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Notebooks Are on Top of This Year's Christmas Wish List

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, and has over 2,000 companies as members. The electronics holiday wish list this year seems to be almost exclusively focused on mobile systems and gadgets, with only t...

21 November 2009
03:37 GMT

Dell's Studio 17 Laptop Gets Multitouch Upgrade

The Studio 17 laptop is a certain product made by Dell that has made a name for itself through the fact that it packs true high-end performance and virtually all desirable features into its small frame. With the only missing element having been the multitouch capability, the company removed this inability through upg...

20 November 2009
10:53 GMT

ASUS Preps Two 3D Laptops, G51J3D and G72GX

ASUS, one of the leading brands in the computing industry, is expected to update its line of G-series laptops, designed for gaming enthusiasts, with the introduction of a new, 15.6-inch model. Dubbed G51J3D, the new laptop will provide users with some of the latest hardware specifications available for a portable com...

5 November 2009
05:55 GMT

HP Said to Be Preparing a New ENVY 14 Laptop

Back in mid-September, the Palo Alto, California-based HP officially announced the debut of its new line of ENVY laptops, introducing the ENVY 13 and ENVY 15 models. Designed to provide users with a choice for two different portable computer systems, the two laptops distinguish themselves from the rest thanks to the ...

4 November 2009
08:43 GMT

Acer's Aspire 8940G Boasts Intel's Core i7 in 18.4-Inch Design

In its attempt to overpass HP in the portable PC segment, Acer continues to expand its line of Aspire portable computer systems with the introduction of a new model, designed on Intel's latest line of mobile Core i7 processors. Dubbed Aspire AS8940G, the newcomer  has been fitted with Intel's latest qu...

3 November 2009
09:29 GMT

Sony Unveils the VAIO Nebula FW Laptop

Buying a laptop has become an increasingly easier decision for computer users, especially given the high number of new models, form factors and configurations that have recently been launched on this ever-expanding market. On this note, Sony has decided to expand its line of portable VAIO systems with the introductio...

3 November 2009
04:36 GMT

Acer Aspire 5738DG Packs 3D Panel and 3D Glases

Acer, one of the world's top vendors of portable computer systems, has recently announced the debut of its new Aspire 5738DG laptop, designed to provide users with full support for the features that have been enabled in Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, which has been launched today. The new laptop ha...

22 October 2009
04:01 GMT

Windows PC Scout Still Stuck on Vista

If you feel like you need a Windows expert’s recommendation when you’re buying a new laptop, then a new interactive guide from Microsoft might just be the thing for you. The Windows PC Scout is a web-based application that will allow users with absolutely no experience to find a laptop that is best suited...

21 October 2009
09:42 GMT

Gateway Unveils New Windows 7 EC Series of Laptops

Acer subsidiary Gateway has recently announced the introduction of three new portable computer systems, aimed at two different types of consumers. Boasting displays of 15.6 inches and 11.6 inches, the new Gateway portable PCs have been designed to offer users a choice for a Windows 7-powered system that can provide t...

20 October 2009
03:10 GMT

Dell Adamo Desire Updated, Core 2 Duo SL9600 CPU, 256GB SSD

While most of you are likely waiting to see what Dell’s Adamo XPS laptop will pack under the hood, the Round Rock, Texas-based PC vendor went and updated its Adamo Desire model, which is the first Adamo laptop to be launched by the company. According to available configuration options, the Adamo Desire will now...

20 October 2009
02:20 GMT

NEC Preps New LaVie M Ultra-Thin Laptop

Although not everybody likes netbooks, their popularity is unquestionable, which is why a number of companies continue to expand their netbook portfolios with the introduction of new models. However, CULV-based ultra-thin laptops are becoming an alternative for those who are looking for the portability of a netbook, ...

16 October 2009
03:50 GMT

Dell's Not That Fond of Netbooks

Netbook computer systems have become something of a phenomenon in the PC industry, providing a choice for an affordable, ultraportable solution that offers the performance support for the very basic computing applications. Over the recent months, netbooks have been widely praised for their increased popularity, with ...

15 October 2009
10:23 GMT

Acer Grabs Number Two Spot in Global PC Market

According to the latest numbers presented by a market report from research firm Gartner, Acer has managed to take the number two spot in the worldwide PC market, consequently surpassing Dell. Said report also states that worldwide PC shipments were totaled at 80.9 million in the third quarter of 2009, which basically...

15 October 2009
05:29 GMT

Toshiba Qosmio G60 Packs SpursEngine and Blu-ray

The portable PC market is expanding at a fast pace, with all the new platforms that have been recently launched and which have enabled system vendors to develop new designs and provide end-users with a new level of customization and new features. On that note, it appears that Toshiba has one more update in its line o...

14 October 2009
04:44 GMT

BFG 18.4-Inch Deimos X-10 Is a Gaming Behemoth with Two GPUs

As mentioned in previous articles, the PC gaming industry is pretty much the place where you can search for the latest in hardware components and high-end computer systems. Companies go all out on releasing above mainstream products that are designed to provide users with the latest components on the market, conseque...

13 October 2009
07:02 GMT

Compaq CQ61 Is a Netbook Alternative

One of the key points of those small-sized, low-power computer systems we all call netbooks is that they come at a low price point of under US$400, while providing end-users with a basic computing experience in an ultraportable form factor. However, as technology advances, the fine line between netbooks and full-fled...

13 October 2009
04:18 GMT

Acer Expects a 5 Percent Revenue Increase in Q3

Acer, one of world's top three manufacturers of personal computer systems, has recently announced that it expects to see a better third quarter, in terms of revenue. The company that is to unveil its official Q3 results on October 30 has said that it expects the third quarter revenue to be up by about 5 percent,...

12 October 2009
11:34 GMT

Lenovo Intros the ThinkPad SL410, SL510 in China

Lenovo, one of the world's leading vendors of portable computer systems, and one of the main choices for business professionals, has just released two new laptops, part of the company's famous line of ThinkPad systems. Based on the SL400 and SL500 models, the new SL410 and SL510 have just been announced in ...

12 October 2009
06:52 GMT

Dell's Adamo Laptop Is Really Thin, Pictures Prove It

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has been teasing its customers with a new Adamo laptop since early September, when the outfit announced the Adamo XPS laptop. Said to have been “crafted to fall in love with,” said Adamo XPS is expected to become a competitor for Apple's much-hyped MacBook Air, one of the...

9 October 2009
09:11 GMT

ASUS Intros the UL Series UL30, UL50AG and UL50VG Laptops in the UK

ASUS, one of the world's leading vendors of computer components and an active player on the notebook market, has just announced the launch of its UnLimited Series (UL) of notebooks in the UK. The new systems have been designed to provide customers with a choice for Intel's latest CULV processors and are sai...

9 October 2009
03:27 GMT

Sony Officially Debuts the VAIO X and CW-Series

Following a couple of reports on the Internet that have surfaced earlier today, Sony, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics and computing products, has decided to officially debut its new VAIO laptops, the much-anticipated VAIO X-series, and the new mainstream CW-series. While the former hav...

8 October 2009
09:08 GMT

Dell's Inspiron and Studio Laptops Available with OPI Nail Polish Colors

Combining technology with fashion isn't uncommon in the IT industry, as a number of vendors have released over the years various products that were inspired by the latest fashion trends. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is certainly one of those companies, trying to provide a bit of diversity to its line of portable...

8 October 2009
08:44 GMT

VAIO CW Series to Launch with Windows 7 for US$800

Aside from its new VAIO X series, Sony is also planning to expand the VAIO line of laptops with yet another model, the CW, which the company is expected to ship with the much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system. The VAIO CW has been built as a more performance-capable laptop, boasting a 14-inch design and providin...

8 October 2009
04:34 GMT

Lenovo Readies the IdeaPad U150 CULV-Based Laptop

During the CEATEC 2009 show, held between October 6 and October 10 in Japan, Lenovo, one of the world's leading vendors of personal computer systems, has showcased the latest addition to its line of IdeaPad portable PCs, dubbed IdeaPad U150. Designed as a new ultraportable PC based on Intel's CULV platform,...

7 October 2009
08:33 GMT

Kohjinsha Dual-Screen Laptop Boasts Windows 7

Laptops have become the form factor of choice for many of today's computer users, consequently replacing traditional desktop designs. Today's laptops are available in a wide range of form factors, but as technology advances more designs are bound to emerge, providing users with a bit more versatility when c...

6 October 2009
04:49 GMT

MSI Gaming GT640 Laptop has Core i7 Processor

The holiday shopping season is approaching, which basically translates into an upcoming wave of new products that will be designed to provide users with the latest technologies and features enabled on the market. MSI is certainly one of those vendors, as the Taiwanese company has just announced the introduction of it...

5 October 2009
05:23 GMT

Dell Latitude Z 600 Goes On Sale for US$1,799

Earlier this week, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has announced the official debut of its new Latitude Z-series of ultraportable computer systems, specifically aimed at business professionals and users looking for a multi-featured laptop in a slim and fit package. Built around Intel's low-voltage processor platfor...

1 October 2009
05:05 GMT

Acer Plans Tigris-Based Aspire 5542 and Aspire 7540 Laptops

While the majority of PC vendors are updating their lineups with new systems powered by Intel's latest platforms, Acer, one of the world's top three PC vendors, is planning to roll out two new laptops that will adopt AMD's latest Tigris platform, providing customers with a choice for an AMD-powered por...

25 September 2009
08:31 GMT

MSI Officially Rolls Out the AMD Neo-Enabled X610

MSI, one of the early adopters of Intel's CULV platform for ultra-thin, ultraportable computer systems, has announced today the expansion of its X-Slim series with the introduction of a new model, the 15.6-inch X610. Designed to provide users with an alternative to some of the other CULV-based systems available ...

21 September 2009
10:49 GMT

Haier Jian i7 Boasts CULV Platform, No Core i7 Processors

Just like Intel Atom-based netbooks have created a real phenomenon in the PC industry, the same appears to happen to a more recent category, that of CULV-based ultraportable laptops. The platform appears to catch on to almost every notebook vendor, as we are seeing an increasing number of these laptops being announce...

21 September 2009
08:40 GMT

LG Rolls Out WIDEBOOK Laptop Series with 16:9 Displays

Following the release of its first NVIDIA ION-based nettop, LG has announced today the debut of its new line of portable computer systems, called WIDEBOOK. According to the Korean consumer electronics maker, the new series has been designed for entertainment enthusiasts, providing them with a choice for a wide 16:9 H...

17 September 2009
05:49 GMT

HP Envy 13 Ultraportable Makes a Photo Debut

Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading vendors of personal computer systems, has been, so far, hesitant to adopt Intel's current line of low-power ULV processors. However, the company is looking to change that, with the release of a new, ultraportable PC that will reportedly be launched as the HP Envy ...

14 September 2009
08:02 GMT

HP Teams Up with Vivienne Tam for New 'Digital Clutch'

Palo Alto, California-based HP, one of the world's leading vendors of portable and desktop computer systems, has recently announced a new collaboration with world-renowned designer Vivienne Tam, which will provide customers with a new design for the PC vendor's ultraportable computer system. The new design ...

14 September 2009
05:08 GMT

Samsung Rolls Out Another CULV X-Series Laptop

Much like almost all of the other PC vendors in the industry, Samsung Electronics has also jumped on Intel's CULV bandwagon, having recently announced the introduction of its new, ultraportable X-series laptops. The new lineup includes the X120, X420 and X520 we detailed in a previous article, but the South Kore...

10 September 2009
06:33 GMT

Dell Teases with 9.99mm-Thick Adamo Laptop

September might just become a month of new products, coming from a considerable number of companies and spanning across a wide range of segments. With Intel's new, Lynnfield-based Core i5 and Core i7 just announced, PC vendors will have their hands full, and announce new products that will be based on the said p...

10 September 2009
02:52 GMT

Packard Bell's 15.6-Inch EasyNote Butterfly m Laptop Makes a Debut

Acer's subsidiary Packard Bell has recently updated its product line with the introduction of a new, ultraportable system that the PC vendor showcased at this year's IFA event in Berlin, Germany. The said model, part of the company's EasyNote Butterfly series, has been designed to provide users with a ...

9 September 2009
06:19 GMT

ASUS Rolls Out New CULV-Based UL Laptop Series

ASUS is preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping season, announcing a number of new products that is designed to meet the requirements of today's consumers. On that note, the company has just introduced a new series of ultraportable computer systems, dubbed the UL Series, which has been designed with the late...

8 September 2009
06:23 GMT

ASUS Intros N61 and N71 Laptops for Multimedia Enthusiasts

Trying to update its product portfolio before the upcoming holiday shopping season, Taiwan's ASUSTeK has recently announced the introduction of the new N61 and N71 multimedia-series of laptops. Equipped with the latest hardware components on the market, the new laptops combine an exclusive ASUS SonicMaster techn...

4 September 2009
06:38 GMT

Toshiba Rolls Out Its First Blu-Ray-Equipped P500 Laptop

Today, the IFA consumer electronics show, held in Berlin, Germany, officially opens its doors to all those visitors that want to stay in touch with all the latest technologies to be enabled on future products. On that note, several companies are already showing off their latest products, with Toshiba making no except...

4 September 2009
03:59 GMT

Samsung Debuts the CULV-Powered X-Series

Samsung looks to be taking the opportunity at this year's IFA show in Berlin, Germany to announce a series of new products, including the trio of the new, N-series netbooks we covered earlier today. On that note, the company has just announced the introduction of its new, X-series laptops, a new line of ultrapor...

3 September 2009
10:20 GMT

BenQ Gets into the CULV Game with the Joybook S43 and S35

Following in the footsteps of the netbook market, the ULV segment continues to gain ground, as more system makers are rolling out their latest solutions on the market. The latest to join the increasing crowd is BenQ, which has just announced an update to its line of Joybook portable PCs, by introducing the new 13.3-i...

1 September 2009
08:20 GMT

ASUS Said to Be Planning New Intel Ultra-Thin Laptops

ASUSTeK, one of the world's leading vendors of ultraportable netbook computer systems, is said to be planning the launch of new ultra-thin notebooks, using the latest Intel processors, the 45nm Celeron 743 and SU2300. The outfit plans to launch the new models next week, on September 7, according to recent detail...

31 August 2009
04:14 GMT

MSI CULV-Based Wind U200 Officially Released

Taiwanese netbook maker, MSI has officially announced today the launch of its anticipated 12-inch Wind ultraportable system. Unlike the company's first generation of Wind PCs, the new ultraportable has been designed to take advantage of Intel's power-efficient CULV platform, which consequently enabled MSI t...

21 August 2009
08:41 GMT

New and Improved X-Slim X340 Ultraportable Is US$100 Cheaper

MSI was among the first PC vendors to adopt Intel's CULV platform for ultraportable and ultrathin computer systems, with the company announcing early this year the launch of the X-Slim family of notebooks. One of the first models to be made available was the X340, which was designed as a 13.4-inch ultraportable ...

19 August 2009
10:25 GMT

MSI EX628 Mixes ATI Mobility GPU with Intel C2D CPUs

Taiwanese hardware and computer system maker MSI has just announced the expansion of its line of portable computer systems with the introduction of the new 16-inch Bravo EX628 notebook PC. Designed to provide users with a choice for an entertainment notebook, the new portable system has been equipped with some of the...

18 August 2009
04:33 GMT

CULV-Powered Advent Altro Laptop Looks a Bit Like a MacBook Air

The launch of Intel's low-power CULV platform for ultraportable, lightweight computer systems led to the release of a number of new computer systems, specifically designed to take advantage of the low-power specifications of the said platform, especially since, in terms of performance, CULV-based laptops are bet...

17 August 2009
11:11 GMT

UPS to Encrypt Its Laptops and Mobile Devices

Shipping giant UPS has decided to encrypt all digital data stored on company mobile devices and laptops after a serious data leakage that occurred in October 2008. This measure was announced at the beginning of August 2009 and will affect only the United Kingdom branch of the company.This measure was put into place a...

17 August 2009
10:21 GMT

Lenovo's CULV-Based IdeaPad U450p Now Available

Late last month, Lenovo's website was updated with a new portable computer system that the company hadn't officially announced, namely the IdeaPad U450p, which was expected to come out as a new Intel CULV-based ultraportable. It now appears that the PC vendor has decided to take the wraps off the anticipate...

12 August 2009
08:39 GMT

Dell Adds Radeon HD4670 Option to Studio XPS 16

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell appears to be growing fond of the latest AMD products, especially in the graphics department. In recent days, the PC vendor has updated a series of its products, adding some of AMD's latest Radeon graphics cards as upgrade options to some of its computer systems. On that note, it loo...

5 August 2009
08:35 GMT

HP Silently Rolls Out the Compaq 515, 610 Business Laptops

Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading vendors of portable computer systems, has recently updated its line of Compaq laptops with the addition of the new Compaq 515 and Compaq 610 systems. Both models have been designed to accommodate the performance requirements of business users and come built with a choi...

4 August 2009
06:15 GMT


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