NetBook
Samsung plans a red 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 tablet for Valentines
A special edition of Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in red with matching garnet case is planned by Samsung. After a success of red Galaxy SIII, Samsung will offer Tab 2 as well. It will be available in Wallmart, Tiger Direct, Amazon and many other retailers for $220. Tab 2 will feature Android 4.1 Jelly Bean [...]
Asus and Acer put a stop to netbooks
A 5 year time span for once very hopeful netbook segment has come to an end. Netbooks were defined as small portable computers with 10-inch screen, although definition got a bit blurry with time. Netbook sales kept declining in 2012 with tablets gaining in popularity. Digitimes reports that Asus will no longer make their [...]
What can Microsoft do to save Windows
Microsoft had high expectations for their new Windows 8 OS and its Surface tablets. Initial numbers however indicate slower than expected results. Surface tablets are only offered online and in few Microsoft Stores. Windows 8 was recently labelled confusing with weak user experience and steep learning curve. Recent survey showed that 48 percent of kids [...]
Microsoft Surface Pro price update
Microsoft announced yesterday the retail prices for Windows 8 new Surface tablets. Surface tablets are selling modestly in scarse Microsoft retail stores and online. Surface tablets feature Windows RT os designed for power cautious ARM processors. ARM chips are dominating the smartphone and tablet market, but they do not support full Windows 8 os. That [...]
Google Chromebooks with Touchscreens
Samsung Chromebooks have reached the top of amazon’s best sellers list beating even the Samsung Galaxy tab. They are affordable at $249 and they’re popular among students who have access to WiFi without interruptions. Google is now getting ready their very own Google Chromebook netbook with with touchscreen. Taiwanese Compal will be making them. So, [...]
Samsung Chromebook Amazon’s best seller
Even with the criticism from analysts in terms of the expected performance of the device, Samsung Chromebook has been the best seller on Amazon, for a number of days now. In fact it is now out of stock. The $249 Chromebook got its top position in Amazon after beating the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which now [...]
HP ENVY x2 hybrid – Windows 8
HP has announced the HP Envy x2 Windows 8 tablet, though it won’t reach the US before December. Envy x2 is intended as an entry-level convertible, offering both tablet and standard laptop functionality. The x2′s screen slides away from the keyboard and its magnetic connectors, and when in place is held fast by a latch. [...]
Acer dropping prices on Windows 7
In anticipation of release of new Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system this month, some vendors dropped prices of Windows 7 notebooks and netbooks. 11.6-inch Aspire one netbook has been reduced by Acer to mere $249. Acer also promised to throw in Windows 8 on all ultrabooks purchased until January 2013. Acer goes heavy with new [...]
HP new Windows 8 Range
HP has unveiled the HP Envy X2, a convertible ultrabook whose thickish 1.5-inch lid is the focus of its workings. The HP Envy X2′s lid is a chunky/compact 1.5-inch in thickness, and is home to an 11.6-inch display, as well as accommodating the x2′s Intel Atom Clover Trail SoC. Brightness is above-average at 400 nits, [...]
Asus Eee PC R052C netbook – Review
A high-end Cedar Trail N2800, clocked at 1.86GHz, features in the new Asus Eee PC R052C netbook, supported by a questionable 1GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. All wrapped up in a 10.1-inch shell, with an an anti-reflective screen to optimize portable use. Asus is demanding 320 euros for the R052C (about $600), for [...]
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 – Review
The new iPad kicked off the resolution race and now Asus have produced a high pixel-count device with the new Transformer Pad Infinity TF700, priced at $500 for the 32GB version and $600 for the 64GB version. The new tablet was first announced at the Mobile World Congress trade show, sporting a 1920 x 1200 [...]
Toshiba Tecra R950 – Preview
Toshiba has unveiled its Tecra R950 notebook, a souped-up version of the recently announced Tecra R940. Both boast a ‘unique fiberglass reinforced casing with a Honeycomb Rib structure’ for extra durability for mobile corporate knockabout, and the R950 is available in a range of customized configs, and runs on 22nm Ivy Bridge architecture, up to [...]
Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 preview
Although there were countless Windows 8 ultrabooks demoed at Computex in Taipai last month, hardly any were aimed squarely at the corporate market. Now Fujitsu announced two Windows 8 machines targeted at the business sector – the Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 notebook/tablet hybrid and the Fujitsu LifeBook T902 convertible notebook. The Fujitsu Q702 is an 11.6-inch [...]
Fujitsu Win8 Fujitsu LifeBook T902
Fujistu released new lineup of Lifebook notebooks like E752, S752, and S762; all featuring Windows 7 Pro. Window 8 is up for release by October and Fujitsu keeps up with upgrading their repertoire with all new Windows 8 LifeBook T902 tablet PC. The Fujitsu LifeBook T902 sports a larger 13.3-icn Gorilla Glass-protected 1600 x 900 [...]
NEC LaVie Z Ultrabook – Preview
NEC recently revealed its LaVie Z Ultrabook, which weighs just 875 grams or 1.9 pounds), courtesy of its magnesium lithium alloy shell. It’s less than 10mm thick (9.9mm actually), and it terms of its internals the NEC Lavie Z uses an Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U CPU with a 128GB SSD, with SDXC card slot, HDMI [...]
Lenovo X131e Netbook – Supersized, Supercharged
Lenovo is throwing its support to the netbook format with the Lenovo X131e, which replaces the old X130e. The X130e ran on AMD’s Zacate hardware, but the update to AMD’s latest Brazos 2.0 APU is complemented by the integrated Radeon HD73xx GPU. Diehard Intel fans fear not – the Lenovo X131e netbook will also ship [...]
Acer TravelMate B113 – Preview
The netbook soldiers on, with Taiwanese manufacturer Acer announcing the TravelMate B113 , upping the ante with an 11.6-inch display and Sandy Bridge 32nm Celeron B877 CPU giving performance a boost. Users looking for a shade more oomph can upgrade to a 1.3GHz Pentium B967 or even a Core i3-2377M, clocked at 1.5GHz. The new [...]
Samsung Series 5 Hybrid PC – Preview
Samsung unveiled the Series 5 Hybrid PC at Computex last week, its new notebook-tablet hybrid. The Hybrid PC uses magnets to attach a detachable keyboard dock, although the dock doesn’t feature an inbuilt battery, as with the Asus Transformer Prime series of docking tablets or Acer W510 convertible. The Series 5 Hybrid PC sports an [...]
