News tagged with computing life

Lenovo to release a 23-inch tablet PC this year?

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to sources inside the company, Lenovo is hoping to release a 23-inch tablet PC by the end of this year. The source, William Cai, is a senior specialist in marketing at a Lenovo. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

New technology dramatically extends battery life for mobile devices

Technophiles who have been dreaming of mobile devices that run longer on lighter, slimmer batteries may soon find their wish has been granted.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Review: New MacBook Air still skinny on power

(AP) -- The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn't very powerful, had a ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

HP unveils 'Slate 500' tablet computer

Hewlett-Packard unveiled a Windows-powered touchscreen tablet computer on Friday aimed at professionals, the latest entry into a growing market dominated by Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Cisco unveils tablet computer for business users

US networking giant Cisco has unveiled a tablet computer for business professionals as technology rivals line up to compete with Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Freescale promises bargain-price tablet this year

Freescale Semiconductor unveiled blueprints for a tablet computer to be priced at less than 200 dollars (US) when it debuts later this year.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Curtain falling on 'Digital Decade'

While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a dizzying period of innovation.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 8

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2 weblog

Calling it in: New emergency medical service system may predict caller's fate

Japanese researchers have developed a computer program which may be able tell from an emergency call if you are about to die. Research published in the open access journal BMC Emergency Medicine shows that a computer algori ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Makers hope new 'ultrathin' notebooks fill a niche

Those in the market for a laptop this fall will find a batch of new, mid-priced models that promise less weight and longer battery life than traditional notebook computers, but more performance -- and a bigger ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Windows 7 on the way: What should you do?

Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next.

Technology / Software

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (23) | comments 17

Warp Power May Soon Add Extra Life to Your Cell Phone and iPod Batteries

Roman Lysecky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Arizona, has been awarded a grant of more than $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop high-performance customizable ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0