Carla Thornton

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Yahoo widgets seek to blend TV and Web

Yahoo widgets seek to blend TV and Web

"TV Widgets" -- the latest attempt to meld television and the Internet, this time by Yahoo and Intel-- is here. Based on simple screen icons, it promises to show up in a range

Published on: March 27th, 2009 Carla Thornton
Holiday gift guide: Six laptops that rock

Holiday gift guide: Six laptops that rock

With the wide variety of laptops available, your lifestyle -- or the person you're shopping for -- should be the starting point in determining what you buy. Do you travel a lot? Ultraportables

Published on: November 17th, 2007 Carla Thornton
Outdoor tablet beats the elements

Outdoor tablet beats the elements

The Fujitsu LifeBook T4220 is designed to weather outside use better than your typical convertible tablet. It has a nice keyboard and performs well, too, all at a competitive price.This successor to the

Published on: October 3rd, 2007 Carla Thornton
Mediocre battery life hinders notebook

Mediocre battery life hinders notebook

With lively performance, a fairly light weight, and several popular features, the Lenovo 3000 N200 would be a good business notebook, but its mediocre battery life won’t please frequent travelers.With lively performance, a

Published on: October 2nd, 2007 Carla Thornton
Toshiba’s less than speedy notebook

Toshiba’s less than speedy notebook

The Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 is the first Toshiba laptop with an AMD processor instead of an Intel one. It has heaps of features, including a 250GB hard drive, but its performance could be

Published on: September 29th, 2007 Carla Thornton
Lenovo Thinkpad X61t delivers

Lenovo Thinkpad X61t delivers

A tidy little 4.4-pound unit, the tablet version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X61 ultraportable lacks an integrated optical drive, but it has a great design, long battery life, and an easy-on, easy-off docking station.

Published on: September 7th, 2007 Carla Thornton
Gateway unwraps ‘sexy’ tablet notebook

Gateway unwraps ‘sexy’ tablet notebook

The E-155C is Gateway's nicest convertible tablet notebook yet. The E-155C is Gateway's nicest convertible tablet notebook yet. The small dark unit is stylish, easy-to-use, and sturdily crafted. The price-- US$1850 as of

Published on: August 30th, 2007 Carla Thornton