Mozilla’s Family gets the first update of 2012

As has happened in the past year, in 2012 Mozilla will renew its products every 3 months. The  first days of February we saw the first batch of “new Firefox”, among which we can see Firefox Aurora 11.0a2, Mozilla Thunderbird 10 and the “Flagship”, Firefox 10.   Improvements in Firefox 10: At first glance we [...]

February 12, 2012 • Tags: 2012 • Posted in: Laptop Ratings • No Comments

Google+ for Android update improves photo albums, adds Messenger features

Not long after Google revealed new features for the web-based version of Google+, it updated its Android app with some neat changes. The relatively small-sized update changes the way photos are viewed, adds more features to Messenger and squashes some bugs you probably never knew existed. The photo albums are now separated by equally sized [...]

February 8, 2012 • Tags: Features • Posted in: Laptop Ratings • No Comments

App Review – Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe Photoshop Express (formerly, Photoshop.com Mobile) is a well-balanced and versatile app, providing just the right amount of functionality without trying to do too much and becoming unwieldy.  There are really two distinct components to be reviewed, first being the mobile app and second, the online Photoshop.com component.  So, here goes… The App: The online [...]

Wintel Tablet Prices to Start at $600

While more of a steady smolder than a spectacular blaze when compared to the iPad, the Kindle Fire has shown that consumers are not averse to buying a non-iPad tablet as long as the price is right and the specs not too shabby. Amazon has literally lit up the tablet market, with a number of [...]

January 16, 2012 • Tags: Tablet, Tablet Prices • Posted in: Laptop Ratings • No Comments

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ORDERS UP 73.9% FROM 2010

This article was posted on 01/09/2012. November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $430.17 million according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors Association and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 6.9% from October but up 26.6% when compared with the total [...]