Later this month Dell will begin shipping a new version of the XPS 13 ultrabook with Windows 8 and Intel Ivy Bridge processors. Prices still start at $999.99, but instead of Windows 7 and a 2nd-generation Intel Core i CPU (Sandy Bridge), you’ll now get Microsoft’s latest, and a 3rd-generation Core processor (Ivy Bridge). The […]
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Sony’s Windows 8 laptops hit pre-order for $450 and up
Sony has started taking pre-orders for the company’s line of Windows 8 notebooks. Starting prices range from $449.99 for a Sony Vaio E 11.6 inch notebook with an AMD Brazos CPU to $1599.99 for the 13.1 inch Vaio Z high-end ultraportable notebook. Here’s a run-down of some of Sony’s new Windows 8 laptops with 13.3 […]
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Asus Taichi dual-screen ultrabook up for pre-order for $1299 and up
At first glance the Asus Taichi looks like a typical thin and light ultrabook… if the lid is open. When you close the lid it looks like a tablet. That’s because the Taichi has two displays — one on each side of the lid. Asus introduced the Taichi in June. Now the first models are […]
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Dell XPS Duo 12 ultrabook up for pre-order (for $1200 and up)
The Dell XPS Duo 12 is is a Windows 8 ultrabook which transforms into a tablet thanks to a special hinge that lets you rotate the screen 180 degrees within its frame and then close the lid so that the screen faces up. Dell will start shipping the XPS Duo 12 later this month, but […]
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Vizio touches up its 14, 15.6 inch ultrabooks with Windows 8
Vizio is updating is notebook lineup to with a little splash of Windows 8. The new models will launch this fall, and in addition to Windows 8 software, they’ll have touchpads with support for Microsoft’s new multitouch gestures. The company is also introducing new all-in-one desktop PCs with 24 inch and 27 inch touchscreen displays, […]
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Acer gives its Aspire M5 ultrabooks a Windows 8 makeover
Acer will launch two new ultrabooks in its Aspire M5 line. There’s a 14 inch model with a 10-point capacitive multitouch display and a 15.6 inch model with a magnesium alloy case. Both models are thin notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge processors, 1366 x 768 pixel displays, up to 8 hours of battery life, and […]
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Panasonic introduces Windows 8 hybrid ultrabook for Japan
Panasonic is showing off an ultrabook with an 11.6 inch display and Windows 8 operating system at CEATEC in Japan this week. It’s due to go on sale in Japan later this month, and while the computer looks like a thin and light notebook at first glance, it can also be used as a tablet […]
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Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook coming Oct 26th for $1199 and up
The Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook is designed to run Windows 8, and it has the release date to prove it. Acer has announced that its first ultrabooks with touchscreen displays will launch on October 26th. That’s the same day that Microsoft’s new touch-friendly operating system will hit the streets. Acer’s Aspire S7 ultrabooks come in […]
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iSuppli cuts 2012 ultrabook shipment estimates in half
When Intel introduced the first ultrabook designs last year, the company predicted that by the end of 2012 the thin and light laptops could account for 40 percent of all notebook sales. But according to research firm IHS iSuppli, that’s not likely to happen. Earlier this year iSuppli predicted that PC makers would ship 22 […]
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Future ultrabooks could use Sharp’s low power IGZO LCD displays
Notebook displays eat up an awful lot of battery life, and as Intel continues to reduce the power consumption of its laptop chips, screens will account for an even higher percentage of power usage. But building low power processors isn’t the only way to improve battery life. You can also reduce the power needs of […]