It was only a matter of time before Acer let out the pricing / availability details on its dual-core Atom netbook, and as we could have predicted, the Taiwanese company's smacked an extremely enticing pricetag on this one. Ringing up at an aggressive $329.99, the 2.2-pound D255 looks almost identical to the D260 -- yes, even those with the worst of cataracts could tell it's an Aspire One from afar -- but in terms of specs it's got that notable difference of a brand new dual-core Atom N550 processor. But not to worry, even though it's now the cheapest dual-core netbook around, it's still got the netbook standards -- including 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and six-cell battery. The single-core version will go for $269.99, but we do have to say that shelling out that additional $50 for that extra core does buy you slightly faster performance (see our HP Mini 5103 review for some Atom N550 performance results). Sounds mighty tempting to us, but it still doesn't make us forget about that Chrome OS netbook Acer's been promising.Continue reading Acer Aspire One D255 with dual-core Atom hits at $330Acer Aspire One D255 with dual-core Atom hits at $330 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
Monday, October 4, 2010
Daily Crunch: Dropped From The Sky Edition
Be Sure To Wish Super Mario A Happy 25th Birthday Today Just In Time For Halloween: The iPazzPort Bluetooth Mini Keyboard Back To School 2010: Storing Your Data $400,000 Garage Robot Is Now Available For Purchase Video: New Amazon Kindle Ad Shows How Impossible It Is To Read The iPad In Direct Sunlight
Delivering Happiness: The Rap Video
Just when the tech community wet its rap pallette with MC Hammer (backed by the notorious dance moves of TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld), Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh follows up with a ditty of his own (featuring the talents of Laura Lombardi). Hsieh has been on a nation-wide bus tour promoting new book, 'Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose,' with a team of over ten happiness agents (read our review of the book here).
Pittsburgh Gets Pranked by 100-Year Old Time Capsule [Time Capsule]
It was going to be a momentous day. A veritable treasure trove of local history, preserved and pristine within a time capsule that was buried beneath Pittsburgh, 100 years ago, just waiting to be opened! Then they opened it... More »
NASA IBEX Probe Confirms Freaky Stuff Happening at the Edge of Our Solar System [Space]
Fact: Space is a freak show. But that link goes to a post about deep space, beyond our solar system. Thanks to the IBEX probe, however, we're quickly learning that our own backyard is rife with the freaky-deaky too. More »
Office Web Apps used by 20 million, now embeddable via IFRAME, and more
Filed under: Utilities, Office, Microsoft
Despite our woeful lack of coverage for Office Web Apps, I'm glad to announce that Microsoft has been keeping its cloud-computing cogs churning: Office Web Apps has, in its first 100 days, been used by over 20 million people, and is now available in seven more countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland.
You can also now embed PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets on any website with the power of the IFRAME. This is what they look like:
A bunch of other changes have also been made to the Web apps themselves. You can now open Office files on your desktop directly from SkyDrive, and PowerPoint now has clip-art and more themes!
There's a video after the break (Silverlight powered, of course!) that shows off the new features.
Office Web Apps used by 20 million, now embeddable via IFRAME, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Despite our woeful lack of coverage for Office Web Apps, I'm glad to announce that Microsoft has been keeping its cloud-computing cogs churning: Office Web Apps has, in its first 100 days, been used by over 20 million people, and is now available in seven more countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland.
You can also now embed PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets on any website with the power of the IFRAME. This is what they look like:
A bunch of other changes have also been made to the Web apps themselves. You can now open Office files on your desktop directly from SkyDrive, and PowerPoint now has clip-art and more themes!
There's a video after the break (Silverlight powered, of course!) that shows off the new features.
Office Web Apps used by 20 million, now embeddable via IFRAME, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Twelve Years In the NeXT "Wilderness" Helped Steve Jobs Rebuild Apple [Steve Jobs]
How much of Apple's current success owes itself to Steve Jobs's 12 years of turmoil and failure away from the company as the head of NeXT? A lot, it would seem. More »
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