Review Laptops

Toshiba Libretto W105

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:18 +0000

The Toshiba Libretto W105 is no threat to any existing computing device, thanks its full plate of flaws.

Toshiba Recalls 41K Satellite Laptops Due to Overheating

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:13 +0000

Toshiba is recalling 41,000 laptops due to concerns about overheating AC adapter plugs.

Sling webs and run for your life: iPhone apps of the week

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:10 +0000

This week’s apps include an action game with our favorite arachnid web slinger and a beautiful side-scrolling running game where your goal is to deliver top-secret information.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Verizon starts teasing R2-D2 Droid 2 details

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:04 +0000

Reviving the DroidLanding twitter account, Verizon has begun another online campaign to promote its next Droid handset.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

Patriotic snake robot slithers up a tree

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:01:04 +0000

For its latest trick, Uncle Sam, a Snakebot from Carnegie Mellon University, slithers out of the lab and up a tree, where it looks around with its camera-enabled head.

Get a closer look at iTunes 10

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:57 +0000

At Apple’s annual music event in San Francisco, the company announced a few feature additions for version 10 of iTunes. Check out our review and gallery of the jukebox here.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Duke Nukem Forever to see light of day after all

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:57 +0000

After well over a decade of “development,” 2K Games announced today that Duke Nukem Forever will actually see the light of day.

Angry Birds flies onto Android devices

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:57 +0000

Shortly after one of the most popular games for the iPhone came out for Palm’s WebOS devices, Android users get it too.

The 404 659: Where we check out the bubbles on that one (podcast)

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:36 +0000

Facebook is about to get a whole lot creepier. A small group of users are beta-testing a new “subscribe” button located under users’ profile pictures that could make Facebook stalking as simple as a single click.

The button is a lot like “following” someone on Twitter and here’s how it works: If you click the “subscribe” button, all of that user’s activities, from new pictures to status updates to videos and links, will show up in your notifications. Few details have been released so far, but we’re interested in knowing if the service will show you who’s stalking your profile or if you can subscribe to non-friends, which would take the creep factor up to a solid 10.

Moving on to another creepy story, a school zone in West Vancouver is testing a rather extreme measure to force drivers to slow down in their vehicles.

Angry Birds is now available on Android!

(Credit:

Pocket Gamer UK)

The experiment places a 3D hologram of a young girl chasing a ball in the middle of the street that drivers will see about 100 feet away, giving them plenty of time to slow down…or have a heart attack and veer off the road. We can see the utility in a 3D cop on the side of the road or a flashing light to alert drivers entering school zones, but this is a little nuts.

To Jeff’s delight and Wilson’s girlfriend’s dislike, Angry Birds is now available on the Android operating system. Granted, it’s a “Lite” version in beta and many users (including Jeff) are experiencing random restarts and freezes, but it should tie over your addiction until the official version finally drops. For all the iPhone players out there, don’t forget that the Angry Birds Expansion Pack is also available.

Finally, we have a handful of voicemail messages that we haven’t gotten to play all week, and today’s batch inquires about the infamous “Cheese Stands Alone” episode, voicemail phone numbers, and a rare appearance from everyone’s favorite Verbose Asian Guy! Set it on repeat, guys–it ain’t happening again!

Episode 659

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Originally posted at The 404 Podcast

Apple TV isn’t 1080p and you shouldn’t care

LaptopReviewer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:35 +0000

The new Apple TV doesn’t support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn’t have a major impact on its image quality.