VIEWSONIC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW TABLETS

ViewSonic will reportedly introduce three new tablets at the Mobile World Congress next week. The machines sport 7, 9.7 and 10 inch displays. Here is a quick overview.

The 7 inch model is the ViewSonic ViewPad G70 we have already heard about. It has a 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage. It will run the Google Android 4.0 operating system.


The 9.7 inch ViewPad E100 has a

IS LENOVO EXITING THE NETBOOK MARKET?

Lenovo did introduce a couple of netbooks at CES in January. None of them have started shipping yet, but it looks like the company isn’t betting big on them and that is hardly surprising. Netbooks don’t offer good profit margins. Dell has already exited the netbook market. Acer has also hinted at a similar exit strategy. Lenovo could be the next.


The company’s older netbooks in the IdeaPad S

SAMSUNG LAUNCHES QUAD CORE EXYNOS PROCESSOR

Samsung has built a new quad-core processor. The Samsung Exynos quad-core processor is designed to compete with NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 chip which has already started showing up in tablets and smartphones.


The new Samsung Exynos processor has four ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores with clock speeds ranging between 200 MHz and 1.5GHz. The 32nm chip also comes bundled with ARM Mali graphics. Samsung is

HP MINI 210 GETS CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSOR

The HP Mini 210 has been updated with Intel’s third generation Cedar Trail Atom processors. The Mini 210 is now available with a choice of the 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 or the 1.86GHz Intel Atom N2800 processor.


The new HP Mini 210 will have the same $299.99 starting price as the previous models. For that price, you will get an Intel Atom N2600 processor, Windows 7 Starter OS, 1GB of RAM and a

HAIPAD LAUNCHES ANDROID 4.0 TABLETS

Chinese company HaiPad has already launched a few Android tablets. None of these machines had particularly impressive specs, but they were cheap. And now the company has launched a new crop of Android 4.0 tablets which seem to have better specifications than their predecessors.


Haipad A10A10
The HaiPad A10A10 has a 7 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It is powered by a

HYBRID STORAGE TO MAKE ULTRABOOKS CHEAPER

Ultrabooks are ultra thin and light laptops sporting Intel’s latest processors and super-fast solid state disks. At least that is how Intel defines this new breed of laptops. While SSDs are fast, they are also pricey and that is one of the reasons behind the high price tags of ultrabooks. But high prices have never boosted sales. Needless to say, PC makers are trying innovative techniques to

ASUS EEE PC 1025C CEDAR TRAIL NETBOOK UP FOR PRE-ORDER FOR $300

Retailer J&R has started taking pre-orders for the Asus Eee PC 1025C for $299.99. This is one of the first netbooks on the market to sport the third generation Intel Cedar Trail Atom processor.


Precisely speaking, the laptop has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. The 10 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Other specifications

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK GETS OS 2.0 UPDATE; STILL SELLS FOR $199

RIM has already rolled out the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update for its PlayBook tablet. And as you would expect, the update has certainly made the tablet more useful. It now has the capability to run select Android apps. The update has also added email, contacts and calendar apps to the tablet.


RIM launched the PlayBook last year with a starting price of $499. However, the tablet had few

ASUS EEE PAD MEMO 171 PRODUCT PAGE GOES LIVE

Asus introduced a new 7 inch tablet called Eee Pad MeMo at CES in January. It had a 1280 x 800 pixels display, a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor and a $249 price tag.

Recently Asus added a product page for another tablet called Eee Pad MeMo 171. It also has a 7 inch display, but it looks like it is the MeMo tablet the company introduced at CES in 2011.


The MeMo 171 has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm

UNANNOUNCED VIEWSONIC VIEWPAD G70 MAKES AN APPEARANCE

An unannounced tablet called the ViewSonic ViewPad G70 has showed up at some retailers. The device runs Android 4.0 operating system.

Few details are available at the moment but the device seems to have a 7 inch 1024 x 600 pixels display, 4GB of storage and 1GB of RAM. It has also got an HDMI output port and front and rear facing cameras. The supported connectivity options are WiFi, Bluetooth

8GB NOOK TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $199

The 8GB version of the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is now available for purchase. This is a cheaper version of the original 16GB Nook Tablet. While the 16GB version has 1GB of RAM, this model has only 512MB. The difference in specs also reflects in the price. The 8GB model is priced at just $199. The 16GB version runs $249.


Like the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet too has a 7 inch display.

LENOVO IDEAPAD U300E UP FOR PRE-ORDER

The budget-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad U300e is now up for pre-order. It is a cheaper version of the IdeaPad U300s. While both laptops have identical specs, they differ in the processor and storage options.


The IdeaPad U300e is available with a choice of Intel Core i3-3467M or Core i5-2467M processor. The U300s is also available with a Core i7-2677M processor. While the only storage option

ASUS X54C-BBK7 15 INCH LAPTOP AVAILABLE FOR $350 FROM BEST BUY

The Intel Pentium based Asus X54C-BBK7 is now available for purchase for just $350 from Best Buy. The 15.6 inch laptop has a 2.2Ghz Intel Pentium B960 dual core processor. It is the fastest mobile Pentium CPU available at the moment. While it is not fastest processor out there it has enough power to handle every day computing needs.


In some benchmark tests this processor performs better than

7 INCH EDENTAB WITH MIUI ANDROID HITS JAPAN

MIUI built by a company called Xiaomi is a custom version of Google Android with its own home screen design and a number of unique apps. In a sense it is similar to Samsung’s TouchWiz and HTC Sense. The OS isn’t all that popular with the general public because few devices ship with it right now. Nonetheless, hackers have been using it for a while. And now the first tablet with MIUI is going to

UPCOMING ASUS NETBOOKS TO HAVE 'INSTANT ON' FEATURE

One of the most impressive features of the ultrabooks is their ability to quickly resume from sleep. But Asus feels that this feature shouldn’t be specific to ultrabooks. The company is working on bringing a similar feature to its Intel Atom-powered netbooks.


The upcoming Eee PC 1025C and 1025CE both have an ‘Instant on’ feature which allows the laptops to resume from sleep in just 3 seconds.

GIGABYTE LAUNCHES D1080 MULTIMEDIA DOCK FOR ITS WINDOWS TABLETS

Gigabyte has introduced a new multimedia docking station for its tablets S1080 and S1081. The D1080 dock will add speakers, a DVD drive and a range of ports to the tablets.

The Gigabyte S1080 and S1081 run Windows 7 operating system. The S1080 has a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor. The S1081 has a speedier

FUJITSU'S TABLET AND LAPTOP PLANS FOR 2012 REVEALED

Fujitsu’s tablet and laptop plans for 2012 have been revealed, thanks to a leaked slide. In May, the company is expected to launch two new ultrabooks. In June, they will be followed by what is called a ‘Slimbook’ and a mainstream Android media tablet.


The company also plans to launch ‘a performance slate’ with a detachable keyboard in September. That model will probably be similar to the Eee

SAMSUNG NP900X3B AND NP900X4B SERIES 9 LAPTOPS UP FOR PRE-ORDER

The Samsung Series 9 NP900X3B and NP900X4B thin and light laptops are now available for pre-order in the US. While the NP900X3B has a 13.3 inch display, the NP900X4B sports a larger 15 inch panel.


Retailer J&R have started taking pre-orders for both models. The specifications include 1.60GHz Intel Core i5-2467M processor, 128GB SSD, backlit keyboards and higher resolution 1600 x 900 pixels

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