Latest Laptops Articles
- 23 May 2013
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News: HP launches consumer laptops with plenty of touch
On the same day that HP had to admit to lackluster consumer PC sales, the company is announcing a new raft of consumer notebook computers. Touchscreens will be available even on a lower-end models, a key move for HP to stay on-trend.
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News: HP $399 touchscreen laptop breaks price barrier
Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new wave of Envy and Pavilion thin and light laptops, including an 11.6-inch touchscreen model priced aggressively at US$399.
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News: Windows 8.1 laptops with AMD's new chips to support wireless display
Advanced Micro Devices hopes to regain share in the PC processor market with its upcoming chips based on the Jaguar core, which will bring console-like gaming and wireless displays to laptops with Windows 8 and its successor, Windows Blue.
- 22 May 2013
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News: MSI's GX70 gaming laptop sports AMD's fresh, new flagship APU and GPU
Avid gamers pay attention: MSI's newly announced GX70 gaming laptop packs a pair of potentially powerful firsts from AMD. The notebook sports AMD's fresh new "Richland" A10-5750M accelerated processing unit, along with the recently unveiled flagship Radeon HD 8970M mobile GPU.
- 21 May 2013
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News: Touchscreen notebooks snag 10 percent of the laptop market, report claims
Windows 8 was rebuilt from the ground up with a finger-friendly focus. That proved to be a problem during the operating system's early days. In the months immediately after launch, touchscreen Windows devices cost an arm and a leg, and that's if you could even find one; during the 2012 holiday season shoppers were hard-pressed to find a touch-based laptop.
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News: Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive
HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market.
- 20 May 2013
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News: Samsung readies world's most pixel-packed laptop display
Retina who? Not to be outdone on the display front, Samsung is showing off a 13.3-inch LCD notebook panel with a whopping 3200-by-1800 resolution screen.
- 17 May 2013
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How-Tos: Get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8
If you have a Windows 8 then you might want Flash Player to fully appreciate some websites on the internet. Here's how to get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8.
- 16 May 2013
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Opinion: Three simple ways to get a speedy PC
There are three ways to get a faster PC or laptop: buy a new one, upgrade the hardware, or upgrade the software. We can show you how to do them all.
- 15 May 2013
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News: HP's latest hybrids sport Nvidia Tegra 4 and 3rd-gen Intel Core CPUs
Clamshell laptops will always have their place, but that form factor just can't deliver the versatility of a hybrid tablet with a detachable keyboard. Unfortunately, the designs we've seen so far have been hobbled by weak CPUs.
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News: Lenovo and Apple grew as bottom fell out of PC market in Western Europe
PC shipments in Western Europe declined by 20.5 percent during the first quarter: The only vendors to see shipments grow were Lenovo and Apple, which returned to the top five.
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Feature: What to expect from Google I/O
Our Google I/O 2013 predictions: will we see Key Lime Pie, Nexus 5, X Phone, or a Google Glass launch date? Here's what to expect from Google I/O in 2013. UPDATED, 15 May 2013.
- 14 May 2013
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News: Tablet v PC -- Asus straddles the fuzzy divide
In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic and even small business users, Asus continues to release a number of combined and flexible devices that try to play on both sides of the dividing lines.
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Feature: What is Windows Blue?
Microsoft has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses and with talk of Windows Blue snowballing we take a look at what Windows Blue (Windows 8.1) actually is.
- 10 May 2013
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Video: Rain Design mStand 360 video review
The Rain Design mStand 360 is simple, superbly executed, and potentially invaluable to anyone that regularly uses their laptop with outboard peripherals on the desk.
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How-Tos: Cool ways to use a convertible laptop
One of the advantages of the recent spate of convertible touchscreen laptops that can become tablets is that there are a host of cool new things you can do with them
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Feature: Best PC tricks and pranks
Everyone like to have a laugh and there's plenty of amusement to be had messing around with other people's PCs or laptops. Here are 10 harmless but brilliant Windows pranks.
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Feature: Dell XPS 12
The Dell XPS 12 is a touchscreen Ultrabook laptop with a twist - with its unique flip and fold hinge all it takes is a quick twist and the laptop becomes a fully featured Windows 8 tablet
- 09 May 2013
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Opinion: What to do when you can't boot from an external source
Externe can't boot his laptop from a CD or a flash drive. He asked the Answer Line forum for help.
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News: Is this leaked hybrid the world's first Haswell-powered laptop?
Sony's refresh of its Ultrabook convertible notebook line will be slim and run for 10 hours before seeking a socket, if an alleged leaked video is to be believed.
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New Xbox One release date, specs, features and price in UK
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Surface Pro review - Microsoft tablet offers true power computing on the move
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