Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2011) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Last updated 7 April 22 $1199 Editor's Choice The most well-rounded 13-inch notebook gets a serious speed boost and lasts even longer on a charge than its predecessor.
HP ProBook 4530s Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Last updated 7 April 22 $729 Editor's Choice Read our review of the HP ProBook 4530s. The system is an attractive brushed-metal design, good ergonomics, and strong security make the HP ProBook 4530s our favorite 15-inch laptop for small businesses.
Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-6431 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 24 June 11 $779 The metallic-blue Aspire TimelineX 3830TG thin-and-light notebook offers impressive graphics power, portability, and a head-turning design.
ASUS U41Jf-A1 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 4 February 11 Exceptional graphics performance and long battery life make this one 14-inch laptop worth owning.
Sony VAIO F Series Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 16 November 10 $1299 Combining Core i7 muscle with Nvidia graphics, this big-screen multimedia laptop is a pleasure to use.
BlackBerry PlayBook OS Version 1.0.5 Hands On: Better Charging, Louder Audio By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 7 June 11 RIM has just rolled out a new software update to its PlayBook tablet device. This latest version, 1.0.5, adds some interesting refinements such as better charging and power up options, more languages,...
Sony Unveils Affordable, Colorful Updates to VAIO E and C Series Laptops By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 15 June 11 Just in time for summer and the back-to-school shopping season, Sony has announced refreshes to its VAIO E and VAIO C consumer notebooks, which will run the latest Intel and AMD processors, and featur...
Sony Ericsson Unveils Two Android Phones: One for Style, One For Sport By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 23 June 11 Sony Ericsson just announced a pair of new Android smartphones, each with its own distinct personality. The first, called the Xperia Active is a sporty number designed to handle the rigors of life out...
BlackBerry Curve 9360 Launches September 28th on T-Mobile By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 21 September 11 Good news for BlackBerry diehards looking for an affordable yet modern RIM handset on T-Mobile. The carrier just announced plans to sell the BlackBerry Curve 9360, running the latest BlackBerry 7 OS, ...
LG Optimus T (T-Mobile) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 2 December 10 $29.99 Editor's Choice You won't find a better Android bargain than this well-designed smart phone.
Panasonic Toughbook S9 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 17 March 11 $2649 Durability and nearly 10 hours of battery life make the Panasonic Toughbook S9 a solid choice for the most demanding road warriors.
T-Mobile and Walmart Team Up To Offer $30 No Contract 4G Data By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 3 October 11 The battle for pre-paid smartphone customers is heating up. Clearly an effort to counter Sprint and Virgin Mobile's rock bottom cellular service, wireless carrier T-Mobile and mega retailer Walmart an...
Report: Rumored Nokia 800 Windows Phone Coming Soon, Sporting Fruity Colors By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 20 October 11 The Nokia World 2011 conference will be held next week, and a report suggests the Finnish phone maker will unveil a new Nokia 800 handset at the show in London. The device, possibly running Windows ...
Tablet Shipments Put Apple Firmly On Top Of Mobile PC Sales By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 18 August 11 A new DisplaySearch report places Apple at the top of global mobile computer shipments for Q2, 2011, beating out traditional leader HP. Apparently the company moved 13.6 million units in the quarter, ...
RIM Employee Complaint Letters: The Greatest Hits So Far By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 1 July 11 RIM's grim PR nightmare continues, this time in the form of embarrassing emails from disgruntled employees. This week a flood of emails from dissatisfied workers shed light on what's been happening i...
Amazon Launches Kindle Cloud Reader: Offers Instant Book Store Sans App By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 10 August 11 Borrowing a page from Google Books, Amazon just announced its new Kindle Cloud Reader service. In an end run arround Apple's App Store, and a direct challenge to Google, the solution allows users to a...
HTC Droid Incredible 2 Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 3 May 11 $199 The Droid Incredible 2's larger screen, faster performance, and HD video camera make it the best 3G Android phone for Verizon Wireless.
New Rebtel App Promises Free, Clear iPhone Calls Worldwide By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 13 October 11 Watch out Skype, competition just got a little stiffer. Swedish company Rebtel updated its app for iOS, which not only enables free international calling between iPhone users, but will reroute calls f...
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon GameCommand App, New S4 CPUs By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 16 November 11 Taking a page from Nvidia's Tegra 2 playbook, mobile chip-maker Qualcomm just announced plans for an Android gaming storefront. Similar to Nvidia's Tegra Zone, the Qualcomm GameCommand app will ser...
Google Maps 5.0 for Android Hands-On: Slicker, Faster, Smarter By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 17 December 10 Just in time for the heavy holiday travel season, Google has updated its Android Maps app. This latest version, Maps 5, now sports some significant changes and new features that make it even more use...
T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 Hands-on: First 42 Mbps 4G Device Tested By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 2 June 11 The $99 Rocket 3.0 is the third iteration in T-Mobile's USB cellular modem product line. While not the first Rocket product to run on the company's 4G network, it is the first to support the carrier's...
Report: HP to Spin Off PC Biz, Buy Autonomy for $10 Billion By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 18 August 11 The wild week in tech news continues. First it was the shocker that Google scooped up Motorola Mobility,and now HP reportedly plans to ditch its PC business and will purchase Autonomy Corp., a U.K. ba...
iPhone 4S Early Reviews Are In: High Praise Across the Board By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 12 October 11 Apple's long awaited iPhone 4S won't hit store shelves until this Friday but a few lucky reviewers were able to get the device into their hands ahead of schedule. Their reviews have just now begun to ...
RIM Shocks Tablet World, Demos BlackBerry PlayBook E-mail App By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 23 November 11 Looks like RIM's troubled BlackBerry PlayBook tablet may be getting a much needed boost. At its BlackBerry Innovation conference, the company finally showed off its native e-mail / contacts / calend...
Apple iPhone 4S (Sprint) Review By Brian Oliver Bennett Published 24 October 11 $199 Editor's Choice LAPTOP Magazine reviews the Apple iPhone 4S running on Sprint's 3G network.
