| Deals of the Day (10-31-2011) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT  Sure, Barnes & Noble is going to announce a new NOOK Color next week. But there's nothing wrong with the company's first foray into the color eBook Reader space, and if you're looking for a bargain you can pick one up today for $139. That's not bad for a product which still has a list price of $249. Here's a... Read more »
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| Voltaic launches solar-powered, laptop-charging backpack Posted: 31 Oct 2011 10:21 AM PDT  Voltaic Systems has been making backpacks and laptop cases with built-in solar chargers since 2004. But so far most of the company's backpacks have only generated enough electricity to charge small items such as phones, cameras, or tablets. Now Voltaic has introduced a new 10W backpack called the Array which can charge a laptop computer. If you're attached to your... Read more »
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| Ultrabooks off to a slow start due to high prices? Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT  Intel envisions a day when so-called ultrabooks make up the lion's share of the consumer notebook space. An ultrabook is basically a thin and light laptop which weighs less than 3 pounds and measures less than 0.8 inches thick. In Intel's vision, they also tend to have premium components including solid state disks and the latest Intel chips. The chip-maker... Read more »
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| Asus teases Android, Windows 8 products for 2012 Posted: 31 Oct 2011 07:25 AM PDT  Asus has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, and the company beat its forecast for net profits. The company also revealed some interesting figures about product shipments. Asus shipped 1.3 million Eee PC netbooks in Q3, bringing the total for the year so far to 3.6 million. Meanwhile, Asus shipped 800,000 Eee Pad tablets in the... Read more »
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| Ubuntu Linux heading to tablets, smartphones Posted: 31 Oct 2011 06:04 AM PDT  Ubuntu is already one of the world's most popular Linux distributions for desktop and laptop computer users -- and the operating system powers a fair share of servers as well. Now founder Mark Shuttleworth says the next step is to bring Ubuntu to phones and tablets. You can already install Ubuntu on a tablet today -- the OS can... Read more »
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