There’s a new beta version of Chrome available (version 4.1.249.1021), bringing two very nifty features to Google’s browser. First is automatic translation of web pages in language different from your preferred language setting in Chrome. The browser automatically detects the language and offers you an option (via a drop-down …

Marvell has a new smartbook design on display here with its Armada 510 processor under the hood, and it’s one of the skinniest we’ve seen yet. What’s more surprising, however, is that the device is actually built pretty well, and we even enjoyed the classic-style keyboard spread across its 12.1-inch…

You got a new Mac for Christmas? Awesome. But don’t let Justin Long’s smarmy face fool you, it doesn’t just give you a warm hug and set itself up. Here are 10 things you need to do pronto: 1. Check Out Snow Leopard’s Interface Tweaks : They’re not life-altering, but Apple’s spiffed up the…

Last night, Christmas came early for Evernote iPhone users. The popular omni-purpose note service released version 3.2 of their iPhone app [ iTunes link ], putting some of their new money to work by making major improvements under the hood and adding in a few nifty features. Evernote for iPhone is speedier…

If there’s one thing we like more than a flesh and blood slate tablet PC , it’s one with zero launch specifics or imagery , and hopefully a dearth of specs. Cowon’s delivering the former in spades, with the leak of the Atom-powered W2 MID on a Bluetooth.org certification page. Of course…

What’s an e-book without the e-ink? So very much, according to Creative , who just dropped word of an upcoming “MediaBook” device (which will undoubtedly look nothing like this mockup above). It sounds a bit more like a PMP to us, with “video, pictures, text and services,” and a “media-rich …

Suzuki, huh? No, not that Suzuki . Singapore-based Suzuki Technology Private Limited calls itself a “value for money” brand, and has stuffed quite a bit of “value” into the Neutron 701 MNI. With basic netbook parts under the hood, and a rather exceptional complement of ports (ExpressCard and S/PDIF in a …

I’m not sure exactly what MOBshop (the company name is Cross-Platform Corp. but will likely change) co-founder Cyriac Roeding is up to, but he’s convinced some very serious people to invest time and money into his idea. And he has put together a killer core founding team. The company has…

As best as we can tell, that June 11th Armani event with Samsung and Microsoft came and went with nothing more than a new ad campaign featuring David Beckham in his knickers, and Sammy’s June 15th solo f?te was devoted to the Omnia lineup and said nothing of any impending Windows Mobile fashionphone . So…

Dear Diary 1.0 is a computer workstation / desk made entirely of wood. Designed by Marlies Romberg, a recent grad of the Utrecht School of Arts, this bad boy features a laser-cut keyboard, a display, mouse, and a porcelain and silicone USB thumb drive with a signet (one of those wax seals they always put…