Axiotron Modbook D5

DAY 5: Parting notes

After a week of using the modbook, I have to say that it's hardly enough time to get out of "play mode". As I said on Day One of the review, there is definitely a learning curve on the machine. And while I may be a speedy, accurate Cintiq user, it doesn't mean that the modbook is "just like having a Wacom Cintiq on your laptop. Y

Axiotron Modbook D3

DAY 3: Urban Legends of tablet PCs

My hardware is better than your hardware. You can't get around it, but the reality is that when the hardware does what it's supposed to do and can perform well when you ask it to, that's what the hardware should be. It's no fair to make up specs to win the argument though.

Living with the iPhone - the first 120 days

What it is like to have lived with the iPhone for four months

Unless you are living under rock, on the moon or in a cave, then you will have heard about the iPhone - you will also have heard about the heartache, the hacks and the potential problems some iPhone users have experienced. In this article, you will find out what it is like to have lived with the iPhone for four months in a traditional environment - that is, a user who uses Windows, is jumping between home and office and is roaming in and out of wireless hotspots.

With new Centro Palm shows that not all shrinkage is bad

 

The Centro is Palm's way of fighting back, by making a Treo that's smaller, cuter and cheaper. It's just $99 with a two-year Sprint contract (after a mail-in rebate), making it probably the cheapest smart phone yet. It would have been more interesting if Palm fought back by revamping its outdated software, but if small and cheap are on sale, I'll take it.

Archos 605 WiFi`s stellar screen, features can`t overcome complicated interface

 

Sporting a brushed metal case, a crisp, wide touch screen and wireless Internet capabilities, the latest portable media gadget from Archos sounds like a match for the newest iPods.