to the kind of plastic used in e-book...

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HP Battery Recall

May 22, 2010 | 0 |

HP has issued a battery recall for 54,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries. The recall was first announced Friday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and adds on to an earlier recall of 70,000 of the same lithium-ion batteries. The first recall came after two reports of the batteries overheating. Since then, HP has gotten 38 additional reports of the batteries overheating, causing 11 minor injuries. The reports said that those people were burned when they handled computers whose batteries had ruptured. This recall for HP was fairly small compared to the 2006-2007 recall of 10 million Sony laptop...

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