HP EliteBook 2540p
This good-looking and durable business ultraportable offers a great combination of speed and battery life.
Sony VAIO Z
An ultraportable with serious speed, the featherweight VAIO Z combines Core i5 power and dual SSDs with an elegant design.
Sony VAIO Y Series
Sony’s first 13-inch ULV ultraportable offers a durable magnesium design, sound ergonomics, and good performance for an affordable price.
Toshiba Satellite T135D
The AMD version of this ultraportable offers better graphics performance than the Intel version for $100 less, albeit at the expense of battery life.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13
This fashionable small business ultraportable combines a great new keyboard with long battery life.
HP Envy 14, Envy 17, and new EliteBooks leak onto the scene
The tap that keeps on leaking has inadvertently let loose an internal “notebook index” document that corroborates earlier rumblings of a forthcoming Envy 14. Sourced from HP’s Korean site, this little ditty reveals Envy 14 and Envy 17 models, which both tick the ‘HP external USB DVD Drive’ category, bringing up the intriguing possibility of [...]
Acer Ferrari One
This ultraportable outclasses netbooks when it comes to performance, but you’ll pay a premium for its sports car looks.
Dell Inspiron 11z
Although Dell’s first 11-inch ultraportable performs well, competing notebooks offer longer battery life and better ergonomics for less money.
Investing Or Marketing? The Real Reason Lightspeed Invested In Ning At A Crazy Valuation
A lot of readers were incredulous over last week’s news that Ning raised another $15 million in venture capital from Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $750 million valuation. That comes despite the fact that Ning traffic appears to be flatlining, and revenue to date is likely very small.
A typical comment to that post: “What an [...]
Remains of the Day: Can the Government Switch to Firefox Edition [For What It's Worth]
Someone asks the Secretary of State if they can switch to Firefox, we spot the cable-management solution of our dreams, and Pandora wants radio stations to pony up to play music, too.
Hillary Clinton is asked for Firefox in the US Department of State Hit 26:30 in the video above. The answer: Unfortunately, no. [Mozilla Links]
Mysterious [...]
