Even those who visit Google.com to search may be disappointed to know that you VGP-BPS13 can only see the first search result above the fold. As you can see in the screen shot above, there’s so much space taken up by auto suggestions that VGP-BPS13A/B there’s only enough room for the top entry to appear on the screen, though you can scroll down to see more results. This holds true whether you’re in landscape mode with a physical keyboard out or in portrait mode using the virtual keyboard. In landscape mode VGP-BPS13A/S with virtual keyboard, there’s no room at all for Google instant results.

With the feature enabled, users can type into the search box on the Google home page and VGP-BPS9 watch as the search box moves to the top of the screen and a set of results appears below and updates as they keep typing in the query. As VGP-BPS8 with Google instant on the desktop, you do not need to hit the Search button for results to appear.

Google Instant, the Google feature that shows search results as you type, has come to mobile. Today, the company announced VGP-BPS9A/B that uses of iOS and Android 2.2-powered devices are able to get Google instant simply by pointing their mobile web browsers to Google.com and clicking VGP-BPS9/B on the link which says “Instant (beta) is off: Turn On.”

We tested the new Google Instant for mobile on a VGP-BPS9/S Motorola Droid running Android 2.2 and found that it works as advertised, but isn’t all that convenient, because it only works from within the Google web site. If, like us, you most often enter your search queries directly into the browser’s address bar or into the VGP-BPS8A search box that appears when you hit the magnifying glass button, you won’t see this new feature.

Targeted squarely at the highly mobile, Acer's new 11.6-inch Aspire TimelineX 1830T-68U118 has a VGP-BPS2 lot of punch for its size. Though a little on the pricey side compared to its tiny netbook cousins, the $899 1830T comes well equipped with a VGP-BPS2A much faster processor than the 11-inch MacBook Air (a 1.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) and gobs more storage space for $100 less. It also lasts longer on a charge, providing more than 6 hours of runtime. Best of all, you get all this goodness in a trim and attractive business-casual VGP-BPS2B design that will look equally at home in the conference room or the student library. Still, is this svelte performer worth the premium over other 11-inch VGP-BPS2C Windows ultraportables?

Heat
The 1830T was one relatively cool customer on our VGP-BPS21A/B heat tests. After playing a Hulu video for 15 minutes, we measured 85 and 87 degrees at the Aspire's touchpad and between the G and H keys respectively. That said, we recorded a higher 95-degree temperature at the center of the undercarriage. Still, that didn't quite trigger VGP-BPS21A our heat alarms, since we consider anything over 100 degrees to be toasty.

Design
Weighing in at a featherweight 3 pounds (the same as its predecessor), this newly refreshed 1830T is also just VGP-BPS21B over an inch thick. That's beefier than the 11-inch MacBook Air (.11 to .68 inches), but it's a breeze to slip this machine into a bag and tote around town. The 1830T vgp-bps21a shares other design accoutrements with its forerunner. You'll find a similar fingerprint-resistant black cover featuring a texturized surface, making for a better grip by damp hands between tense meetings and lectures.

Flipping open the 1830T reveals its glossy black vgp-bps21b battery bezel, which is unfortunately prone to prints, and its matte black keyboard set in brushed gun-metal gray aluminum. Though it boasts a sizeable six-cell battery, the power source doesn't protrude behind the laptop and won't prove to be a hindrance or snag vgp-bps21 stray cords.

The Aspire's 1.3-megapixel webcam is standard fare. Colors looked a bit washed out but pa3535u-1brs battery video performance was adequate. The bundled Acer Crystal Eye software does allow you to change the resolution, shoot video, snap dell studio 17 battery quick pics, and alter various video processing vectors such as contrast, gamma, and hue.

Ports and Webcam
On the left side of the 1830T you'll find a VGA port, power connector, and USB port. As with the previous model we reviewed, vgp-bps13/b there is an HDMI v1.3 port here as well. With it you'll be able to output HD video to your HDTV. On the right side are headphone and mic jacks,VGP-BPS13 two additional USB ports, plus a Kensington lock slot and Ethernet. To activate Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a keyboard shortcut is provided (no VGP-BPS13A/B physical switches are offered).

Keyboard and Touchpad

Almost identical to the previous 1830T, this refresh sports the same flat square-style keys crafted with a deliberately rough VGP-BPS9 surface for additional texture. Even so, this does not make up for the somewhat shallow key travel and mushy feel when typing. Also,VGP-BPS10 the keyboard layout, while close to full-size and an accomplishment for a laptop of this small stature, feels a bit cramped. Still, both left and right shift keys are large enough and you can use the 1830T pound out larger hp battery documents when necessary.

The touchpad is on the petite side at 2.5 x 1.3 inches. sony battery Compounding the problem of tiny input area, the pad appears virtually invisible against the brushed-metal styling of the wrist rest. Fingers also don't slide well against its textured surface. This resulted in a number of uncertain swipes and scrolling errors on good battery our part. Even so, the touchpad supports multi-gesture pinch and zoom motions, which comes in especially handy apple battery when web surfing.