AT&T NOW OFFERING THE ACER ICONIA TAB A501

AT&T has started offering the Acer Iconia Tab A501 Android tablet with 4G connectivity. The Iconia Tab A501 is essentially the same as the Iconia Tab A500. It just happens to have a 4G LTE HSDPA+ modem to connect to AT&T’s 4G network. According to AT&T’s website, the 4G speeds will be available in areas like Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, San Antonio and Houston. The coverage will be available in

14 INCH ASUS U46SV-DH51 THIN AND LIGHT LAPTOP UP FOR ORDER

Excaliber PC has started taking pre-orders for the 14 inch Asus U46SV-DH51 thin and light laptop in the US. The U46SV-DH51 has an Intel Core i5-2410M processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M discrete graphics, 4GB of RAM, a 650GB hard drive and a DVD burner. Despite having a DVD burner, the laptop measures just 1.08 inches at its thickest point.

The Asus U46SV has a brushed metal chassis and a

ASUS EEE PAD SLIDER NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US AND CANADA

The Asus Eee Pad Slider Android tablet has started shipping in the US and Canada. The Eee Pad Slider is a 10 inch tablet with a slide-out keyboard. The tablet is currently up for order from Amazon, Newegg and B&H. The 16GB version runs $479. A higher capacity model with 32GB of storage runs $579.

The most interesting thing about the Slider is its slide-out keyboard which hides itself behind

ACER ASPIRE S3 HITS FCC

The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook has hit the FCC. The laptop is due out this fall. The Ultrabook is a new category of ultrathin and light laptops that measure less than an inch in thickness and weigh under 3 pounds. Unlike netbooks, Ultrabooks have Intel’s latest processors and price tags hovering around $1000.


The Aspire S3 is the first Ultrabook from Acer. The FCC application for the laptop

HP will offer one last batch of the TouchPad tablet before discontinuing the device forever. That last batch will reportedly be made available to HP employees first.




The HP TouchPad has been the hottest selling tablet in recent times, thanks to the price drop which now makes it possible to buy one TouchPad for just $99. HP launched the tablet a couple of months ago but it wasn’t selling

PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK ANDROID TABLET COMING SOON

The micro-website for the Panasonic ToughBook Android tablet is now up and running. Like laptops in the Toughbook series, the new ToughBook tablet is also rugged and capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions. However, Panasonic hasn’t provided any information about the tablet’s compatibility with any ruggedness standards.




The ToughBook tablet has a 10.1 inch XGA multitouch display

AMD SHOWCASES E-300 AND E-450 PROCESSORS

AMD has uploaded a short video that showcases the capabilities of its upcoming E-300 and E-450 processors. Like the E-350 the new processors also have integrated CPU and graphics cores and a total power draw of 18 watts.

The new E-450 processor has a clock speed of 1.65 GHz which makes it slightly faster than the 1.6GHz E-350. The E-300 is a little less powerful, but it is cheaper and suitable

CEDAR TRAIL CHIPS TO SUPPORT HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR HD VIDEO

The next generation Cedar Trail Intel Atom processors will have GMA 3600 graphics with HD video capabilities. They are due out by the end of this year. These processors are designed for use in netbooks, tablets and desktop computers.




The Cedar Trail Atom processors will be able to handle 1080p HD video playback and Blu-ray decoding. These chips will also support hardware acceleration for HD

SONY TABLET S NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US FOR $499 AND UP

The Sony Tablet S has officially gone on sale in the US today.  You can now pick up the 9.4 inch device from a number of retailers for prices starting at $499.

The Sony tablet has a 9.4 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and runs Google Android Honeycomb operating system. The base configuration which runs $499 has 16GB

HANNSPREE LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY 12 INCH NOTEBOOK

Hannspree has launched a 12.1 inch budget-friendly netbook with an Intel Pentium ULV processor. The Hannspree SN12E24B7P is available for just $300 after savings.



For that price you will get a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium dual core SU4100 processor, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 2GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. The 12.1