The Galaxy S III is the first phone from Samsung in the Galaxy S line that is the same across all US carriers. My previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G and my wife picked up the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch last year. I'm glad Samsung was able to wrangle their way with the carriers or else the next name would have been quite a mouthful. The Epic 4G gave me a … [Read more...]
Microsoft reuses name Surface for new 10.6-inch tablet
For years, 'Microsoft Surface' has been a touch-capable computer embedded in a coffee table that reminds you of the arcade machines in an 80s/90s Pizza Hut. Today, in a hastily thrown together announcement, Microsoft eventually told journalists where the announcement would take place. All the rumors that flew wildly this morning like a Barnes & Noble Nook tablet or an 'Xbox … [Read more...]
Sprint Connections Optimizer muscles your phone into using Wi-Fi
Since the end of March, Sprint has been rolling out an over-the-air update to select phones with plans to reach more phones over time and preloaded on new devices. The main addition included in this update is called Sprint Connections Optimizer. The idea behind this update is that it will take control of your WiFi and 4G antennas - turning them on momentarily to scan the area … [Read more...]
Intel’s odd codenames for their CPUs, motherboards, and other devices
If you follow the latest tech news, you might be curious about the codenames that get thrown out there. Some are known and thematic like Apple's "big cat" names for Mac OS X and Google's dessert names for Android (Ice Cream Sandwich, FroYo, etc.) Intel is another big one that uses a lot of codenames for each of its products or product lines like Nehalem, Ivy Bridge, and Sandy … [Read more...]
Pizza Box, Lunch Box and other PC case form factors identified by WMI
One of the many classes I wasn't able to discuss in last week's post about WMI scripting is the Win32_SystemEnclosure class. It enables access to a number of properties regarding the computer's physical case. Things like depth, height, width, and weight all make perfect sense for properties you might like to know or use to determine if a policy should apply. There are plenty of … [Read more...]