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Raspberry Pi, a Credit-Card-Sized Computer, Set to Launch

in News on December 28, 2011 at 8:33 am PT

The Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized computer that plugs directly into your TV via an HDMI input, is launching next month, following five years of research and development. Developed in the U.K. by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the $35 version of the device runs Linux, has a 700MHZ ARM 11 processor and 256MB of RAM, and features the first-person multiplayer video game Quake 3 Arena; the $25 version has similar specs, but with 128MB of RAM. Videogame veteran David Braben, the brains behind the Pi, has been quoted as saying he originally created the Pi for educational use.

Google’s Honeycomb Designer: Humans Shouldn’t Have to Do a Computer’s Work

in Mobile on February 2, 2011 at 4:10 am PT

Ahead of an event detailing the new Honeycomb version of Android, Google’s Matias Duarte talked to Mobilized about his philosophy on computing and why humans and computers each need to stick to what they are good at. Google is set to detail Honeycomb at an event in Mountain View later on Wednesday and Mobilized will have live coverage of that starting at 10 am PT.

AT&T and Friends Talk Up 4G Network, New Devices

in Mobile on January 5, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

AT&T showed off a bunch of new devices on Wednesday, including a Motorola smartphone that can plug into a screen and keyboard and transform into a thin and light laptop-like device. AT&T also plans to accelerate development of a next-generation network.

Analyst: Flash Could Be Hogging PlayBook Battery Life

in News on January 4, 2011 at 4:02 am PT

Despite Research in Motion’s best efforts to silence them, questions about the battery life of its forthcoming PlayBook tablet have followed the company into the new year. In a sequel to his original research note suggesting the PlayBook’s battery life is “relatively poor” compared to rivals’, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu reiterates that claim, saying he would be “very surprised if PlayBook matches anywhere near the battery life of the iPad.”

RIM: PlayBook Battery Life Will Be “Comparable,” Not Crappy

in News on December 30, 2010 at 7:55 am PT

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook does not suffer from poor battery life. Or, rather, if it does now it won’t when it finally ships.

BlackBerry PlayBook: Car Battery Not Included [UPDATED]

in News on December 28, 2010 at 10:38 am PT

If Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook is to succeed at market the way the company hopes, there are a few engineering hurdles to overcome. The most significant, according to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, is the pre-release device’s relatively poor battery life. Sources tell him the tablet currently lasts just a few hours per charge.

A Fall Guide: How to Pick Your Next Computer

in Personal Technology on November 3, 2010 at 6:05 pm PT

The biggest question for some buyers this fall will be whether to get a tablet or a laptop, now that Apple’s iPad is a proven hit and a flood of competitors is on the way.
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IPhone 4: Thanks for the Memory

in News on June 18, 2010 at 7:25 am PT

Here is a good explanation for why the forthcoming iMovie app from Apple will run on the iPhone 4, but not on its predecessor, the 3GS: The new model has double the memory. Video of a Worldwide Developers Conference session released Thursday confirms rumors that the device is packing 512MB of RAM.

Apple’s Next iPhone More of an iPad Mini?

in Mobile on May 17, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Market source reports from Taiwanese trade publications are usually best taken with a grain of salt, if not a salt lick, particularly when they’re about Apple. That said, Digitimes reports today that the company’s next-generation iPhone is interesting in its detail.

Rumor Site Announces iPhone 4D; the "D" Stands for Disappointment

in News on May 12, 2009 at 7:49 am PT

If/when Apple uncrates its next-generation iPhone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, it will be identical to its predecessor in physical design and boast only a few modest upgrades. This according to the latest rumor making the rounds, which describes the new device as a near “repeat” of the iPhone 3G.
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Rumor Site Announces iPhone 4D; the “D” Stands for Disappointment

in News, May 12, 2009 at 7:49 am PT

Improving PC Performance

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, April 29, 2009 at 5:28 pm PT

Points Off for Windows?

in News, March 4, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

Uninstalling Games to Increase Disk Space

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, July 26, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

The New Digital Dictionary

in The Mossberg Report, October 10, 2006 at 12:01 am PT