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Lenovo: Ultrabooks to hit the sub-$1000 price point in 2012

Lenovo has confirmed plans to launch thin and light laptops which fill Intel’s definition of ultrabooks. During a call to discuss the company’s financial results yesterday, Lenovo CEO Rory Read said the company plans to be a leader in the ultrabook space and that he expects the computers to hit mainstream prices in 2012. Intel’s […]

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Intel creates $300 million fund to promote ultrabook technologies

This summer Intel introduced a new category of thin and light laptop computers called ultrabooks. The chip maker wants PC builders to use its latest processors in notebooks that are less than 0.8 inches thick, weigh roughly three pounds or less, and cost less than $1000. There’s just one catch: While Intel thinks it’s possible […]

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So much for affordable ultrabooks: Asus says prices could top $1000

Ultraportable laptops are nothing new. The Toshiba Libretto, for instance, packed a full PC into a tiny case with a 6.1 inch display way back in 1996. but up until recently if you wanted an ultraportable notebook you had to pay an ultra-expensive price. Miniaturization doesn’t come cheap. Netbooks changed that, driving down the cost […]

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Acer to ship 7 inch tablet, new thin and light laptop soon

Acer has been showing off a 7 inch Android tablet called the Acer Iconia Tab A100 for months, but it looks like the company is finally ramping up production and getting ready to ship the tablet. According to DigiTimes Acer will get about 30,000 units from Compal Electronics this month. That’s the Taiwanese device maker […]

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Rumor: Asus to launch Cedar Trail netbooks, UX21 ultrabook in September

Asus is expected to begin shipping the $200 Eee PC X101 with MeeGo Linux this summer. But it looks like we might have to wait until this fall to see the Eee PC 1025 which will be the first netbook from Asus with an Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor. DigiTimes reports that’s when Asus will […]