Most of the top PC makers have already hopped on the ultrabook bandwagon, introducing thin and light laptops with the latest Intel processors, quick boot technology, and other newfangled features. But while Intel has trademarked the word “ultrabook” it certainly doesn’t have the monopoly on ultraportable laptops. Chip maker AMD is hoping that computer makers will slap some of its…

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AMD has painted a basic picture of its plans for the next two years and it probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that a big part of that picture focuses on low power processors. The chip maker plans to update its E-series and C-series notebook chips later this year, as well as its Z-series low power chip for tablets. The next-generation laptop…

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The Asus Eee PC 1225B isn’t available for purchase in the US yet, but the folks at Eee PC.it noticed that it’s already available in Italy — and they’ve placed an order. The notebook has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, making it a hair smaller than the other 12.1 inch Eee PC 12xx series notebooks that have…

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Asus has confirmed that it will launch the Eee PC 1225B notebook in February for $399 and up. We got our first glimpse of this notebook with a 12.1 inch display last month, but Asus is making things official during CES week in Vegas. The laptop features a 1.6 GHz AMD E-450 dual core processor and AMD Radeon HD 6320…

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A new notebook called the Eee PC 1225B showed up on the Asus website this weekend. While there are few official details about the laptop, the model number suggests a machine with a 12.1 inch display and an AMD processor. In other words, we’re probably looking at the successor to the Asus Eee PC 1215B which was released earlier in…

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Ultrabooks are a new class of thin and light laptops which feature Intel processors, solid state disks, and other premium features including fast boot and resume-from-sleep speeds. If you’re wondering why they need Intel chips, it’s because Intel coined the word “ultrabook” and has trademarked the heck out of it. But Intel doesn’t have a monopoly on ultraportable laptops, and…

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About two weeks after Google released the source code for Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich the folks at the Android-x86 project have released the first build for x86 chips. That’s pretty impressive, considering Google has only released the source for devices with ARM-based processors such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Google is reportedly working with Intel to release…

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It’s been almost a year since Compulab introduced the Fit-PC3, a desktop computer that’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but which features HD graphics capabilities. Now it’s finally available for purchase. The Fit-PC3 includes an AMD embedded processor with Radeon HD graphics. The little computer has space for 2 sticks of DDR3 memory, a hard…

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Next year chip maker AMD is expected to launch its answer to Intel’sultrabook platform. Ultrabooks are basically thin and light laptops that weigh less than 3 pounds, have starting prices under $1000 and have Intel chips. But really, they’re just thin and light laptops — which is why I’m dubious that the name will really catch on. Because let’s face…

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Last month AMD rolled out several new processors, including the 1.33 GHz AMD C-60 low power chip with a TDP of 9W and Radeon HD 6290 graphics with a clock speed ranging from 276 MHz to 400 MHz. Now it looks like one of the first C-60 powered computers is up for order in Germany. The new Asus Eee PC 1015BX…

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The HP Pavilion dm1 is a portable laptop with an 11.6 inch display. It’s a bit chubby by ultrabook standards, measuring 1.3 inches thick at its fattest point, and weighing about 3.5 pounds. But while ultrabooks are expected to cost as much as $1000, the HP Pavilion dm1 starts at just $399. HP first launched the dm1 series earlier this…

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Last month AMD introduced new E-300 and E-450 processors for low power notebook and desktop computers. Like last year’s 1.6 GHz E-350 chip, the new processors combine graphics and CPU functions onto a single chip with a TDP of about 18 watts. The 1.65 GHz E-450 though, is a little faster than the 1.3 GHz E-350, while the E-300 is…

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