Latest Laptops News

• 15 May 2013

• 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.

• 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.

• 14 May 2013

• 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.

• 09 May 2013

• 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.

• News: Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

  Western Digital has unveiled more information on its first hybrid solid-state drive, revealing that it worked with SanDisk to create the 500GB drive.

• 07 May 2013

• News: Seagate unleashes first consumer SSD; enterprise version gets blazing fast 12Gbps SAS connectivity

  Seagate Technology today announced its new portfolio of flash-memory devices, taking the wraps off its first consumer SSD and its next generation of enterprise models.

• News: HP turns to design for reversal of PC fortunes

  Hewlett-Packard is barely holding on to the top spot in the laptop and desktop market, but hopes a renewed vigor regarding product design will help reverse the fortunes of its PC business.

• News: New Sony Fit laptops all offer touchscreens

  As Sony announces its new VAIO Fit line of consumer laptops, it's leading a charge--a necessary one--into the world of touch. Touchscreens will be available across the entire product line, and standard on some models. In a briefing last week, Sony said that it expected touchscreens to overtake non-touch displays rapidly as the laptop norm.

• 06 May 2013

• News: Tablet shipments to outpace laptops in 2013, NPD says

  New tablet shipments will outnumber laptops for the first time in 2013, as touch display capabilities drive buying patterns rather than new operating systems like Windows 8 and Windows RT, research firm NPD DisplaySearch reported on Monday.

• News: Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013

  Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said company CEO Jerry Shen.

• 03 May 2013

• News: Acer waits for Windows RT 8.1 to make tablet decision

  Acer is waiting for the next version of Windows RT, due in the second half of this year, before deciding whether to release a tablet that runs on that OS.

• News: Acer introduces $169 Android tablet

  Acer has placed its bet in the tablet wars on low pricing, introducing a US$169 Android tablet with a 7.9-inch screen.

• News: JB Hi-Fi ups guidance on strong sales

  Electronics retailer, JB Hi-Fi, expects net profit after tax to be between $112 million and $116 million, a 7 per cent to 11 per cent rise over last year, driven by stronger than expected sales in the second half of FY13.

• 02 May 2013

• News: New Chromebooks coming this year from Asus and Acer, report suggests

  Hard on the heels of the news that the Linux kernel itself has now added Chromebook support, other reports this week suggest that the ongoing popularity of devices that use Google's Linux-based Chrome OS operating system will likely continue unabated throughout the year.

• News: Intel's Haswell gets massive graphics performance boost

  Intel is expected to announce its fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell for laptops and desktops in June, but the company is already releasing teasers that talk about their performance.

• 30 April 2013

• News: AP consumer market prefers tablets and smartphones to PCs

  The lack of a strong value proposition to buy a PC continues to divert consumer spending towards tablets and smartphones, according to IDC Asia/Pacific research manager Handoko Andi.

• 26 April 2013

• News: Samsung rationalizes PC naming scheme

  In an attempt to rationalize its Windows PC lineup, Samsung announced Friday that it will gather all its Microsoft boxes under the ATIV brand.

• News: Android laptops: The $200 price is right, but the OS may not be

  When Intel said recently that its Bay Trail chips will power a wave of $200 touchscreen laptops, the company wasn't talking only about Windows.

• News: Design innovation: The PC's secret weapon in the war for relevance

  As laptop and desktop sales plummet by record amounts, some PC manufacturers are wading out of their comfort zones in hopes of breathing life back into the market.

• 24 April 2013

• News: The most reliable Windows laptop is a Mac, says Soluto

  Soluto's PC troubleshooting Web service has saved many a forehead from banging against a desk. By scanning computers for installed software and crowdsourcing problems, Soluto's consumer service helps with everything from boot times and app crashes to remote configuration. Soluto used the wealth of data it collected in this way to compile a list of the ten most reliable Windows laptops currently on the market, dominated by a surprising star...and it's not a PC.

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