consumer electronics

Windows tablets are getting reasonably cheaper and have now reached the $100 / €100 mark. The Emdoor EM-i8080 surprisingly have a good list of specs on board with an 8″ IPS screen with a resolution... Continue reading...

This question has been hanging in my head for a bit and want a windows users perspective on it. With support for XP now finally gone and with the failures of Windows Vista and 8 I think its time for Microsoft to re evaluate its current stance on windows 7. As of October sales of windows 7 have...

Since it appears that my old camera has gone partially inop, I'm thinking of buying another. However I used the old one so little, that I didn't learn much that is of use in buying something else. I want one that is reliable as possible with a good warranty of a good name brand, at a price of...

I made the mistake of asking this question in the Water Cooler, but it got very little readership, much less a reply, so I'm reposting it here, since in a fashion the device will be a computer peripheral: I hope this will get a reply, if not more readership.

Another of my WDC drives is biting the dust (WD30EZRX)...not that it seems to matter what the model is, because I've now owned a number of WDC drives, and none of them has lasted through their warranty period. It seems to be becoming a vicious RMA circle. The drive that I'm now having to...

I just saw a prototype for the new Microsoft calculator that will be in stores later this year. A few notable features include... 1. The "Addition" key has been permanently removed. 2. The "Multiplication" key has been removed, but it can be purchased separately as a single key keyboard that...

Smaller screen, less RAM, smaller battery - you get the picture (which is smaller too) Nokia has announced its third Windows Phone 8 mobile, the sixth from any manufacturer to use Microsoft’s new operating system. Priced at $249 (£154) SIM-free, the Lumia 620 is a diminutive "budget" model with...

According to available information, it looks like OEMs will likely be paying almost double the price for Windows RT (Windows 8 for ARM) versus what they've payed in the past for Windows 7. As explained in the article, there may be some underlying strategy and logic for the cost but it seems a...

It's here! Well, sort of. Any version of Microsoft Windows can theoretically be accessed from your Android cell phone using the free TeamViewer for Control App. Using virtualization, you could go so far as to access Windows 95 on your cell phone. Find out why Windows just doesn't seem to play...

Hi I'm interested in buying a pad computer. It's something that both myself and my wife have a use for. It's clear that the iPad 3 is the state of the art pad computer. But I'd like to have a Windows based pad so I can use the software that I'm familiar with and get for free, like my music...

OMAP4470 processor advantages underscore the promise of Microsoft's latest operating system LAS VEGAS - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) hosts an OMAP4470 processor-based tablet running on a pre-release version of Windows 8 at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, demonstrating...

Hello, a long time ago i had this limited access connection issue, but somehow it dissapeared. But since last week, it suddendly popped up. I have no idea how to fix this problem. I have a Linksys WRT120N wireless router connected to a modem, and a desktop connected to the router (not...

Hi I've been using computers since DOS but this weekend I went to help a friend who is the same age as I am 73 buy her first computer. How hard it was to buy one is a story by itself, a certain retailer initials BB is about as organised as a, well they are really disorganized. I really...

How Microsoft plans to sell a 'couple hundred million' more Windows 7 PCs before Windows 8 | ZDNet

Computer manufacturer Lenovo has just tossed new flames into the tablet fire, including a rare Windows-powered iPad competitor. read more Link Removed

We know, we know -- Windows 8 isn't splashing down on consumer devices for a good long while , but seriously, how's a boy to get excited about something that's already old hat? And moreover, something that has never, ever worked out . Every single Windows 7 tablet that we've tested has suffered...

Tradition lives. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will, once again, deliver the pre-show keynote address at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Source: Yahoo! News

The Microsoft CEO will return to the Consumer Electronics Show keynote stage in January. read more Link Removed

The Microsoft CEO will return to the Consumer Electronics Show keynote stage in January. Link Removed

Apple is trying to lure consumers in a different direction, offering a $100 iTunes gift card to anyone buying a MacBook. The gift card must be used to purchase Apple products including digital downloads. Read Full Story: Apple Offers App Credit with MacBook Purchase / Infopackets.com