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Fujitsu Stylistic Q572 tablet inches toward launch, hits the FCC

The Fujitsu Sylistic Q572 is a 10 inch tablet aimed at the business and enterprise markets. Like a lot of new tablets, it will ship with Windows 8. But unlike almost every other tablet on the market today, it will have an AMD Z-60 Hondo processor. Fujitsu and AMD announced the tablet earlier this week, […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Windows 8 convertible tablet now available for $800

The Lenovo ThinkPad Twist is a notebook with a 12.5 inch touchscreen display that transforms into… a tablet with a 12.5 inch touchscreen display. Just rotate the screen 180 degrees and fold it down over the keyboard to switch from notebook to tablet mode. While this sort of design has been around for around a […]

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Acer updates $300 AO725 11.6″ laptop with Windows 8, AMD C-70

With the launch of Windows 8 this week, PC makers are understandably pushing fancy new computers with unusual designs, high performance processors, and high price tags. But you can also find some new Windows 8 computers with pretty low price tags. Acer has updated its 11.6 inch Aspire One 725 budget laptop with Windows 8. You […]

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Windows RT supports 420 million peripherals (printers, displays, keyboards, etc)

Microsoft is launching two new operating systems tomorrow: Windows 8 and Windows RT. The first is designed to run on computers with x86 processor and includes support for most apps designed for Windows 7 and earlier. The second looks like Windows 8, but it’s designed to run on tablets and other devices with ARM-based processors. That […]

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Microsoft: More than 1 thousand PCs certified for Windows 8

Windows 8 goes on sale just after midnight tonight, when it will be available for download or purchase in stores. Hundreds of new computers will also be available for purchase running Microsoft’s new operating system. Exactly how many? According to Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky, more than 1,000 PCs have been certified for Windows 8. That number […]

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HP EliteBook Folio ultrabook coming this week, ElitePad 900 tablet early next year

HP is getting ready to launch its first ultrabook aimed at business. I first got a chance to check out the EliteBook Folio 9470m in May, and it’s finally set to launch this Friday when Windows 8 goes on sale for $1049 and up. The 14 inch ultrabook is a thin and reasonably light laptop […]

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Google Search app for Windows 8 hits the Windows Store

Google has released a new search app for Windows 8. It’s available from the Windows Store, and while you might think it’s just a repackaged version of the Google website which you can load in any web browser, the Google Search App for Windows 8 also adds features found in Google’s mobile apps for Android […]