The laptop era is here
Thursday, October 30th, 2008The third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) saw notebook shipments into the U.S. market surpass 50% share, topping quarterly desktop PC shipments for the first time in the history of the industry. The share of notebooks shipped in the U.S. in 3Q08 stood at a solid 55.2%, according to preliminary figures from IDC’s U.S. Quarterly PC [...]
Getac V100 rugged notebook/Tablet PC
Friday, September 12th, 2008Getac, the rugged mobile computer manufacturer, has today announced its new V100 ultra-light hybrid Notebook/Tablet PC with the most advanced Sunlight Readable Technology currently available. For mobile users whose jobs require a display that can be easily read outdoors, Getac’s industry leading Sunlight Readable Technology is the perfect solution. The Getac V100, which features an [...]
Intel Classmate 2 to fight Eee PC
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Intel unveiled a new design of the Intel-powered classmate PC today at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. As announced in a keynote by Andrew Chien, Intel vice president, Corporate Technology Group and director of Intel Research, the second-generation Intel-powered classmate PC is an affordable, fully functional, rugged Internet-centric computer platform. These simple-to-use PCs have [...]
MSI plans Diamondville, ultra-light cheap laptop
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Taiwanese laptop computer maker Micro-Star International (MSI) is working on an ultra-low cost notebook PC based on Intel’s Diamondville microprocessor to compete against rival Asustek Computer’s Eee PC.
Dell Latitude XT, light notebook and tablet
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Dell posted on it’s website info about the Latitude XT convertible laptop, a light notebook with Tablet PC functions. It runs on Intel Core 2 Duo processors, at 1,2 GHz, ant the screen is 12 inches wide. Users can choose between a regular LCD or OLED display.
It will have WiMax connections, altrough no operator has [...]
Dell XPS M1330, in time for Christmas
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007The XPS M1330’s sleek design comes in Alpine White, Crimson Red or Tuxedo Black and it’s one of the thinnest and lightest notebooks in its class. Projected weight starting at just under 4 pounds (1.8 kg)* and featuring next-gen technologies like optional embedded mobile broadband, slot load optical drive, HDMI connection, Biometric Fingerprint Security, the [...]
