LG OPTIMUS PAD LTE ANDROID TABLET GETS OFFICIAL

LG has officially announced its Optimus Pad LTE tablet. We have already spotted this machine in the wild. The Optimus Pad LTE is an 8.9 inch tablet with a 1280 x 768 pixels IPS display. It is powered by a 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU.


The tablet has got an 8 megapixel camera on the rear side a 2 megapixel camera on the front side. The tablet measures 9.3mm in thickness. It has also

ASUS LAUNCHES B23E BUSINESS LAPTOP

The just-released Asus B23E-XH71 is a 12.5 inch business laptop with a full-voltage Intel Core series processor. The laptop has a matte black exterior and a magnesium-alloy chassis designed for durability. Other features that make the laptop more durable than consumer oriented laptops include spill-resistant keyboard, metal hinges and anti-shock hard drive.


The Asus B23E has a 500GB hard drive

ACER ICONIA TAB A200 UP FOR PURCHASE IN THE US

The budget-minded Acer Iconia Tab A200 is now available for purchase from retailer Staples. It runs $350. The tablet has a 10.1 display and a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. The supported connectivity options are WiFi and Bluetooth. The 10 inch multitouch panel has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.


The model that Staples is offering has 16GB of storage, 1GB of RAM and a 2 megapixel

FIRST CEDAR TRAIL NETBOOKS UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Intel has officially launched its third generation of Atom processors code-named Cedar Trail. The Cedar Trail processors have better graphics capabilities than the Pine Trail processors of Today. They also get better battery life. Some of the Cedar Trail netbooks even support Intel Wireless Display technology.

Some of the first netbooks with Cedar Trail processors are now up for pre-order. Here

10 INCH BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK COMING SOON

Research in Motion’s 7 inch BlackBerry Playbook tablet didn’t break any sales records. It is a nifty little machine with decent hardware. Unfortunately it didn’t sell well. But that hasn’t deterred RIM from working on more PlayBook tablets.

According to a leaked product map, RIM will launch a 3G-enabled version of the PlayBook in April. In December, we will see a larger PlayBook with a 10 inch

ASUS EEE PC 1225B NOW AVAILABLE IN ITALY

The Asus Eee PC 1225B ultraportable notebook is now available for purchase in Italy. The notebook sports an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It will be available with a choice of the 1GHz AMD C-60 or the 1.65GHz AMD E-450 dual core processor. The model with the C-60 chip has the Radeon HD 6290 graphics while the E-450 configuration boasts of the speedier Radeon HD 6320

NOTION INK LAUNCHES ANDROID 4.0.3 ALPHA VERSION FOR ADAM TABLET

Notion Ink has released an alpha version of Android 4.0.3 for its Adam tablet. The company had released a pre-alpha version of the software a couple of weeks ago. The new version fixes many bugs. Features like Bluetooth, audio and GPS now work smoothly. That said, this alpha version too is far from perfect. There is still no support for camera or USB mass storage.


The Notion Ink Adam is a 10

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD K2110 ANDROID TABLET

Lenovo unveiled a new IdeaPad tablet called K2110 at CES last week. The new Lenovo IdeaPad K2110 has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Z2460 Medfield processor. The Intel Medfield processors are meant for use in tablets and smartphones. They are more power efficient than the Atom processors. In terms of power efficiency and performance they are comparable to the ARM-based processors built by NVIDIA, Qualcomm

NEW IDEAPAD U310 AND U410 LAPTOPS COMING IN MAY

Lenovo is expected to launch two new U series ultraportable laptops in May. The new models are the 13.3 inch IdeaPad U310 and the 14 inch U410. These appear to be the sequels to the U300 and U400.

The new IdeaPad U310 and U410 will ship with Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors. That is kind of disappointing because the latest Ivy Bridge processors are expected to be available in April. The storage

LENOVO UNVEILS THINKPAD T430U ULTRABOOK

The Lenovo ThinkPad T430u is a 14 inch ultrabook powered by Intel’s Core i-series processor. It is not exactly clear whether it has the existing Pine Trail processors or the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. My guess is that it will sport the latter.

With its 14 inch display, the ThinkPad T430u is bit bigger than typical ultrabooks. It has got more features too. For instance, this model will be

TOSHIBA UNVEILS PORTEGE M930 CONVERTIBLE TABLET STYLE NOTEBOOK

Toshiba showed off a convertible tablet style notebook at CES last week. The Toshiba Portege M930 has a 13.3 inch display and an Intel Core i5 processor. It has also got 4GB of RAM and a 256GB Solid State Disk.


Convertible tablet style notebooks usually have a swivel that would let you rotate the display down over the keyboard. But this model is different. It requires you to push the top of

FUJITSU LAUNCHES LIFEBOOK SH76/G

Fujitsu has announced a new thin and light notebook called Fujitsu Lifebook SH76/G. The Lifebook SH76/G is powered by an Intel Core i5-2450M processor with a clock speed of 2.50GHz. It has a 13.3 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Other specifications include 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 128GB Solid State Disk, built-in webcam and DVD burner. The laptop runs Windows 7 Home Premium

BEST BUY LISTS THE SAMSUNG SERIES 7 NP700 IVY BRIDGE-BASED LAPTOP

The Samsung Series 7 laptop lineup is going to get updated with 17 inch models. Best Buy has already uploaded the product pages for a Series 7 laptop called NP700G7C-S01US. The most interesting thing about this laptop is its quad-core Intel Core i7-3610QM Ivy Bridge processor. We haven’t come across many product listings with Ivy Bridge chips. These are the processors that will replace the Sandy

CTL LAUNCHES CLASSMATE PC WITH ATOM CEDAR TRAIL PROCESSOR

Intel has updated its Classmate PC reference design with the latest Atom Cedar Trail processors. The new Classmate computers are more rugged, have improved touch features and get longer battery life.

The Intel Classmate computers are designed for students. They sport a rugged design, built-in handles and education-focused software. CTL, a company that has already launched several Classmate PCs,

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.0 PLUS N GETS READY FOR GERMAN MARKET

The Samsung Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus N is all set to hit the German streets. This model is specifically designed for the German market. It is basically the same Galaxy Tab 7.0 Samsung launched in US. It just happens to have a slightly different design and that is because in Germany Samsung is facing a design-related law suit from Apple.


The tablet still has a 7 inch display with a resolution of

CLOSER LOOK AT THE SAMSUNG SERIES 5 ULTRABOOK

The Samsung Series 5 ultrabooks are available in two sizes – one with a 13.3 inch display and the other with a 14 inch display. The 13 incher starts at $899. The 14 incher has a DVD drive and a starting price of $949.


That DVD drive is perhaps the most outstanding feature of the Series 5 ultrabook. While it is quite common to find 14 inch or 15 inch thin and light laptops with built in DVD

CLOSER LOOK AT THE TOSHIBA NB510 CEDAR TRAIL ATOM NETBOOK

The Toshiba NB510 is a shiny little laptop with Intel’s new Cedar Trail Atom processor. It is the latest 10 inch netbook from Toshiba and doesn’t look all that different from the netbooks the company launched in 2011.

The NB510 is available with a choice of Intel Atom N2600 or Atom N2800 processor. The 10 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It has up to 2GB of RAM (base

FUJITSU LAUNCHES ARROWS TAB RUGGED TABLET

Most water proof tablets on the market can survive only a few drops of water. So what will happen if you immerse the device in a bowl of water? Well, in all likelihood the tablet will sustain damage unless of course it is the Arrows Tab built by Fujitsu. This 10 inch tablet is really water resistant. It has a rugged design that will protect it from damage even when it is submerged in water.

TOSHIBA LAUNCHES 14 INCH SATELLITE ULTRABOOK

Toshiba has added a new laptop to its ultrabook lineup. The new model will bear the Toshiba Satellite brand name.

The 14 inch Toshiba Satellite ultrabook will start at $799. It has a 1366 x 768 pixels display, 1 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0 ports, an Ethernet port and HDMI output for transferring video to an external monitor. While typical ultrabooks have SSD storage, this model has a hard drive with a

GIGABYTE TABLETS GET INTEL CEDAR TRAIL ATOM UPDATE

Gigabyte has updated its Windows tablet and convertible tablet style netbook with Intel’s Cedar Trail Atom processor.

The new Gigabyte S1081 has an Intel Cedar Trail processor, HDMI, VGA, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. It can be configured with an SSD or a 500GB hard drive. That makes the tablet a little more powerful than typical Atom-powered tablets. The Gigabyte is also

ASUS EEE PC X101 GETS CEDAR TRAIL ATOM UPDATE

The Asus Eee PC X101 has got a Cedar Trail Atom processor. Precisely the new model – the Eee PC X101CH – has got a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor. This is the second Cedar Trail Atom powered netbook Asus introduced this week. The first model is the Eee PC 1025C.

The new laptop will ship in February for $269. It can decode 720p HD video and supports DirectX 10 graphics. It has also

ASUS EEE PAD TRANSFORMER PRIME GETS HD DISPLAY

Asus will soon launch an updated version of its Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android tablet. The basic features of the laptop will remain intact but the new model will have a full HD display with 1920 x 1200 pixels. The original model had a 1280 x 800 pixels display.

Now that the tablet has got a full HD display, you will be able to watch 1080p HD videos without converting them to a lower

SAMSUNG SERIES 5 ULTRABOOKS TO START AT $899

The Samsung Series 5 ultrabooks will start shipping this month for prices starting at $899. Two models will be available – one with a 13 inch display and another with a 14 inch display.

Like most Samsung laptops, the Series 5 ultrabooks too will have matte displays which make them kind of readable in bright surroundings. Glossy displays look great indoors but are nearly useless in direct

ASUS TO LAUNCH EEE PC 1025C CEDAR TRAIL NETBOOK IN FEBRUARY

Asus is expected to launch its Cedar Trail Atom powered 10 inch netbooks in February. One of the first Asus netbooks to sport Intel’s third generation Atom processors is the Eee PC 1025C. The base configuration which runs $299 will have a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 processor. A higher-end model with the 1.86GHz Atom N2800 will be available for $319. This particular model will be called Eee PC 1025CE

FIRST LOOK AT LENOVO IDEAPAD S200 ANDROID TABLET

Lenovo unveiled a new ultraportable notebook at CES this week. The Lenovo IdeaPad S200 is pretty cheap for an ultraportable notebook, but that is hardly surprising: It has netbook internals. On the bright side, it has a full-sized keyboard and a larger display.

The Lenovo Ideapad S200 will start at $349. It has an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It will be powered by

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD A2 ANDROID TABLET

Lenovo has unveiled a new 9 inch tablet. The Lenovo IdeaPad A2 is a successor to the IdeaPad A1 tablet the company unveiled in 2011.

Like the IdeaPad A1, the new model too has a durable design. The 9 inch display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.


Specs-wise, the tablet has 16GB of storage, a dual core Texas Instruments Processor and SRS audio. It will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD K2 AT CES

Lenovo showed off a sequel to last year’s IdeaPad K1 at CES this week. The Lenovo IdeaPad K2 has a 10 inch IPS display with an impressive 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. It will be powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The tablet has also got a full-sized USB port, a micro HDMI port, 4-speaker SRS sound and up to 2GB of RAM.

Unlike the IdeaPad S210, the K2 doesn’t have a keyboard dock

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD U310 AND U410 ULTRABOOKS

Lenovo has added two new ultrabooks to its laptop lineup. The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 ultrabook has a 13.3 inch display. It measures 0.7 inches in thickness and weighs 3.7 pounds. Those measurements sort of make it thicker and heavier than typical ultrabooks.

The Ultrabook U410 has a larger 14 inch display. It is even thicker and heavier. It measures 0.8 inches in thickness and weighs 4.2 pounds.

LENOVO ANNOUNCES THINKPAD EDGE S430 BUSINESS LAPTOP

Lenovo has announced a new 14 inch laptop for small and medium businesses. The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430 is available with Intel Core i-series processors, optional NVIDIA discrete graphics and up to 1TB of storage. Prices start at $749. It will be available in June.

The ThinkPad Edge S430 scores in the looks department too. It is available in Mocha Black with metal accents and measures less

MSI LAUNCHES GT685 GAMING LAPTOP

MSI has released a new gaming laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M graphics card. The MSI GT685 has an Intel Core i7 quad core processor, up to 32GB of DDR3 memory and up to 1.5TB of hard drive storage space. Alternatively you can configure the laptop with an SSD.
The GeForce GTX 580M has 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 video memory. It is reportedly the world’s fastest gaming processor.


The MSI GT685

OLPC XO 1.75 LAPTOP COMING IN JUNE

OLPC, the folks behind the One Laptop Per Child project, is getting ready to launch a new laptop in March. The OLPC XO 1.75 laptop will have a Marvell Armada PXA618 ARM-based processor. This is the same processor found inside the XO 3.0 laptop. XO laptops have always had a rugged design: this model is no different. It also has a QWERTY keyboard and a display that is kind of readable in direct

LENOVO ANNOUNCES THINKPAD EDGE LAPTOP LINEUP FOR 2012

Lenovo has formally unveiled its ThinkPad Edge laptop lineup for year 2012. The newest additions to the Edge family include two new laptop models with 11.6 inch displays. There are several larger models too.

One of them – the ThinkPad Edge E130 – has an Intel Core i-series processor. The other model – the ThinkPad Edge E135 – has an AMD Vision processor. It looks like neither will be available

INTEL OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSORS

Intel has officially introduced its new Cedar Trail processors for netbooks. We have already heard about two of them – the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 and 1.86GHz Intel Atom N2800.

The other processors built on the platform include the Atom N2650 and the Atom N2850. The Atom N2650 is a dual core processor with a clock speed of 1.7GHz. It has a TDP of 3.6 watts. The Atom N2850 is a 2GHz processor

LG ANNOUNCES Z330 AND Z430 ULTRABOOKS

LG is the latest company to throw its hat in the ultrabook ring. The company will showcase two new ultrabooks at the Consumer Electronic Show next week. Of these, the LG Z330 has a 13.3 inch display while the LG Z430 sports a 14 inch panel.

Both models will be available with a choice of Intel Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 processor and Intel GMA 3000 HD graphics. The operating system on board is

TOSHIBA TO LAUNCH NB510 NETBOOK WITH CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSOR

Now that Intel has officially launched its Cedar Trail platform more and more PC makers have started announcing netbooks sporting the shiny new processors. Toshiba is the latest company to launch a line of 10 inch netbooks powered by Intel’s third generation Cedar Trail chips.

Some leaked photos of the upcoming laptops have already hit the market. Toshiba is expected to introduce them at the CES

GADMEI T863 3D TABLET AVAILABLE FOR JUST $199

Gadmei has just launched a tablet with a 3D display. The Gadmei T863-3D is an Android tablet with an 8 inch 3D display.

The most attractive thing about the Gadmei T863 tablet is its price: it runs just $199. Devices with 3D displays aren’t exactly cheap even though there isn’t a lot of 3D content available for your viewing pleasure. But for prices as low as $200, they aren’t a bad deal at all.

EVERY BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) NOW RUNS $299

Research in Motion is trying every trick in the book to ignite customer interest in its PlayBook tablet. The company changed the pricing for the tablet several times over the last few months. At times, the tablet was available for as little as $199 (16GB model).


Anyway, today RIM is running one of the strangest promotional offers yet. Any BlackBerry PlayBook is now available for just $299. The

VELOCITY MICRO LAUNCHES CRUZ T507 AND T510 ANDROID TABLETS

Velocity Micro has been making affordable Android tablets for a while. Although they aren’t exactly top-of-the-line, they do offer decent performance. And now the company is launching two new tablets which have better hardware and software than the previous models.


While the existing versions of Velocity Micro tablets ship with Android 2.3 or an earlier version, the new models have Android 4.0

SAMSUNG SERIES 5 ULTRABOOKS UP FOR ORDER

The Samsung Series 5 ultrabooks are now available for pre-order. Two models are currently available – one with a 13.3 inch display and another with a 14 inch display. Retailer J&R is now selling the 13 incher for $899.99. The 14 inch model runs $949.99.


Both models have nearly identical specifications. They both have an Intel Core i5-2467M processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 1366 x 768 pixels

LOW COST CLASSPAD TABLETS UP FOR ORDER IN INDIA

A Delhi based company called Classteacher Learning Systems is launching a new line of budget-friendly tablets called Classpads in India. These machines will have prices ranging between $140 and $260. That means they are much more expensive than the $45 Aakash tablets which just about everybody seems to have pre-ordered.

The Aakash tablets are sponsored by the Government of India. Built by a

MSI WIND U180 NETBOOK UP FOR PRE-ORDER IN GERMANY

MSI launched several popular netbooks over a couple of years ago. Right now the company is mainly known for making motherboards than computers. Although the company did launch a few computers recently none of them were as popular as the Intel Atom based netbooks MSI launched in 2008 and 2009. Nonetheless, the company continues to try its luck in the netbook space.


MSI has just launched a new

HP FOLIO 13 REVIEW

The HP Folio 13 is temptingly priced. The 13 inch ultrabook starts at just $900 and has got a 128Gb SSD, a Core i5 processor, backlit keyboard and HDMI output port. With that kind of hardware it can easily undercut the Asus Zenbook UX31 and the 13-inch MacBook Air. The folks at Engadget have published a detailed review of the tablet. Here are the excerpts.

The notebook has impressive looks.

ASUS EEE MEMO PAD TABLET LEAKS

More and more Asus products have started leaking ahead of the Consumer Electronic Show or CES. First we got a sneak peek at the Eee PC Flare. Now we have got more than a sneak peek at the 7 inch Eee Memo Pad. Asus first announced this tablet at CES in January 2011. Unfortunately the little fellow didn’t get to see the light of the day during last year. However, its siblings the Eee Pad

ASUS EEE PC FLARE LEAKS

The netbooks that Asus launched during the last few years have had more or less the same design. They were wider in the back than the front. Asus used to say that this design was inspired by seashells. Anyway, it looks like Asus is no longer interested in drawing inspiration from that seashell.


The company will reportedly introduce a new design for its upcoming netbooks. Remodeled versions of

HP ENVY 17 AND ENVY 17 3D NOW UP FOR ORDER

The remodeled HP Envy 17 is now available for a starting price of $1250. The 3D version runs $1600.

The HP Envy laptops have always had premium features. The new Envy 17 is no different. It has a largely metal chassis which makes it quite sturdy and comes standard with a full HD display.


The new Envy 17 can be configured with quad-core processors and either a 128GB mSATA SSD or a dual 1TB

CLOSER LOOK AT THE HP ENVY 15

HP has redesigned its Envy 15 laptop. The new model has a 15.6 inch IPS display with a full HD resolution. Displays with 1366 x 768 pixels are also available.


The new HP Envy 15 can be configured with quad-core processors. It is Beats Audio certified and comes standard with six speakers, a subwoofer and supports HP Wireless Audio. They also feature HP’s CoolSense technology. The base

SONY'S TABLET S GETS A $100 PRICE DROP

Apple introduced its iPad with a $499 price tag and has stuck to that price point since then. Most other PC makers who launched tablets with similar starting prices, however, had to reduce the prices to boost sales. The HP TouchPad, for instance, launched with a $499 price tag. However, it was only after HP reduced the price to $99 that the tablet started flying off the shelves. RIM too slashed

2011 Best Seller Laptops at Amazon.Com

Year 2011 is very rapid technological developments. One of the fastest growing is the Laptop. There are several big name vendors such as Apple, Toshiba, and Asus whose products are very popular with laptop users.

Here are five laptops that have the best sales at Amazon.com during 2011.

PRODUCT PAGES FOR ACER ASPIRE ONE D270 GO LIVE

Acer hasn’t yet officially announced a netbook with an Intel Cedar Trail Atom processor, but the fact that the company is building one is kind of certain. Every major PC maker out there is building netbooks with Intel’s newest Atom processors and Acer can be no different.

Anyway, several retailers have already posted product pages for Acer’s upcoming netbook. According to Notebook Italia, the

ARCHOS 80 G9 ANDROID TABLET NOW AVAILABLE WITH HARD DRIVE OPTION

Android tablets usually have SSD storage, but that doesn’t mean that they can't have a hard drive. Archos has just announced that its 80 G9 tablet is now available with a hard drive option.

The Archos 80 G9 is one of the few 8 inch tablets on the market running the Android 3.2 operating system. The new tablets have 250GB of storage. That means, there is plenty of space to store your music,