After years of fits and starts, Wi-Fi on airplanes is finally taking off. I've had the pleasure of staying connected to the Internet from San Francisco to New York, and I highly recommend the experience. At the moment, however, in-flight wireless Internet access is far from ubiquitous. And it can...
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More potential details regarding Nokia's recently announced netbook have surfaced online, possibly hinting at what the device could cost. A report from NetbookNews claims that the well equipped 3G enabled Booklet could cost a hefty $799 when it launches--a premium price point for any netbook....
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Nokia will join the ranks of netbook manufacturers with a stylish Windows-based offering called the Nokia Booklet 3G. It will have the looks of an Apple notebook and the guts of a PC. The netbook, according to Nokia, will have close ties to the company's Ovi suite of online services and mobile app...
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Nokia 鈥檚 new Booklet 3G netbook looks impressive. With its sleek aluminum shell, 12-hour battery, Wi-Fi, 3G broadband, and GPS, it鈥檚 a slick package (on paper, anyway, since we haven鈥檛 tested it yet) that should appeal to folks who want a mini-note with the capabilities of full-size notebooks. ...
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A majority of college-bound students gearing up for school will not consider buying a Mac laptop, a study reveals. Instead, students are gravitating toward affordable netbooks from a variety of manufacturers, according to Retrevo, a consumer electronics website, that conducted the study. Retrevo sa...
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What's better than a rumor about one Apple tablet? A rumor about two. That's right: not one, but two Apple tablets could come either this year or early next year. Market researcher Richard Doherty told BusinessWeek that Apple has developed two tablet computers prototypes: a 6-inch oversized-iPod ...
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Artwork: Chip Taylor Apple's expected fall event, unveiling a revamped iPod line and other product news, may take place on Wednesday, September 9. The oft-rumored Apple tablet may not make an appearance, but other likely highlights are te debut of new social feature for iTunes 9, and an appearan...
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Apple likes product conformity. Maybe that's what makes the latest leaked Apple tablet image (in a long line of purported previews ) the most "convincing" one yet. The image comes from a "credible" French blog via The Boy Genius Report . The small, probably Photoshopp...
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With so many Apple Tablet rumors flying around, some of them conflicting, there's obviously a lot of dreamers out there. Fortunately, some Apple Tablet dreamers have a knack for graphic design, providing plenty of takes on what the fabled Apple tablet touch screen computer or mobile device might l...
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Think most netbooks have single-core processors, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive because their manufacturers like conformity? Right. The reality -- never officially acknowledged -- is that Microsoft doesn't cheaply license its operating systems to netbooks with specs that are too good (see the ...
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The fog appears to be lifting on the fabled Apple tablet computer, with fresh "details" gaining splashy new headlines. Piper Jaffray, financial analyst Gene Munster , appears to be willing to bet the farm that the Apple tablet is real and will cost $600, be available early 2010, and wil...
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The Apple tablet is real, and someone claims they've actually seen the thing. Well, so goes the latest rumor anyway. After months of speculation, innuendo and good ol' wishful thinking, someone finally found an anonymous source not willing to go on the record who claims to have first-hand knowledg...
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Acer remains on track to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google's Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a company representative said Wednesday. The company decided to reiterate its commitment to the project after news reports said the project had been d...
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While Apple hides itself in a cloud of rumors surrounding the launch of its first touchscreen tablet PC, Michael Arrington and Singapore's Fusion Garage are putting the pedal to the floor in an effort to get a working touchscreen tablet device in the hands of consumers by the holiday season. ...
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The rumors just keep coming. We've heard Apple is negotiating with Verizon, perhaps to make AT&T a little nervous about maintaining its iPhone monopoly, or perhaps to actually expand service options. Or, perhaps, Apple is angling to cut a deal with another carrier in regard to a differ...
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Remember last week when Microsoft was so ecstatic about Apple's complaints over the laptop hunter ads ? Well, the software maker may have been overjoyed that it finally agitated its rival, but Redmond has quietly complied with Apple's complaints , according to AdvertisingAge . The Mac maker's b...
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If Apple doesn't introduce a tablet computer soon, we'll all be sorely disappointed. With all the ongoing speculation about the alleged iPod -on-steroids, I feel like the device is already here. Today's scuttlebutt from Apple Insider has the Big Tablet arriving early next year, a predict...
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Apple continues to rule retail sales for $1000-and-up PCs, according to market researcher NPD Group. Some 91 percent of retail dollars spent on computers in June went to Apple, a dramatic increase over the Mac鈥檚 66 percent share in the first quarter of 2008, reports Betanews , which broke the sto...
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Gmartin12 asked the Answer Line forum for advice before talking a notebook overseas. Let's start with the good news: You don't have to worry about an Internet connection. That was a problem back in the days of dial-up modems, because phone systems vary between countries, and because your local I...
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This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, and Ginny Mies try to figure out what the just-announced Google Chrome OS might look like... and how it will be different from Android . Plus, what does Google's new Web-centric operating system mean for the future of i...
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