Zotac has been producing compact computers for years and and the company’s ZBOX line of mini PCs now includes a wide range of models including expensive systems with discrete graphics cards, tiny low-power models that are small enough to slide in your pocket, and a number of models that fall somewhere in between. The ZBOX […]
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Lilbits (4-28-2015): Cyanogen and OnePlus parting ways?
Cyanogen Inc and OnePlus may have been all chummy when the OnePlus One smartphone launched a year ago. It’s a smartphone with high-end specs at a mid-range price, and one of the things that set it apart from the competition was its Cyanogen OS software. But then the makers of the custom version of Android […]
Mr.NUC V6 is a $299 mini PC kit with Intel Core i3 Haswell
There’s no shortage of tiny desktop computers these days. Some models have ARM-based chips, while others have low-power Intel Bay Trail processors. And then there’s Intel’s NUC line of mini-desktops, which have Intel Core series chips. A Chinese device maker has apparently decided to capitalize on the NUC name by launching its own small form-factor […]
Dell Chromebook 11 with Core i3 now available for $379
Dell’s new Chromebok with an Intel Core i3 Haswell processor is now available for $379. This Dell Chromebook 11 model features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, 4GB of RAM, 16GB of solid state storage, and a 51Wh battery, and it runs Google’s Chrome operating system. The notebook measures less than an inch […]
Zotac ZBOX MI521nano XS is a tiny desktop with Core i3 Haswell
Zotac’s latest mini-desktop computer takes the nano XS series case the company introduced a few years ago and swaps out the AMD chip for an Intel Core i3 Haswell processor. The Zotac ZBOX MI521 nano XS features a Core i3-4030U dual-core processor and Intel HD graphics. Zotac will offer two models. There’s a barebones version […]
LG unveils Tab Book Android convertible with Intel Core i5
There are a growing number of Android tablets with Intel Atom processors. But LG’s going a bit higher up the food chain with its new Tab Book 11. It’s an 11.6 inch Andorid tablet with an Intel Core i5 Haswell processor and a built-in keyboard that lets you use the system like a notebook… an […]
Intel updates Bay Trail, Haswell chip families for low-power portables
Intel is updating its notebook chip family with a number of slightly faster Haswell and Bay Trail processors including 7 new chips aimed at relatively low-power portable notebooks or 2-in-1 systems. There are 4 new Bay Trail chips which use 7.5W or less, and 3 new 28W Haswell ULV (ultra low voltage) chips for higher-performance […]
Acer C720 Chromebook family to get a spec bump
Acer is expected to launch several new Chromebooks this year, featuring Bay Trail and NVIDIA Tegra K1 chips. The company also recently updated the Acer C720 lineup with a model with an Intel Core i3 Haswell processor. But it looks like there’s another spec bump in store for Acer’s Chromebook family. According to a product brochure, Acer […]
Acer, Dell to launch $349 Chromebooks this year
The first Chrome OS laptops with Intel Core i3 Haswell chips are on the way. We already knew Acer planned to launch a Core i3 Chromebook this summer. Now Intel has announced that Dell will also launch a Core i3-powered Chromebook. Both models are expected to have starting prices of $349. While you don’t necessarily […]
Acer teases an upcoming Chromebook with a Core i3 CPU
Acer plans to launch a new Chromebook this year which it says will have the most powerful CPU available in a Chrome laptop. The upcoming model will feature an Intel Core i3 Haswell CPU. Other details are scarce, but Acer says the new model will have the same chassis as the company’s existing Acer C720 […]