LENOVO LAUNCHES 7 INCH IDEAPAD A1 BUDGET TABLET

Lenovo has announced a cheap Android tablet. The new Lenovo IdeaPad A1 will retail for $199. No, that is not the discounted price.

The tablet will have a 7 inch 1024 x 600 pixels display. It supports 2 finger multitouch and runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.


The IdeaPad A1 is powered by a single core ARM Cortex A8 processor. The connectivity options include WiFi and GPS. It

TOSHIBA INTRODUCES PORTEGE Z830 ULTRABOOK

Toshiba is the latest PC maker to jump on to the Ultrabook category with its 13.3 inch Portege Z830 laptop. Toshiba claims that its Portege Z830 is almost 40% thinner than its predecessor, the R830 which is one of the thinnest and lightest Toshiba laptop.


The Portege Z830 will sport Intel's 2nd generation Core i series processors and a 128GB solid state drive. It will start shipping in the US

SONY UNVEILS TABLET S AND TABLET P AT IFA 2011

Sony unveiled a pair of Android Honeycomb tablets at the IFA trade show in Berlin today. These are the same tablets that we used to call Sony S1 and S2, but now they bear different names.

The Sony Tablet S (previously S1) has a 9.4 inch display. In looks it resembles a folded magazine. The Sony Tablet P has a pair of 5.5 inch displays and a clam-shell design. You can run different apps on the

TOSHIBA TO LAUNCH NEW ANDROID TABLET IN BERLIN

Toshiba is planning to launch a new Android tablet at IFA in Berlin this week. The company hasn't officially announced the tablet yet, but details have leaked.


Like Toshiba's existing Thrive tablet, the new tablet will also have a 10 inch display, but it will be thinner and lighter. The new tablet has an aluminum and chrome finish. It lacks many premium features found in the Thrive tablet. For

NETBOOK NAVIGATOR NAV10I WINDOWS TABLET UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Netbook Navigator has started taking pre-orders for their new 10 inch tablet called Nav10i. The device has a starting price of $549. Bear in mind that it is the price of the hardware. The $549 model doesn't have an operating system. If you need a model with Windows 7, you will need to pay more.


The Nav10i has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor and a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels capacitive

ACER TO LAUNCH 11 AND 13 INCH ULTRABOOKS

Acer is keen on making its presence felt in the Ultrabook space. The company is all set to launch not one, but two ultrabooks in the coming months. We have already seen some hands on photos of the 13 inch model. And now more details have arrived.


It looks like the laptop will be called Acer Ultrabook S3. It will reportedly have a 13.3 inch display, Intel Core i5-2476M processor, 4GB of RAM and

SAMSUNG SERIES 7 NOTEBOOKS TO START AT $1,099; PACKS A 14 INCH DISPLAY INSIDE A 13 INCH CHASSIS

Samsung has introduced a new laptop that packs a 14 inch display into a 13 inch chassis. The new Samsung Series 7 notebooks have brushed aluminum finishes and Intel Core i5 or i7 processor options.

The smallest member of the series is the 14 inch Samsung NP700Z3A-S01US. It sports a very thin bezel so that it fits inside a case designed for a 13.3 inch notebook. The laptop's 14 inch display has

SAMSUNG SERIES 5 CHROMEBOOK PRICES DROP

The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook has got a price drop. The laptop launched in June for a starting price of $429. The WiFi only version is now available from Amazon for $399. The 3G-enabled model runs $449. At launch it had a price tag of $499. It is not clear whether the new prices are here to stay.


The Acer Chromebook is still cheaper. The WiFi-only version of the laptop runs $349. The

7 INCH SHARP GALAPAGOS TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $1 IN JAPAN ON CONTRACT

Sharp has launched a new 7 inch Galapagos tablet in Japan. The new Sharp Galapagos A01SH runs a customized version of the Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. It has a dual core
NVidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB of built-in storage. The 7.7 inch display has a resolution of 1024×600 pixels.


Other specifications include 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR, microSD card, HDMI output

FUJITSU UNVEILS ARROWS TAB F-01D RUGGED TABLET

Plenty of Android tablets with similar specs are available in the market at the moment, but Fujitsu wants to make its offering a little different. The company's Arrows Tab F-01D is kind of rugged. It has a water proof and ruggedized case. That means it will be able to survive some light rain and minor drops.


The Arrows Tab F-01D will reportedly launch on the Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo next

ASUS WORKING ON FIVE OR MORE ULTRABOOKS

Asus, we have heard, will launch 5 or more ultrabooks in October. An ultrabook is a portable laptop that doesn't weigh much more than a netbook while at the same time packing a powerful processor and a larger display.


Asus has already showed off an 11.6 inch ultrabook called UX21. We also know that the company is working on a 13 inch model called the UX31. Now Financial Times report that Asus

CLOSER LOOK AT THE ACER ASPIRE 3951 ULTRABOOK

Hands-on photos of the Acer Aspire 3951 Ultrabook have surfaced. The Ultrabook is a new category of ultrathin notebooks sporting Intel's latest processors. Intel was the first to introduce the term, and now several top-of-the-line PC makers have announced plans to launch Ultrabooks.


The Aspire 3951 will be the first ultrabook from Acer. Acer will unveil the notebook at IFA 2011 in Berlin. It

ARCHOS NEW LAUNCHES NEW 7 AND 10 INCH ARNOVA TABLETS

Archos has launched two new tablets in its Arnova lineup. The new 7 and 10 inch tablets have slightly better specs than the existing models. Here is a quick overview.

Arnova 10 G2
The new Arnova 10 G2 has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels capacitive touchscreen display. It will be powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The tablet will be

TOSHIBA TO LAUNCH ITS THIRD TABLET AT THE IFA TRADE SHOW

Toshiba is getting ready to launch its second, actually third, tablet. The company's first tablet, the Toshiba Folio, wasn't a success. The second tablet, the Toshiba Thrive, has been available for a while. Though not an iPad beater, it has been a successful machine and has many features that set it apart from the rest.


Now the third tablet is on the way. Notebook Italia reports that the new

SONY'S DUAL CORE TABLET TO BE CALLED SONY TABLET P

Sony has been talking about two Android tablets for a while. The first one has a 9.4 inch display and we now know that it will be called Sony Tablet S when it launches later this year.


The second tablet has a pair of 5.5 inch displays with a resolution of 1024 x 480 pixels. Engadget reports that this machine will be called Sony Tablet P at launch. It will have 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage space