ThinkPad X300 vs. MacBook Air

This humorous video shows Lenovo's opinion on the MacBook Air manila envelope commercial. Basically they claim that they provide an ultra-portable without Apple's compromises. Once you add to the MacBook Air all the extensions you need (like optical drive, USB hub etc) it is a little difficult to fit it back in that envelope .

Free MacBerry Zen Theme

MacBerry Zen is a free theme for BlackBerry 8300, 8700 and 8800 devices. The custom icons and top bar give this theme a nice look-and-feel just like the Mac OS. You can download the right version according to your device and install via the Desktop Manager: 8300, 8700, 8800 OS 4.2.1 or 8800 OS 4.2.2.

Everything You Should Know About BlackBerry 9000

The Boy Genius does it again! BGR is well known for getting his hands on internal information from RIM before anything is released, and now he was able to obtain an internal RIM document that describes the features of OS 4.6 that will be available in the BlackBerry 9xxx. Check his post for the complete image gallery of the internal document and learn what is new in the upcoming device including screenshots.

And the Freddie Goes To...

The 20th Freddies Award took place at the Wyndham Phoenix last week. The Freddie award was named after the late Sir Freddie Laker who pioneered discount travel across the Atlantic. For the America's awards, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan won the "Frequent Flyer Program - Best Elite Level Program"and the Intercontinental Hotels Group Priority Club Rewards won the "Frequent Guest Program - Best Elite Level Program". You can see here the full transcript of the event and learn about the other winners.

Continental Will not Merge

Continental is trying to put to rest the expectations that they will merge with another airline to reposition against Delta and Northwest. Continental's Chairman and CEO, Larry Kellner released the following message to their 45,000 employees:

Dear Co-worker,

We want you to know that our Board of Directors met today and has unanimously supported management’s recommendation that, in the current industry environment, the best course for Continental is to not merge with another airline at this time. 

Our recommendation, and the Board’s careful and considered decision, followed a comprehensive review of our strategic alternatives, assisted by our senior officers and advised by Continental’s outside financial and legal advisors.  The Board very carefully considered all the risks and benefits of a merger with another airline, and determined that the risks of a merger at this time outweigh the potential rewards, as compared to Continental’s prospects on a standalone basis.

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Microsoft Virtual Launch

Cannot attend a launch or educational event? Don't worry - Microsoft introduces the "Virtual Events". This great Silverlight application is built like a real conference and gives you the opportunity to see and download all the content of one of the launch events around the world to learn about Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 without leaving your office.

What's Your Route?

The human mind just cannot stop thinking about ways to make money. The latest is the example of Hubwear. This web site gives the traveler geek the latest in travel chic. For $35 you can create a T-shirt showing your latest travel route.

COMING SOON: CO + UA?

It is not new that after the Delta / Northwest merger everyone is expecting for Continental to merge with United. What most of the people forget (or don't know) is that Northwest held for a long time a "golden share" in Continental that gave them the power to veto any attempt for Continental to merge or sell its operations to another carrier. MSNBC published today that this golden share was sold back to Continental for (only) $100. This opens the door for Continental to start considering any merger options it wishes to pursue.

Top 10 Signs You're a BlackBerry Addict

Test yourself to see if you are addicted to that little vibrating thing on your belt!

Laptop Magazine provides a nice post about this topic and the top 10 signs you are addicted to your BlackBerry.

Tellme for BlackBerry

Move over Yahoo! oneSearch, Tellme (A Microsoft Subsidiary) released their voice search application for BlackBerry! Using Tellme you can easily use your voice to get GPS directions, traffic information, maps, businesses, movies, weather and more all on your BlackBerry. Unlike Yahoo! oneSearch (where you need to configure you location), Tellme actually uses the GPS in your BlackBerry to acquire your location and give you relevant search results.

Browse from your BlackBerry to http://m.tellme.com