T-Mobile clarifies G1 Android pre-order availability and text messaging question Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:14:18 -0700 I was lucky enough to attend the T-Mobile G1 product announcement in New York a couple of weeks ago and actually pre-ordered my own G1 that day on the train back to the airport for my flight home and it turns out it was a good thing I did. I... The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:59:43 -0700 Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel's first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model--the Lenovo ThinkPad W700--are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses. ... HP to jump into smartphones. Why? Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:46:16 -0700 Hewlett Packard is jumping deeper into the crowded smartphone market, announcing plans for an iPaq smartphone that will be marketed toward consumers to be released first in Europe before the end of the year and later worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. In... Sony announces new Reader eBook device with integrated LED and touch screen Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:10:10 -0700 iRex announced new ebooks with touch screen functionality last week and now Sony just announced the Sony Reader PRS-700 with touch screen functionality. I still have and enjoy using my PRS-505 and this newest model looks to have about the same form factor. Even more impressive to me than the... Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps online Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:01:35 -0700 User-generated Google maps of police speed traps are easy to find with Trapster, a site that offers just that: a way to alert other drivers of speed traps in your area. The concept is simple: download the Trapster app for your mobile phone, and use it to... Mac ready for the enterprise? Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:47:32 -0700 Larry Dignan makes a spirited argument as to why Apple should be working much harder on getting Mac kit into the enterprise. I know it's a Friday afternoon for me and we've already had one false alarm earlier today that got everyone a-Twitter. Only the other day I managed to...
ATA-ATAPI.com - Offers information about ATA and ATAPI devices. Also provides drivers and historical information.
Beyond Logic - Includes detailed information on USP, serial ports (RS-232), parallel ports (SPP/ECP/EPP/IEEE1284) and device drivers.
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Bus-net - The online publication for designers and builders of bus/board-based systems.
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Computer Architecture : What is a Bus? - The basic computer bus is explained and information is provided regarding ISA, PCI, MCA, EISA, VESA, and VL-Bus architecture.
404Guide to ATA/ATAPI Documentation - Intended for developers of IDE/ATAPI OS drivers.
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Leroy's Engineering Web Site - Containing detailed interface bus standards and engineering design information.
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PC/104 Supplier Link Page - Provides links to many PC/104 embedded computing vendors with descriptions of the company's offerings.
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Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment - Responsible for all interface standards relating to the popular AT Attachment (ATA) storage interface utilized as the disk drive interface on most personal and mobile computers today.
The Hardware Book - Provides circuits, pinouts, cable and adapter descriptions plus other technical information.
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The I/O Bus - This article covers bus, its history and status, PCI, EISA, MCA, bus mastering, plug and play, and the bleeding edge. From Introduction to PC Hardware.
Theregister.co.uk - The fight for an open hardware platform is very real, and the power has swung from the PC leaders to the entertainment industry.
