HD Videoconferencing Solutions at CES: Vidyo & Biscotti
At CES, we had the opportunity to see a couple of HD videoconferencing systems in action. At ShowStoppers, we saw the Vidyo teleconferencing system, and later, on the show...
7 by Ganesh T S on 1/22/2012Windows 8 Mobile Broadband Enhancements Detailed
Using mobile broadband in Windows 8 will no longer require specific drivers and third-party software, says Microsoft's Billy Anders in a Building Windows 8 blog post today. This is...
14 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/20/2012Netgear at CES 2012: Consumer Networking, Storage and Media Products
It is almost a week since CES got over, but I still have a few meetings from the show that are pending coverage. There isn't much point in just...
1 by Ganesh T S on 1/20/2012Apple Announces Digital Textbook Availability, iBooks Author App
Apple today announced that it would begin offering digital textbooks on the iPad via its iBooks app. The books, which currently focus on high school-level subjects but will later...
39 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/19/2012Kingston's SSDNow V+200: More Affordable SandForce
Last year Kingston introduced its HyperX line of SF-2281 based SSDs. HyperX marked the first time SandForce and Kingston ever worked together but the relationship continued. Kingston quietly introduced...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/19/2012AT&T to Launch New Data Plans For Smartphones, Tablets
Beginning this Sunday, January 22, AT&T will begin offering new data plans to its US smartphone and tablet customers, its first change to the plans since June 2010. The new...
32 by Andrew Cunningham & Manveer Wasson on 1/18/2012Intel's Performance Tuning Protection Plan: Warranty for Overclockers
I had heard this might be coming, but today Intel made it official. The Performance Tuning Protection Plan is a $20 - $35 plan that you'll be able to...
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/18/2012MIPS Technologies Targets Mobile Push
There are a number of IP vendors in the SoC processor space. ARM, MIPS and PowerPC are the most popular. Each vendor holds the edge in a particular area...
8 by Ganesh T S on 1/18/2012Alienware's X51 is Coming
Alienware held a launch party in chilly San Francisco, California tonight to launch their upcoming X51 desktop. If you've been following them on Facebook, they've been doing a bit...
27 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/17/2012CyanogenMod Team Shows Ice Cream Sandwich Running on HP TouchPad
CyanogenMod 9 is creeping closer and closer to release, and we're seeing it running on more devices all the time - the first ones to get development builds were...
12 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/16/2012Microsoft's ReFS Filesystem for Windows 8 Server Explained
While Windows 8 client machines will continue to use the NTFS filesystem, Microsoft's Surendra Verma has given us some details on Windows 8 Server's new "Resilient File System," or...
18 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/16/2012AppliedMicro Demonstrates Catalina Based Platforms
The launch of the AppliedMicro's Catalina SoC for the NAS market was covered here. In a follow up to the initial coverage, we visited AMCC at CES to look...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/15/2012Sony VAIO: Z with Dock, SE with IPS, and an Ultrabook Concept
When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas—tablets and gaming devices—while I’ll focus on the laptop...
20 by Jarred Walton on 1/15/2012Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooks
Samsung showed off a completely new line of notebooks at CES, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of them. In addition to the refreshed Series 9...
18 by Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2012Sony Shows Off VAIO Slider Concept
We’ve seen a lot of laptop ideas come and go over the years. One that seems to periodically resurface is the slider, a device that can function as a...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/14/2012AMD Clarifies 7000M Strategy
CES has wrapped up now and we’re all back home, but we’ve still got a few items to cover. While Anand was meeting with AMD on Thursday to go...
16 by Jarred Walton on 1/14/2012Why Thunderbolt Won't Come to the iPhone Anytime Soon
Before CES there was a bunch of silliness floating around about how Apple might bring Thunderbolt to the iPhone based on a creative interpretation of an Apple patent. Some...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/14/2012Crucial Provides a Firmware Update for M4 to Fix The BSOD Issue
Last week, we wrote about the BSOD issue that Crucial's M4 SSDs were experiencing. After 5184 hours (yes, that's the specific number) of active use, the SSD started to...
15 by Kristian Vättö on 1/14/2012IDT at CES : Touchscreen Controllers and Display Port Solutions
Home theater enthusiasts might identify IDT (Integrated Device Technology) with the HQV benchmark and video processor. That division of IDT was sold off to Qualcomm last September. But, that...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/13/2012AOC's Thunderbolt Display
This one was pretty low key but AOC had their own Thunderbolt display at Intel's booth. No word on pricing or availability but hopefully we'll see more Thunderbolt equipped...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/13/2012