AT&T NOW OFFERS THE SONY TABLET P AND XPERIA PLAY COMBO FOR $300 ON TWO CONTRACTS

AT&T has started offering the Sony Tablet P for $300. It is $100 off the normal price AT&T charges for the tablet. And now here is the catch. To get the tablet for that price, you also need to buy the Xperia Play smartphone. What’s more, you will need to sign up for separate data plans for each device.


AT&T has been offering the Tablet P since last week for $399.99 on a 2-year service contract

TOSHIBA UNVEILS SATELLITE C850 / C855 AND C870 BUDGET-FRIENDLY LAPTOPS

Toshiba has just introduced new laptops in its budget friendly Satellite C series. The new additions are the Satellite C850 / C855 and C870. They feature Intel or AMD processors and optional AMD Radeon discrete graphics.


The 15.6 Satellite C850 has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is available in black matte textured finish. The Satellite C855 has the same screen size and resolution, but

TOSHIBA UNVEILS SATELLITE P850 / P855 AND P870 / P875

Toshiba has added several new additions to its P800 series. The new models include the 15.6 inch P850 / P855 and the 17.3 inch P870 / P875. All models are expected to have Intel’s latest ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors. Other specifications include NVIDIA discrete graphics, up to 1TB of hard drive storage, optical Blu-ray drives and Harman Kardon stereo speakers.


Some models will also be available

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD Y480

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 is now available for pre-order from Amazon. The model that is listed on Amazon is priced at $999. It has a third generation Intel Core i7-3610QM quad core processor, 8GB of RAM, a 750GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M discrete graphics. It has also got JBL stereo speakers.


While the hardware is state-of-the-art and the price is reasonable, the laptop does have some

IPAD 2 NOW AVAILABLE FOR $399 AND UP

The new iPad is finally here. So what about iPad 2? Well, it isn’t dead it. Apple has announced that they will continue to offer iPad 2 with prices starting at $399. All models of iPad 2 have had their price cut by $100.

Here’s the breakdown on the new pricing:

$399 – iPad 2 WiFi with 16GB
$499 – iPad 2 WiFi with 32GB
$599 – iPad 2 WiFi with 64GB
$529 – iPad 2 3G with 16GB

APPLE UNVEILS THIRD GENERATION IPAD

Apple has officially unveiled the third generation iPad. Contrary to popular expectations, it is not called iPad 3. The company just calls it new iPad.

The new iPad has a higher resolution display, better graphics capabilities and support for 4G LTE. While the first two generations of iPad had 9.7 inch displays with 1024 x 768 pixels, the new iPad has a 9.7 inch display with a whopping 2048 x

JOYPLUS M10PQ ANDROID TABLET HAS PIXEL QI DISPLAY

In terms of looks and most of the specifications the Joyplus M10PQ isn’t all that different from typical cheap Chinese tablets. It is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 single core processor. Other specifications include a 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage.

But unlike regular cheap tablets this model has a Pixel Qi low power display. When the backlight is on, it is

ACER INTRODUCES ASPIRE V3 AND V5 LINE OF NOTEBOOKS

Acer introduced quite a few notebooks at the CeBIT trade show in Germany. There is a new line of ultrabooks. There are also new mainstream notebooks in the V5 and V3 series.

The Acer Aspire V3 Series notebooks will be available in 14 inch, 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch sizes. They will be equipped with Intel Core i-series processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics. The Aspire V5 notebooks will be

ACER WORKING ON A 15 INCH ULTRABOOK

Ultrabooks are ultra thin and light laptops with 13 or 14 inch displays. But that doesn’t mean that you won’t find a 15 inch ultrabook. Actually Acer is building one. The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 has an Intel Core i-series processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics.

The Timeline Ultra M3 measures 0.8 inches in thickness. Some models will be available with a hybrid storage that combines a

GIGABYTE U2442V ULTRABOOK HAS HD DISPLAY

Gigabyte is working on an ultrabook with a high resolution display. The upcoming Gigabyte U2442V will have a 13.3 inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels. Almost every ultrabook we have seen so far feature 1366 x 768 pixels displays. Gigabyte also plans to empower the laptop with a NVIDIA GT640 discrete graphics processor.


The Gigabyte U2442V was on display at CeBIT. It will

FUJITSU WORKING ON A 14 INCH ULTRABOOK

Fujitsu is the latest to jump on to the ultrabook bandwagon. The company has announced that it will soon bring its ultrabook to the market. Fujitsu also showed off a 14 inch thin and light laptop at the CeBIT trade show in Germany this week.


We still don’t have all the details, but the a few things are certain. The Fujitsu ultrabook has a 14 inch frameless display and a magnesium case. It will

HP PAVILION NOTEBOOKS WITH INTEL IVY BRIDGE PROCESSORS SPOTTED

The first batch of HP Pavilion laptops sporting Intel’s third generation Core i-series Ivy Bridge processors has been spotted. The new models include the Pavilion dv6 and the Pavilion dv7. They have 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch displays respectively.


HP is yet to officially announce the specifications of the tablet, so few details are available at the moment. However, it is almost certain that the

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK BEST SELLER AT BEST BUY CANADA LAST WEEK

BlackBerry PlayBook was the best seller at Future Shop and Best Buy Canada last week. The tablet has been selling for $199 for several weeks. At that price point, RIM is unlikely to make a profit. Nonetheless, the company is promoting the tablet aggressively.


RIM launched the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update last week. That update added a lot more functionality to the tablet including the