While the nettop space is currently dominated by small, low power desktop computers with Intel Atom processors, Atom isn’t the only game in town. There are a handful of small form factor desktops with AMD chips, and earlier this year VIA introduced the ARTigo A1100 PC with a low power VIA Nano processor. SlashGear has […]
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Lenovo introduces 11.6 inch ThinkPad Edge 11
Lenovo has added a new 11.6 inch ultraportable laptop to its business-class ThinkPad line. While the company’s first 11.6 inch budget ThinkPad notebook, (the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e), ships with an AMD processor and ATI graphics, the new ThinkPad Edge 11 will be available with a choice of AMD or Intel chips. Unfortunately, it looks like […]
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Closer look at the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
Research in Motion doesn’t expect to ship the new BlackBerry PlayBook 7 inch tablet until early next year, but the company had a few demo units to show off at the BlackBerry Developer Conference yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately they were locked away behind glass, so while a number of bloggers got to check them out in […]
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Xmarks to close up shop, end bookmark syncing service
Mozilla is building bookmark, password, and preference synchronization for Firefox into a product called Firefox Sync. You can use it to keep your browser work, home, and other computers in sync. Opera has allowed users to synchronize their data for years, and the Google Chrome browser now has similar features baked in. But the grandaddy […]
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Pixel Qi to offer low power, outdoor readable wireless, USB displays
While we’re waiting for devices such as the upcoming Notion Ink Adam or E-Noah Interpad to ship with Pixel Qi’s 3qi low power display, the company has announced its working with Display Solutions AG to deliver a version of the display that you can connect to a computer via a USB connection — or a […]
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RIM introduces the BlackBerry Tablet: Meet the BlackBerry PlayBook
After months of leaks, rumors, and speculation Research in Motion has introduced its upcoming tablet. Thankfully, it’s not called the BlackPad. Somewhat confusingly though, RIM is positioning it as the first “enterprise ready” tablet, and calling it the BlackBerry PlayBook. Here’s what we know so far: 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive touchscreen display […]
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Asus UL20FT, UL20A designs compared
The Asus UL20FT which launched recently is an updated version of the older Asus UL20A 12.1 inch notebook. But while the older model has an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 CPU, the new model has an Intel Core i3-330UM processor. While the two laptops look virtually identical on the outside, the folks at Asus-Event have […]
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Kno to launch 14 inch slate PC for the education market
Kno made a bit of a splash when the company announced plans to introduce a monstrous touchscreen tablet style device with two 14 inch touchscreen displays. While Kno still plans to ship that tablet for students by the end of the year, the company today announced plans to launch something a little more traditional — […]
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HTC, Motorola tablets could ship with NVIDIA Tegra 2 chips
HTC and Motorola are both rumored to be working on slate computers, but we haven’t heard many details about the hardware so far. Now DigiTimes reports that both companies have placed orders for NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset. The Tegra 2 chip is a dual core processor with a graphics core capable of handling 3D video […]
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Acer TimelineX 1830T updates with Core i-Series processors
Acer is updating its 11.6 inch Aspire TimelineX 1830T thin and light laptop with new, more powerful processors. The notebook originally shipped with an Intel core 2 Solo processor earlier this year. Now Acer is offering the mini-laptop with a choice of an Intel Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 CPU, with prices ranging […]