MacNN | Satellite News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Satellite, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Toshiba auctions celebrity-designed notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/toshiba.teams.with.gq.on.limited.notebook.auction/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/toshidesignin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba has teamed up with GQ magazine on auctioning off notebooks designed by four famous men. The 'artists' include Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, actor and writer Rainn Wilson, rock musician Joe Perry and actor and producer Omar Epps, with each designing the exterior and interior look of four different Toshiba Satellite notebooks.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/toshiba.teams.with.gq.on.limited.notebook.auction/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT Toshiba vows no "craplets" on Windows 7 notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.unveils.win.7.pcs.with.no.clutter/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/toshibaa500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba on Wednesday updated its notebooks with Windows 7 and a rare promise among Windows PC makers. The company promises that all of its systems running the new OS, including its touchscreen models, will go without any icons on the desktop except for the default Recycle Bin. System performance should get a boost as the PCs will run as little software in the background as possible, in many case... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.unveils.win.7.pcs.with.no.clutter/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:00 GMT Toshiba unveils its first touchscreen notebooks http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.bows.m505.touch.u505.touch/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/toshibau505touch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba this morning refreshed its notebook line for Windows 7 but centered its attention on its first two touchscreen models. The Satellite M505 Touch and U505 Touch both have multi-touch displays both to use Windows 7's more touch-aware interface as well as Toshiba's own custom touch apps. A bulletin board app provides a space for calendars, notes and photos, and a ReelTime app provides a visu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/toshiba.bows.m505.touch.u505.touch/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:15:00 GMT Toshiba enters CULV notebooks with Satellite T100 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/toshiba.bows.t100.ultraportables/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/toshibasatellitet135.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba this morning made its second-ever Windows 7 notebook its first system ever to use Intel's CULV platform. The Satellite T100 series is aimed at the space just above netbooks with the added processor speed but also larger screens and thinner designs; at its smallest, the line is less than an inch thick and weighs just under 3.5 pounds. Every model is said to get as much as nine hours of ba... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/toshiba.bows.t100.ultraportables/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT Toshiba bows its first Blu-ray player, notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/bdx5000.and.satellite.p500.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/toshibabdx2000.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba picked IFA to make its first real entrance into Blu-ray following last year's exit from HD DVD with both its first dedicated movie player and a notebook to match. The BDX2000 catches up with full BD-Live support for movies with Internet features on an Ethernet connection and an SD card slot for playing the user's own content, including H.264 (AVCHD) videos. A flip-down front door is rare... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/bdx5000.and.satellite.p500.debut/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:20:00 GMT Test drive: AT&T CruiseCast satellite TV for vehicles http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/11/att.cruisecast.at.ces/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/att_sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronista tried out the new CruiseCast satellite-TV system previewed by AT&T at CES this week. The company will provide a satellite receiver and controller module to bring television channels onto backseat displays or other vehicle monitors. The external antenna is definitely noticeable, rising at least an inch above the roof rack, although the company intends to shrink the form-factor of futur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/11/att.cruisecast.at.ces/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:20:00 GMT Iridium unveils the 9555 hand held satellite phone http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/20/iridium.9555.sat.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/iridsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Iridium Satellite has unveiled its latest satellite phone, the 9555, which offers smaller dimensions and a form factor that is closer to traditional cell phones than its predecessor, the 9505A. The antenna is mostly internally stowed, allowing full extension only when the phone is being used. A speakerphone function, brighter screen, and mini-USB data port have been added, along with improved SMS ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/20/iridium.9555.sat.phone/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:40:00 GMT Toshiba makes detail updates to Satellite laptops http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/toshiba.updates.satellites/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/toshibasatelliteu405.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba on Tuesday announced some detail hardware and software changes to its Satellite range of laptops, including the 13.3-inch U405, 14.1-inch M305 and M305D, 15.4-inch A355 and A305. The Satellites get quicker Intel and AMD processors, ranging from 2.0GHz to 2.26GHz processors from the former and 2.0GHz and 2.1GHz CPUs from the latter. A few new features are also added to some of the Satellite... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/toshiba.updates.satellites/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:15:00 GMT Toshiba outs U405 as first WiMAX notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/toshiba.u405.for.wimax/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/toshibasatelliteu405.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba helped kick off a special event for Sprint's Xohm service by launching its first official WiMAX-equipped notebook. The 13.3-inch Satellite U405 now has one of the 4G adapters built-in and so can pull roughly 2Mbps to 4Mbps most anywhere in Baltimore and other cities soon to get the 4G-level wireless access. Toshiba's implementation also uses Intel's "Echo Peak" adapter to include Wi-Fi w... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/toshiba.u405.for.wimax/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:45:00 GMT Toshibaís 14.1-inch E105 coming soon to Best Buy http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/toshiba.e105.coming.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/toshibae105.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An online Best Buy store listing reveals the specs and prices of Toshibaís new, 14.1-inch Satellite-series E105 notebook. The advertised version sports a backlit keyboard, Intelís dual-core 2.26GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. The laptop includes a 320GB hard drive and is just 1.2 inches thick while weighing in at 5lbs. Graphics processing for the 1280x800 screen is handled by the onboard GMA 4500 MH... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/toshiba.e105.coming.soon/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:55:00 GMT