Hardware

The Lenovo A1 Tablet Definitely Has Price On Its Side

by Mike Mansell September 2, 2011

As worthless as I felt the discontinued HP TouchPad was when it went on sale last month following HP’s announcement that they planned to step out of the hardware game, I must admit that there was a brief moment where I honestly considered whipping out my Visa card and ordering one for myself. After all, [...]

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Even at $99 the TouchPad is a Bad Buy

by Mike Mansell August 23, 2011

But as I’m sure you’ve heard, HP recently made a pretty stunning announcement that they were intent on removing themselves from the mobile industry, and as reports have also speculated, the larger hardware industry altogether. And now that the company is looking to root itself into the software industry HP has taken a number of steps to tie up their loose ends in the hardware sector.

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Has Google Burned Bridges With the Motorola Acquisition?

by Mike Mansell August 16, 2011

Now that Google is buying out Motorola Mobility, will its relations with other smartphone manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung be damaged? It’s entirely possible.

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HP’s New Strategy: If You Can’t Beat Them, Undercut Them

by Mike Mansell August 11, 2011

How do you compete with the iPad? For a while now it has seemed as if manufacturers have had their heads in the sand and haven’t been able to figure out the answer to this simple question, but this week HP took up the a new approach which I honestly think will help them gain a much better edge in the tablet industry. If you can’t beat them, undercut them.

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Should Apple Kill the iPod Classic?

by Mike Mansell May 19, 2011

Even though Apple is a successful and growing company right now, there is no denying that the business went through a rough patch a while back; before the iPhone, iPad, and even Macintosh computer became popular fixtures in our modern society. Sure, Apple was wildly successful when it was first formed, but there was definitely [...]

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Why the Possibility of an Amazon Tablet Intrigues Me

by Mike Mansell March 21, 2011

Last week I discussed Amazon’s rumored entry into the mobile software field and how the Internet giant’s involvement with the Android OS hinted at the possibility of the company releasing their own Android-powered device in the near future. While Amazon has yet to publicly confirm anything, recent actions seem to at very least back all [...]

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What is Amazon’s Future in Mobile?

by Mike Mansell March 18, 2011

When it comes to online merchants, Amazon is easily the largest and most well-known store out there; selling everything from books to high-end consumer electronics. In the last few years however, we have seen Amazon adapt from being your run of the mill online storefront to becoming a “Jack of all trades” per se. The [...]

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How To: Speed Up Your PC Without New Hardware

by Keaton Taylor March 15, 2011

So you just finished building your first custom PC. You’ve installed all of the state-of-the-art equipment and the latest and greatest operating system. You press the power button for the first time and you are amazed at how fast it loads. It is a truly mesmerizing experience. If you’re a geek you know what I’m talking about. It [...]

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Want to Upgrade Your Mac Pro Video Card? Here’s What You Need to Know.

by Jeff Weisbein March 9, 2011

One of the unfortunate things about technology is that it can become old, out-dated, or even obsolete relatively quickly. Especially these days when new stuff is always coming out. Even Apple’s top of the line computer – the Mac Pro will eventually succumb to this problem. So how can you keep your Mac Pro (or [...]

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Research Shows: Solid State Drives Are More Difficult to Erase

by Jeff Weisbein February 23, 2011

We have been erasing hard drives and other storage mediums for years now with much success by overwriting the data with zeros and ones several times. However, with the adoption of SSDs that may not be sufficient anymore. According to researches at the University of California at San Diego, “newer solid state disks have a much different [...]

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