Lenovo claims a certain notebook gets 5 hours battery life, but in reality only lasts for 3 hours of practical use. Ditto Toshiba with several of their models. And the list goes on. HP, Samsung, Sony. Guilty, guilty, guilty. Or so it seems. Granted actual battery life is usually still...

With the new Mini 5102, HP manages to stand our from the otherwise generic netbook crowd. Although the insides are essentially the same as everyone else including the energy efficient Intel Pine Trail processor, it's the exterior build quality that especially impresses. Brushed metals, sans gloss, are used extensively...

Google today announced that the high profile, but slow selling Nexus One smartphone would be available, unlocked, for $529 on AT&T. It will also be available in Canada on Rogers. With reported sales of about 135,000 units, the much-hyped phone sold directly via Google and running on T-Mobile, is...

David Letterman took on Twitter recently on a top 10 list segment. I couldn't help but laugh at how close these cut to the bone for all of us techno-social media nerds. For those that missed it, the video is below as well as the list after the break. The...

Verizon says 4G networks are coming up to 6 months sooner than expected, which means consumers could start enjoying the even higher speed coverage sometime mid-2011. The new service, an upgrade to today's 3G capability, will mean increased Internet access speeds which will result in faster Web surfing and...

I'm still not sure I can live with a mail slot 1024x600 resolution for long periods. It feels claustrophobic.

So far we have a Toshiba NB305-N410, a HP 5102, and, now the Lenovo S10-3 which arrived today.

AT&T released its first Android-powered phone, Motorola Backflip, this weekend. At $100 after rebate it offers a low-cost choice for customers looking for all of the open platform capability that Google offers with its Android operating system. The Backflip features a unique folding keyboard (hence the name) that folds over...

Apple (AAPL) announced today that it would start taking orders for its iPad, the biggest tech product in years, starting March 12. Units, though, won't reach consumer's itchy, news-loving hands until April 3, a few weeks later than originally planned. The 3G version which will enable mobile Internet using...

Today, Google Gesture Search was made available (as part of Google Labs beta software) and here's a quick preview of the new search technology. For those wanting the quick summary: it works as advertised, but doesn't quite dazzle my socks off yet. There are many great things about using an...