SAMSUNG INTRODUCES NEW LAPTOPS IN THE SERIES 9 LINEUP

Samung has made new additions to its Series 9 laptop lineup. The new models added to the lineup are the 13 inch Samsung NP900X3A and the 11-inch Samsung NP900X1B. These are part of Samsung's back-to-school thin and light laptop offerings.
There are three new 13.3 inch models. They measure just 0.62 inches in thickness and weigh 2.89 lbs. All models feature Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors. The

AMD ANNOUNCES THE RADEON HD 6990 GAMING GPU

AMD has announced a new gaming graphics card. According to AMD, its Radeon HD 6990M is the fastest gaming graphics card in the world. The chip maker has even gone to the extend of claiming that the 6990M GPU is up to 25% faster than any other announced notebook graphics card. That means it is even faster than the recently announced NVIDIA GTX 580M GPU.

The Radeon 6990M is compatible with

ACER ICONIA TAB WITH 64GB OF STORAGE COMING

The 10 inch Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet has been available for a while. Currently two models are available - one with 16GB of storage and another with 32GB of storage. It looks like a third model with 64GB of storage is also coming.


Acer has filed documents with FCC for a model with a 64GB of SSD and AT&T's 3G modem. The new model is called Acer Iconia Tab A501. There is no word on

HP TOUCHPAD TABLET NOW AVAILABLE IN EUROPE AND CANADA

The HP TouchPad tablet is now available for purchase in Europe and Canada. The device has been available in the US for a few weeks.

The 16GB model is selling for 479 Euros in France and Germany. In Canada it runs $450 and up. In the UK, it is priced at 399 pounds. A 32GB model is also available in all of these countries.

The HP TouchPad has a 9.7 inch multitouch display with a resolution of

10 INCH VIEWSONIC VIEWPAD 10PRO WINDOWS TABLET HITS FCC

The 10 inch ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro Windows tablet could launch in the US soon. A listing for the tablet has hit the FCC website with test results and a user manual.


The ViewPad 10Pro is powered by Intel's latest 1.5GHz Oak Trail Atom Z670 processor. The tablet comes standard with 32GB of storage and has a 3500mAh battery. The FCC documents suggest that the tablet will have front and rear

ASUS EEE PC 1215P WITH UBUNTU LINUX SPOTTED IN ITALY

An Asus Eee PC laptop running Ubuntu Linux has been spotted at an Italian retail site. Last month Asus had announced its plans to launch netbooks and notebooks with Ubuntu Linux instead of Microsoft Windows. The idea is to cut down on the cost. Because Ubuntu Linux is an open source operating system, consumers will not have to pay the Windows license fee when they configure the laptop with Ubuntu

HAIER LAUNCHES HAIPAD ANDROID TABLET IN CHINA

Haier, Chinese consumer electronics company, has introduced a new 7 inch Android tablet in the Chinese market.

The Haier HaiPad runs a dated Android 2.2 operating system with a custom user interface running on top of it. The custom UI features an app tray at the bottom of the screen. The app tray gives quick access to up to four apps.

The HaiPad doesn't have particularly impressive specs. It