• 2010 Mini Cooper S

    Quirky, cute, zippy. There’s much to like about the diminutive Mini Cooper S. It’s a blast in the corners, yet still sips fuel. Its style is classic, yet also modern. And there’s nary a parking spot that the Mini can’t squeeze into.
    But the thing about the Mini is that on the other side of every [...]

  • Acer Liquid – black (unlocked)

    With no disrespect to HTC, Samsung, or Motorola, it’s nice to see an Android phone from someone new. Not that the former three don’t make great devices; it’s just nice to see a fresh face in the crowd every once in a while, and in this instance, that face is Acer. Once again, our friends [...]

  • 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet First Impressions

    When automakers invite you to test their products, it’s almost standard procedure to take you to an enchanting location. A location that often eclipses the car itself. This time, I found myself travelling to the Spanish isle of Majorca to put Mercedes’ latest cabrio through its paces.

    The significance of the Cabrio, other than the obvious [...]

  • All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)

    Apple finally gave us the date the first iPads will hit store shelves: April 3. We’ve been closely following the touch-screen tablet since Apple first announced it in late January, but here’s a quick guide for your most essential questions about the device.

    First things first: How big is it?
    The iPad’s screen offers [...]

  • 2010 Lincoln MKT AWD EcoBoost

    The Lincoln MKT is anything but ordinary. Its profile is unique, its grille spectacular, its finish remarkable and its size, well, a little excessive. But in the EcoBoost version, the MKT’s truly distinguishing feature is slumbering under the hood. This is the review of a big vehicle that almost succeeds in passing for a small [...]

  • Cars

  • 2010 Mini Cooper S

    2010 Mini Cooper S

    Quirky, cute, zippy. There’s much to like about the diminutive Mini Cooper S. It’s a blast in the corners, yet still sips fuel. Its style is classic, yet also modern. And there’s nary a parking spot that the Mini can’t

    Mar 07, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • 2010 Volkswagen GTI

    2010 Volkswagen GTI

    Britney sings “Oops!… I did it again”. Well, that was the anthem of the Wolfsburg engineers when they created the sixth generation of the mythical GTI. The arrival of the 2010 version takes what we loved about the old models and

    Mar 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet First Impressions

    2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet First Impressions

    When automakers invite you to test their products, it’s almost standard procedure to take you to an enchanting location. A location that often eclipses the car itself. This time, I found myself travelling to the Spanish isle of Majorca to

    Mar 06, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

  • Cell Phones

  • HTC HD2 (unlocked)

    HTC HD2 (unlocked)

    The entertainment-filled HTC HD2 is bound for T-Mobile this spring, but we just couldn’t wait that long. Ever since we got a glimpse of the HD2 at Fall CTIA 2009, we’ve been dying to get our hands

    Mar 08, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • HTC Legend video unboxing

    HTC Legend video unboxing

    The HTC Legend has landed, and you know we’ve wasted no time in putting the new Android 2.1 smartphone in front of a camera for a video unboxing. Announced last month at Mobile World Congress 2010,

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • iPhone Addictive, Survey Reveals

    iPhone Addictive, Survey Reveals

    A new Stanford University survey confirms what many iPhone users may have long suspected: Apple’s smartphone can be addicting. The survey was administered to 200 students with iPhones, 70 percent of whom had owned their iPhones for less than a year. The

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Laptops

  • Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t 0651 - Atom N450 1.66 GHz - 10.1" TFT

    Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t 0651 – Atom N450 1.66 GHz – 10.1″ TFT

    Back at CES 2010, we marveled at Lenovo’s seemingly unending lineup of inventive, eye-catching laptop designs. Though the U1 Hybrid took the spotlight, the less revolutionary but still eye-catching IdeaPad S10-3t also caught our attention. As part of Lenovo’s updating

    Mar 07, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

  • Sony VAIO EB12FX/T

    Sony VAIO EB12FX/T

    The Sony VAIO EB12FX/T is an affordable all-purpose notebook that impresses with its style, features, and affordable price–but it is also marred by mediocre performance. It looks great and has most of the features you’d expect in

    Mar 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Lenovo IdeaPad U150

    Lenovo IdeaPad U150

    We review Lenovo’s IdeaPad U150 and discover that it shines where many other netbooks fall short. Introduction Call it a netbook if you must, but Lenovo’s U150 shines where many that share the category name crumble and fail. With

    Mar 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Digital Cameras

  • Canon PowerShot G11

    Canon PowerShot G11

    Canon’s G-series of advanced point-and-shoot cameras have long held a place somewhere between small point-and-shoots and full-featured SLRs. If you want very good image quality, a full set of manual controls, and high-end features (such as RAW-format

    Feb 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Sony HDR-CX500V

    Sony HDR-CX500V

    With a six-month lag behind their hard-drive-based siblings, the HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V, the HDR-CX500V and CX520V promised some much-needed interface enhancements over their solid-but-flawed brothers. While I don’t think the interface and control layout changes make much of an improvement,

    Feb 26, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 (black)

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 (black)

    Dig just a little into the features of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 and you’ll start to see all the corners cut to get the price down to less than $170. In comparison to Sony’s $199.99 W350, the W330 has no

    Feb 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • First iPad ad premieres during the Oscars

    First iPad ad premieres during the Oscars

    Apple’s doing the Oscars up right tonight — not only was Steve Jobs making friends on the red carpet, but the company ran the first iPad ad just now during the broadcast. It’s pretty much what you’d expect out of an Apple ad, but, you know, more magical. Get ready for a [...]

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Find your computer’s location with Windows 7 and Geosense

    Find your computer’s location with Windows 7 and Geosense

    GPS enabled smartphones make it easy to get directions, weather, and many more location based services since they automatically know where you are.  With Geosense, you can bring this functionality to any Windows 7 computer even if it doesn’t have a GPS chip.
    Windows 7 introduced the new Sensors and Location platform that [...]

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

    Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

    Thinking about purchasing Microsoft Office, but you want to wait until Office 2010 comes out of beta? Don’t bother; just pick up a copy of Office 2007 between now and September 30, and you’ll be eligible to get a free upgrade to Office 2010, thanks to Microsoft’s Technology Guarantee Program.
    Microsoft apparently [...]

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Tegra-Powered Microsoft Courier to Wage War With iPad Late This Year

    Tegra-Powered Microsoft Courier to Wage War With iPad Late This Year

    Details on the upcoming portable e-book reader/journal device leak :
    It may be a battle of the tablets when two of the electronics industry’s biggest stars — Microsoft and Apple — go head to head with competing tablet designs later this year.  According to Engadget,whose sources were some of the first to leak details on Microsoft’s upcoming [...]

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • How to Block Chatroulette on your PC

    How to Block Chatroulette on your PC

    If you’re a PC user and are worried that your child might be exposed to inappropriate images and behaviors on the video chat site Chatroulette, here’s how you can prevent them from accessing the site.
    The answer lies in your computer’s Windows Control Panel. These directions are for Microsoft Vista, but both XP and Windows [...]

    Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Tech Tips for Travelers: Go Light, Stay Connected

    Tech Tips for Travelers: Go Light, Stay Connected

    Preparing for a long trip can be a pain, but technology can help. With preparation and the right equipment, tech can keep you entertained, connected and on the right track from start to finish.
    If you want one all-purpose device for carrying on your trip, make it a smartphone. Today’s phones allow you to communicate by [...]

    Mar 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post