Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ480 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 3 March 11 $499 Powered by AMD's Fusion processor, the budget-friendly Acer Aspire AS5253 offers long battery life and enough power for everyday computing.
Tech To Watch 2012: Quad Core Boosts Tablets and Smartphones By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 1 January 12 Mobile CPUs are leaping into another dimension as quad-core computing power comes to mobile devices. Nvidia’s Tegra 3 chips use a whopping four Cortex A9 cores. Think PC-like performance without com...
Report: BlackBerry London is RIM's First BBX Phone By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 15 November 11 Take a look at this svelte handset, allegedly called the BlackBerry London and possibly the first device with RIM's long-awaited BBX operating system. If so, the London could be what loyal BlackBerry ...
Toshiba Laptop Decoder Ring: Notebook Naming Demystified By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 15 April 11 With few exceptions, the way that notebook companies name their products can be highly confusing. What do all those letters and numbers mean? Look no further. We put together a Toshiba cheat sheet (ot...
Samsung to Launch Galaxy S II In U.S. On August 29th By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 12 August 11 Galaxy S II fans in America take heart, your long, patient vigil may soon be over. Samsung distributed an intriguing press event invite that hints a U.S. version of the hot global smartphone could be...
LG Marquee (Sprint) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 6 October 11 $49.99 Laptop Magazine reviews the call quality and battery life of the LG Marquee Android smartphone.
Motorola Cliq 2 (T-Mobile) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 20 January 11 $99.99 This head-turning Android slider is much improved over its predecessor, but it's not as feature rich as similarly priced competitors.
iPad 2 vs. iPad Original: Worth the Upgrade? By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 5 April 11 As expected, Apple has made a huge splash with the iPad 2. Though the company hasn't officially released sales figures yet, many industry insiders estimate that as many as 1 million devices were sold ...
Vizio 8-inch Tablet Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 26 September 11 $289 LAPTOP Magazine reviews the performance, battery, and price of the Vizio 8-inch tablet.
Conference Me In: Three Powerful Video Conference Utilities for Your Business By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 1 December 11 It used to be that only large multinational corporations with deep pockets could afford a video conferencing solution. But thanks to the higher quality of notebook webcams and increasingly fast Intern...
Report: Microsoft Kills Zune Music Players Softly, to Focus on Service By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 14 March 11 Remember the social! According to a new Bloomberg report, Microsoft has plans to let its Zune players silently fade away and will not continue to manufacture the devices in the future.It seems that al...
HTC Sensation XE First Phone to Boom Beats Audio by Dr. Dre By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 15 September 11 Ears perked up when HTC recently announced its partnership with Dr. Dre's Beats brand of headphones. Back then we wondered what form a union 'twixt smartphone and premium audio device might take. Th...
T-Mobile Adds SpringBoard, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Tablet Lineup By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 10 October 11 Heading into this week's CTIA Fall 2011 trade show, T-Mobile just dropped the news that it will be bringing two new Android tablets to its stable of devices, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the T-Mob...
Samsung QX410 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 30 November 10 $799 Editor's Choice This aluminum-clad notebook packs in strong performance and battery life at an attractive price.
Verizon Unveils LG Enlighten: 3G Slider Launches Tomorrow for $79.99 By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 21 September 11 Verizon is on a smartphone roll this week with a third handset announced in just three days. First it was the Pantech Breakout, then the controversial HTC Rhyme, and now the carrier has revealed the ...
Video Hands On: HP TouchPad 4G for AT&T Sports Faster 1.5-GHz Processor By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 13 July 11 It's faster and more mobile. Meet HP's new TouchPad 4G. The latest version of the webOS 3.0 device will be able to connect to AT&T's 4G HSPA+ data network, so you can surf the web and download a...
Rugged Notebooks Explained: How Tough is Tough Enough? By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 6 September 11 Life on the road isn't easy for a business laptop. From being stuffed into bags and thrown onto airport security trays to getting pushed under seats and crammed into overhead plane compartments, these...
Casio G'zOne Commando Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 21 June 11 $199 The toughest Android phone yet, the G'zOne Commando can survive practically anything.
Google Announces Plans for Voice and Enhanced Image Search in Chrome Desktop By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 15 June 11 Many smart phone users have tried the Voice Actions and the Google Goggles apps in Android. Now Google has said it will bring similar voice search and image identification abilities to the deskt...
BlackBerry Torch 9810 Lands On T-Mobile for $249 By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 2 November 11 T-Mobile just added another RIM device to its lineup, the BlackBerry Torch 9810. The high-end handset aimed at the business set will ship November 9 and cost $249 after rebate. Goodies inside inclu...
Samsung SF310 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 13 April 11 $729 The sleek Samsung SF310 offers comfort and speed and looks good doing it, but the touchpad could be better.
HTC Rezound (Verizon Wireless) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 21 November 11 $299 Read our review of the HTC Rezound on Verizon Wireless. Booming Beats Audio, a 720p display, and a great camera make the HTC Rezound yet another top-notch Verizon smartphone.
Over 20 New Games Coming to Xperia Play Soon, To Be Shown at E3 By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 3 June 11 Get ready, Xperia Play fans -- Sony Ericsson just confirmed via its product blog that over 20 new games are headed to the handset. Better yet, 10 of these new titles will be exclusive to the Xperia Pl...
Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 7: Which OS is Best? By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 9 September 11 Does Lion roar enough to compel you to ditch Windows the next time you’re ready to buy a new laptop? Actually, Apple was doing pretty darn well even before its latest operating system arrived, with ...
Plantronics Unveils Marque M155 Headset: Small, iPhone Styling for $59.99 By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 29 September 11 If you're looking for a stylishly small Bluetooth headset to match your sleek iPhone 4, Android, or new Blackberry, Plantronics has something interesting. The cell phone headset maker just announced...
