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Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T to feature Core i5 processor

The upcoming Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T based on the Intel Calpella platform looks to be extremely promising. The 11 inch ultraportable reportedly dumps Intel CULV processors in favor of the faster Intel Core i5-520M clocked at 1.06GHz. Better yet – the processor can be brought up to 1.86GHz thanks to Turbo Boost technology. While the TimelineX 1830T might feature a Core i5 processor, the system is still expected to achieve an 8 hour battery life. Other specs include: 11.6 inch 1366 x 768 re...

Motorola open to Windows Phone 7, Android users mostly male, Palm says Verizon launch below expectations

Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha has stated that the company is open to creating handsets running Windows Phone 7. Motorola previously stepped away from Windows Mobile in favor of Android. A recent report has been released that shows most Android users are male. Specifically 73% of Android users are guys compared to a more even mix with the iPhone and webOS devices. Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has revealed in an email that was leaked publically and originally intended for employees of Palm that the Veri...

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 review Another one in

"It was back in February 2008 that the XPERIA lineup was born and it took Sony Ericsson almost two years to bring about the XPERIA X1 successor. The long waiting is over now and the XPERIA X2 is keen to prove to us all it was worth it.Both devices obviously have lots of features in common (it's the same amount of memory - both RAM and ROM, and the same CPU) but there are - possibly - enough improvements to make the XPERIA X2 a strong successor and a valuable upgrade. And by telling you that,...

PC Magazine reviews the Toshiba Mini NB305 and ASUS EeePC 1201N

PC Magazine has two new netbook reviews out on their website – one for the Toshiba Mini NB305-N410 and one for the new ASUS EeePC 1201N netbook. The Toshiba Mini NB305 is essentially an update to the extremely popular Mini NB205 – keeping the great features of the NB205 while updating the system to the new Intel Pine Trail platform. The NB305 features the Intel Atom N450 processor, a 10.1 inch LED backlit display, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB SATA HDD, a full-sized keyboard, a spacious multi-touch enab...

Droid sales are robust, Samsung favors Android, and Milestone heads to Telus

Last weekend was the first weekend that the Motorola Droid was available to purchase on the Verizon network. Official sales figures are not available, but analysts predict about 100,000 Droids were sold opening weekend. The boxy Motorola Milestone is certainly not as sexy as the new Droid, but may be more to some users liking. The Milestone is set to hit the Telus network in Europe in early 2010. Rumors are swirling that Samsung may be looking to drop Windows Mobile in favor of Android. Analys...