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

MEET NOVERO SOLANA, THE TABLET/NETBOOK HYBRID THAT RUNS WINDOWS AND ANDROID

A certain company called Novero Solana has launched a tablet / netbook hybrid running Windows and Android. The machine is expected to go on sale in the US for $799. In Europe it will run 699 Euros.

Specswise, the computer has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. It can run Windows 7 or Google Android. The tablet has a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixels touchscreen display.


The Solana

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.7 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US

Verizon Wireless has started offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the US. As expected, the tablet isn’t cheap. The contract-free model runs $699.99. If you sign up for a 2-year service contract, you can get it for $499.99. The data plans start at $30 per month.

The Verizon version of the tablet is designed to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network. WiFi-only versions of the tablet are not

QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING ARCHOS ARNOVA TABLETS

Archos is all set to launch the third generation of its budget-friendly Arnova tablet lineup. Here is a quick overview of the upcoming Arnova models.

The major difference between the upcoming and existing Arnova tablets is in the operating system. All new models will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. All models are also expected to ship with the AppsLib Market instead of the