QUALCOMM WORKING ON QUAD-CORE PROCESSORS FOR WINDOWS 8 NOTEBOOKS

Qualcomm is known for its line of low power ARM-based processors for tablets and smartphones. The company doesn’t make chips for laptops or desktop computers at the moment. But that could change when Windows 8 hits the market later this year.

Windows 8 will be the first version of Windows compatible with both ARM-based and x86 based processors from AMD and Intel. By making its flagship OS

LENOVO IDEAPAD U310 AND U410 ULTRABOOKS HIT FCC

The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks have the FCC. Both laptops are expected to go on sale in May. They will have prices starting at around $799 and up. Here is an overview.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 measures 0.7 inches in thickness and weighs 3.7 pounds. It has a 13.3 inch display. Other specifications include 4GB of RAM, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 1 USB 2.0 port and a 3-cell, 46Whr battery. The

NOVATECH LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY NFINITY ULTRABOOK IN THE UK

Novatech has launched an ultrabook called nFinity in the UK. Like typical ultrabooks, the Novatech nFinity, too, will be a thin and light laptop with Intel processors but its biggest USP will be its price. The ultrabook will run 430 pounds (about $687) in the UK. That’s not bad at all because computers aren’t exactly cheap in the UK. Even in the US, ultrabooks usually start at around $800.

3 MORE ARCHOS TABLETS HIT FCC

Three more Archos tablets have showed up at the FCC website but few details are available at the moment.

The Archos Arnova lineup consists of the company’s low cost tablets. They don’t have high-end hardware, but the new models are all expected to run Google Android 4.0 operating system. According to the FCC documents two of these tablets – the Arnova 7b G3 and Arnova 7f G3 – have 7 inch

NEW IPAD CAN RUN AS A 4G HOTSPOT FOR 25 HOURS

The new iPad has mobile hotspot features. That means if you have a supported device and a supported data plan, you can use the tablet as a portable 4G modem for your laptop. You just need to turn on the mobile hotspot feature and then connect your laptop or another mobile device over WiFi.


Although it is a useful feature, the iPad isn’t the first device to sport this feature. Some versions of

TESO K116 IS AN ULTRABOOK WITH A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY AND DETACHABLE KEYBOARD

A certain Chinese company called Teso has launched an 11.6 inch ultrabook with an Intel Ivy Bridge processor and detachable keyboard. The device showed up at the Alibaba site recently.

The computer has a list price ranging between $400 and $600 per unit, but keep in mind that this is not the price at which it will hit the market. It is the price for distributors who order 1000 or more units.

JAPANESE COMPANY LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY LESANCE ULTRABOOK

A Japanese company called Unitcom has launched a new thin and light ultrabook in its Lesance notebook lineup. The laptop is quite attractively priced. In Japan it will go on sale this weekend for prices starting at the local equivalent of just $730. At that price point, it is definitely one of the cheapest ultrabooks around. What’s more, it could be even cheaper in other countries because in

UNANNOUNCED SONY VAIO CHROMEBOOK HITS FCC

Sony is yet to officially announce that it is working on a Chrome OS notebook. Nonetheless, a certain Sony laptop bearing the model name Sony VAIO VCC111 has showed up at the FCC website. Although it is not exactly clear which operating system it runs, rumors suggest that it could be Sony’s first Chromebook.


A Chromebook is a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. The VAIO VCC111

MEET BODHI LINUX: A CUSTOMIZABLE OS FOR NETBOOKS, TABLETS AND DESKTOPS

Bodhi Linux is a light-weight highly customizable Ubuntu based operating system. It also comes pre-loaded with several apps you will find in Ubuntu. However, there is a major difference between Bodhi and original Ubuntu. Bodhi is quite customizable. It allows a user to choose environments suitable for laptops, tablets and desktop computers.


Bodhi Linux 1.4 was released this week. The update

NVIDIA LAUNCHES 28NM GRAPHICS PROCESSOR FOR ULTRABOOKS

NVIDIA has launched a new 28nm graphics processor for ultrabooks. The first ultrabook to sport this graphics card will probably be the Acer M3.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics processor is based on NVIDIA’s 28nm Kepler architecture. NVIDIA says that PC makers like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are expected to launch ultrabooks and notebooks with the Kepler

ACER ICONIA TAB A510 NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER IN THE US

The Acer Iconia Tab A510 is now available for pre-order in the US and Canada. The tablet is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. It runs Google Android 4.0 operating system. Acer unveiled the tablet at CES in January.

The Iconia Tab A510 starts at $449.99. That model has 32GB of storage. The model that will be available in the US and Canada is actually the Olympic Edition. It doesn’

MODMYPI BUILD CASES FOR THE RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER

The Raspberry Pi has got everything that a typical computer has, except for a case. The $35 computer has a processor, memory, USB and Ethernet ports. Unfortunately, it hasn’t got a protective case. It is basically only a system-on-a-board.


Now a certain company called ModMyPi has started taking pre-orders for a case for the Pi computer. The ModMyPi sells for around 8 pounds in the UK. It is

7 INCH TOSHIBA TABLET WITH FREESCALE PROCESSOR SPOTTED IN ITALY

It looks like Toshiba has quite a few tablets on offer. The company has been showing off several tablets recently and these include the Toshiba Excite X10, a 7 inch Thrive tablet and a 7.7 inch prototype. And now the folks at Notebook Italia have come across yet another 7 inch tablet. This model has a Freescale processor.


The Toshiba LT170 has a 7 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. It is

WINDOWS 8 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER

Bloomberg reports that Windows 8 could be ready for prime time by October. A consumer preview of the OS is already available for download.

Windows 8 is the first version of the Windows OS compatible with both x86 based and ARM-based processors. It also offers new touch-friendly user interface. Bloomberg also reports that at least five ARM-based Windows 8 devices will ship in October. As many as

SHARP UNVEILS RW-T110 ANDROID TABLET IN JAPAN

Sharp has unveiled a new 10 inch tablet in Japan. The Sharp RW-T110 has a 10.1 inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor. The tablet runs the dated Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and that is kind of disappointing because the Android 4.0 is already available.


The Sharp RW-T110 has also got 8GB of storage and a 6240mAh battery.

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 2 (10.1) HITS THE FCC WEBSITE

A new Samsung tablet has hit the FCC. Word is that it is the Galaxy tab 2 (10.1) and that seems plausible because Samsung’s other ten inch tablets have already hit the FCC website. Few details are available at the FCC website, but the tablet seems to bear the label Samsung GT-P5110. It has also got WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR. The tablet has also got a 25.9 Whr battery. Select models

IT IS OFFICIAL: IPAD 3 HAS BETTER GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES THAN TEGRA 3 TABLETS

Apple unveiled its third generation iPad earlier this month and then the company had announced that the new iPad’s A5x processor would offer four times the graphics performance of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor which is already one of the fastest processors available for Android tablets at the moment. Of course, NVIDIA wasn’t all that happy about that claim but at that point there was no

SONY'S NEXT TABLET COULD HAVE A TEGRA 3 QUAD CORE PROCESSOR

Sony has already launched two Android tablets and both machines have NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. But it looks like Sony’s next tablet will have a faster Tegra 3 quad core chip.

An unannounced Sony device called the Sony V150 has been spotted in the wild. The tablet seems to have a 1.4Ghz Tegra 3 processor and a 1280 x 752 pixels display. It runs Android 4.0.3 operating system. No word

NEXT-GEN AAKASH TABLET COMING IN APRIL FOR $40

The second version of the inexpensive Aakash tablet is getting ready to launch. The Aakash is aimed at Indian students. The project has the support of the Government of India which has partnered with a UK-based company called DataWind to build the tablet. The first version was selling for just $35. Of course, at that price point, you can’t expect it to have any outstanding features.


The new

IPAD 3 REVIEW ROUNDUP

The new iPad will hit the streets on March 16, and the early reviews have started coming in.

The third generation iPad has a 9.7 inch display with 2048 x 1536 pixels. It has also got a faster CPU, quad-core graphics, 1GB of RAM and support for 4G LTE wireless. The new iPad is thicker and heavier than iPad 2. So what about performance and battery life? Here is a quick roundup of the early reviews