Netbooks are small, inexpensive computers that tend to have low power processors. But Intel’s latest chips designed for netbooks use even less power than their predecessors, while offering modest performance gains. Among other things, this can allow PC makers to build netbooks that run at low temperatures — so there’s no need for a fan in the case. That means…
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When Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in February the company said it would have a 1.4 GHz dual core processor. But that was then. Now it looks like the company may be giving the 10 inch tablet a bit of a spec bump before launch. Nordic Hardware spotted some benchmark results that suggest the tablet will ship…
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For the past few years Google has offered partners early access to upcoming versions of Android so they could build a sort of flagship phone or tablet. Up until now Google has always worked with one company at a time, producing devices including the HTC Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S, and Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones and the Motorola XOOM tablet….
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It’s no secret that Amazon is working on its next-generation Kindle devices. The company tends to put out at least one product refresh per year, and we’ve already heard rumors that we could see an E Ink Kindle with a front-lit display and a larger Kindle Fire Android tablet this year. Now Reuters has a few more details on the…
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With a starting price of $999, the MacBook Air is currently the cheapest notebook computer Apple sells. But it costs twice as much as an iPad, and twice as much as the average Windows notebook computer. So while the MacBook Air is a fairly successful product for Apple, you have to wonder what would happen if the company took away…
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The cheapest Apple iPad is priced at $399, while you can pick up a decent tablet running Google Android software for as little as $199. So it’s not surprising that in order to compete, Microsoft and its hardware partners may have to offer at least some Windows 8 tablets at very low prices. DigiTimes reports that prices for tablets running…
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Apple tends to come out with a new iPhone every year, so it’s hardly surprising that we’re starting to hear rumors about this year’s model. But the folks at 9 to 5 Mac received a tip that the next iPhone could have a new processor and 1GB of RAM, or twice as much as the iPhone 4S. They also found…
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There have been rumors floating around for ages that Apple is getting ready to release an iPad with a smaller display. That may or may not be true, but Apple blogger John Gruber says he’s heard from multiple sources that Apple is testing a prototype with a 7.85 inch display. Gruber typically has pretty good sources, and doesn’t often comment on rumors…
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Google is expected to launch an online file storage service soon called Google Drive. Actually, Google was expected to launch it several years ago, but the project kept getting put on hold or canceled… until now. Maybe. There have been numerous reports recently that Google could launch its Google Drive service this year. Now the folks at Talk Android have…
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There’s been a rumor floating around for a few months suggesting that a “Google Tablet” is in the works… even though it’s widely believed that the tablet will actually be built by Asus. Google isn’t a hardware company like Apple, and it’s not likely we’ll see pure Google devices anytime soon. But the Wall Street Journal reports we may soon see…
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Amazon could be preparing to launch as many as four new tablets this year, with the cheapest models running as little as $169. That’s how much the company typically charges for a refurbished Kindle Fire, but it’s also the price of a Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. There’s little doubt at this point that Amazon is working on some sort of…
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Acer is reportedly working on a new thin and light laptop with a 15 inch display and a fiberglass case. Digitimes reports that Taiwanese equipment maker Pegatron has already started producing the new ultrabook for Acer. Most ultrabooks on the market today have 11 to 13 inch displays, but laptop makers are pushing the boundaries with 14 and 15 inch…
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