I think it’s safe to say that netbook fever has died down to a dull roar at this point and that people are looking more towards traditional (as in 13-inch and above) laptops again. While netbooks continue to improve concerning speed, battery life and so on, people tend to like the larger screens better. Price Range Five years ago the price range that gave...

Per my last article on the subject, I said in a comment that I would eat my words if the Apple tablet was priced right. It is, so consider words eaten. It comes in $599, $699, and $799 configurations. This is far below the $1,000 to $1,500 people were expecting. It is well above the price of entry level laptops and all netbooks, but considering it is full...

Well, that didn’t take long. Currently it’s being plastered all over the internet that the official Windows 7 launch date is October 22, 2009. For those of you that suck at math, that’s roughly four months from now. Microsoft says yes (much to the gritting of teeth by many), there will be five editions. Starter, Home Premium, Professional,...

Some good news for our gamers out there: Microsoft has dropped the yearly fee of the "Live Gold Subscription Card" to $29.97 yearly (from $49.99). And back in July ’08 the Live service was made free to PC users. For those of you out there that think paying for gaming on an Xbox (or any console) is a bit ridiculous, it isn’t. This is a...

FedEx Office (formerly known as FedEx Kinko’s or just Kinko’s) is a 24-hour-a-day shop in most places where you can walk in to do a quick scan, print, fax or any other number of office-related stuff. To note: FedEx Office is just one example of a store like this. Even the sleepiest of small towns in the USA have some kind of local office store when...

Gearlog reports that over the weekend Intel adjusted prices for Core 2 Duo processors. This is indicative that newer/faster procs are right around the corner, however, the fact you can get a 3.16GHz for 31% less now ($183) is a sweet deal, and it will stay current for several years. If you were looking to dive in and build a new box with some Intel Core 2...