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- Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S
- Though most laptop shoppers may be laser-focused on value, snapping up $300 Netbooks and $600 ULV systems, there's always a little room at the top of the heap for a high-priced, full-featured showpeice. In the 13-inch category, HP has the Envy 13, Dell has the Adamo XPS, and Sony has...
- Product reviews 2010-02-19
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
- Photo gallery:2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 HybridWith night vision, adaptive cruise control, a sweet-sounding Harman Kardon audio system, and over-the-top features such as massage seats, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid is everything an S-class should be: one of the most comfortable cars on the road with a host of tech amenities. At...
- Product reviews 2010-02-18
- Asus announces first laptops using Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics
- Along with Nvidia's announcement today that it's upgraded its Hybrid SLI switchable graphics mobile solution to the company's new Optimus technology, Asus has disclosed the first five laptops that will support the graphics platform, ranging from thin-and-lights to bigger, more multimedia-friendly machines. The...
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Can Sony compete against Apple's iPad with its own tablet PC?
- As long as everyone thinks the competitor to theiPad is tablet PC, they will lose right out of the gate.The iPad is not a tablet PC. But, of course, the techies will never be able to wrap their brain around that concept.The best competition for iPad is Google running Arm....
- Discussion threads 2010-02-08
- Dell Inspiron Zino HD
- We've been excited to review the Dell Inspiron Zino HD ever since we first saw it at a preview event last August. An affordable, flexible, small-scale desktop, the Inspiron Zino HD seemed like a more accessible version of Dell's older Mac Mini-competitor, the Studio Hybrid. Shipping delays and the disappearance...
- Product reviews 2010-01-13
- OEMs to be hit by Italian class-action suit
- Seems reasonableIt also seems reasonable to expect anybody expecting a refund to send their license keys to the OEM or MS to deactivate them.European linux adoptionAt the risk of being a little inflammatory, Europeans love to rebel against anything that looks to them like American cultural hegemony.I'm curious...A. If they...
- Discussion threads 2010-01-07
- Auto industry: the 2010 model
- G1 / Nexus sit nicely on steering of my 2009 FocusBetween the dash behind the steering wheel, there is a slit, where I place the G1 or the Nexus. Added a little pad so the Nexus wont slip. Blocks the odometer but integrates nicely for maps, phone calls,...
- Discussion threads 2010-01-06
- Reviewing the 2009 CRM Forecast - Not Bad, Not Great
- We're heading into that inevitable  year end, "let's forecast the next year so that we can all be proven ridiculously wrong" state that we pundit types all end up in.  That's only one level less than inebriated or for those of you less articulate, drunk. Getting to the "oops, wrong...
- Blog posts 2009-12-07
- Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)
- Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- 2010 Lexus RX 450h
- Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...
- Product reviews 2009-11-03
- 2010 Lexus RX 350
- Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 350Few automakers do luxury as well as Lexus these days, and it shows with the interior and ride quality of the 2010 Lexus RX 350. A simple five-seat SUV, the RX 350 damps out the bumps in the road while treating occupants to a well-styled cabin....
- Product reviews 2009-10-20
- 2010 Lincoln MKZ
- Photo gallery:2010 Lincoln MKZThe same sort of modern stateliness we saw on the Lincoln MKS last year finds its way into the 2010 MKZ, along with an impressive technology array. Lincoln's new winged-grille design covers the front of this smallest Lincoln, giving it stronger presence than its platform mates, the...
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- CTERA launches CloudPlug; Aims for cloud-attached storage
- CTERA on Tuesday launched its first "cloud attached storage" devices for general availability. The devices, the CTERA CloudPlug and the CTERA C200, are worth a look. The CloudPlug, a little contraption I was introduced to at the Under the Radar conference in April, has a lot of...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Google Chrome Frame boosts IE speed up to Chrome levels
- If only it was for Firefox......but still astonishing results!Could this be the start of hybrid browsers? Will there be a FF version?irrelevantNobody uses IE 7 or 8 because of security.Making a bad product worse is not what windoze users need.This shows again the virtues of FOSS vs proprietary software.Corporate IT...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- RSA SecurID Aids Highly-Secure Remote Hard Drive Encryption
- This government department ensures that the correct tax is paid at the right time, whether this relates to payment of taxes received by the department or entitlement to benefits paid. The challenge was to further improve the security of sensitive data, including Personally Identifiable Information and to deploy government-approved hard...
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- 2010 Lexus HS250h
- Photo gallery:2010 Lexus HS250hWhen we were introduced to Lexus' new hybrid, we were assured that the HS250h was more than just a Toyota Prius with premium price tag. For starters, this new dedicated hybrid luxury model features a larger 2.4-liter gasoline engine. Although the two hybrids have identical wheelbases, the...
- Product reviews 2009-08-28
- 230 MPG. 367 MPG. Pick a number and market it! Doubts are voiced.
- What difference does it make?I mean seriously, what if its only half that, its still better than anything you can buy today. As to the "hype", is this the first time you have heard marketing hype?Wow, Polarized Vote OptionsSeems like the vote options are either, "It's really good/the next...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- (Our Apple tablet hardware/software wish list)
- (Our Apple tablet hardware/software wish list)WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER TABLETWe need a larger iTouch device that you can easily carry around...Size:imagine 3 iTouch devices next to each other, built-in accelerator for orientation controlMultitasking: A must haveNetwork:support all WIFI standards specially the newer faster; optional support for 3GConnectivity: Full...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread
- Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spreadiPhone OS or OS X?I think the iPhone is actually running a slimmed down version of OS X, so either way it'll be OS X, right?Not simply an iPod with a bigger screenWhile I am bummed that this is supposedly a Q1-2010 release...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
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