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ASUS Zenbook Primes official: Ivy Bridge, 1080p IPS

Ben Kersey, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

We’ve seen details leak out about the Zenbook Primes several times, but now ASUS has officially announced that its bringing the new Ultrabooks to the United States. Previous details were pretty much spot on: the new laptops will feature Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors in Core i5 and Core i7 forms, and while the default displays will have the standard 1366×768, a 1080p IPS option will be available on all models.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X230 hands-on

Michael Crider, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Lenovo’s ThinkPad line has always had a reputation for business-class durability, and the X series has added small size and light weight to it. The latest in the X2xx series is the X230, the upgrade to to last year’s 12.5-inch X220 model. It brings with it some small but significant changes to the chassis as well as more options on the processor front, which we’ll dive into in our upcoming review. For now, we’ll focus on the outward changes to this most favored road warrior model.

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ASUS Zenbook Primes will offer 1080p IPS and Ivy Bridge

Ben Kersey, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

It was only last month that details leaked out of ASUS’ new Zenbooks, sporting Ivy Bridge processors as well as 1080p IPS screen options. The cat is seemingly out of the bag, as Engadget Chinese has managed to hunt down the new models. ASUS’ name for the new models is the Zenbook Prime (sound familiar?), and will include the 11.6.-inch UX21A and 13.3-inch UX31A. Read The Full Story

ASUS Zenbook UX31A and UX21A revealed with Ivy Bridge

Chris Burns, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Two new Zenbooks are coming from ASUS this season, the UX31A and UX21A, both of them popping up with impossibly thin chassis, Ivy Bridge under the hood, and matte Full HD IPS displays. The team at ASUS has been bringing the heat over the past few months with computers and tablets the entire industry can be proud of, and these to magic makers are no exception to the rule. Each of these notebooks will be replacements for their previous generation models, UX31A and UX21A replacing US31 and UX21 respectively. Read The Full Story

Ultrabook prices unlikely to drop much until 2013

Michael Crider, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

After the constant bombardment at CES last month, it's hard to deny that Intel's Ultrabook spec hasn't hit its stride. And while most are hitting the $1000 mark (for base models, and with a few exceptions) the valuable perks they add in portability and battery life have made them a few fans - including us. Unfortunately, they aren't likely to budge on the all important sticker price for at least another year: DigiTimes reports that ultrabook hardware suppliers are having a hard time lowering the price of components, and the total cost for the skinny laptops is unlikely to shift significantly until 2013. Read The Full Story

Apple forced Pegatron to dump ASUS in ultrabook snub say sources

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has strong-armed its MacBook Air manufacturer into refusing to construct ultrabooks for rival ASUS, with Pegatron being given a Cupertino ultimatum to pick between the two accounts. Apple was reportedly frustrated by the resemblance of the ASUS Zenbook range to its own ultraportable, China's Commercial Times reports, particularly in terms of the exterior design which uses a unibody construction. Read The Full Story

Ultrabook prices to drop in price 5-10% in Q1 2012?

Shane McGlaun, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [1]

DigiTimes and its mysterious sources are at it again with a new tip that Ultrabooks will get a bit cheaper early next year. The publication cites industry sources claiming that the price of an Ultrabook will fall by 5-10% in Q1 2012. That would put most of the Ultrabooks at the sub-$1000 range that they were originally promised at. Read The Full Story

Intel and MasterCard team on tap-to-pay Ultrabook shopping

Shane McGlaun, Nov 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Intel and MasterCard have announced that they have teamed up for tap to pay for Ultrabook users. The idea is to allow the user of an Ultrabook with a smartphone to tap for paying for online shopping purchases. The idea is to make online shopping safer and easier for consumers. The tech used for the system will include MasterCard PayPass and Intel IPT. Read The Full Story

Eee Pad Transformer Prime on Nov 9 tips ASUS doc

Chris Davies, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [14]

ASUS’ Eee Pad Transformer Prime will launch on November 9, according to an investor conference presentation, with two further Eee Pad “hero products” expected in Q1 2012, as the company attempts to build on the success of the first-gen Transformer. Meanwhile, Windows 8 tablets are set to follow on later in 2012, according to the slide desk [pdf link], though the first such models won’t arrive until Q3 next year.

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Intel 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs to break cover in March 2012

Shane McGlaun, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

A more precise launch date for the new Intel 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs is surfacing. Previously the closest we had to a launch date was 1H 2012. The new date comes from a tip originating with motherboard firms reports DigiTimes. Out of the gates, the new processor production will focus on multiple core parts. Read The Full Story

Transformer 2 gets a live demo, announcement coming November 9th

Michael Crider, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [5]

Speaking at the AsiaD conference earlier today, Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih laid out the company’s plans for ultrabooks and tablets for the next few months. After showing off the oh-so shiny Zenbook UX31, Shih pulled out yet another goody from his briefcase: the elusive EEE Pad Transformer 2. Shih noted that the tablet market, and in particular Android, will be a big part of the company’s mobile strategy for the coming year.

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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 2 gets video tease

Chris Davies, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [18]

ASUS has kicked off a new teaser campaign for the next-gen Eee Pad Transformer 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the company’s original Transformer. Although the tablet is only shown in snippets, there’s still plenty to take away from the short video (which you can see after the cut): like before it docks into a keyboard base section, and has a rear camera now packing an LED flash.