Author Archives: The Tech Gadget

Chrome is now 2 years old! Google celebrates with release of version 6

Posted on September 3, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Vlad Savov, www.engadget.com: Two years. Can you believe it’s only been two years since we started browsing the internet faster than a potato can tear through the air? Well, Google can, and it’s certainly not been sitting around during that time, … Continue reading →

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Samsung exec says next tablet will use Android ‘Honeycomb,’ Galaxy Tab getting Gingerbread

Posted on September 2, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Donald Melanson, www.engadget.com: Samsung‘s Galaxy Tab has only just finally, officially been revealed, but it looks like the company is already doing at least a bit of talking about its next tablet (and the future of the Galaxy Tab). According to Tech … Continue reading →

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ViewSonic ViewPad 7 video hands-on

Posted on September 1, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Paul Miller, www.engadget.com: Here’s what Paul has to say: t looks and feels enough like metal / glass that we won’t fault ViewSonic for the cost savings here. Rebadge: ViewSonic has an exclusive on this design for its particular markets … Continue reading →

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Hannspree pairs Android 2.2 with Tegra 2 for a 10.1-inch multitouch tablet

Posted on August 31, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Vlad Savov (one of my favorite posters over on www.engadget.com!): Yearning for a bit of dual-core action on the move? Who isn’t. Hannspree will soon try to quell that 1080p-sized hunger in all of us with its freshly announced €399 ($507) … Continue reading →

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StreamTV Elocity A7 tablet packs Tegra 2 and Android 2.2

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Coming to Amazon for $399 in September By Joanna Stern, www.Engadget.com: The Philadelphia start-up is planning to bring its Elocity A7 — essentially a re-badged Compal’s NAZ-10 — to an Amazon order page near you, and from what we saw during the … Continue reading →

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Acer LumiRead set for an IFA showing, October launch in Germany

Posted on August 26, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Vlad Savov, www.engadget.com: Given how fast the new Kindle’s been selling, we doubt many of you were keenly holding out for Acer’s alternative — but if you were, the wait is apparently nearing an end. An Acer spokesperson has confirmed that the barcode … Continue reading →

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Side-by-Side “Superphone” Scrutiny

Posted on August 25, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Image by nino63004 via Flickr James Kendrik over on www.JKontherun.com has a great video review of three ‘Superphones’ (his coined term).  Here his his rundown: The phones compare favorably in performance, as all are equipped with fast 1 GHz processors. … Continue reading →

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Nokia 5250, An Offering for Music Lovers

Posted on August 24, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Ok, I’m a little Nokia-Centric.  Here’s yet another Nokia Music Phone: Nokia set rumours flying a couple of weeks ago when pictures of an as-yet unreleased device were inadvertently uploaded to the Ovi Store. Well, now it’s officially launched – … Continue reading →

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HP confirms webOS tablet for ‘early 2011′

Posted on August 20, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Sean Hollister, www.engadget.com: We’d heard HP‘s Todd Bradley had confidentially told employees that a webOS tablet would arrive in Q1 2011, but now the man’s gone on the record in the company’s Q3 2010 earnings call. “You’ll see us with a Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Two Nokia Updates for the Price of One

Posted on August 19, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

There are two Nokia handsets floating out and about today, the N9 and C7.  Here are their respective tidbits, courtesy of engadget.com: Nokia’s QWERTY-slidin’ N9 shows up in the wilds of China by By Vlad Savov. Remember this scandalous little leak from … Continue reading →

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