By Joe Osborne When Toshiba launched its $149 (about £99, AU$184) Encore 2 running Windows 8.1 with Bing, the direction for the company’s Windows slate line was clear: budget buys. But now, with the newly announced Toshiba Encore 2 Write, that direction isn’t as obvious. This new version of Toshiba’s budget comes packing full Windows…

By Joe Osborne Just about every laptop maker under the sun is working tirelessly on creating business-grade notebooks that are as powerful, versatile and, frankly, interesting as possible. Japanese firm Toshiba is right there beside its rivals in this race, something I can say confidently after seeing the new $1,399 (about £912, AU$1,729) Toshiba Portege…

By Darrell Etherington Apple is set to start finally selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus without SIMs, completely unlocked in the U.S., according to 9to5Mac’s reliable Mark Gurman. The SIM-free version of the iPhone has been available in the stores of other countries before now, but a debut stateside would be the first time…

By Romain Dillet Samsung’s CES press conference was pretty dull. We mostly saw TVs, an SSD hard drive and of course washing machines and other home appliance. But the most interesting part of the conference was the focus on design for boring items, such as the Chef collection for the kitchen, a new lineup of…

By Romain Dillet My first CES started a little bit more than 24 hours ago for me. As I wrote yesterday, I want to share my impressions of the show. I’ve been following CES for years, but seeing it in person is a much different experience — starting with press day. Press day at CES…

By Darrell Etherington Sony’s SmartWear lineup is one of its key focal areas for mobile tech, and something that has grown in scope and ambition over the course of the past few CES events. This year it’s introducing even more in the way of wearable hardware, and looking at ways to help expand the available…

By John Biggs When the first 3Doodler came out it was almost an instant hit. The pen-like plastic extruding system let anyone with a little creativity make fun 3D objects. Now the product just got better. The company has just announced a new version of the device, called the 3Doodler 2.0 on Kickstarter and they’ve…

By Hugh Langley Well, the impossible has happened: someone has made a solid state drive that’s actually quite exciting. Samsung’s SSD T1 is about the same size – albeit thicker – than a credit card, measuring 2.1 x 2.8 x 0.36 inches. Supporting 256-bit encryption, it’s nice and secure too, while Samsung says that input/output…

By Hugh Langley Well, the impossible has happened: someone has made a solid state drive that’s actually quite exciting. Samsung’s SSD T1 is about the same size – albeit thicker – than a credit card, measuring 2.1 x 2.8 x 0.36 inches. Supporting 256-bit encryption, it’s nice and secure too, while Samsung says that input/output…

By Alex Wilhelm This afternoon in Las Vegas, Samsung announced a new storage product, the SSD T1, which can store up to a terabyte of content in a device the size of a business card and weighs about an ounce. The SSD T1 also comes in smaller, 256 gigabyte, and 500 gigabytes. The device will…

By Juan Martinez Overview Unlike the majority of consumer laptops on the market, mobile workstations are built to provide desktop performance on portable frames. This means organizations are likely to sacrifice thickness and heft in exchange for storage capacity, processing speeds and graphics power. Most workstations offer no-frills design and don’t break in more avant…

By Juan Martinez Overview Unlike the majority of consumer laptops on the market, mobile workstations are built to provide desktop performance on portable frames. This means organizations are likely to sacrifice thickness and heft in exchange for storage capacity, processing speeds and graphics power. Most workstations offer no-frills design and don’t break in more avant…

By Alex Wilhelm,Frederic Lardinois During its CES press conference today, Qualcomm, a semiconductor company, announced partnerships with Walgreens and Novartis to use its 2net wireless health platform. The San Diego-based company’s president, Derek Arberle, also spent a chunk of time discussing its previously announced Snapdragon 810 chip making its debut in the new LG G…

By John Biggs Ivan Owen is usually more of a pacifist. He’s well known for making prosthetics for kids but now he’s back with something slightly less cool but far more fun. He built his own 3D-printed cornstarch flamethrower using a battery-powered leaf blower, a hopper, and a propane torch. Called the The Conflagulator, it…

By Juan Martinez Overview and specs If you’re thinking of purchasing a desktop computer, you’ll probably want to start your search with the 27-inch iMac with Retina Display ($2,499, £1,999, AU$2,999) with a 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution screen. Lets say you want design innovation but you lack the bucks to go with the iMac.…