Lenovo’s Yoga 11S Ultrabook convertible laptop captured a good bit of attention at CES 2013. Now it is available directly from Lenovo or for pre-order at Best Buy. If you are not familiar with the Yoga 11S Ultrabook convertible it is a thin, 11.6” ultrabook that will ship with a Core i3, i5 or i7 [...]
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HP Announces the Slatebook x2 and Split x2
A few weeks ago I had the chance to see some of HP’s upcoming product offerings. Among the items to catch my eye were the just-announced HP SlateBook x2 and HP Slit x2. The HP SlateBook x2 and Split x2 join the HP ENVY x2, and they expand HP’s offerings of detachable PCs (tablet computers [...]
Enter the Huawei W1 ‘Make it Yours’ Music and Mobile Sweepstakes
The Huawei W1, Huawei’s first Windows Phone 8 handset, has a 4” IPS LCD touch screen made of Gorilla Glass, a speedy 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 1950mAh battery, a 5MP auto-focus camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera with a Single LED flash. And while these specs may not be the bleeding- or [...]
Can You Hear Me Now? Nuance Announces Dragon Notes for Windows 8 Devices
The ability to type by voice can be an incredibly powerful productivity tool. That is why I always use a version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking on my Windows computers, and why I quickly found a voice-to-text transcription application when I moved over to Mac. Unfortunately, at the time, voice recognition on the Mac was, at best, [...]
Windows 8 Start Menu Reviver Review
If you’ve read my review of the Toshiba Z930 Ultrabook, then you know two things: I loved the computer, and I hated Windows 8. Much of that animosity comes from the awful Start screen/Dashboard, which is obviously designed for touch interfaces and not mouses and keyboards. ReviverSoft thinks they can help people like me with [...]
Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC Coming in June
Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon table PC “comin’ soon” A few months back your ever-vigilant Gear Diary team let you know about a coming Lenovo “tabletop” PC that they unveiled at CES. (In retrospect, I’m absolutely stunned that I didn’t make some kind of mention about how they had been using a similar device in my favorite [...]
Targus Touch Pen for Windows 8 Review
Let’s face it, most of us who have become adept at using smartphones and tablets have become quite accustomed to using our fingers as the primary input devices. Microsoft took note of this and enveloped Windows 8 in something of a hybrid interface to permit this on touch-capable devices. Right now I’m running Windows 8 [...]
Toshiba Portege Z930 Review
I vastly prefer lightweight computing options. If I am travelling, I grab my iPad and that’s it. For two years I reached for my original Chromebook almost exclusively when I needed a computer. It’s a mix of light-weight and simple design that makes me like my computers more streamlined. But get too streamlined, and you [...]
Windows 8 Upgrade Odyssey – When the Poop Hits the Fan!
I have to give you a disclaimer right up front: So far, BOTH computers I have that run Windows 8 have required a complete re-installation of Windows 8. I do not find the OS to be inherently stable, and if you are buying a new computer or tablet that runs Windows 8, I would encourage [...]
Microsoft Surface and Windows RT: Playing in the Windows 8 Sandbox
A Little History… A while back I took the plunge and made the shift from an iPhone to a Windows phone, first with a Nokia 900 and later with a 920. It was an interesting exercise. I learned a lot, discovered some new ways of working, and learned to make some compromises. I even learned [...]
Jabra SPEAK 510 UC Review: Conference Calls Anywhere & Anytime
I find myself doing far less talking on the phone these days. That is part of the reason I’ve pretty much dropped my use of landlines. At home and work I only use my cell phones or, at times, I use Line2 or Skype on my tablet or computer. I honestly cannot remember the last [...]
2013, A Windows “Upgrade” Odyssey – Part One Preparation & Installation
When Windows 8 was first coming out, I knew I wouldn’t like the Metro IU very much on a desktop computer and so I never even considered “upgrading” my desktop. A surprising set of circumstances brought me a Windows 8 tablet, and that was my first experience hands-on with the new OS. I can say [...]
Why ChromeOS Is Positioned to Attack Windows 8, and Windows 8 Deserves It
I have something of a unique perspective on ChromeOS. See, one day in December 2010, I came home to find a mystery package on my doorstep from Google. It turned out the “Sure, I’d like to beta test a Chromebook” form I’d filled out netted me a CR-48, one of the original beta Chromebooks. So [...]
Windows 8 Pro $40 Upgrade Sale Ends 1/31/13
Microsoft’s sale of Windows 8 Pro for only $40 ends on Thursday. If you haven’t taken advantage of the sale, time is quickly running out! If you’ve purchased a Windows 8 (Sadly, not Windows RT) tablet, ultrabook or other computer and you attempt to upgrade directly through the “Add Features To Windows” function, you do not get [...]
Cyberlink Ultra FAIL!
I’ve been working to recover from a major hard drive crash. Fortunately, I knew it was coming…those telltale crashes from nowhere and other glitchy warnings. I have what I thought was a pretty safe backup set up, and so I haven’t “lost” anything exactly. I got my backup drive up and running, but decided that [...]
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