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Neofonie WeTab powered by MeeGo Linux

The Neofonie WeTab that has some birth pangs features hardware specifications which would put the Apple iPad to shame – after all, who can argue with a 11.6-inch display at 1,366 x 768 resolution, HDMI output support, two (yes, not just one) USB ports, a 1.3-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity? With an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor running within, it is power packed to say the least – too bad the device isn’t exactly the most popular tablet to tote around at this point in time.

September 3, 2010 | Posted in GADGETS | Read More »

iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS]

According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined. In August 2010, Android had a 0.20% market share, Linux was at 0.85%, while iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad – had a 1.13% market share.

September 3, 2010 | Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA | Read More »

Morning Brief: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta, Plex Partners with LG, Verizon Prepaid Plans

This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G , America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint.

September 3, 2010 | Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA | Read More »

Chrome 6 Launched on Browser’s Second Birthday

A mere two years after Google had released its first iteration of the Chrome browser, the company is now releasing version 6 , which promises security patches, speed improvements, and extensions and sync features. According to Brian Rakowski, Chrome’s product development manager, Chrome 6 is three times faster at parsing JavaScript than the 2008 version. Another important thing that will start appearing with Chrome 6 and future releases is support for hardware acceleration, which will shift some of the heavy lifting away from the CPU and onto the graphics chip

September 2, 2010 | Posted in GADGETS | Read More »

Happy Birthday Chrome, You’re About To Overtake Firefox On TechCrunch

As we pointed out earlier, today is Google Chrome’s second birthday . Since it launched in beta on September 2, 2008, it has come a long way (it’s already 6 versions deep). Back then, it was Windows-only, with official Mac and Linux support only coming late last year

September 2, 2010 | Posted in TECHNOLOGY | Read More »

Windows 7 continues to gain ground on Vista

Nearing its first birthday, Microsoft’s Windows 7 is starting to grab more customers than its predecessor, Vista, according to new stats released Wednesday by Net Applications. For the month of August, Windows 7 grew to take in a 15.87 percent share of devices accessing the Internet, while Vista dropped to 14 percent

September 1, 2010 | Posted in TECHNOLOGY | Read More »