Author: Craig Ryder

ARM Cortex A-15 MPCore image via ARM Almost all high-profile mobile devices use a version of ARM’s microprocessor. Samsung, Texas Instruments, and Qualcomm compete to get their chips on different devices, and Apple now makes their own, but all of them license their tech from ARM. Now ARM has announced their next-generation Cortex chip, the …

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This ugly monster is either the most ridiculously niche iPad accessory yet, or it’s a photographer’s best friend. Actually, it could be both. The HyperDrive iPad Hard Drive is an external USB storage box for your tablet, holding up to 750GB of movies and photos and serving them up to the iPad via the Camera …

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MSI Wind U160; image via MSI. Three years ago, Bill Gates looked like a dummy for carrying around a tablet. Steve Jobs was ragging on netbooks and tablets when he was rolling out the MacBook Air. Now, eight months post-iPad, everybody’s pushing out tablets, and netbooks are looking very 2007. But any death notices anyone …

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Unless you have a box of Pentax lenses lying around, there’s little reason to buy a Pentax SLR: Nikon, Canon and even Sony are the places where innovation and competition are forging the best cameras around. On the other hand, those boring companies don’t make their SLRs in anything other than practical black. With Pentax’ …

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Promotional Image From Google TV Google unveiled its new Instant search feature, which autoloads search results as you type. I’m skeptical about claims that it will save fifty kajillion man-hours once you add up all the milliseconds saved. Its real use cases are still on the way: local, mobile, and video search. Part of the …

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