The launch of Intel’s much anticipated Ivy Bridge processors, which is slated to happen before the end of the month, will usher in a new era of high resolution displays for PCs, notebooks, and ultrabooks. Ivy Bridge will follow the successful launch of last year’s Sandy Bridge processors and will integrate powerful multi-core CPUs with [...]
Confirming that ARM processors would not be limited to just slates running on Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, Qualcomm senior VP Rob Chandhok says that the company’s ARM-based quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor will also be arriving in ultrabooks running Windows 8. With ARM processor onboard, compared to current-generation ultrabooks, Chandhok is playing up the [...]
The Dell XPS 13 is an impressive notebook, and easily the best Ultrabook yet. It’s really the first Ultrabook that competes with the MacBook Air thanks to a starting price of $999, powerful internals and great looks. The Dell XPS 13 compares favorably to both MacBook Air models, but offers a better value than the [...]
Microsoft unveiled some new ARM-based tablet designs at Mobile World Congress, but that’s not the only news coming out for Windows 8. While Windows 8 will be Microsoft’s first desktop-class OS to work out of the box with ARM-based CPUs, the company will still maintain support for x86 processors, like those made by Intel and [...]
Dell’s XPS 13 ultrabook, which has a footprint closer to that of the MacBook Air 11 than the comparable 13-inch MacBook Air, is now available for shipping. Customers interested in Dell’s first foray into the ultrabook category can visit Dell to order theirs today. The device is being billed a a high performance and lightweight [...]
Last month, we attended Dell and Intel’s Create.Work.Inspire event at the Carte Blanche art gallery in San Francisco. Over those two days, we not only got up close and personal with Dell’s XPS 13 ultrabook but we also heard from artists and photographers that use technology in their work. Well, the companies are taking the [...]
The Dell XPS 13 is a new Ultrabook that uses an edge-to-edge display to deliver a 13 inch display in a notebook that is the size of most 11 inch notebooks, giving you a compact and portable notebook. Now, you can be among the first to own a Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook thanks to Dell [...]
Dell and Intel are kicking off the Ultrabook revolution with an all day photography event at the Carte Blanche Gallery in the Mission District of San Francisco. The festivities kicked off last night with plenty of Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook demo units in the crowd and an evening hosted by Hooman Khalili, who shot a feature [...]
The Dell XPS 13 is Dell’s first Ultrabook, and they are celebrating the launch of this small wonder with a kick off event in San Francisco. We are on hand at the Carte Blanche Gallery in the Mission District to see what real users think of the thin and light XPS 13 Ultrabook. The event is hosted [...]
Chuong Nguyen caught up with Andy Lusky of AMD at CES 2012 and got a quick look at something Ultra. Well, that’s Ultra as in Ultrathin not Ultrabook. Given that everything with the word Ultra attached to it these days usually has thin attached, this Asus Ultrathin notebook has a few things that might be [...]
Intel showed off the Ultrabook at CES 2012, with a focus on changing the computing experience for all users. One of the notable concepts that Intel showed off is the Slider or Convertible Tablet PC. These aren’t new, as we’ve seen a Samsung Sliding computer last year, but with the next generation of Intel Core [...]
During its CES 2012 press conference today, Intel took us on a tour of what might just be the future of the Ultrabook. That future is something the company calls ‘Nikiski’ and it’s a concept that replaces your normal trackpad, with a transparent touchpad, that can double as a gorgeous touchscreen when the Ultrabook is [...]
Mobile road warriors, Toshiba is looking squarely at you with some pre-CES announcements. The Japanese computer-maker is looking to use the Consumer Electronics Show, which will kick off next week, to announce the thinnest and lightest tablet and an ultrabook. The tablet, which will have a 10.1-inch display, will run on Google’s Android operating system, [...]
Chipmaker AMD may be readying an ultra-sleek notebook platform to challenge Apple’s MacBook Air and rival Intels’ Ultrabook. The company hinted at its plan in a recent interview with The Australian. AMD wouldn’t use Intel’s Ultrabook moniker, however, and the company would create its own brand, perhaps Ultrathin. In order for AMD to be successful [...]
As far as pricing goes, ultrabooks are priced more expensive than today’s $300-$500 netbook, but offers more power and a sleeker, well-made design. However, notebook-manufacturer Acer anticipates that the computing category will see some steep price drops in 2012 and 2013, with the ultimate result being that ultrabooks two years from now will be priced [...]
The Toshiba Portege z830 ultrabook I reviewed on Friday just got a lot more impressive. Toshiba has confirmed that this model, the Portege z835-P330, is a Best Buy exclusive with an impressive $899 price. This price makes it one of the first ultrabooks to deliver on the sub $1,000 price that Intel as hoping for. [...]
The Toshiba Portege z830 is a new Ultrabook that will be on store shelves soon. The Portege z830 packs a lot into a very small package, and we have the first hands on with the z830 outside of a controlled trade show floor. The first thing that will strike you is the size of the [...]
This article is cross-posted on Notebooks.com. I had joined HP on a press tour earlier this week where the company was showing off its business-class EliteBook notebooks, which is an elegant aluminum-clad enterprise notebook that boasts rugged features that are tested using military specs. During the company’s presentation on design, notebooks design head Stacy Wolff [...]
Though still un-matched by rivals in their respective spaces, Acer founder Stan Shih is dismissing the Cupertino, California’s success with the iPad tablet and MacBook Air ultraportable computer. Shih says that these fad products are just ‘short-term phenomena,’ and that his company will be coming out with its own products to compete in these respective [...]
Ahead of the rumored MacBook Air refresh that will give Apple’s ultra-portable notebooks Intel Sandy Bridge guts, the lightweight laptops are scarce at Best Buy. According to online reports at Electronista, the systems are said to be ‘not available for shipping; at Best Buy’s online portal, and retail stores are running low on stock. However, [...]
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