HP has just released a super small $499 laptop in their push to tap the ultraportable “education” laptop market - a relatively new market with very little competition (for me there are only 2 other ultraportables worth noting) and with high growth potential. It’s called the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC (pictured above: as you can see, it’s smaller than a hardbound book). The ultraportable measures just 10 x 6.5 x 1 inches (25.5 x 16.5 x 2.7 cm). Compared to a normal laptop, ... Read More

Industry experts believe that the cell phone will soon be a thing of the past.At Monday’s Smartphone Summit, panelists agree that smartphones will soon dominate the mobile market. Smartphones are mobile devices that run on open operating systems – the most famous example of which is the Apple iPhone. What makes them more marketable is their ability to run third party applications. These 3rd party apps can vary like PC software and the possibilities for their development are endless. Aside from the fairly recent ... Read More