http://www.laptopical.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.laptopical.com/psystar---another-step-closer-to-death-49330.html A US District Judge recently threw out the bulk of Psystar's latest countersuit, while agreeing with the bulk of Apple's charges. Looks like the end is neigh for this particular hackintosh distributor... and why do I get the sense that the hackintosh community at large won't be shedding too many tears? Laptopical.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:08 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/psystar---another-step-closer-to-death-49330.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-chrome-os-unveiled--open-sourced--not-ready-yet.html Google today hosted a Chrome OS event, where they discussed details of their upcoming operating system. It's not ready yet, and Google warns it's only for a specific set of users - and hardware - but if you like the idea of living in the cloud, then Google's Chrome OS may be right for you. We've got a breakdown of the major features for you here. Laptopical.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:46 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-chrome-os-unveiled--open-sourced--not-ready-yet.html http://www.laptopical.com/intel-pays-1.25b-settlement-to-amd-in-anti-trust-lawsuit-50244.html Yesterday, Intel decided to get at least one monkey off their back with a ginormous settlement to their main rival, AMD. The settlement is certainly notable, but will this actually lead to a more competitive marketplace? Laptopical.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:11:56 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/intel-pays-1.25b-settlement-to-amd-in-anti-trust-lawsuit-50244.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-gets-in-holiday-spirit--makes-gift-of-wifi-internet-for-you-and-loved-ones-3943.html This holiday season (starting now and extending through January 15th, 2010) Google is helping to provide free WiFi in 47 major airports across the country. And you'll only really see two ads - one asks you if you want to use Google, and the other if you want to donate to charity. Aw! Google, you've gotten us again. Laptopical.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:11:33 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-gets-in-holiday-spirit--makes-gift-of-wifi-internet-for-you-and-loved-ones-3943.html http://www.laptopical.com/at&t-sues-verizon--quoted-saying:--well--here-s-a-lawsuit-for-that---73199.html Between the Droid Does ads and the "There's a map for that" ads, Verizon has been attacking AT&T and their smartphone dominance pretty hard lately. It seems AT&T has a little something to say about the latter advertisement, and is suing Verizon over misrepresentation. Be warned - this fight could get snippy. Laptopical.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:47 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/at&t-sues-verizon--quoted-saying:--well--here-s-a-lawsuit-for-that---73199.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-adds-turn-by-turn-nav-to-maps-app-for-droid-&-android-2.0-19291.html About to spend $199 on a GPS? Why not drop that cash on a new Droid phone instead, and get a GPS + sick cell phone all rolled into one. With Google's new updated Maps Navigation feature, essentially full GPS functionality will be coming to Android 2.0 phones. Oh, and did we mention the app is free? Laptopical.com Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:16 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-adds-turn-by-turn-nav-to-maps-app-for-droid-&-android-2.0-19291.html http://www.laptopical.com/psystar-update:-universal-boot-loaders-to-oems-and-rebel-efis-for-the-rest-of-us-33076.html It's been a while since our last update on the doings of famed Hackintosh purveyor Psystar. The latest updates include ways to take the Good Fight against proprietary operating systems home, as well as increasing the likelihood that well see offerings from manufacturers besides Psystar as well. Laptopical.com Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:10:47 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/psystar-update:-universal-boot-loaders-to-oems-and-rebel-efis-for-the-rest-of-us-33076.html http://www.laptopical.com/windows-7-lauches-today--10/22--89208.html Just a memo in case anybody has been living on Mars for the past decade. Under a rock in a cave. With their eyes shut and their fingers in their ears. Laptopical.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:43 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/windows-7-lauches-today--10/22--89208.html http://www.laptopical.com/amazon:-windows-7-pre-orders-breaks-former-uk-record.--no-comment-from-the-dethroned-potters-56549.html Windows 7, which just launched today, managed to garner more pre-orders in the UK than anything ever had previously. Yes, you read that headline right - Windows 7 got more buzz in the UK than Harry Potter. Sounds pretty magical to me. Laptopical.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:10:41 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/amazon:-windows-7-pre-orders-breaks-former-uk-record.--no-comment-from-the-dethroned-potters-56549.html http://www.laptopical.com/barnes-&-nobles-joins-ereader-party-with-dual-screened-nook.html Barnes & Nobles has gotten in good on the eReader game with their brand new Nook. The new Nook features a secondary touchscreen as well as some shiny new features, and has instantly become a hot item. Laptopical.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/barnes-&-nobles-joins-ereader-party-with-dual-screened-nook.html http://www.laptopical.com/relieve-your-guilt-over-p2p-sharing-with-piracy-paypack-72080.html Ouch, that last song you download give you just the slightest twinge of guilt? Or maybe you've never knowingly pirated... except for that one time when you couldn't find that old show in stores anywhere, but it existed in torrent form. Get that monkey off your back with a donation to Piracy Payback, which promises to allocate your donations to "beneficiaries who work with or represent artists and other professionals impacted by digital media piracy". Laptopical.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:10:34 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/relieve-your-guilt-over-p2p-sharing-with-piracy-paypack-72080.html http://www.laptopical.com/acer-laptops-now-visible-in-unprecedented-third-dimension---but-will-anyone-see-it-.html Acer's new Aspire 5738DG is the world's first laptop with the capability to view movies (or whatever else) in eye-popping, comin-right-atcha 3D. The world of 3D is growing, as the cinema and even television world embraces it - but is the world ready for 3D notebooks? I mean, is it really? Laptopical.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:10:33 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/acer-laptops-now-visible-in-unprecedented-third-dimension---but-will-anyone-see-it-.html http://www.laptopical.com/dual-screen-notebooks---the-wide--wide-wave-of-the-future-.html Though it has been a long road, buzz about dual screen notebooks of various sizes is beginning to increase. Frankly, it's pretty cool and darned expensive. But is this feature useful enough that those of us with wide eyes and thin wallets will one day see drop into the everyday consumer level, or is this just another novelty act? Laptopical.com Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:10:47 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/dual-screen-notebooks---the-wide--wide-wave-of-the-future-.html http://www.laptopical.com/windows-xp-mode-finalized--ready-for-your-windows-7-3880.html The code for a Windows XP Mode which is built into the new Windows 7 was recently finalized. We've had our share of issues trying to run old software with Microsoft's patented "compatibility mode" feature, but this virtualized XP environment should work much better. Laptopical.com Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:10:12 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/windows-xp-mode-finalized--ready-for-your-windows-7-3880.html http://www.laptopical.com/greenpeace-applauds-green-efforts-of-hp--apple--who-politely-smile-and-nod-16265.html Today Greenpeace awarded "points" to Apple and HP for making good on green promises and other green improvements. Of course, the real pats on the back go to the "activist consumers," which means, you know, to Greenpeace. Laptopical.com Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:09:32 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/greenpeace-applauds-green-efforts-of-hp--apple--who-politely-smile-and-nod-16265.html http://www.laptopical.com/windows-7-coming-9-days-sooner-for-select-pc-makers-64013.html Can't wait until October 22nd to get your copy of Windows 7? Well, then take advantage of a loophole granted by Microsoft and pick yours up from certain manufacturers on October 13th instead. Laptopical.com Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:09:18 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/windows-7-coming-9-days-sooner-for-select-pc-makers-64013.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-books-settlement-delayed-once-again-20277.html Google's ambitious plan to digitize millions of books and make them available online has run into quite a few roadblocks since its original inception. Many, including the Department of Justice, agree that this could be an excellent way to bring hard to find literature to the masses. But many others (and some of the same people, including the DOJ) agree that the deal as currently constituted violates a truckload of copyright and antitrust laws. Can Google make the necessary changes to appease all its critics? Laptopical.com Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:09:37 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-books-settlement-delayed-once-again-20277.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-takes-aim-at-display-ads--news-media--world-domination-56445.html It seems like every week we hear about more things Google is trying to sink its teeth into. This week, Google has announced plans to take the fight with Yahoo! over display ads to the next level, and also wooed the news industry with an experimental viewer. Laptopical.com Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:09:45 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-takes-aim-at-display-ads--news-media--world-domination-56445.html http://www.laptopical.com/motorola-s-cliq--motoblur--take-phones-in-new-direction-80863.html New phones coming out with new hardware/software is hardly breaking news these days. But Motorola has done something a little different, to great fanfare to boot, and that's release a phone that is supposed to be attractive to consumers based on primarily their online service, MOTOBLUR, which is great for social network gurus. Buying a phone for a service? Sounds a little odd, but it makes sense. Laptopical.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:09:18 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/motorola-s-cliq--motoblur--take-phones-in-new-direction-80863.html http://www.laptopical.com/google-building-secret-reservoir-of...-fun-facts--22205.html Google has released, relatively quietly, an online database of statistics. Because it's Google you know it's easily searched, and even in its infancy we were able to pull some interesting gems. For example, a study in March 2009 by OTX showed that 33% of young people (12 - 24 year olds) globally (UK, US, Germany, India and Japan) are contactable at all times, even in their sleep. That's the kind of stuff that makes you go, "huh." Laptopical.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:09:24 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/google-building-secret-reservoir-of...-fun-facts--22205.html http://www.laptopical.com/asus-eee-pc-1000he.html The Eee PC has a slightly faster Atom processor and a faster FSB compared to the previous models. While this is not enough for anyone to upgrade, it could certainly attract first-time netbook buyers. Laptopical.com Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:44:07 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/asus-eee-pc-1000he.html http://www.laptopical.com/dell-vostro-a860.html When price and performance must share in compromise, few laptops on the market readily answer the call of duty. When it comes to getting high quality at an affordable price, the Dell Vostro A860 Laptop drives a hard bargain. Laptopical.com Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:22:43 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/dell-vostro-a860.html http://www.laptopical.com/dell-mini-9.html By now Dell has a full range of netbooks in sizes 9", 10", and oddly a 12" model, of which we’re looking at the smallest 9-incher here. Laptopical.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:34:37 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/dell-mini-9.html http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-ideapad-y530.html Lenovo continues its push into the consumer segment - this time with the IdeaPad Y530, a successor to the Y510 with some interesting updates. Laptopical.com Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:42:04 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-ideapad-y530.html http://www.laptopical.com/simpletech-simpledrive-500gb.html The Signature Mini series lineup is both Mac and PC compatible and comes in a variety of capacities and colors with titles like blueberry, bubblegum and marshmallow, which are sure to leave you with a contact sugar high. Laptopical.com Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:16:44 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/simpletech-simpledrive-500gb.html http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-s10-review.html Choosing a netbook that suits you often comes down to aesthetics, and by that measure the Lenovo S10 has a lot of things going for it. It's possibly one of the best-looking netbooks around. It has a 10.2-inch LED backlit screen and comes in five different colors - red, blue, pink, black and white like our review model. Laptopical.com Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:30:08 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-s10-review.html http://www.laptopical.com/hp-hdx-16t-.html The HP HDX16t is a multimedia powerhouse with enough peripherals to match its style points. Laptopical.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:40:11 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/hp-hdx-16t-.html http://www.laptopical.com/dell-studio-15.html The Dell Studio 15 is cross between the company's XPS and Inspiron series with a dedicated ATI graphics card and several nice, optional add-ons. Laptopical.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:59:13 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/dell-studio-15.html http://www.laptopical.com/sony-vaio-fw.html The Sony VAIO FW-270j is a laptop that looks as good as the HD media it plays. Laptopical.com Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:01:24 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/sony-vaio-fw.html http://www.laptopical.com/hp-elitebook.html EliteBook is HP's premium business laptop series, which incorporates laptops with 12, 14, and 15-inch screen sizes. The 6930p is HP's 'Balanced Mobility' 14-inch model based on the Centrino 2 platform and customizable with an ATI dedicated graphics card. Laptopical.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:07:27 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/hp-elitebook.html http://www.laptopical.com/dell-latitude-e6400.html One of the most popular series of business laptops - Dell Latitude - received a complete makeover with the introduction of the new E series in 2008. Laptopical.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:35:03 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/dell-latitude-e6400.html http://www.laptopical.com/acer-aspire-one.html Of all the netbooks released in the last few months, the Acer Aspire One is probably the most popular. It's fitted with more or less the same components as nearly all other netbooks, but comes with a somewhat lower price tag. Laptopical.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:45:29 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/acer-aspire-one.html http://www.laptopical.com/apple-macbook.html The latest 13-inch MacBook isn't really a replacement for the classic white MacBook (which is still available). Instead, it's an entirely new laptop in a "unibody" enclosure made from a single piece of aluminum. Laptopical.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:15:57 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/apple-macbook.html http://www.laptopical.com/sony-vaio-z.html The VAIO Z series is one of Sony's premium ultraportable series, and is priced accordingly. Like most VAIOs it comes with a little extra, such as a high-resolution 'X-BRITE' LED-lit screen, a Blu-Ray player and dedicated graphics. Laptopical.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:45:15 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/sony-vaio-z.html http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x200.html A healthy refresh to the previous generation X61 series, the Thinkpad X200 is the business professionals dream for mobile computing. Laptopical.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:39:18 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x200.html http://www.laptopical.com/fujitsu-u810-ultraportable-tablet.html Laptop + Ultra Mobile PC + Tablet = Fujitsu LifeBook U810. Think this mini-sub-tablet Ultra Mobile PC laptop as the Swiss army knife of ultra portable computing. Laptopical.com Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:18:42 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/fujitsu-u810-ultraportable-tablet.html http://www.laptopical.com/toshiba-qosmio-g45.html A powerful Multimedia notebook with HD-DVD and HD-enabled features. Laptopical.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:23:38 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/toshiba-qosmio-g45.html http://www.laptopical.com/satellite-m305.html Carrying a nice glossy finish, good connectivity, Lableflash Drive, and 14.1 widescreen with TruBright Display, the M305 makes a upper class statement. Laptopical.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:23:24 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/satellite-m305.html http://www.laptopical.com/toshiba-l350.html A 17 inch widescreen laptop that features less than stellar connectivity, and a soon to be phased out operating system... Laptopical.com Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:51:34 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/toshiba-l350.html http://www.laptopical.com/alienware-m15x.html The newest mobile computer from Alienware has landed. The Area-51 m15x mixes high-end features found in desktop computer housed in a mobile design. This 15.4--inch gaming machine can cost up to $5,000 if you want the complete bells and whistles. Laptopical.com Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:34:25 +0100 http://www.laptopical.com/alienware-m15x.html