MacBook Pro with Retina Display Named Editors’ Choice
The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Retina Display) is the laptop you want if you care about performance, thinness, and the screen. It’s not the vaunted “15-inch MacBook Air” that was rumored prior to 2012’s WWDC—it’s better, thanks to an up-to-date components, super-thin chassis, and impressive battery life. This “next-generation” MacBook Pro hasn’t just caught up to the thin and powerful...
Microsoft seals Perceptive Pixel deal, welcomes PPI team to the Office Division
By Edgar Alvarez posted Jul 30th 2012 1:12PM In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft’s been in a blissful shopping mood lately — and while we already knew the company had snatched up the creator of that enormous 82-inch touchscreen, today’s the day a more formal introduction is taking place. Via its Official Microsoft Blog, the Redmond-based outfit is suitably welcoming the Perceptive Pixel team aboard the...
3 ways to add broadband to your mobile devices
Smartphone users have gotten used to having 3G/4G connectivity whenever they’re away from a Wi-Fi network. However, if you’re using a tablet or a laptop, that’s often a different story. Not all mobile devices offer broadband access to cellular data networks as a built-in option. And when the option is available, not everyone is prepared to bump the purchase price to have those capabilities. According to Jeff Orr,...
It Costs Just $1.36 a Year to Charge an iPad
NEW YORK (AP) — That coffee you’re drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a year.The annual cost to charge an iPad is just $1.36, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit research and development group funded by electric utilities.By comparison, a 60-watt compact fluorescent bulb costs $1.61, a desktop PC...
Samsung Omnia M with Windows Phone makes UK debut on August 1st, exclusively at Phones4U
By Edgar Alvarez posted Jul 30th 2012 1:36PM We’re well aware that a relatively large portion of the UK (and the world) is highly focused on this Olympic event at this very moment, though something tells us a few of you might take some time from the 2012 Games to properly welcome Samsung’s Omnia M. The Mango-flavored device will be making its official debut across the pond in a couple of days, coming as an exclusive to the...
