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Intel: Haswell will boost laptop battery life by 50 percent
Posted On 24 May 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
When Intel launched Haswell, it promised a generational leap in battery life, and now the chip giant's talking numbers to back that up. Architecture Group VP Rani Borkar said that laptops packing the chipset should get 50 percent more battery life...
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Dell unveils business- and school-friendly 13.3-inch Latitude 3330 notebook
Posted On 15 Apr 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Cash-strapped businesses and schools are getting some love from Dell today, thanks to its freshly unveiled Latitude 3330 laptop. Shipping with an entry-level price of $419, this modest machine packs an Intel Core i5 3337U processor, a 13.3-inch 1,366...
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Googler loads Ubuntu on an ARM-based Samsung Chromebook, gives solace to the offline among us
Posted On 22 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Samsung's ARM-running Chromebook is barely out of the starting gate, and it's already being tweaked to run without as much of an online dependency. By a Google employee, no less. Not content to rely solely on Chrome OS, Olof Johansson has loaded Ubun...
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13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display reportedly seen with 2,560 x 1,600 LCD, dual Thunderbolt ports
Posted On 20 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We hope you didn't want Apple's little event next week to be a complete surprise. After promises of extra details for a prior leak, a WeiPhone forum goer has returned with photos of what's supposed to be the active screen and ports of the 13-inch Mac...
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Razer gives away custom Star Wars-themed Blade, may turn friends Imperial Guard red with envy
Posted On 17 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Razer has been big on Star Wars gaming gear, but never quite like this. Enter a free contest and there's a chance to win a completely unique Star Wars: The Old Republic version of Razer's Blade gaming laptop. The winner sees the system's normally bla...
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Apple, other thin laptop makers pass latest round of EPEAT tests after summer mini-drama
Posted On 13 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Apple gave eco-friendly computer fans a brief jolt this July after it backed out of EPEAT certification, only to restore most devices just days later. While we can't say we're completely shocked at the follow-up, EPEAT has confirmed that at least one...
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Windows 8 now available to try at Best Buy
Posted On 12 Oct 2012 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's already opened up the floodgates with Windows 8 pre-orders, and it looks as if those still on the fence now have a sandbox to goof off in. Pictured above is a trio of Windows 8 notebooks from a Best Buy located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, an...
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ASUS teases October 23rd Vivo Book and Vivo Tab event, likens it to world history (video)
Posted On 12 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Most event teasers have at least some kind of grandiosity; we're not under illusions that they have to be modest. At the same time, ASUS may have crossed a humility barrier with a teaser for an October 23rd event launching its upcoming Vivo Tabs and ...
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Paul Allen takes a look at Windows 8, finds his ex-workmates mostly doing well
Posted On 03 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When Paul Allen isn't busy writing memoirs or suing everyone, he's... providing insightful operating system commentary? While "software reviewer" isn't normally part of his job description, Allen has seen fit to dissect Microsoft's Windows 8 interfac...
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William Moggridge, portable computer and human interaction trailblazer, dies at 69
Posted On 10 Sep 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
The next time you hinge open that notebook PC and smile at a feature that makes it easier to use, give a thought to Bill Moggridge, who passed away Saturday from cancer at the age of 69. The pioneering designer invented the modern clamshell design se...
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