A new partnership will allow certain types of Skype calls over Verizon’s data network, but intentionally bar the cheap domestic Skype Out plans that could save subscribers big bucks.
An upcoming BlackBerry browser based on WebKit will put RIM in the same league as Apple, Palm and Google, while free enterprise server software will save small businesses a hefty chunk of change.
Macmillan’s battle to raise e-book prices echoes earlier battles fought by the recording industry, and will end with the same rampant piracy if companies don’t get reasonable.
Of all the high-end capabilities Apple’s iPad will deliver, its inability to play simple Web-based Flash movies and games could be the stumbling block that sends users diving for another device.
Tablet computing hit the mainstream in 2001. We ask what will be different about this next surge of tablets – and whether consumers will bite this time around.
A matte black color scheme and hard edges inspired by the F-117 Nighthawk make the Asus G73Jh one of the best-looking machines to bear the Republic of Gamers badge.
The mammoth 11.5-inch e-reader from Skiff outsizes everything on the market, and even contains some hidden surprises, but questions over price and library size leave its potential uncertain.