Section: Computers, Hardware There hasn’t been a whole lot of improvements in hard drive technology in the past few years aside from increasing capacities.  Sure, there’s the advent of the SSD, but it’s still way too expensive for most people.  For the most part we’...

Section: Computers, Desktops, Netbooks, Trade Shows, CeBIT I’m starting to think maybe Gadgetell should get into the netbook business.  Why not?  It seems everyone else is doing it.  Granted, all those companies have experience in manufacturing computers or components prior to g...

Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops Remember WePC, the development community from ASUS and Intel that asks normal people to design next-generation computers?  Yeah, honestly, I forgot about it as well.  ASUS hasn’t, however, and at CeBIT it unveiled a concept notebook that takes it...

Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Mobile When it comes to touchscreen phones, the one thing nobody can agree on is the onscreen keyboard.  Some people don’t mind using it at all, while others refuse to buy an iPhone because it lacks a physical keyboard.  With t...

Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers Looking forward to new Android phones in 2009 for the U.S. market can be disappointing.  We have the G1, and maybe the HTC Magic if it ever comes around here.  Other than that, there’s not too much that we know about.  What...

Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones With Mobile World Conference upon us in Barcelona, there’s bound to be plenty of amazing cell phones being shown off.  While there is no new iPhone to be found, there are a few phones that have the potential to level the playing field in te...

Section: Communications, Accessories, Email / IM Sometimes there comes something that you never knew you could use or want until you see it.  For instance, I bet you never thought you could want or use an Internet-capable rabbit that can read RFID tags, play music, give you news or a ton of oth...

Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops, Trade Shows, CES The new Pavilion dv2 series from HP is nice, but what about those of us who want just a bit more screen space and power?  HP hasn’t forgotten about us, and is announcing its Pavilion dv3 series beside them.  While the dv2s have ...

Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops, Trade Shows, CES The laptop market seems to be downsizing all the time.  Well, at least in size of the laptops at least.  There are some sacrifices to be made along the way, but there’s always some sort sort of sacrifice.  With the new HP P...

Section: Tech News, Web, Websites There has been a lot of talk in legal circles since the creation of the Internet about how the Internet should be regulated, and if it should be regulated at all.  The most vocal section of the echo-chamber that is the Internet is dead set against any sort of r...