Michelle Maisto

The Alex eReader from Spring Design will feature access to the upcoming Borders eBook store, Spring Design and Borders announced Jan. 7 during the 2010 CES expo in Las Vegas. The news followed Borders’ announcement that it will indeed launch an eBook store on Borders.com, as well as offer Borders-branded mobile e-book applications. “Our agreement […]

A busy Fujitsu introduced eight new notebooks at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on Jan. 7. All LifeBooks, they range from a 1.1-pound mini-notebook to beefier systems with 2010 Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors. Windows 7 and multitouch capabilities are also prominent features. “Fujitsu has a heritage in touch computing, so […]

T-Mobile will no longer be offering its T-Mobile @Home land-line replacement service to new customers, the carrier announced Jan. 7. It will, however, continue to support its current @Home customers. “The needs of our customers are constantly changing, and T-Mobile must foresee and adapt to those changes,” a T-Mobile spokesperson said in a statement. With […]

HTC introduced the Smart on Jan. 7, which the company insists is a new type of smartphone: easy to use, inexpensive and globally accessible. It will arrive in Europe and Asia in the spring. The Smart runs Qualcomm’s Brew MP (Mobile Platform) operating system and has a 300MHz processor, which it pairs with a 2.8-inch […]

On Jan. 7, Sprint introduced the Sierra Wireless-made Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, which will allow up to five WiFi-enabled devices to connect to Sprint’s 3G/4G network. The battery-powered Overdrive weighs 4.51 ounces and is 3.14 by 3.14 by 0.61 inches, enabling users to take it anywhere, instead of being tied to a hotspot. It has […]

Motorola added the Backflip to its growing list of Android devices on Jan. 6. With a 3.1-inch, 320 by 480 TFT display, at a glance the Backflip appears iPhone-like. But take another look and the device opens up – the screen sliding up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard, and then continuing backward toward a 45-degree-ish […]

PC maker Lenovo on Jan. 5 introduced its LePhone smartphone, expected to launch in China in the first half of 2010. LePhone runs Google’s Android operating system, has Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip set, packs in WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)-based 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS connectivity, and has a particularly slim frame: just 12 millimeters, […]

Two brains are better than one, says Lenovo, which on Jan. 6 introduced the IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook. It features a detachable screen, transforming it from a clamshell laptop to a multitouch slate tablet, and two operating systems, each with its own processor. The 3.8-pound, cherry-red laptop runs Microsoft Windows 7 with an Intel processor […]

AT&T announced on Jan. 5 that it has completed upgrades to HSPA 7.2 software across its 3G network. The move to HSPA 7.2 positions the carrier for an eventual move to LTE, or 4G technology. AT&T is now working on increasing the number of high-speed backhaul connections to its cell sites, an initiative that, in […]

Gateway has joined several other PC makers in pairing Intel’s new power-saving 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor with Microsoft Windows 7 Starter in its newest netbook line – the LT21 Series. Introduced Jan. 6, the 2.62-pound netbooks measure 10.17 by 7.28 by 0.99 inches and come with either a 4,400mAh or 5,600mAh 6-cell battery, for a […]

Skype announced Jan. 5 that its popular video service will soon be making the leap from desktops to high-definition television screens. In conjunction with partners LG and Panasonic, Skype-enabled HDTVs will arrive in mid-2010 and enable users with high-speed broadband and an HD Webcam-also being offered by LG and Panasonic-to enjoy free Skype-to-Skype voice and […]

Smartphone competitors are about to begin feeling the impact of the Google Android operating system, according to a Jan. 4 report from ChangeWave, which shows consumer interest in Android to have spiked during the last three months. In a survey conducted from Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, ChangeWave asked consumers who planned to buy a […]