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DoubleSight Displays Rolls Out Smart USB Monitors for Netbooks

Netbooks and portable computer systems are among the most popular choice for the majority of computer users, as they provide an all-in-one computer solution that can be taken on the road. However, these systems have their limitations, especially when it comes to the visual experience delivered by the small screens. T...

30 September 2009
05:17 GMT

MSI Plans to Ship Calpella-Powered Windows 7 Notebooks

Intel's next-generation mobile platform for high-performance portable computer systems is expected to debut at the end of next month, according to recent details that have been made available on the Internet. The new chips will be based on the same Nehalem microarchitecture as the company's current line of ...

26 August 2009
02:41 GMT

Toshiba Updates Satellite Series with Two More Laptops

Toshiba continues to update its line of portable computer systems with the launch of new models in the Satellite series. Following news of the 13-inch U500 and 16-inch A500, the company has now officially announced the release of its new Satellite L500 and L550, two widescreen laptops that will be available in a 15.6...

11 June 2009
04:27 GMT

CeBIT 2009: ASUS Unveils New K Series Notebooks

ASUS, a leading notebook designer and manufacturer, unveiled at the annual CeBIT 2009 a lineup of mobile computing solutions. The new mobile machines deliver the company's top-of-the-line research and development, while also coming with an industrial design that provides users with both a functional notebook and...

3 March 2009
05:32 GMT

Intel to Expand ULV Processor Lineup with Two New Models

Santa Clara, California-based Intel is expected to unveil a series of new computer processors, as part of the company's lineup of ultra-low-voltage CPUs, specifically designed for ultra-thin notebook products. These new processors will be paired with the GS45 IGP chipset and will likely be featured in some of th...

25 February 2009
06:42 GMT

Acer Unveils Two New TravelMate Laptops

Acer, the world's third largest PC company, has just announced two new notebook computer systems, as part of its TravelMate lineup, designed for mobile professional users. The company's new models, dubbed TravelMate 6593 and TravelMate 6493, are now available in the U.S. commercial channel and are designed ...

14 January 2009
11:00 GMT

Netbooks Help First-Tier Vendors Gain Market Share

Netbooks have seen a great adoption lately, and their shipments have been of great help to the entire mobile PC market. Even so, netbook shipments are seen as having a great impact on the sales of notebooks, and there are some voices that see this as an issue for some first-tier vendors. Interestingly enough, top pla...

20 December 2008
04:20 GMT

ASUS to Plan Omega Notebook Series

According to the latest news on the web, Asustek Computer, one of the world's largest notebook suppliers, is getting ready to release a fresh series of mobile machines supposed to come under the name “Omega”. The product family is said to be aiming at the entry-level consumers, and is expected to com...

15 December 2008
04:02 GMT

Intel and ARM Processors Inside the Same Notebook

The recent few months we've seen the ultra-portable, low-power, low-energy mobile machines called netbooks gaining a lot of market share, which attracted in the game both PC vendors and chip manufacturers. Currently, on the chip side, Intel's Atom processor has the lead, yet the UK-based IP firm ARM is also...

25 November 2008
05:28 GMT

Notebook PCB Makers Uncertain about Capacity Expansion Next Year

The slowing world economy has influenced in a negative way the market demand for notebooks, and PCB makers like HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) failed to meet their third quarter shipment targets, while other notebook PCB makers seem rather conservative about capacity expansion plans for 2009. The c...

29 October 2008
07:35 GMT

Sony Vaio TT Notebook – Hands-On Impressions

As you might have read in some of our previous articles on the subject, Sony announced, back in late September, the Vaio TT model, the company's smallest notebook (NOT netbook) to feature a Blu-ray drive. At the same event mentioned earlier, we also had the chance to play with the TT a bit, despite the...

14 October 2008
12:31 GMT

Live Fashion Show with Sony Vaio CS Series Notebooks

Sony offered some pretty interesting surprises in the field of Vaios this summer, including here a whole new series, dubbed CS, which targets young people in general and women in particular. We've had the chance to take a very close look at these products and we can certainly tell you that the designers from Son...

14 October 2008
08:31 GMT

Sony Vaio Z Series Notebook Review

The world of computing has changed drastically over the recent years, the evolution of technology making computers increasingly portable, smaller and more lightweight. This led to the appearance of a whole new segment of users, called “digital nomads” or “road warriors”, who tend to spend a lo...

11 October 2008
04:01 GMT

Creative Intros X-Fi Soundcard for Notebooks

Earlier this week, we told you that, on September 17, Creative was expected to release a new X-Fi product, which was promoted by means of an "I am Heard Everywhere" campaign. Today is the 17th and, as it turns out, the company has kept its promise by unveiling the new X-Fi Notebook ExpressCard, a new high-e...

17 September 2008
05:43 GMT

Dell Adds New Ubuntu-Loving Vostro Systems

Dell unveiled today four new Vostro models – for both its notebook and desktop computer system lineups – designed specifically for the small business market segment and users who need a reliable portable computer system but operate on limited budgets. The new systems will be available through various auth...

26 August 2008
16:37 GMT

Intel to Announce Quad-Core CPUs for Notebooks

It's been almost one month since the leading chip maker Intel finally unveiled its latest mobile platform, the Centrino 2. Since that date, a number of portable systems manufacturers have went ahead and released their own implementations of the company's high-end mobile platform. As a matter of fact, just r...

12 August 2008
10:50 GMT

Toshiba's Latest Notebooks Jump on the Centrino 2 Bandwagon

While everyone is now talking about the latest Intel Centrino 2 technology, one of the three of Toshiba's newest notebooks isn't all about this Intel mobile platform. Despite the fact that Toshiba announced the products one month ago, it is just now that we can finally get to take a closer look at their tec...

16 July 2008
04:31 GMT

Fujitsu Siemens' New Notebooks Are Centrino 2-enabled

As it was to be expected, after the release of Intel's latest Centrino technology, the Centrino 2, a number of systems manufacturers have rushed to announce their own implementations of it. This is something that shouldn't necessarily surprise anyone, since we're dealing with a technology that promises...

15 July 2008
08:17 GMT

Notebook Vendors Fail to Reach Shipment Goal

Notebook vendors have had high hopes for their portable computer system lineup, as far as sales are concerned. But it seems that in the end, they have been left with only their high hopes, as they haven't succeeded to achieve their shipments goal. The worldwide top-three notebook vendors are reported to have bee...

1 July 2008
09:27 GMT

Laptops Are Bad for Business

Every newly-discovered technology has had its deal of criticism. In history, people have even gone as far as claiming that some technology devices are the work of the devil and should be destroyed. While most of us today understand that advances in technology are meant to ease the way we interact with the world, ther...

30 June 2008
10:14 GMT

Get Ready for a Hot Summer with the New Qosimo Linuep

As we already told on Monday, Toshiba has been planning the release of a couple of new portable systems that are expected to be part of its Qosimo lineup. It looks like Toshiba has finally decided to go official with the Qosimos, which come in three new flavors. Besides the G55, which we have already presented to you...

18 June 2008
02:26 GMT

Dell Proves Innovative, Registers Market Share Growth

Back in 2006, one Dell notebook blew up at a conference in Japan, making the firm "enjoy" bad publicity and a rapid decline on its market share. Other companies, including Hewlett-Packard and Acer, managed to take the lead over Dell's falling. In 2006, it lost significant share on the notebook market, the area b...

16 June 2008
10:30 GMT

Laptop Sales to Boost the PC Market

The increased need for mobility pushes the users to turn their attention to the notebook market. Working on multiple computers involves data synchronization and many times important work gets lost by omission. This is the main reason notebook sales have dramatically increased, especially at a time when laptops have b...

18 December 2007
03:39 GMT

Panasonic Rolls Out Three Rugged, Yet Powerful Toughbook Business Notebooks

Over time, the people over at Panasonic have launched quite a lot of interesting models in their Toughbook notebook series, these devices being able to provide an enhanced portable computing experience in a very tough and portable external casing. And that's exactly the case with the company's latest offeri...

14 November 2007
11:26 GMT

Sony Intros Eco-Friendly Graphic Splash Eco Edition Vaio FZ Notebooks

Protecting the environment has become a very important issue nowadays and this is the reason why an increasingly higher number of consumer electronics manufacturers have begun to launch certain product lines meant to raise the level of awareness regarding this issue, not to mention the fact that they are built using ...

9 November 2007
13:36 GMT

The OLPC's XO Laptop Starts Mass Production

The One Laptop per Child project is quite a commendable initiative, but, unfortunately, it has not enjoyed exactly the level of success it probably deserved. However, after many years of waiting, price increases and rumors, it seems that the XO laptop dreamed by Nicholas Negroponte has finally entered the manufactur...

8 November 2007
10:46 GMT

Meet Jet Black from Panasonic

It seems that there's somewhat of a "notebook-Bonanza" going on these days, as almost all of the important notebook-manufacturers have come up with some addition to their line-up. And the same applies to Panasonic, who has just announced the R6 Jet Black notebook, one of the first portable computing systems deve...

14 June 2007
05:06 GMT

Anynote Rolls Out the AL5600G Notebook With Built-In Subwoofer

As notebooks are becoming the computing solution of choice for an increasing number of users, manufacturers around the world struggle to come up with all sorts of gimmicks that should make their products a lot more appealing to a wider range of customers. And a very good example of this trend is the latest release fr...

14 June 2007
01:16 GMT

Toshiba Could Also Ship Ubuntu on Their Notebooks

We interrupt your regular scheduler to bring you some very important news. From an article published in the Il Sole online newspaper, it appears that Toshiba's Italian channel sales and marketing operation stated that they consider to offer pre-loaded Linux on their Tecra, Satellite, Qosmio and Portege notebook...

2 May 2007
15:37 GMT


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