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nVidia and Windows 8 Tablets

As you have almost certainly already heard, one of the big things coming in Windows 8 will be it's support of ARM processors.  The main feature of the new operating system, though, is the radical new Metro interface.  The Metro Start screen displays a series of "live tiles".  These are the apps, some of which come with Windows 8, and

j5 create’s Wormhole Station

j5 create's background in USB display adaptors means they know a thing or two about using both hardware and software to create unique solutions. j5 Create's Wormhole cable is one such solution as it joins two computers into one...and they don't even have to be running the same OS. Fred shows Jeffrey and Steve some of the benefits of this innovative technology,

eFun Brings the APen Stylus to the iPad

The iPad was purposely designed to be used without a stylus, but that doesn't stop some users from wanting one.  It's especially handy for things like editing a document, writing notes, or for drawing apps.  Now eFun has introduced one especially made for the iPad.  The new stylus comes with a lot of options as well.  You can not only

IOGEAR Wireless Multi-Touch Pad

If you're a touchpad lover, then you'll be in heaven with IOGEAR's new Wireless Multi-Touch Pad (GTP520R), freshly announced at CES. As you might guess from the name, it's a wireless touchpad that supports multi-touch, which is pretty cool. Anyone with a smartphone or tablet will be familiar with multi-touch and gestures, but most laptop touchpads don't support either of

SurfEasy On-line Privacy Debuts at CES

Canadian firm SurfEasy will debut their eponymous USB key-based private Internet browser at CES, Las Vegas, next week. The portable USB key launches its own web browser which uses strong encryption to keep your surfing habits secret and holds all your personal information such as bookmarks, history and web passwords on the password-protected key itself. Nothing is left behind on the

Android Causing WiFi Router Lockups

I’ve had an Android phone for about a year and a half (the HTC Evo from Sprint) but primarily because of battery use issues I’ve never used it on my home WiFi network. In the interim, a few months ago I purchased a Barnes & Noble Nook Color, which runs a custom version of Android. I’ve also experimented with dual-booting

Ubuntu Linux Heads for Smartphones and Tablets

ZDNet is reporting that Canonical is intending to make the next release of Ubuntu, 12.04, a LTS (Long Term Support) release with intention of then expanding Ubuntu beyond desktops and laptops into smartphones, tablets and smart TVs, with a target of 2014 for an all-platform release. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, in an interview said, "This is a natural expansion of