Dell is launching two new ultraportable laptops. The 13 inch Dell Inspiron 13z will sell or $599 and up, while the Dell Inspiron 14z with a 14 inch screen will start at $699. Both thin and light notebooks will be available starting June 19th. While the two laptops look an awful lot alike, the Inspiron […]
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Lenovo unveils Windows 8 ThinkPad tablet prototype
Lenovo is no stranger to the tablet space. The company offers a number of convertible tablet-style notebooks as part of its ThinkPad X series, and Lenovo also offers a handful of Android slates under the IdeaPad, IdeaTab, and ThinkPad names. Now Lenovo is getting ready to launch its first 10 inch ThinkPad slate running Windows […]
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Samsung Series 5 Ultra Convertible bends over backward to become a tablet
Samsung is showing off an upcoming ultrabook with a 14 inch display at the Computex trade show this week. It can also function as a tablet. There’s nothing surprising about that… it seems to be true of many of the Windows 8 notebooks we’re seeing from Computex this year. But what makes the Samsung Series 5 Ultra […]
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Toshiba is developing Windows 8 convertible tablets
Toshiba is showing off a couple of early prototypes of Windows 8 convertible tablet-style computers. The company isn’t ready to announce any specifications, release dates, or prices yet, but the folks at The Verge and Engadget did get to spend a little hands-on time with two different Toshiba concepts. The first is a tablet with a […]
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Samsung Series 5 Hybrid tablet features magnetic keyboard dock
Samsung plans to launch a new line of 11.6 inch tablets running Windows 8 later this year. You’ll also be able to use the Samsung Series 5 Hybrid computers as laptops by sliding the tablets into keyboard docking stations. There’s a magnetic locking mechanism to hold the two pieces together. Laptop Magazine reports that there […]
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Asus goes big with new 14, 15 inch ultrabooks
Asus was one of the first companies to bring ultrabooks to market. But up until now every member of the Asus Zenbook line of computers has featured 11.6 inch or 13.3 inch displays while other companies have started to bring 14 and 15 inch models to market. Now Asus is preparing to introduce larger ultrabooks […]
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Asus unveils Transformer Book notebooks with detachable keyboards
Asus plans to launch a new line of Windows 8 notebooks later this year that take some design cues from the company’s popular Transformer line of Android tablets. Like the tablets, the new Asus Transformer Book notebooks will straddle the line between notebooks and tablets thanks to a detachable keyboard dock. The company plans to […]
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Asus Transformer AiO 18 inch desktop can become a tablet
Is your problem with today’s tablet computers that they’re just too darn small? Asus is showing off a Windows 8 tablet with an enormous 18.4 inch display. Actually, it’s not just a tablet. The Asus Transformer AiO is an all-in-one desktop computer that just happens to have a built-in battery, allowing you to remove the […]
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Sony Vaio T13 ultrabook coming to America for under $800
One of Sony’s first ultrabooks is headed to the US soon.. and in an odd move for the company, the Sony Vaio T13 will actually be one of the cheapest ultrabooks available from any company. Traditionally Sony has positioned its computers as premium alternatives to its competitors products. The Verge reports that the thin and […]
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Asus TAICHI packs two displays into one ultrabook
There are a few different ways to design a notebook so that it can also be used as a tablet. You can offer a detachable keyboard, a hinge that lets you twist the screen and push it down over the keyboard, or a design that lets the screen rotate within its frame. Asus opted for […]