Lenovo’s attempt to herald a category of mobile devices has been put off – again – as they announced today that they’re ditching their custom Skylight Linux UI in favour of Android. It’s a significant blow to the already dying smartbook category. More »
What if I told you there was an ultralight device that put all the functionality of a powerful tablet into the thinnest, lightest laptop you ever saw? It exists. It could be great. And it’s dying before its time. More »
We’ve seen bits and pieces of Qualcomm’s FLO live TV service, curiously even on an iPhone, but at MWC it’ll be showing it off on Snapdragon-powered smartbooks. It enables real-time updates via Twitter while watching live TV. More »
The Skylight is part netbook, part smartphone, and I’m pretty sure I could throw it 50 metres. The real question is if that makes it a game changer or a novelty act. More »
The $US199 Freescale Smartbook Tablet reference design was supposed to be the tablet design that OEMs could easily use to get a product to market fast and cheap. Maybe, but that doesn’t mean it’s very usable. More »
The Tegra system-on-a-chip, the zippy hardware that powers the Zune HD, had so much potential. Then, the delays. Slow pickup. Disappointment. Whatever happened to the Tegra, Nvidia doesn’t want it to happen again. This time, they say, will be different. More »
Qualcomm has announced its newest smartbook concept. It’s a Snapdragon-powered, 10-incher for which they’ve already secured AT&T backing. More »
