12/07/2011, The downside to wireless keyboards and mice is that unless you’re the type that diligently charges your batteries on a scheduled basis, there are times when your devices run out of juice at the most inconvenient moments, i.e. typing up [...]
05/19/2010, When Google purchased a company called On2 a while back, many folks expected the search engine giant to open-source the VP8 video codec that came bundled with the company. Seems like those predictions were true, as Google has announced its [...]
05/12/2010, While the Asus Eee PC 1005PR is a pretty nice netbook from Asus, one of its main selling points would have to be the built-in Broadcom Crystal HD card, allowing you to playback HD videos. The thing is, many users [...]
04/23/2010, The Google Nexus One is already known to come with a Broadcom BCM4329EKUBG chip that supports Wi-Fi N connectivity as well as a FM transmitter, although their functionalities have not been activated just yet. We do hear whispers of the [...]
04/11/2010, Love your Samsung NC20 netbook, but disappointed that it can’t handle 720p video playback? If you’re willing to get your hands dirty, you probably could do what another NC20 owner did, which is open up the netbook and hack in [...]
01/25/2010, So you know that the HTC HD2 will come in a more beefed up configuration, but here’s more news about it. Apparently, there is a pretty high chance of the HTC HD2 featuring an integrated FM transmitter that has been [...]
12/21/2009, At CES, you are going to see an avalanche of new Netbooks with the new Atom platform that Intel launched yesterday. Some will have fan-less designs, and many will use the Crystal HD chip from Broadcom that accelerates 1080p video decode. [...]
12/15/2009, Broadcom’s latest mobile media chip, the BCM2763, is the first from the company to be able to handle 1080p video playback on something as small as a portable media player or smartphone, alongside the ability to record full HD video [...]