Michelle Maisto

Hewlett-Packard will expand its Mini netbook lineup with three new models this summer, the Mini 110 XP Edition, the Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition and the Mini 1101.The Minis are light and lean – each has a 10.1-inch diagonal screen, a starting weight of 2.3 pounds and a choice of Intel Atom processors: the […]

HP Mini Netbook Lineup Grows by Three by Michelle Maisto No Title The Mini 110 XP Edition supports up to 1GB of memory and comes with the choice of a 32GB solid-state drive or a 160GB hard drive. Pricing begins at $329.99. No Title The Mini 110 XP Edition, ideal for Web surfing and airport […]

Research In Motion came out on top in a security assessment of enterprise mobility solutions.In a new report on the importance of robust security within mobile deployments from Lopez Research, President Maribel Lopez, a former Forrester Research analyst, offers an assessment of the security offerings from Apple, RIM and Windows Mobile.Lopez rates each company’s offering […]

Did you know that the top five smartphones accessing Wi-Fi networks are the iPhone, the iPod Touch, the Sony PSP, the HTC Dream and the HTC Dash? Or that 24 percent of U.S. ad requests on smartphones are made over a Wi-Fi network?These numbers come courtesy of AdMob and its April Mobile Metrics Report. While […]

Asus has added a new netbook to its collection, the Eee PC 1008HA, otherwise known as the Seashell.While sandy beaches and PC computing are a somewhat disconcerting association, the name hints to the mollusk-like way the curved, thin lines of the attractive 1008HA come together. Asus would also refer you to the Seashell’s “opalescent and […]

Nokia has flung back the shutters and officially opened its Ovi Store for business, offering free and for-sale mobile applications, games, productivity tools, videos and podcasts for more than 50 Nokia phone models.Shoppers can access the Ovi Store through their mobile browser, or, in some countries, download the store’s icon to their devices. The mobile […]

The Cool-ER e-book reader from Interead.com is scheduled to the join the growing e-reader market on June 1. The Cool-ER has a 6-inch screen with an E Ink display-the same power-efficient technology that gives Amazon.com’s Kindle its “reads like paper” quality.It measures 0.4 inches deep by 7.2 inches high and 4.6 inches wide, weighs 6.27 […]

New Lenovo Netbook, Laptops Emphasize High Design, Low Prices No Title The IdeaPad S12 is Lenovo’s first foray into 12-inch netbook territory. It features a full-size keyboard, 1GB of memory, 160GB of storage, Wi-Fi connectivity, an ExpressCard slot for 3G, an Intel Atom chip set and a weight of 3 pounds. Pricing will begin at […]

Lenovo plans to announce four new computing devices May 26 with a focus on thin, light and affordable. None veers far from previous Lenovo offerings, but they are better-suited to consumer demands in the current economy.Perhaps following the cue of the Adamo by Dell, which offered the novel idea that Mac users shouldn’t be the […]

While Apple will no doubt keep the availability of its new iPhone devices exclusive to Apple retail stores, the online Apple store and its carrier partner, AT&T, Palm will be going the opposite route with its iPhone competitor, the Pre.Palm’s retail strategy is to go big, and the Pre, when it launches on June 6, […]

The BlackBerry Curve 8900, Research In Motion’s thinnest, lightest BlackBerry yet, is now available on the AT&T network, in addition to T-Mobile in the United States.The Curve 8900 measures 0.53 inches thin, has a height and width of 4.29 and 2.36 inches, respectively, and weighs 3.87 ounces. (By comparison, the majority of the Curve 8300 […]

10 Reasons Why Apples iPhone Needs Verizon by Michelle Maisto User Experience “Apple will remain focused on full-featured devices with a uniform user experience,” according to analysts. In looking for a new carrier partner, they suggest Apple is likely to stick to its key negotiating conditions, such as “no co-branded handsets; no custom start screen; […]