Perhaps as an effort to counter what Apple achieved with the MacBook Air, Dell is introducing the new Adamo. Touted as the world’s thinnest laptop, the Adamo features a visually striking thin profile and three-toned outer finish. Adamo, pronounced “A-dahm-o,” means “to fall in love with” in Latin. Dell is certainly hoping you’ll fall in love with this notebook’s looks as well as its functionality. The Adamo’s chassis is milled from a single piece of aluminum and features precision detailing with a scalloped
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iPhone Users Overwhelm AT&T’s 3G Network at SXSW
At the South By Southwest conference, mobile innovators announced custom versions of nightlife games and iPhone applications to dazzle the tech-savvy crowd. Unfortunately, many attendees haven’t been able to get a signal on their phones to try out the new applications. For the majority of the five-day digital conference, AT&T 3G users in Austin have been experiencing dropped calls, sluggish data services, and unavailable service because of an overload on AT&T’s network. It appears that AT&T wasn’t
Motion’s J3400 Tablet PC Is Rugged, Long-Lasting
Over the years, the Tablet PC has become a decreasingly demanded niche, but even the Tablet bashers in the crowd can’t help but give this one a serious look. Motion Computing has engineered a new Tablet that solves many of the issues that have plagued the platform for so long and even fixes a few things that weren’t broken. Let’s dive in, shall we?Atop the list of luxeries included on the J3400 is a dual-battery design that can supposedly provide for “all day computing.” Additionally, it features a rugged, tough
Intel Notifies AMD of Cross-License Breach
Intel Corporation today disclosed that the company has notified Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) that it believes AMD has breached a 2001 patent cross-license agreement with Intel. Intel believes that Global Foundries is not a subsidiary under terms of the agreement and is therefore not licensed under the 2001 patent cross-license agreement. Intel also said the structure of the deal between AMD and ATIC breaches a confidential portion of that agreement. Intel has asked AMD to make the relevant portion of the agreement public, but so far AMD has declined to do so. AMD's breach could result in the loss of licenses and rights granted to AMD by Intel under the agreement.
“Intellectual property is a cornerstone of Intel's technology leadership and for more than 30 years, the company has believed in the strategic importance of licensing intellectual property in exchange for fair value. However AMD cannot unilaterally extend Intel's licensing rights to a third party without Intel's consent,” said Bruce Sewell, senior vice president and general counsel for Intel. We have attempted to address our concerns with AMD without success since October. We are willing to find a resolution but at the same time we have an obligation to our stockholders to protect the billions of dollars we've invested in intellectual property.”
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CoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
“The CoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Heatsink arrived Technic3D. Domino A.L.C. offers the technological advantages of liquid cooling by efficiently transporting damaging heat away from the CPU as well as reducing overall chassis temperature levels. Users have the option to switch between three operation modes with the simple push of a button satisfying the need for quiet or the desire for over clocking performance. The compact Domino A.L.C. is factory sealed ready to be quickly and easily installed into the most crowded chassis. Mounting hardware for Intel 775/1366 and AMD AM2+ processors is included. See you in the following Review the Eleminator on a Intel Core i7 920 CPU compared.”
Vudu Adds Pandora Radio Application
It’s happening everywhere, really. Movie set-top boxes around the world are growing functionality at an alarming rate. Boxee has arrived on the Apple TV. Amazon Video on Demand is on Roku. And now, Pandora — the world’s most loved internet radio source, unscientifically speaking — is on Vudu.Aside from boasting one of the largest high definition VOD lineups in the industry, Vudu can now provide its users with the smooth streaming sounds of Pandora — and for free, of course. The music application is the first
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MSI’s U110 ECO Wind Netbook Goes 9 Hours Strong
Man, if MSI doesn’t stop popping out new notebooks, people are seriously going to have a tough time deciding whether to jump in now or wait all the way until tomorrow to see what’s “just around the bend.” As the flood of new MSI machines amazingly continues, the U110 ECO has become the freshest of the fresh for the moment. Not surprisingly, it seems this machine is MSI’s answer to Asus’ long-lasting Eee PC 1000HE, as it boasts a nine hour maximum battery life and is based on the power-sipping Intel Menlow platform.Unlike
Samsung Propel Pro SGH-i627 Could Arrive this Week
Could the Samsung Propel Pro debut on AT&T this week? That’s the rumor. Though we have no independent confirmation, Phone Arena is reporting that the Propel Pro is headed to AT&T on Thursday.
The Samsung Propel Pro SGH-i627 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (non-touchscreen) slider smartphone. As seen in this photo obtained from BGR, the screen slides up to expose a QWERTY keyboard beneath.
Unlike other current Samsung Windows Mobile offerings, the Propel Pro is a relatively low-end device, with a price (hopefully) to match. There’s no onboard Wi-Fi and the camera is <1MP. It does have UMTS/HSDPA 3G, aGPS and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, however, and a 2.2-inch 320×320 display. There’s also a microSD memory card slot with SDHC compatibility for cards up to 32GB (although 16GB is the largest microSDHC capacity available now).
