Anne Chen

Palm announced Nov. 22 that its new Treo 680 smart phone will be available on the Cingular Wireless network. While Palm has targeted business-focused users in the past, the Treo 680—a quad-band world phone—is the first Treo aimed at consumers. During tests, eWeek Labs found the Treo 680 to be a good first smart phone […]

In the world of mobility, hardware vendors in 2006 took advantage of multicore processors to introduce improvements in performance and battery life to laptops. Intels next Centrino mobile platform, Centrino Pro, is expected sometime in the first half of 2007. Code-named Santa Rosa, Centrino Pro will be a combination of the 64-bit Merom Core 2 […]

For IT managers, deploying Office 2007 will mean introducing change to users, many of whom will not be immediately open to adopting the new ribbon interface or figuring out the new XML file formats. To make the upgrade path easier, Microsoft has made available a number of training tools and videos for IT managers and […]

For IT managers, deploying Office 2007 will mean introducing change to users, many of whom will not be immediately open to adopting the new ribbon interface or figuring out the new XML file formats. /zimages/6/28571.gifClick here to read eWEEK Labs review of Office 2007. To make the upgrade path easier, Microsoft has made available a […]

IT managers have been asking me about Lenovos next tablet PC for months. Now that the ThinkPad X60 Tablet has finally launched, I can report that my initial tests find the convertible notebook to be a worthy addition to the ThinkPad franchise. /zimages/4/155267.jpg Armed with Intels low-voltage Core Duo and Core Solo processors, the X60 […]

Despite its wiki roots, JotSpot 2.0s success lies in the fact that it doesnt look like a wiki at all. This allows users to add and work with structured pages—in the form of spreadsheets, project management applications and calendars—while collaborating and sharing information. Click here to read the full review of JotSpot 2.0. 2 Despite […]

Ten years in the making, the Internet Archive—an ambitious project to store and archive all the Web pages on the Internet along with other forms of digital content—houses more than 4 petabytes of data (1.6 petabytes of primary data) using standards-based modular hardware and open-source software. The organizations strategies for storing and managing that data […]

Microsoft announced Nov. 6 the release to manufacturing of Office 2007, which will introduce a significant change in the way end users work with and view the productivity suite. While testing beta versions of Office 2007 during the past year, eWEEK Labs has seen plenty of new capabilities and features that are likely to nudge […]

With the official launch of Office Live, Microsoft will introduce several enhancements to the Web-based service aimed at helping small businesses develop an online presence. The service, which Microsoft has been beta testing since February, will go live on Nov. 15 with public availability in the United States. At the same time, Office Live betas […]

Sonys $80 Vaio Mouse Talk is a USB 2.0 mouse that flips open like a cell phone to reveal a Skype handset. It sounds and looks cool, but the device works much better as an expensive mouse than as a two-in-one mouse/phone. The Vaio Mouse Talk worked well on most surfaces during eWeek Labs tests. […]

With a 14-inch widescreen display, a full-size keyboard and the latest Intel processor, Gateways M285-E tablet PC is a machine for users who dont want to make sacrifices to have tablet functionality. The M285-E may provide too much of everything, though. The screen provided plenty of real estate for jotting down notes or for drawing […]

Palm announced on Oct. 12 the Treo 680, the first of the companys smart phones to specifically target the consumer market. While Palms smart phones are widely used within enterprises, this is the first Treo designed for a general audience. The Treo 680, released at the Digital Life trade show, also is the first Treo […]