Augen’s GenBook Only $99—Buyer Beware!
28 Jul 2010 - By Omar Mariño

The relatively new electronics company Augen has launched a $99 smartbook called the GenBook.  It’s a 7 inch tablet running on Android 1.6 and judging by the swift sales, people are grabbing them up left and right of the Kmart shelves!  But is this upstart really delivering a quality mobile device for under $100 or is it just a marketing ploy? Read more >>



Asus’s New Application Store for Netbooks Capitalizes on Popularity, Cuts into Apple’s Stranglehold
9 Jun 2010 - By Omar Mariño

For years, Apple’s 1 major claim to fame has been its exclusive App store.  Thousands upon thousands of third party created apps allow end users unique and invaluable new ways to utilize the hardware that the technology giant has created.  But is Apple’s hold slipping?  First Android launched its own app store then others like Garmin announced their own store for software compatible with its GPS devices.  Now, computer manufacturer Asus has jumped on the band wagon.  Read more >>

GPS TomTom Go Live 1000 Gets and App Store
4 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

The TomTom Go Live 1000 is the GPS navigation company’s new flagship model and promises some serious hardware and performance improvements over the industry standards but the real story is about TomTom’s brave new endeavor:  creating an App Store! Read more >>