Ultrabooks challenge MacBook Air
The MacBook Air finally has some serious competition with the first of the new Ultrabook laptops being launched here at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. After Toshiba unveiled what it...
View ArticleHP Folio is heavyweight Ultrabook
Hewlett-Packard has made a weighty entry into the Ultrabook category with its Folio 13 laptop. At 3.3lbs, it seems positively obese next to rival machines from Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba, which...
View ArticleModern models of lighter, slimmer computing
Toshiba Portégé Z835 Competition in the Ultrabook category of laptops resembles a runway cat fight among skinny supermodels, as these thin and light devices battle it out over looks and vital...
View ArticleSleekbooks make HP debut
HP has announced a new line of “Sleekbooks” - a variation on Intel’s Ultrabook category that adds processors from its rival AMD and achieves lower price points. The leading PC maker also unveiled...
View ArticleWintel launch updates for Computex
Just in time for the big computer show of the year – Computex in Taiwan next week – Microsoft is announcing a new version of Windows 8 and its longtime partner Intel has launched new versions of its...
View ArticleSony introduces first US Ultrabook, Z special
Sony’s Vaio PC brand is 15 years old and its new line announced today features an anniversary edition of its Z series premium laptop. The company is unveiling an alphabet soup of new laptops in the E,...
View ArticleToshiba announces widest-screen Ultrabook
Toshiba has come up with perhaps the most striking Ultrabook to date with the elongated Satellite U845W announced today – that W stands for very Wide, while its depth is unusually narrow. The picture...
View ArticleIntel to developers: Wave your hands in the air
Intel will give developers something to shout about, wave their hands in the air and roll their eyes at its annual conference for them next week. More mundanely, but just as important, it is expected...
View ArticleIntel touts conversions to the faithful at IDF
Intel is betting on cheaper Ultrabooks, new convertible laptop/tablets and powerful voice, gesture and facial recognition features to maintain its market share in mobile computing, where it has been...
View ArticleUltrabook forecasts slashed by IHS iSuppli
Ultrabooks are not coming to the rescue of the PC industry in this “post-PC” world, according to the latest forecasts from IHS iSuppli. The research firm on Monday slashed its prediction for global...
View ArticleCompal betting on Intel’s Ultrabook to revive PC market
Intel’s vision of a new category of ‘Ultrabooks’ that would revolutionise the consumer PC industry has won over at least one important convert. Speaking at a separate press conference just minutes...
View ArticleIntel’s Ultrabook likely to miss first sales target, says Asus chief
Taiwan’s Asus has been a keen early supporter of Intel’s ‘Ultrabooks’, with chairman Jonney Shih appearing on stage with Sean Maloney, head of Intel China, to make the announcement and show off the...
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