Two OMAP 3430 Phones: Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid

The Motorola Droid continues to be the king of Android devices that include a hardware keyboard, and the smartphone which bore the Android flagship crown for some time before the Nexus One.

Sprint HTC EVO 4G – Vivek’s First Impressions

Friday was a pretty big day for Sprint and HTC, joining up to launch the HTC EVO 4G (codename Supersonic). The EVO is the first mainstream 4G smartphone to launch in the US and runs on Sprint's fledgling 4G WiMAX network.

Acer Ferrari One: An AMD Ultraportable

Ferrari. The name itself evokes images of supercars and racecars bearing the famed prancing horse logo, of glorious V12 exhaust notes, and red.

Oh yes, Rosso Scuderia, quite possibly the most instantly recognizable color in the automotive world.

AVADirect's Clevo W860CU: Mobility 5870 vs. GTX 285M

One of the benefits of reviewing desktop hardware is the way PCs tend to come together like a combination of Lego bricks. Individual components are typically fairly easy to test against each other, often requiring as little as a simple swap.

ASRock X58 Extreme3: An Enthusiast X58 Motherboard at a Budget Price?

ASRock's current X58 line-up consist of the SuperComputer ($275), Deluxe3 ($225), Deluxe, and the Extreme3's predecessor, the Extreme (AT review, $170).

Mac OS X Steam Performance: Half Life 2 Episode 2, Still Slower than Windows

Vacations are tough for me to come by. Planning around tradeshows is easy, but planning around unannounced product launches, new driver releases, bugs and unexpected discoveries is impossible.

Last year I threw a dart at the calendar and told myself I was taking 10 days off in May and thankfully, there wasn’t too much that was announced while I was gone.

Computex 2010: New ASUS Notebooks

ASUS has launched its fourth generation Eee PC netbooks, the Eee PC 1018, 1016 and 1015. They will all offer 10.1” displays in a slightly different chassis.

A New 30" Contender: HP ZR30w Review

The LCD market continues to be one of the frequently updated segments in the consumer electronics segment, as OEMs and vendors alike are eager to bundle their high-end, high performance displays with professional workstations.

MSFT Retaliates Against Google's Security Claims

Microsoft's Brandon Leblanc defends Windows security despite reports from Google employees.

Although Microsoft VP of corporate communications Frank X. Shaw already had his moment in the spotlight with Google-related comments on Twitter, Windows communications manager Brandon LeBlanc came out and updated his Windows corporate blog with his view--a retaliation of sorts--over Windows, security, and the comments made from the Google employee(s). LeBlanc builds his defense and covers all the basis, spanning from Yale's decision to delay its move Gmail to the high-risk malware attacks on Apple Macs.

Google Launching Chrome OS This Fall

Would it be any surprise if Google launched the Chrome operating system this October?

As if on cue in light of recent talk that Google is kicking Windows to the curb, the search giant plans to release its Chrome operating system this fall. According to Google, the open-source software will be free and available to the general public. In a world that's relied heavily on Microsoft-based operating systems for over two decades, competing with Redmond is a huge task, especially for an OS that's based on a browser of the same name.

OCZ Announces SandForce Based PCIe RevoDrive SSD

PCIe based SSDs have been reserved for enterprise use ever since their introduction.

Generally limited by pricing, even OCZ's own forays into the PCIe SSD market have been targeted at enterprise customers. That may all change with today's announcement. Meet the RevoDrive:

ASUS U30Jc Revisited: Adding an SSD

Our standard laptop reviews always look at the systems as they come from the manufacturer. However, we know many people will perform some upgrades at home to improve certain performance aspects.

Adobe Offers Reader Application for Tablet Computers

Adobe Systems has debuted a reader application for tablet computers based on input from Wired magazine, the first to use the format. Adobe's David Burkett said users of InDesign CS5 will be "well on your way" to producing digital publications. The Wired Reader app takes a while to download the first 520-megabyte digital version.