Samsung has always built their own notebooks, but in 2012 according to Taiwan’s industry executives said Samsung will outsource an insignificant contract manufacturing of to a Taiwanese ODM. Looks like Samsung is testing the waters and has been asking around Quanta Computer Inc., Compal Electronics…
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Higher-Res Laptops to Be 2012 Trend?
Care to speculate on computing trends for 2012? We already know that Ultrabooks will likely be trending up next year thanks to the upcoming availability of Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor. Companies like HP and Dell are reported to be releasing their own Ultrabook models next…
Samsung Series 5 Ultra: High Performance Ultrabook Launches in Korea
Samsung has been flirting with the Ultrabook space with its Series 9… laptops even before Intel started pushing the new product category. Samsung isn’t entering the space mildly, the two models are being announced today are high end all the way. The 14-inch version measuring
Gigabyte Booktop T1132N is Bringing the Tablet PC Back
Tablet PCs never enjoyed a huge segment of the PC laptop market, though they had some pretty ardent fans, including myself, back in the heyday. Their high prices compared to regular laptops really hindered adoption, along with Windows not exactly being touchscreen-friendly. Hacks to make…
Boy Builds Girl Tablet for $125. Girl Swoons.
Can’t afford an iPad…, well it seems that all you need is $125 and a can do attitude! In China Wei Xinlong wanted to get his girlfriend Sun Shasha a tablet for her birthday, but the cost put everything that was available pre-built out
Latest 11.6″ Macbook Air $150 Off for Black Friday
If you’re after one of Apple’s Ultra… thin Macbook Air’s this just might be the deal that you’re looking for. The latest Macbook Air is $150 off from $999 to $849. This is actually a deeper discount than what Apple is offering as they are
Walmart Still Has HP TouchPad + Laptop Bundles In Stock
Recently some retailers like TigerDirect and Best Buy have made HP TouchPads available as part of a bundle. Last week TigerDirect had some TouchPad bundles with tablet accessories like a case and Bluetooth speakers, but they sold out within minutes of going on sale last…
Asus to Launch 11.6″ U24E Sandy Bridge Laptop
Asus has announced several new laptop models in Japan today, including an 11.6-inch laptop called the U24E. The specs were first reported by Notebook Review forum user frychiko, but a formal press release on Asahi.com backs up the forum post.
Here’s a spec rundown:
- 11.6″
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OCZ Announces the First 1TB Laptop SSD
OCZ has announced a 1TB SSD that will pop right into your laptop! The Octane SSD uses the standard 2.5-inch size that you find in most notebook computers. In addition to the higher capacity, this SSD also uses the new Indlinx Everest controller, which provides…
Doel, the First Bangladesh-Made Android Laptop Unveiled
Yesterday Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced their first domestically-produced laptop, the Doel. Produced by a state-owned telephone company, Telephone Shilpa Sangstha, the laptop will have four different models, but it is the low-end model, the 10,000 Taka or $130 USD model, that will run…
Intel Next Generation Processor Haswell Demo at IDF 2011
Haswell microarchitecture uses the same 22nm process CPUs as Ivy Bridge. It would reduce the power consumption in Ultrabooks by 20x as compared to current designs thus providing ten days of connected standby by 2013.
Two chips are meant to accelerate the evolution of the…
Samsung Series 3 305U1 Ultra-thin 11.6″ Notebook Running AMD Fusion at IFA 2011 [video]
Roland has a quick walkthrough video for the Ultra-thin Samsung Series 3 305U1 laptop. Spec rundown:
- 11.6″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, matte display
- AMD E-350, dual-core, 1.6GHz processor
- Radeon 6350 integrated graphics
- 2 GB RAM
- 250 GB hard drive
- 3 USB ports
- Gigabit
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India’s $35 Netbook Still in the Works!
Remember last year when the Indian government promised the world a $35 laptop? Well, in six short weeks we are supposed to find out what exactly is going on with the education bound device . Kapil Sibal, minister for human resource development says “All the…
ASUS Eee PC X101H Get Torndown by the FCC
If you think the ASUS Eee PC X101… sounds familiar as the super thin MeeGo netbook, you’d be right, but the H at the end indicated that its going to be the version that’s running Windows. Other then the operating system there is a notable
HP Pavillion DM1-3010NR LTE Notebook Released by Verizon July 28
LTE is rolling out in the US so its clear that devices need to follow. Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday they will be releasing the world’s first 4G LTE enabled notebook, the dm1-3010nr HP Pavillion. This 1.2” thich notebook was released at CES 2011 back…
