It's less than 24 hours before the US Consumer Conglomerate commences its attack on the brick-and-mortar retail battlefield. Related posts:Black Friday deals roundup: Best Buy, Lenovo, Verizon and more Just when you thought you'd seen enough of Black...Black Friday deals roundup: Walmart, Target and NewEgg We suspect this will be the final round of...Black Friday deals bonanza round up Thanksgiving is moving ever closer -- and we all... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Relat... Read Full Story

As if the Aino's odd name wasn't handicap enough, Sony Ericsson's taking another hit on its high-end Remote Play -capable full-touch (but Symbian -free) phone today with news that it's got a dodgy touchscreen. It's unclear exactly what's wrong or how it's ultimately going to get resolved, but several British retailers -- most notably behemoth Carphone Warehouse -- have elected to yank it from shelves until they've gotten confirmation that the mothership has fixed the problem. A company spoke... Read Full Story

We've already gotten a glimpse of an updated on-screen keyboard seemingly set for inclusion in the next update to Windows Mobile 6.5, and it now looks like Microsoft might have even more changes on tap to keep folks satisfied in the buildup to Windows Mobile 7 . Apparently, something that may or may not be called Windows Mobile 6.5 'second edition' adds a number of UI updates that are supposedly designed to make it more usable with capacitive touchscreens. The biggest of those changes, it se... Read Full Story

Remember those dudes who are trying to troll on their “smartbook” trademark and are asking bloggers and media not to use the term? Well, they’re selling a 2001 euro netbook Related posts:Smartbook AG (the company) follows in Psion’s footsteps, issues cease and desist letter to website using the term ’smartbook’ Looks like smartbooks really are the new netbooks, after...Nokia smartbook in the works? Hot on the heels of the recently-reported Nokia Booklet... Read Full Story

Apple Down Under[TM] has revealed its today-only holiday gift specials, and with most deals hovering between 5 and 10 percent off, it's nothing out of the ordinary for Cupertino's wares. Still, if you're shopping for a new iMac this season, seems like the perfect opportunity to fill up your virtual shopping cart Related posts:Amazon Black Friday deals Not content to merely offer competitive pricing on Black...Black Friday deals roundup: Best Buy, Lenovo, Verizon and more Just when you tho... Read Full Story

Dell and HP, HP and Dell. The United States' two biggest computer hardware manufacturers, and two of the world's top three , have tended to match each other step for step , so it's no surprise that Dell's recently released SX2210T was quickly followed by a Compaq L2105tm from its closest rival. Related posts:Dell SX2210T adds touchscreen functionality to 1080p panel (Update: multitouch!) You asked, questioned and implored -- why, with all...HP unleashes Compaq L2105tm touchscreen, multit... Read Full Story

Google has taken much of the wind out of the turn-by-turn navigation industry's sails this Fall thanks to the introduction of fee-free Google Maps Navigation , but it's got a fatal flaw for the moment: it's only available in the States. Navigon must be banking on the fact that Mountain View is going to take its sweet time spreading the love around the world, because it has announced at iCE Amsterdam today that it'll be releasing its own app for Android on December 10. Related posts:Google ... Read Full Story

Sanyo is in the news today, and again it’s about the company’s green tech power. Related posts:Solar energy and lithium-ion batteries: Sanyo now builds “green” homes in Japan Sanyo is already being considered Japan’s “greenest” brand in...After bigger, thinner and brighter, Samsung planning even faster LCDs for IFA The jury is still out on whether 200 /...Sanyo rolls out “eneloop Stick Booster” for charging mobile devices I know this thing looks like a ... Read Full Story

The presenters of Top Gear , among the finer specimens of British television talent (Dr. Gregory House being another), were this past week engaged in designing and building an electric vehicle purportedly intended to compete with the Chevy Volt . Related posts:Southwest builds first "green plane," Ma Earth shows her gratitude Southwest Airlines may not own a plane with a...New RIM ad shows deep appreciation for U2, Apple’s ad team Yeah, we're sure there are only so many ... Read Full Story

If you ask us, one of the best things about London is its theater scene. Turns out, however, that not every person who appreciates good theatre speaks the Queen's English -- we know, it's shocking to us as well Related posts:“Bowlingual”: Portable dog language translator (video) Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claims it has developed a...Instant translation: Jibbigo Spanish-English translator works in real time Can you even imagine what it must have been...Samsung has a new home theater in... Read Full Story