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Intel has confirmed that they are going to launch a line of $200 touch-screen notebooks in the coming months. We've been hearing about the "death of the PC" for a while now, but I have to wonder, could this be the silver bullet that actually does it? Would you replace your traditional laptop with an Intel/Android netbook?

Google has made it known loud and clear that if you are one of the people "selected" to spend $1500 on Google Glass, you can't resell them, or apparently even loan them out, without risking having them bricked by Google.

It's easy, just click the SETTINGS icon > SAFARI > SEARCH ENGINE.  Choose the one you want from the limited selection. At least I think that's the way it works on an iPad, that's the way to do it on an iPhone and I think they are the same. 

Apple has consistently pleased it's customers with the iPhone, and it remains an aspiration product, so I suppose they are doing it pretty well to this point. The iPhone has taken a very evolutionary approach to product development, after a revolutionary beginning.

I was one of the millions of Evernote users who had to reset their Evernote password this morning due to a security breach, but it seemed like most of the articles I saw about it downplayed the risk because passwords were "hashed and salted." While it sounds like a great breakfast order for WaffleHouse, what does hashed and salted mean regarding

First off, I would always remember the maxim that the internet is NEVER private. Secondly, yeah, I'm sure that Google's systems data mine your emails looking for keywords for targeted advertising. So what? It isn't as if there is an army of Google creepers actually sitting in cubes going over your emails - it isn't actual people doing it.

I am planning for my annual spring motorcycle trips (wheeeee!), which means I will be doing a lot of camping in the mountains and not have access for an electrical outlet for much of the 14 day trip. Are solar chargers sufficient to keep an Android phone charged on their own?

How do you chose keywords that will help improve your search rankings? I don't want to pay some fly by night SEO company for a list of questionable keywords. Is there a way to effectively determine which ones you should focus on for the best results?

It seems as if every day bring a new security threat, and I find it hard to keep up sometimes. Are there any sources/websites that are can help me keep up with security issues without draining all of my time?

I think it is most noticeable for multitasking.  There are so many variables in hardware architecture that it is hard to just give a simple answer.  The GPU makes a big difference, for example. This is a much talked about topic in the android community. Here is one thread that addresses it, but there are many others.