A Bamboo Notebook?

Asus is going green.
Yes, the new Asus Bamboo U33Jc has a cover made of bamboo.
Bamboo, as many of the eco-conscious community already know, is one of the "greenest" materials there is.
This is primarily due to its fast growth, which makes it easily replenished.  Its use is especially widespread in the building industry (particularly for flooring and other hard surfaces such as counter tops, doors, etc).  The laptop PC, aka, notebook is the first of its kind, but probably the natural direction we should have expected.

The new U33Jc balances eco-friendliness with technology.
The Asus Bamboo runs on an i3 Core Processor and sports superior graphics(NVIDIA Optimus enabled).
As Engadget points out though, that there are a few gripes, one being that this new notebook has no optical drive.
Read the full review by Engadget.

RIM, the makers of the Blackberry recently announced a free service for all users of Blackberry devices.
The app is now in beta.  Blackberry Protect is a web-based service that has been available only to the corporate customers in the past.  All customers will now be able to locate lost phones, back up and restore their information, or wipe their phones wirelessly in case of phone loss or theft.

This service may prove to be a pace-setter in the world of smartphones and mobile devices and mobile technology et al.  RIM,  a company that was once the leader in smartphone sales, and still one of the top, may yet again reclaim their spot under the sun.

The Tablet PC

In 2010 the common theme with computers seems to be the tablet PC.
Though tablets existed long before the launch of the iPad earlier this year, that launch seems to have touched off the tablet PC market frenzy.
 Among others, last month Dell released the touchscreen Dell Streak. Small enough argue for classification as a smart-phone, yet it sports a beefy tablet sized 1GHz processor and runs on Android.
Another of the latest is a business tablet, the CIUS from Cisco, unveiled last month, which runs on the Google Android platform.
The Toshiba Libretto, running on the full version of Windows 7 is yet another tablet PC, said to offer more than its competition. 
ASUS, the company famous for introducing us to the Netbook , introduced the Eee Pad and the Multi-Touch Tablet.

At this pace, the summer is sure to get hotter.

Is the new 4G Apple iPhone hitting a bit of a snag?
Since the launch of Apples latest smart-phone  a couple of months ago, there have been widespread complaints of dropped calls and issues with phone reception.  Youtube and other venues are ablaze with complaining customers and parody videos of late. Recently, there have been lawsuits from customers dissatisfied with their iPhones citing these same issues.

Apple for their part, have acknowledged that there is indeed an issue. While at first the company seemed to suggest that the problem could be fixed by holding the phone in a particular way(as demonstrated by Steve Jobs) and with a software update, they now offer a different solution.
It involves purchasing a case for the phone.

In spite of this, Apple iPhone's appear to still be in high demand.

Less than three months after the launch of Apple's iPhone, sales have hit the 3-million mark.
In the first month alone, Apple sold 1-million iPads.
Reports of connectivity issues and other minor, or perhaps not-so-minor issues have done nothing to slow down sales. 
With the sales of both the iPad and the new iPhone 4 through the roof, Apple seems to be riding high with the wind on their backs lately..
Look for more iPad and iPhone apps at the Apple App Store.

The makers of the netbook will soon be launching more devices expected to compete with the iPad.
The devices will be similar in size but more functions & connectivity are expected.
Watch for Asus devices this summer.

Netbook or Tablet PC or the iPad?
That is a question mobile device shopper's may find themselves asking lately.
So how does the iPad stack up agains the Netbook and tablet PC's?
Which offers more options, more power, more versatility?
Which one is supported by which carrier and which offers the best connectivity?

Readers, owners  and shoppers are free to weigh in.