Archive for: April 7, 2008

Filed under: Laptops
It looks like the rumors of HP launching the sexy 2133 UMPC nowadays were off the mark, but it certainly does seem like the diminutive laptop is coming soon — placeholder pages for an “HP 2133 Mini-Note PC” have popped up at Amazon and other retailers. That’s the first we’ve he…

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Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsIt’s one thing to put the kibosh on whispers of across-the-board layoffs; it’s another to go and fire twice the amount rumored. certain decent, a recent report from the AP notes that the California-based chipmaker is expecting to layoff 10-percent of its 16,000-person w…

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Filed under: Storage, Networking
Okay, the moment Machine / AirPort Extreme situation is now officially ridiculous. TidBITS’s Glenn Fleishmann is reporting that Apple’s confirmed to him that the Extreme is unsupported for use with instance Machine, even though the latest batch of updates enable AirP…

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A picture can always tell a story. But what whether it lets you do the story-telling by making you feel you’re part of the picture? CubeWorld for the Apple iPhone lets you view spherical panoramas - that’s a 360 degree view of an image; it’s as whether you’re really there!Homebrew developer Marco G…

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV
Granted, Toshiba Imaging’s IK-HD1 3CCD HDTV Camera may not matter much to the consumer as-is, but we’re all about the progress. Ready to construct its grand, er, wee entrance at NAB Show later that month, the aforementioned unit touts the planet’s “smallest” HD cam…

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
whether your pants / panties were in a “bunch” upon hearing news that Windows 7 would be headed into your ever-loving arms “next year,” you might just want to hold off on those party invites for a little bit. certain, Bill Gates just happened to mention that we’d see a…

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Filed under: LaptopsWe’d already heard a few tantalizing details about Acer’s forthcoming Eee PC competitors, but now thanks to some unspecified “sources at notebook ODMs” speaking to DigiTimes we have a few more tidbits on the low-cost laptops. whether that latest report is to be believed, Acer wil…

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You created a great presentation in Keynote ‘08, and now you’re ready to hit the road with it. But before you go, take a few minutes to save your presentation in multiple formats. You may not know what equipment or conditions await you at your next stop, but Keynote lets you prepare for just abo…

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Filed under: StorageWe’ve seen a couple viruses manufacture their way into the manufacturing process and onto shipping products, and it looks like HP Australia and its enterprise customers are the latest victims. USB keys shipped with some HP Proliant servers are infected with the Fakerecy and Silly…

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My feature story today on PCMag.com, Web Sites for Cheap Flights, has 10 sites worth checking out if you're planning on flying somewhere in the near future. I'm actually planning a trip myself right now, so I know the headache of schlepping from site to site in search of the best price. The good news is that prices are nearly the same across all the travel sites if you buy tickets far enough in advance. It isn't until the last minute that some sites start offering cheaper flights than others.

If you're planning a trip, the sites you'll definitely want to check out are Airfarewatchdog.com and Yapta.com. Several of the sites in my article offer ticket searches, but these two offer shopping tips and/or price-tracking features that can save you some cash.

There are a couple cool tidbits of info that I wasn't able to include in my story. You may have heard that Kayak purchased SideStep in late 2007. The sites offered similar features before the buyout, but now the UI is similar as well. I called Kayak to ask if there are differences between the two sites, and spokesperson Kellie Pelletier had an interesting answer:

"Kayak is Google, while SideStep is Yahoo. 50 percent of the world likes Yahoo, 50 percent of the world like Google, and that's why we're going to keep both sites." Meaning Kayak presents the raw search data, while SideStep offers editorial content as well (and also has a browser add-on).

She said the sites pull their price data from the same search results, but I found that ...

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If you're an art student, an artist, an art enthusiast, or just generally interested in art and culture, you probably have a method for finding out when your favorite artists or galleries are hosting events. But if you're an art fan or want to learn more about specific artists or the art community in general, you might not have that network yet. That's where MutualArt.com comes in; the service is likely the most in-depth and complete directory of information about art news, events, showings, galleries and museums, and artists on the Web.

MutualArt.com opened to the public at the end of March. The service was previously in closed beta and invitation only, but launched with over 200 museums and 1200 galleries as partners. Information from those galleries and museums, along with published articles from over 250 art publications and a highly customizable interface make MutualArt.com a destination for any art enthusiast. The only trick is the price; if you're not invited to the service by an existing member, you can only join the service if you're a guest of or partner with one of the participating galleries or museums, or if you cough up $300 for a membership.

For a number of art enthusiasts and collectors, the membership fee won't be much, especially if you're the type who collects pieces from specific artists, or if you're willing to travel the country to attend gallery openings and exhibitions of your favorite artists. MutualArt.com also offers museums, news, and showings from nearly every major city in the United States as well as ...