Bill Gates & Steve Jobs on Future of Mobile Computing

At the AllThingsD conference yesterday, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were interviewed together about the past, present, and future of computing. They were asked about what they might be carrying five years from now, and the response was interesting. Quote: What are the devices you … Read more

2006 Engadget Awards – Tablet PC of the Year

Engadget is holding their 2006 Tablet PC of the Year competition right now. Among the Tablet PCs competing, are several ultraportable “convertible” (think both Tablet PC and a physical keyboard like a laptop) laptops: – Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 – Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet – Toshiba … Read more

“New Method of Note Taking Makes Tablet PCs Obsolete”

This was left over from yesterday, but is still humorous nonetheless. Over at GottaBeMobile, they’ve come across a new way of taking notes that could make Tablet PCs obsolete. Quote: “I’m always looking for new methods of improving my productivity when I’m working on directing … Read more

Dell and Linux

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has written an analysis for Desktop Linux about Dell’s announcement yesterday, concerning their official support for Linux on Dell notebooks and desktops. Over the next month or two, Dell will be releasing certain desktops and laptops with pre-installed Linux. Which laptops and … Read more

Microsoft Windows Vista: Get Ready

Microsoft has unveiled their new website aimed at preparing people for Windows Vista, their next major Operating System and the sequel to Windows XP – Windows Vista: Get Ready. Not slated for release until the end of this year (more than likely next year), nonetheless you can start looking at whether or not notebooks you purchase this year will be capable of running Vista (or more importantly, running it well). Among the information, the official requirements for the two classifications of computers that can run Windows Vista