Acer has offered a line of mini-laptops with low power Intel Atom processors under its Acer Aspire One brand since 2008. But for the first time the company is introducing a new model which offers higher-performance processors. The Acer Aspire One 756 is a notebook with an 11.6 inch display, and a choice of an […]
May 2012
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550: First impressions (video)
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 is the second laptop from Samsung designed to run Chrome OS. But while last year’s model had an Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM, the new model has a Celeron processor and 4GB of memory. You might not think that it takes bleeding edge hardware to run an […]
Unannounced Dell XPS 14 ultrabook shows up on Amazon (briefly)
Dell hasn’t officially announced plans to release a 14 inch ultrabook yet. But that didn’t stop Amazon from briefly posting listing for Dell XPS 14 ultrabooks on its website today. The pages are gone, but Google still has a cached copy, and the folks at CNET managed to save some specs for two different models […]
Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview (next up: full release)
Windows 8 Release Preview is now available for download. It’s available in 14 languages and 32-bit and 64-bit builds for computers with x86 or x64 processors. This is the third pre-release version of Windows Microsoft has made available for testing — and it’s the last release Microsoft will offer to the public before Windows 8 […]
Creative HanZpad quad-core tablet coming to America?
Creative and ZiiLABS have been pushing a series of mobile processors for the past few years, but I haven’t seen many devices actually ship with the ZiiLABS StemCell chips yet. As an effort to spur things along a bit, Creative unveiled the HanZpad in February. The HanZpad is a reference platform for a low cost […]
First pre-release Bodhi Linux 2.0 builds available
Developer Jeff Hoogland has released the first pre-release build of Bodhi Linux 2.0. While there aren’t a ton of new features, Bodhi 2.0 is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Up until recently Bodhi was based on the 2-year-old Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. Among other things, that means there’s now a 64-bit version of Bodhi available for […]
Gigabyte introduces $699 portable laptop with discrete graphics
The Gigabyte U2440 is a thin and light notebook with a 3rd generation Intel Core processor, NVIDIA graphics, and a starting price of about $699 — making the U2440 cheaper than most ultrabooks that offer discrete graphics. It’s arguable whether the U2440 is actually an ultrabook. It features a 14 inch display, measures 0.85 inches thick, […]
Next Asus tablet may run Android *and* Windows
Asus is preparing to introduce its latest crop of devices at the Computex trade show next week. Today the company posted a few videos that don’t show off any new products… but they do give us an idea of what to expect. One video is simply titled “when two sides unite” and it shows two […]
Leaked Fujitsu roadmap shows upcoming Windows, Android tablets
Fujitsu had already revealed plans to launch new tablets running Google Android and Windows 8 this year. Now we have a few more details about the upcoming devices thanks to a leaked product roadmap obtained by Slashgear. There at least two new Windows slates and two new Android tablets on the roadmap: Android slates 10 […]
Gigabyte U2442 ultrabook combines Ivy Bridge, NVIDIA graphics
Gigabyte has unveiled its entry into the small, but growing space of ultrabooks with discrete graphics. The Gigabyte U2442 is a thin and light notebook with a 14 inc, 1600 x 900 pixel display, an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and NVIDIA GeForece GT 640M or 650M graphics. The Gigabyte U2442 is expected to launch in […]