It was a "momentous day" according to Richard Branson's spacecraft developer. Will space travel some day be affordable for all? Yesterday Virgin Galactic, one of several companies owned by the British billionaire, announced that the VSS Enterprise had successfully completed a captive carry flight attached to a carrier plane. According...

When was the last time you visited Facebook? Or Google? Chances are you've been to both sites, multiple times, over the past twenty-four hours. But that was not necessarily always the case, even just twelve months ago. According to Hitwise, a competitive intelligence and research firm, Facebook has rocketed...

Shares of Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM), which sells smartphones such as the Pre, plummeted 25% this morning amidst concerns about viability. The financials look rough with revenue for the end of May period a paltry $150 million. Most expected twice that amount; and the most recent quarterly loss is just over...

Lenovo claims a certain notebook gets 5 hours battery life, but in reality only lasts for 3 hours of practical use. Ditto Toshiba with several of their models. And the list goes on. HP, Samsung, Sony. Guilty, guilty, guilty. Or so it seems. Granted actual battery life is usually still...

With the new Mini 5102, HP manages to stand our from the otherwise generic netbook crowd. Although the insides are essentially the same as everyone else including the energy efficient Intel Pine Trail processor, it's the exterior build quality that especially impresses. Brushed metals, sans gloss, are used extensively...

Google today announced that the high profile, but slow selling Nexus One smartphone would be available, unlocked, for $529 on AT&T. It will also be available in Canada on Rogers. With reported sales of about 135,000 units, the much-hyped phone sold directly via Google and running on T-Mobile, is...

David Letterman took on Twitter recently on a top 10 list segment. I couldn't help but laugh at how close these cut to the bone for all of us techno-social media nerds. For those that missed it, the video is below as well as the list after the break. The...

Verizon says 4G networks are coming up to 6 months sooner than expected, which means consumers could start enjoying the even higher speed coverage sometime mid-2011. The new service, an upgrade to today's 3G capability, will mean increased Internet access speeds which will result in faster Web surfing and...

I'm still not sure I can live with a mail slot 1024x600 resolution for long periods. It feels claustrophobic.

So far we have a Toshiba NB305-N410, a HP 5102, and, now the Lenovo S10-3 which arrived today.