Macworld 2009 – Apple Keynote

The keynote finished an hour or two ago, and quite a few of the predicted updates/product releases failed to materialize. What didn’t come out: – New iPhone – New Mac minis and iMacs – New displays – Tablets/ultraportables (no surprise) What actually came out: – … Read more

Apple Store is Down – Macworld Updates

It’s that time again – the Apple Store is down. Macrumors has a good roundup of the various rumors and leaks. Nothing too exciting for ultraportable enthusiasts, but here’s a quick recap: – New iMacs and Mac minis – New 17″ MacBook Pro (with fixed … Read more

HP Mini 2140 Review (LAPTOP Mag)

The new 10.1″ HP Mini 2140 has already been reviewed by LAPTOP Magazine, and they were impressed, giving it their Editor’s Choice Award. The Mini 2140 is geared towards professionals, while the HP Mini 1000 is geared towards consumers. This is a very important point … Read more

AMD Athlon Neo

Not to be outdone by Intel’s Menlow/Poulsbo/Atom platform, or NVIDIA’s Ion platform, AMD/ATI are throwing their hat in the ring. Unfortunately we won’t see the results until sometime in March, but AMD is working on a new platform, the 65nm AMD Athlon Neo, which is … Read more

HP Mini 2140 Announced

Ahead of CES 2009, HP is rolling out the sequel to the VIA-powered HP 2133 Mini-Note. It’s the 10.1″ Intel Atom-powered HP Mini 2140. Among the changes: – Change in platform from VIA to Intel – Display size (10.1″ versus 8.9″) – 16:9 aspect ratio … Read more