Anne Chen

Palms new Treo 750 is a smart phone of many firsts—its the first GSM Windows-based Treo available in the United States and the first Treo to use Cingulars UMTS/HSDPA-enabled BroadBand Connect 3G service. Its also the most widely usable Pocket PC-based device on the market. Announced on Jan. 7, the Treo 750 runs Microsofts Windows […]

With Apple MacBook-like looks, a nice widescreen display and the kind of portability usually found in Lenovo Groups ThinkPads, Toshibas Portégé R400 is the most ground-breaking tablet PC eWeek Labs has tested. Unfortunately, users will pay for the innovation—in terms of both price and performance. Announced at International CES available now, the Portégé R400 is […]

Microsofts Windows Vista OS introduces a number of new capabilities that Tablet PC users have waiting for. These include better handwriting recognition, pen-flick capabilities and a larger tablet input panel. The biggest change, however, is in Microsofts decision not to release a separate operating system and instead include Tablet PC features and functionality into Vista. […]

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Targeting enterprises with mobile assets, companies at the Demo conference here demonstrated a number of products designed to bring increased manageability, storage and even longevity to laptops, cell phones and another devices. Some debuts were software-based and focused on securing enterprise VOIP (voice over IP) calls. There was a large contingent of hardware […]

PALM DESERT, Calif.—The Demo conference kicked off today with products ranging from inkless printing technology to a thin-client computing solution that delivers a rich desktop experience. The theme: the empowered individual. “The theme of empowerment is about the power of individuals to select and use products, the power to move markets, the power of new […]

With compelling security and collaboration enhancements, Adobe Systems Acrobat 8 Professional is worthy of consideration as a new purchase or upgrade, especially for users working with sensitive documents and those who often collaborate on documents. Released at the end of 2006, Acrobat 8 Professional is available for Microsofts Windows and Apples Mac OS X. (The […]

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Sixty-eight new technologies, ranging from small-business CRM solutions to enterprise data search products, will be launched starting Jan. 30 at the Demo conference. During the next three days, venture capitalists, journalists and technologists will watch new and established companies take the Demo stage (each for six minutes). Much is at stake: A Demo […]

Microsofts decision to incorporate Tablet PC features and functionality into the Windows Vista operating system is one that eWEEK Labs believes will help to convert Tablet PC skeptics. We installed the operating system on two Tablet PCs—Lenovos ThinkPad X60 Tablet and Fujitsus LifeBook T4215—and found that Microsoft has delivered a much more practical and smoother […]

Users have relied on Adobe Systems Acrobat Professional for years, not only for its PDF creation capabilities but also for its workflow and collaboration functionality. For users who only need to create and convert PDF documents, though, there is little reason to shell out the $449 for Adobes Acrobat 8 Professional. /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here to read […]

The latest addition to Lenovos T Series family introduces a wide-screen format to the venerable business notebook line. The ThinkPad T60 Widescreen, which was released in late November, measures 14 by 10 by 1.1 inches and can be configured with either a 15.4-inch WXGA (Wide XGA) TFT (thin-film transistor) display with 1,280-by-800 native resolution or […]