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Dell XPS 14 review

When Dell told us of its plans to revive its tried and true XPS laptop line we were pretty darn excited. With so much brand dilution in the past few years -- there's been the Adamo XPS and the Studio XPS -- the products have noticeably strayed from providing the rock solid gaming and multimedia experience they were once known for. There's a reason XPS stands for Xtreme Performance System, right?! The new line, which includes 14-, 15-, 17-inch systems, has all the ingredients to set it back on track -- including Core i5 / i7 processors, NVIDIA GeForce 400M graphics with Optimus, JBL speakers, a backlit keyboard, an HD webcam and a solid aluminum lid – but has Dell succeeded in creating a well-rounded multimedia machine? And does it rival our oh-so-adored HP Envy line? We've spent the last week using the more mobile $899 XPS 14, so read on to find out in our full review! read more [...]

Nokia C6-01 starts shipping, hitting retail any minute now

One of the Symbian^3 devices introduced at Nokia World not long ago, the midrange C6-01 is now shipping around the world in quite literal terms: "the boxes have been filled, the vans loaded and the factory gates opened," to use Nokia's verbiage. Interestingly, we left Nokia World with the impression that this was the sleeper of the range -- a less-expensive model with a great display and extremely solid (read: metal) construction that should make this a good choice for the Symbian faithful looking for an upgrade option that saves a few dollars (or euros, as the case may be). No wordon specific availability by country, but we'dimagine you could start pestering your local retailer right about now. Read more [...]

Samsung expects to sell a million Galaxy Tabs this year, 40 million smartphones next year

We've already heard Samsung boast that it expects to ship 10 million Galaxy Tabs by next year, and the company's now back at the prediction game yet again, with mobile biz president J.K. Shin saying he expects the company to sell a million of them this year alone -- given that the end of the year is fastapproaching, that translates to a million sold in just under 60 days. As if that wasn't enough, Shin also told Nikkei that Samsung expects to sell 40 million smartphones in 2011, which is more than double its projection for this year -- of those, it obviously expects the majority to be Galaxy S phones, but it has quite a way to go from ten million it expects to sell this year. Incidentally, Shin also dropped another hint that Samsung would "soon" be releasing a 10-inch Galaxy Tab, but he doesn't seem to have provided any more details than we've heard before. Read more [...]

Dell Inspiron Duo gets official video teaser

We’ve already seen Dell’s twisty tablet-netbook, the Inspiron Duo, flip its touchscreen on video, but now Dell has posted a teaser of their own. The clip doesn’t exactly tell all about the Inspiron Duo, but we do get to see the netbook slotting into its JBL speaker-dock and working in both tablet and netbook modes.

The Dell Inspiron Duo made a surprise debut at IFA 2010 a few months back, a 10.1-inch netbook with a rotatingscreen that can be flipped – and the notebook closed – to turn it into a chunky tablet. Dell is targeting those who want the media-consuming ease of a touchscreen slate as well as the text-entry potential of a physical keyboard. Read more[...]

The Chimneys of Hell Are In Russia

This is Cherepovets. And those are not nuclear weapons exploding in the horizon, but massive smoke columns from the factories that saturate this Russian city, one of the most polluted in the world. And I thought LA's smog was bad. Read more[...]

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