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Samsung to debut 3200x1800, 298 PPI 13.3" LCD panel (and more)
- Samsung is set this week to pull the curtain on two LCD panels which boast pixel densities greater than those found on Apple's Retina Macbook Pro and even Google's Pixel Chromebook. Also expected to be unveiled at Display Week is…
Gigabyte U2442F 14-inch Ultrabook Review
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It was 2011 and Intel saw a surging trend in mobile computing. Notebooks were to become thinner, batteries had to last more, optical drives were going away, and performance, performance didn't have to suffer too much. So Intel pushed forward by investing $300 million of its own money to make it happen. That's what we know today as the ultrabook initiative.
Today we are checking out Gigabyte's flagship ultrabook, the U2442F which comes armed with a 3rd-Gen Core i7 processor, plenty of memory, and a quality SSD. The U2442F is as capable as a high-end desktop.
Western Digital ships world's first 5mm laptop HDD and hybrid variant
- Western Digital today began shipping the world's first 5mm thick hard drives, which the company says will enable new levels of portability in Ultrabooks without the price premium that SSDs entail. The devices will be marketed under two different series:…
Toshiba's new Kirabook touts 13.3" 2560x1440 screen, premium design
- Toshiba has announced a new premium notebook family whose sole member may be the only high-end ultrabook to offer a 2560x1440 display. Named "Kirabook," the system is Toshiba's first to ship with an ultra-high resolution PixelPure screen, which is protected…
Samsung announces Series 9 Premium ultrabook for $1,400
- Samsung has added a premium variant to its Series 9 ultrabook lineup that packs a full HD (1920 x 1080) matte display and Core i7 processor for $1,399. The 13.3-inch machine is viewed as a competitor to the MacBook Air,…
Intel: Haswell-based Ultrabooks starting at $599 by holiday season
- We’ve been hearing about cheaper ultrabooks ever since Intel begun pushing the category almost two years ago. The first wave of devices mostly failed to adhere to the proposed $1,000 price point, and while things have improved ever since, we’ve…
Samsung adds 4G to ATIV Win8 hybrid, Series 9 gets 1080p screen
- Samsung has announced a couple of updates to its mobile Windows 8 PC lineup that adds some higher-tier options to the company's ATIV Smart PC Pro and Series 9 Premium ultrabook ranges. First up, the ATIV 700T can be equipped…
Lenovo redesigns ThinkPad with the all-new T431s Ultrabook
- Lenovo’s venerable ThinkPad line has undergone an update following 18 months of planning. The first system to showcase the redesign is the just-announced ThinkPad T431s Ultrabook. It’s still very much a ThinkPad at heart but it’s been put on a…
Intel: Putting consumerization in context
- As one of the most impactful technology trends of the last 20 years, consumerization is having significant impact on IT organizations right around the globe.
Windows 8 / Office bundle costs OEMs $30 after Microsoft slashes prices
- Deep price cuts for Windows 8 are being given to Microsoft's OEM partners who manufacturer touchscreen-enabled computers and devices, or at least that is according to anonymous sources trusted by the Wall Street Journal. The report indicates that a $120…
Intel introduces mSATA SSD 525 Series for Ultrabooks
- Intel has announced a new mSATA solid-state drive designed for Ultrabooks and low-power embedded applications. The SSD 525 Series is essentially an mSATA version of the 2.5-inch 520 SSD Series, and as such it’s also the company’s first drive in this…
IHS: SSD shipments to double in 2013 as ultrabook sales pick up
- Solid-state drive shipments are set to more than double in 2013 bolstered by a new generation of lower-cost and more appealing ultrabooks, according to an IHS iSuppli report. The market research firm estimates worldwide shipments will rise to 83 million…
Asus intros 13.3-inch VivoBook S300 with touchscreen, Windows 8
- Asus has expanded its VivoBook line with a new model that offers an in-between alternative to the existing 11.6 and 14-inch models. As with its siblings, the 13.3-inch VivoBook S300 has an ultrabook-like body, weighing between three and four pounds…
Acer to intro laptops with high-PPI (2880x1620) displays
- According to a number of reports, Acer plans to outfit several of its premium laptops (and one ultrabook) with high-PPI displays. Although the exact specifications are unknown, we do know that one 15.x-inch display Acer showed off boasts a resolution…
Acer Aspire S7 Review: A Classy, Touchable Ultrabook
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This touchable, classy ultrabook is targeted right at the road-warrior, power-hungry, super-user. The S7 is an expensive machine. The starting price hovers near $1400, but our Core i7 configured spec clocks in at $1650. For the price customers do see a superlative spec sheet and a beautifully designed body.
I know what you're thinking. The S7 had better be amazing for that kind of money. Don't worry, with a few qualifiers, the Aspire S7 easily ranks among the top Windows 8 machines. Is that enough to justify the cost?
Intel unveils new chips for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks
- Intel made a smattering of announcements during its press event at CES today, with topics spanning from cellphones and ultrabooks to natural human interfaces and shared all-in-one computing. We have a summary of the different subjects below, though you may…
Velocity Micro launches NoteMagix ultrabooks starting at $799.99
- Boutique system builder Velocity Micro has expanded its mobile offerings with a new ultrabook range that includes three machines: the NoteMagix U430, U450 and U470. On the most affordable end of things, the U430 starts at $799.99 and offers a…
Mobile Radeon HD 8000M GPUs announced, shipping now
- AMD has extended its line-up of mobile GPUs with a few brand-new models filed under its latest class of Radeon: the HD 8000M-series. The new chips deliver better performance, but are expected to do so with reduced power consumption, lower…
Leaked slide reveals 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge variants
- It appears a recent rumor indicating the imminent launch of low-power Ivy Bridge processors just got upgraded from "vaguely possible" to "pretty darn likely". According to this leaked PowerPoint slide from VR-Zone (Chinese), 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge "Y" variants are set to…
Asus delays dual-screen hybrid Taichi ultrabooks until Dec. or later
- Asus has reportedly delayed the launch of its upcoming dual-screen Taichi ultrabooks. Unveiled at Computex in June, the hybrid systems were originally due to ship in November, soon after last month's release of Windows 8, but an Asus representative has…
Tuesday tech deals: 256GB Agility 4 $130, MS Store ultrabook sale
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TigerDirect offers the OCZ 256GB Agility 4 for $159.99. This $30 mail-in rebate drops it to $129.99. With free shipping, that's $0.51/GB, tied with an August deal, and the best price we've seen for this drive. It's a current price low by $54. This drive features read speeds of up to 420MB/s...
Intel's Q3 revenue beats estimates but is still down year-over-year
- Intel has released third quarter revenue and earnings that, while lower than those from the same time period last year, topped analyst estimates in both categories. The chip maker reported revenue of $13.5 billion over the three month period, a…
Average display size continues to rise on almost all electronics
- A new study from NPD DisplaySeach reveals that the average display size on most electronic devices is on the rise. Desktop monitors, television sets, portable media players and even public displays have all experienced a healthy gain over the past…
Tuesday tech deals: 13" touch-enabled Sony ultrabook $700, Kindle Fire refurb $110
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Sony Store offers the 3.8lb VAIO T-Series LED-backlit touchscreen ulrabook in silver, model no. SVT131190X, for $739.99. Coupon code "SONYTX13" drops it to $699.99. With free shipping, that's $69 less than the lowest total price we could find for a comparable T-series ultrabook elsewhere...
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