The Android-based electronic reader uses a Wi-Fi connection for updates, Web access, and downloading books.
Spring Design has started taking pre-orders for the Alex, an electronic reader that offers full Web browsing.
Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched its first mainstream business laptop with a touchscreen, but said it would be cautious in bringing touch technology to its existing business laptop lines.
MWC Samsung has taken the wraps off the first phone to be fitted out with its Bada operating system. It also has 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0.
Called the Wave, the handset sports a 3.5in, 800 x 480 OLED touchscreen. While Bada runs behind the scenes, users interact with the third incarnation of Samsung’s established TouchWiz [...]
Last Wednesday, Apple introduced the long-fabled Apple tablet to the world. Much to nobody’s surprise, it is a 9.7-inch touchscreen slate based on the iPhone OS.
Citing the strength of iTunes and the App Store, the president of PC maker Acer said his company does not have plans to launch a touchscreen tablet to compete with the Apple iPad.
The clock is winding down to the big reveal on Wednesday at Apple’s major press event. It could be an iSlate, or an iSlab, or an iTablet, or perhaps even an iPod Tablet Edition. There are almost as many potential names for the mythic device that may not exist as there are pundits speculating about [...]
A new report claims that Apple will ship a new version of its iMac all-in-one desktop this year with a 22-inch touchscreen panel display.
Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone.
The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and can be bought directly from Google and used on almost any phone network.
But confusion over who should answer customer queries has led many to file complaints on support forums.
Everyone knew that this year’s CES would be a coming-out party for tablets and ARM-based smartbooks. But what about those who still like a keyboard and Windows’ buffet of apps? They’re in luck, as laptops and netbooks showed that they are more than last decade’s phenomenon.
LAS VEGAS—No matter how tight the space, there’s always a void that needs to be filled. For a smartbook manufacturer, that void is supposedly between smartphones and netbooks.
