NVIDIA LAUNCHES TEGRA 3 PROCESSOR

NVIDIA has officially introduced its Tegra 3 ARM Cortex-A9 multi-core processor. The Tegra 3 has 4 high-performance CPU cores, 1 extra low power ‘companion’ core and 12 graphics cores. It has a clock speed of 1.4Ghz.

The new processors are aimed at tablets and smartphones. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will be the first device to ship with the Tegra 3 processor. Other tablets are also in

LENOVO IDEAPAD A1 UP FOR ORDER AGAIN

Lenovo has restarted taking orders for the IdeaPad A1 tablet. The new models are available in a range of colors including black, white, blue and pink. All models are expected to start shipping by November 21st.

When Lenovo first launched the tablet, the company had promised that it would sell it for $199. That model has only 2GB of storage. Strangely Lenovo has now bumped the price of this model

ASUS EEE PAD TRANSFORMER PRIME COMING SOON

Asus is all set to launch a sequel to its hugely popular Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android tablet. The Transformer Prime is thinner and lighter than the original Transformer and sports a metallic finish.

The Eee Pad Transformer Prime will launch with Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. Asus will reportedly offer an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It will also be the first

MOTOROLA LAUNCHES XOOM 2 AND XOOM 2 MEDIA EDITION ANDROID TABLETS

Motorola has launched two new Android tablets – the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition. While the former has a 10.1 inch display, the latter sports an 8.2 inch display. Other specifications are more or less the same.


The Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition both have a 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of RAM and Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. Both tablets have a 1.3 megapixel

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.0 PLUS TABLET NOW SHIPPING FOR $400 AND UP

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has started shipping. You can order the tablet from Amazon for $399.99 and up. For that price you will get a 7 inch tablet with 16GB of storage. The 32GB version runs $499.99. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.


The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus runs Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. The tablet reportedly has a 1.2Ghz dual core

BARNES & NOBLE NOOK TABLET TO START AT $250

Barnes & Noble will launch their Nook tablet on November 16th for $249. The company’s first tablet was the Nook Color launched last year. At launch it had a price tag of $249, but now it is available for $199.


The Nook Tablet is thinner and lighter than the Nook Color. It also sports a faster 1.2 GHz TI OMAP4 dual core processor. Other specifications include 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 7

HP 3115M BUSINESS LAPTOP TO START AT $429

HP is all set to launch a new business laptop. The new HP 3115m is the business version of the Pavilion dm1z launched last month.

The HP 3115m has more or less the same specifications as the Pavilion dm1z. Both models have an 11.6 inch display and AMD E-300 or AMD E-450 processor. The AMD E-300 has a clock speed of 1.3Ghz. It comes bundled with the Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics. The E-450