If you’re in the market for a netbook—the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle—know this first: on the inside, they’re all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. For our Battlemodo, we decided to look only at netbooks…

With HTC’s upcoming crop of Androids, you’ll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire , and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend . The Desire (or Nexus One ) is the final word in the Androidsphere—…

Google has just announced the acquisition of DocVerse, a startup that adds Google Docs-like functionality to Microsoft Office. In a blog post, Google explains “we recognize that many people are still accustomed to desktop software. So as we continue to improve Google Docs and Google Sites as rich collaboration tools, we’re also making…

Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman has just released a passionate statement denying all wrongdoing on Yelp’s part, addressing a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday that purports that Yelp is running an “extortion scheme.” In the statement, Stoppleman begins by addressing “the long history of people accusing Yelp of monkeying …

A $5000 camera is not within reach for most people. So this Nikon D3s review is a bit different—it’s a peek at the near future of photography where shooting in any lighting condition is possible. It’s really exciting. ISO Is the New Megapixel: A Case Study Nikon effectively…

You can’t talk about the Devour, Motorola’s new slide-out QWERTY Android phone, without talking about the Droid, Motorola’s favored child . And it’s precisely when pitted against the Droid that the Devour stops making sense. The Price The Devour runs $150, with a two-year Verizon contract. But not really . (More …

Oh sure, the world may be off creating underpowered, web-based tablets, but Lenovo’s not giving up on those who still need an old-fashioned, fully-powered tablet PC (all 10.1 of you). Truth be told, powerful is exactly how we would describe the new X201 Tablet with its new Intel low voltage …

Lenovo’s giving some of its ThinkPad flagships a nice little spec overhaul, specifically the X200 series of ultraportables and the spectrum-leaping W700 hardlyportable dual screen laptop. The new X201 and X201s start things off with a new option for touchpads on the 12.1-inch form factor, options for Core i7 and…

It’s astounding that until this moment, three years after the iPhone, the biggest software company in the world basically didn’t compete in mobile. Windows Phone 7 Series is more than the Microsoft smartphone we’ve been waiting for. Everything’s different now. Today, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft is publicly previewing Windows Phone 7 …

Sous vide is French for cooking in a vacuum, placing sealed meat or veggies in water held at an exact temperature. Because this precision requires high technology, the method was solely for chefs—until the $450 SousVide Supreme arrived. Sous What Now? Think of sous vide as cooking from the inside out, rather …