Michelle Maisto

Lenovo introduced three Android-running Ideatab tablets and three Microsoft-running IdeaPad laptops at the IFA 2012 show in Berlin Aug. 30. Taking its something-for-everyone theme further, the entertainment-geared Ideatabs come in 10-, 9- and 7-inch versions. The Ideatab S2110 is offered with an optional detachable keyboard dock-not a loosey-goosey keyboard but a rather nice-looking one that, […]

Dell joined Hewlett-Packard and Samsung in introducing laptop-tablet hybrids at the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin Aug. 30, though it did so with a peculiar twist. Or two, actually. Alongside its new XPS One 27 all-in-one, Dell showed off the XPS Duo 12, a device with a screen-surrounding machined aluminum trim that stays in […]

Hewlett-Packard executives may have squirmed at news of a Samsung hybrid tablet Aug. 29, or felt validated. Both companies have decided that what users want is the option not to have to choose between a tablet and a laptop. Each has created a hybrid-a device that can stand alone as a Windows 8–running tablet or […]

LG Electronics has introduced the Optimus G, an Android-running smartphone that, in leaning on the expertise of LG partners and sister brands, should stand out in the veritable Ice Cream Sandwich buffet. With the Optimus G, LG is again first to market with new features, this time the first Long-Term Evolution (LTE) device to feature […]

Samsung has been busy at the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin this week. Among other announcements, it entered the Windows 8 tablet market with an unexpected twist, showing off Series 5 and Series 7 Slates that are equipped with the company’s S Pen stylus and as at-home connected to a sure-fitting keyboard as without […]

Samsung ATIV S Smartphone The Samsung ATIV S smartphone features a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz processor and HSPA+42 4G connectivity. It’s 8.7mm thin, has a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera and an 8-megapixel camera on the back. Running Windows 8 The smartphone runs Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 and according to Samsung is highly responsive, […]

Nokia posted a video Aug. 29 of a coy and lovely woman riding a bicycle in dusky evening light, footage oddly more notable for the ominous tension it builds-find me the person who doesn’t uneasily fear that she’s pedaling toward an unfortunate fate-than for the message it delivers at the end: “5.9.12. Things are about […]

Samsung introduced three new all-in-one (AiO) PCs from the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin Aug. 28. Thin and “space-agey,” they’re designed for family rooms and kitchen counters. A 21.5-inch Series 5 sits atop four metal legs that look as though they might walk off a counter, while two Series 7 models, one with a […]

Google officials have been fastidious about tidying up Google’s home page. They have experimented with removing features or making them fade in or out, trying for a slate that’s little more than a logo and a search button. So it’s curious, then, that some time around Aug. 28, they posted an ad for the Google […]

A Skype-like voice-over IP solution is the next logical offering for Facebook and could bring the giant social network as much as another $800 million a year, according to a new report from the Copenhagen-based research firm Strand Consult. Facebook’s investors would be pleased to see a few more dollars in its coffers, and a […]

Samsung is planning to introduce a new Galaxy Note tablet Aug. 29 at the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin, according to a report from Play Infinite, citing a Seoul newspaper. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note in November 2011, initially calling the unusually large device-with its 5.3-inch display and S Pen stylus-a smartphone. The company […]

Nokia may prove an unexpected beneficiary of Apple’s big win in court. A jury Aug. 24 awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages, after finding that Samsung included several features in its devices that are protected by Apple patents. While happy news for Apple-which in Samsung has found its only real rival for sales of its […]