QUANTA BUILDING ARM-BASED WINDOWS 8 TABLETS FOR LENOVO AND TOSHIBA

Word is that OEM maker Quanta Computer is building Windows 8 tablets for Toshiba and Lenovo. First models are expected to hit the market early next year. They will have ARM-based processors. Windows 8 will be the first version of the Windows OS compatible with ARM-based processors. Right now most of the tablets powered by ARM processors run Google Android.

Microsoft will launch Windows 8 for

LENOVO IDEAPAD A1 TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR JUST $167.20

The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet can be purchased for just $167.20 this week: you only need to use the coupon code EMPLOYEEPRICE0119. This is perhaps the best price for this tablet to date. The IdeaPad A1 usually retails for around $200.

As you may have already guessed, the IdeaPad A1 isn’t a high-end tablet. It has modest hardware including a 1Ghz TI OMAP 3622 single core processor, 512MB of RAM

CLOSER LOOK AT ASUS B23E BUSINESS NOTEBOOK

Besides a whole new line of low cost notebooks and netbooks, Asus introduced a high-end ultraportable laptop at CES last week. The Asus B23E is a 12.5 inch notebook aimed at businesses. It will be available with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors and Windows 7 Home, Professional or Ultimate operating system.


The 12.5 inch LED backlit anti-glare display has a resolution of 1366 x

2ND GENERATION SAMSUNG CHROMEBOOK HAS INTEL CELERON CPU

It is not easy to find Intel Celeron-based laptops these days. In fact, none of the laptops announced since mid-2008 has an Intel Celeron processor. But that didn’t prevent Samsung from announcing one at CES last week. The second generation Series 5 Samsung Chromebook the company unveiled at CES sports an Intel Celeron processor.

The unnamed Celeron processor will replace the Atom N570 found in

LG OPTIMUS PAD CONFIRMED WITH LTE AND 1.5GHZ PROCESSOR

While most device makers launch their devices at CES, LG waited until after CES to launch its Optimus Pad LTE. The 8.9 inch tablet is a successor to its original predecessor called Optimus Pad. It has got a 1280 x 768 pixels IPS display and a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The original model had a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor. And as the name itself suggests the Optimus Pad LTE also supports 4G

ARCHOS ARNOVA 7B G2 ANDROID TABLET UP FOR PRE-ORDER FOR 99 EUROS

Amazon.de has started taking pre-orders for the Archos Arnova 7b G2 Android tablet for 99 Euros. The device has a 7 inch resistive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The display doesn’t support multitouch inputs. Other specifications include 4GB of RAM, WiFi, a

APPLE LAUNCHES IBOOK 2

Apple launched a new service called iBooks 2 for the iPad yesterday. It offers support for digital textbooks that make use of features such as image galleries and video 3D animation.

The best thing about digitial textbooks is that you can constantly keep them up-to-date. They are also much lighter. Carrying an iPad is easier than carrying four or five heavy textbooks in your backpack. Already