IPAD 3 REVIEW ROUNDUP

The new iPad will hit the streets on March 16, and the early reviews have started coming in.

The third generation iPad has a 9.7 inch display with 2048 x 1536 pixels. It has also got a faster CPU, quad-core graphics, 1GB of RAM and support for 4G LTE wireless. The new iPad is thicker and heavier than iPad 2. So what about performance and battery life? Here is a quick roundup of the early reviews

SAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY NOTE 10.1

Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. Besides pen input, the Galaxy Note 10.1 also supports a new feature called ‘multi-screen functionality’.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It comes pre-loaded with some free apps such as S Note, Shape Match, Formula Match and free copies of Adobe Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas.

The

LENOVO IDEAPAD S2109 HITS FCC

An unannounced Lenovo tablet called the IdeaPad S2109 has made an appearance at the FCC website. Detailed specifications are not available at the moment, but the tablet reportedly has a Texas Instruments chip. It is also expected to have a 9.7 inch display.


The tablet has also got a TI WiLink WL1281 wireless module with support for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio. That probably also confirms

ASUS WORKING ON ULTRABOOKS WITH 1080P DISPLAYS

Few ultrabooks on the market have a higher resolution display. Most of them sport 13 or 14 inch displays with 1366 x 768 pixels, but the Asus Zenbook UX31 is an exception. It has a 13.3 inch display with a respectable 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. But it looks like ultrabooks with even higher resolution displays are about to hit the market.


The next generation ultrabooks from Asus will

ASUS EEE PC CEDAR TRAIL NETBOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR $300

The Asus Eee PC 1025C Cedar Trail netbooks have started shipping in the US. In terms of looks the Eee PC 1025C isn’t all that different from the cheaper Eee PC X101CH.

The Eee PC 1025C has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor and a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. It will also have 1GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive.


The netbook has also got 3 USB ports, and one of them is a

ASUS WORKING ON A ZENBOOK UX32A ULTRABOOK FAMILY

It looks like Asus is working on a whole slew of new ultrabooks. We have already heard about two of them – the Asus Zenbook UX21A and UX31A. Both models have premium features and a premium price tag. And now word is that Asus is working on a new line of ultrabooks with Intel Sandy Bridge processors. These should have prices starting at around $800.


The Asus Zenbook UX32A and UX32Vd both will

LENOVO IDEAPAD U300E NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

The Lenovo IdeaPad U300e, which is essentially a budget-version of the IdeaPad U300s, is now available for purchase. Both models have identical looks, but under the hood, there are some differences.

While the U300s is available with a choice of Intel Core i5-2467M or Core i7-2677M processor options, the U300e is available with either Intel Core i3-3467M or Core i5-2467M processor. While the

DELL ULTRABOOK XPS L321X NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Dell’s first ultrabook – the XPS L321x – is now available for purchase. The laptop is available in three configurations from Dell’s website. The base configuration runs $1000. It has a 2nd generation Intel Core i5-2467M Sandy Bridge processor and a 128GB SSD. The $1,300 model has a larger 256GB SSD. If you are willing to spend an extra $200, you can have the laptop with a Core i7-2637M processor

DELL XPS 15 LEAKS

A certain Dell laptop bearing the model number L521X has leaked. Sources claim that it is the XPS 15 Dell is going to launch in 2012.

The Dell XPS 15 L521X will come with the third generation Intel Core series ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors. It will have a 15.6 inch 1080p anti-glare display. The notebook can be configured with up to 1TB of HDD or up to 512MB of SSD. It will reportedly also have

AT&T NOW OFFERS THE SONY TABLET P AND XPERIA PLAY COMBO FOR $300 ON TWO CONTRACTS

AT&T has started offering the Sony Tablet P for $300. It is $100 off the normal price AT&T charges for the tablet. And now here is the catch. To get the tablet for that price, you also need to buy the Xperia Play smartphone. What’s more, you will need to sign up for separate data plans for each device.


AT&T has been offering the Tablet P since last week for $399.99 on a 2-year service contract

TOSHIBA UNVEILS SATELLITE C850 / C855 AND C870 BUDGET-FRIENDLY LAPTOPS

Toshiba has just introduced new laptops in its budget friendly Satellite C series. The new additions are the Satellite C850 / C855 and C870. They feature Intel or AMD processors and optional AMD Radeon discrete graphics.


The 15.6 Satellite C850 has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is available in black matte textured finish. The Satellite C855 has the same screen size and resolution, but

TOSHIBA UNVEILS SATELLITE P850 / P855 AND P870 / P875

Toshiba has added several new additions to its P800 series. The new models include the 15.6 inch P850 / P855 and the 17.3 inch P870 / P875. All models are expected to have Intel’s latest ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors. Other specifications include NVIDIA discrete graphics, up to 1TB of hard drive storage, optical Blu-ray drives and Harman Kardon stereo speakers.


Some models will also be available

LENOVO UNVEILS IDEAPAD Y480

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 is now available for pre-order from Amazon. The model that is listed on Amazon is priced at $999. It has a third generation Intel Core i7-3610QM quad core processor, 8GB of RAM, a 750GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M discrete graphics. It has also got JBL stereo speakers.


While the hardware is state-of-the-art and the price is reasonable, the laptop does have some

IPAD 2 NOW AVAILABLE FOR $399 AND UP

The new iPad is finally here. So what about iPad 2? Well, it isn’t dead it. Apple has announced that they will continue to offer iPad 2 with prices starting at $399. All models of iPad 2 have had their price cut by $100.

Here’s the breakdown on the new pricing:

$399 – iPad 2 WiFi with 16GB
$499 – iPad 2 WiFi with 32GB
$599 – iPad 2 WiFi with 64GB
$529 – iPad 2 3G with 16GB

APPLE UNVEILS THIRD GENERATION IPAD

Apple has officially unveiled the third generation iPad. Contrary to popular expectations, it is not called iPad 3. The company just calls it new iPad.

The new iPad has a higher resolution display, better graphics capabilities and support for 4G LTE. While the first two generations of iPad had 9.7 inch displays with 1024 x 768 pixels, the new iPad has a 9.7 inch display with a whopping 2048 x

JOYPLUS M10PQ ANDROID TABLET HAS PIXEL QI DISPLAY

In terms of looks and most of the specifications the Joyplus M10PQ isn’t all that different from typical cheap Chinese tablets. It is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 single core processor. Other specifications include a 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage.

But unlike regular cheap tablets this model has a Pixel Qi low power display. When the backlight is on, it is

ACER INTRODUCES ASPIRE V3 AND V5 LINE OF NOTEBOOKS

Acer introduced quite a few notebooks at the CeBIT trade show in Germany. There is a new line of ultrabooks. There are also new mainstream notebooks in the V5 and V3 series.

The Acer Aspire V3 Series notebooks will be available in 14 inch, 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch sizes. They will be equipped with Intel Core i-series processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics. The Aspire V5 notebooks will be

ACER WORKING ON A 15 INCH ULTRABOOK

Ultrabooks are ultra thin and light laptops with 13 or 14 inch displays. But that doesn’t mean that you won’t find a 15 inch ultrabook. Actually Acer is building one. The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 has an Intel Core i-series processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics.

The Timeline Ultra M3 measures 0.8 inches in thickness. Some models will be available with a hybrid storage that combines a

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

ARCHOS WORKING ON A $129 TABLET FOR KIDS

Archos is reportedly working on a 7 inch tablet for children. The Archos Child Pad, as it is going to be called, will sell for about $129.

The new tablet has a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. No word on screen resolution or storage capacity as yet.


The tablet will come pre-loaded with a Kids App Store powered by the AppsLib Android Marketplace.

ASUS UPDATES EEE PC 1011CX WITH CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSOR

Asus has updated its Eee PC 1011CX with an Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor. While the laptop originally had the Intel Atom N455/N570 Pine Trail processor, it now sports the brand new 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail chip. The Eee PC 1011CX has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display. It has also got a 0.3 megapixel webcam, VGA and HDMI output port, 3 USB 2.0 ports and an Ethernet jack. Both 3-

ACER ASPIRE ONE D270 HITS FCC

The Acer Aspire One D270 is one of the first 10 inch netbooks to sport the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor. It hasn’t started shipping yet, but the launch date is fast approaching. The netbook passed through FCC last week which is an indication that its launch is imminent.


The Aspire One D270 has a 10 inch matte display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It has also got 3 USB

GALAXY TAB 7.7 COMES TO VERIZON FOR PRICES STARTING AT $500

US wireless carrier Verizon will start offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 on March 1st. The 7.7 inch tablet will support Verizon’s 4G LTE mobile network. If you sign up for a 2-year service contract, you can pick up the tablet for $499.99.


The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 1280 x 800 pixels Super AMOLED Plus display with wide viewing angles. The tablet is powered by a 1.4GHz dual core

RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER FIRST BATCH ALREADY SOLD OUT

The $35 Raspberry Pi computers have gone on sale. Interestingly, the first batch has already been sold out but we won’t know exactly how many units were there. You can now register to be notified when more computers are in stock.


The Raspberry Pi has a 700 MHz Broadcom BCM2835 ARM system-on-a-chip processor and hardware accelerated graphics which will be able to handle 1080p HD video playback

TOSHIBA LAUNCHES EXCITE 10 LE ANDROID TABLET IN THE US

The Toshiba Excite 10 LE tablet is expected to go on sale in the US on March 6th. Toshiba introduced the tablet at CES in January. At that time it was called Excite X10.


The tablet has a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor. The 10 inch IPS display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The tablet measures just 0.3 inches in thickness and weighs 1.2 pounds. The model with 16GB of storage

APPLE TO UNVEIL IPAD 3 ON MARCH 7

Apple will unveil its iPad 3 on March 7th. The company has already started sending out invitations to an event scheduled to be held on that date in San Francisco.


The iPad 3 is expected to have a higher resolution display. There is no official confirmation on that as yet, but it is one of the rumors that has been floating around for months. The iPad 2 has a lower resolution 9.7 inch, 1024 x

SONY TABLET P COMING TO AT&T

The Sony Tablet P has a pair of 5.5 inch displays which can be used to display two apps at once. Or you can have the same app spanning across both screens. The tablet has been available since last year, and now AT&T is getting ready to launch it on its 4G HSPA+ network.

The AT&T version of the tablet will be available starting March 4th. You can pick up the tablet for $399.99 if you sign up for

TOSHIBA COULD BE BUILDING A 7.7 INCH TABLET

Toshiba is yet to officially announce that it is planning to launch a 7.7 inch tablet. Nonetheless, the company showed off a prototype behind closed glass at CES in January. The same model is on display at the ongoing Mobile World Congress too.


The prototype tablet has a 7.7 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor. The

DELL XPS 13 NOW AVAILABLE FOR $1000 AND UP

The 13.3 inch Dell XPS 13 is now available for purchase from Dell. The laptop was introduced at CES in January. It runs $999.99 and up.


For that price you will get a 1.6Ghz Intel Core i5-2467M processor, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. The 13.3 inch display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Higher end configurations with more storage and faster 1.7Ghz Intel Core i7-2637M processor are also

CORNING GORILLA GLASS 2 COMING

Corning’s sturdy Gorilla Glass has been pretty popular with mobile device makers, thanks to its scratch and shatter resistant surface. And now the company is working on the next version of the Gorilla Glass. It will be thinner and more touch sensitive. Of course, there will be no compromise in the sturdiness department.

Corning says that the first devices sporting Gorilla Glass 2 could start

HUAWEI LAUNCHES MEDIAPAD 10 FDH ANDROID TABLET WITH QUAD CORE PROCESSOR

Huawei introduced a new 10 inch Android tablet at the ongoing Mobile World Congress. The device has a quad core processor and a high resolution display.

The Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD indeed has some top-of-the-line features. It is powered by the just introduced Huawei K3V2 ARM-based quad core processor. This processor is based on the 64-bit architecture and is reportedly the fastest ARM processor

HUAWEI LAUNCHES ARM-BASED K3V2 QUAD CORE PROCESSOR

Samsung and Apple already produce their own ARM-based processors for powering their mobile devices. And now Chinese company Huawei has joined the list. The company has just launched a new chip called Huawei K3V2. It will be first used in the Huawei Ascend D quad smartphone.

The Huawei K3V2 has four ARM Cortex A9 processor cores that can run at 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz. It is based on the 64-bit

SAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY TAB 2 10.1 ANDROID TABLET

Samsung has finally officially unveiled its Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). As the name itself indicates, it has a 10.1 inch display.

Samsung is no newbie in the tablet space. The company has already launched several tablets with 7 inch, 7.7 inch, 8.9 inch, 10 inch and 5.3 inch displays. So what exactly is new in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)? Here is a quick overview.


The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a 10.1

VIEWSONIC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW TABLETS

ViewSonic will reportedly introduce three new tablets at the Mobile World Congress next week. The machines sport 7, 9.7 and 10 inch displays. Here is a quick overview.

The 7 inch model is the ViewSonic ViewPad G70 we have already heard about. It has a 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage. It will run the Google Android 4.0 operating system.


The 9.7 inch ViewPad E100 has a

IS LENOVO EXITING THE NETBOOK MARKET?

Lenovo did introduce a couple of netbooks at CES in January. None of them have started shipping yet, but it looks like the company isn’t betting big on them and that is hardly surprising. Netbooks don’t offer good profit margins. Dell has already exited the netbook market. Acer has also hinted at a similar exit strategy. Lenovo could be the next.


The company’s older netbooks in the IdeaPad S

SAMSUNG LAUNCHES QUAD CORE EXYNOS PROCESSOR

Samsung has built a new quad-core processor. The Samsung Exynos quad-core processor is designed to compete with NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 chip which has already started showing up in tablets and smartphones.


The new Samsung Exynos processor has four ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores with clock speeds ranging between 200 MHz and 1.5GHz. The 32nm chip also comes bundled with ARM Mali graphics. Samsung is

HP MINI 210 GETS CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSOR

The HP Mini 210 has been updated with Intel’s third generation Cedar Trail Atom processors. The Mini 210 is now available with a choice of the 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 or the 1.86GHz Intel Atom N2800 processor.


The new HP Mini 210 will have the same $299.99 starting price as the previous models. For that price, you will get an Intel Atom N2600 processor, Windows 7 Starter OS, 1GB of RAM and a

HAIPAD LAUNCHES ANDROID 4.0 TABLETS

Chinese company HaiPad has already launched a few Android tablets. None of these machines had particularly impressive specs, but they were cheap. And now the company has launched a new crop of Android 4.0 tablets which seem to have better specifications than their predecessors.


Haipad A10A10
The HaiPad A10A10 has a 7 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It is powered by a

HYBRID STORAGE TO MAKE ULTRABOOKS CHEAPER

Ultrabooks are ultra thin and light laptops sporting Intel’s latest processors and super-fast solid state disks. At least that is how Intel defines this new breed of laptops. While SSDs are fast, they are also pricey and that is one of the reasons behind the high price tags of ultrabooks. But high prices have never boosted sales. Needless to say, PC makers are trying innovative techniques to

ASUS EEE PC 1025C CEDAR TRAIL NETBOOK UP FOR PRE-ORDER FOR $300

Retailer J&R has started taking pre-orders for the Asus Eee PC 1025C for $299.99. This is one of the first netbooks on the market to sport the third generation Intel Cedar Trail Atom processor.


Precisely speaking, the laptop has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. The 10 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Other specifications

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK GETS OS 2.0 UPDATE; STILL SELLS FOR $199

RIM has already rolled out the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update for its PlayBook tablet. And as you would expect, the update has certainly made the tablet more useful. It now has the capability to run select Android apps. The update has also added email, contacts and calendar apps to the tablet.


RIM launched the PlayBook last year with a starting price of $499. However, the tablet had few

ASUS EEE PAD MEMO 171 PRODUCT PAGE GOES LIVE

Asus introduced a new 7 inch tablet called Eee Pad MeMo at CES in January. It had a 1280 x 800 pixels display, a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor and a $249 price tag.

Recently Asus added a product page for another tablet called Eee Pad MeMo 171. It also has a 7 inch display, but it looks like it is the MeMo tablet the company introduced at CES in 2011.


The MeMo 171 has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm

UNANNOUNCED VIEWSONIC VIEWPAD G70 MAKES AN APPEARANCE

An unannounced tablet called the ViewSonic ViewPad G70 has showed up at some retailers. The device runs Android 4.0 operating system.

Few details are available at the moment but the device seems to have a 7 inch 1024 x 600 pixels display, 4GB of storage and 1GB of RAM. It has also got an HDMI output port and front and rear facing cameras. The supported connectivity options are WiFi, Bluetooth

8GB NOOK TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $199

The 8GB version of the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is now available for purchase. This is a cheaper version of the original 16GB Nook Tablet. While the 16GB version has 1GB of RAM, this model has only 512MB. The difference in specs also reflects in the price. The 8GB model is priced at just $199. The 16GB version runs $249.


Like the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet too has a 7 inch display.