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Sony announces VAIO S and Z Ivy Bridge models

, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

More and more laptops are getting updated with some juicy Intel Ivy Bridge internals, and Sony is the latest company is roll out refreshed lines. Both the VAIO S and Z series will receive updates, which includes faster processors and graphics cards. The S series is available in 13 and 15-inch sizes, with the latter offering a 1080p IPS screen option and a hefty 1TB of storage space. Read The Full Story

Apple to unveil thinner MacBook Pros at WWDC

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

According to Bloomberg, Apple will be unveiling its new lineup of thinner MacBook Pros at WWDC, the company's annual developer conference, which will be kicking off on June 11. Apple is also expected to announce the release date for Mac OS X Mountain Lion as well as preview some new iOS features. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro 2012: 15″ Retina Display, USB 3.0 and ultra-thin

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

More and more information has emerged regarding the next MacBook Pros featuring Ivy Bridge chips, and now 9to5Mac has detailed exactly what to expect from the new 15-inch model. They say that Apple is currently finalizing the new laptop, and that it will feature a slimmed down design, drop the optical drive, include a high-resolution Retina display, and most interestingly, have several USB 3.0 ports.

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NEC LaVie Z Ultrabook weighs just 2.2lbs

, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Haven’t bought your Ultrabook yet? Here’s another manufacturer hoping to entice you with its wares. NEC has announced its own Ultrabook, the LaVie Z. You can expect to see the same Intel guts in all the other Ultrabooks, but NEC is using some premium materials for its own version. The case is constructed from a lithium-magnesium alloy, which makes it durable and light too: just 2.2 lbs. Read The Full Story

ASUS Zenbook UX32VD: Ivy Bridge and discrete NVIDIA GPU

, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

While ASUS may be pushing ahead with Ultrabooks and the extremely appetising Zenbook Prime, it looks like it will be pushing out a couple of different models. Netbook News went hands-on with the Zenbook UX32VD at a press event in Taipei. The new model isn’t as svelte as the Zenbook Prime thanks to the inclusion of a regular HDD, but it makes up for it in other areas. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 7 Chronos 17-inch packs Ivy Bridge and 8hr battery

, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has outed a new, larger version of its Series 7 Chronos notebook, throwing Ivy Bridge into the mixture but still keeping the price down under $1.5k. The new 17-inch Series 7 Chronos is an inch thick in its brushed aluminum casing, and weighs around 6.56 pounds; it comes with a choice of Core i7 processors, paired with a matte-finish, Samsung SuperBright 1920 x 1080, 300-nit brightness screen. Read The Full Story

HP ProBook b-series and s-series take on the boardroom

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

HP's the number one maker of computers in the world, mostly thanks to their Pavilion consumer-grade notebooks. But they've got a pretty wide array of laptops tailored to business users as well, and the penny-pinchers among them will find something to like in the ProBook b-series and s-series. The two families cover a range of screen sizes from 14 inches all the way to 17.3 inches, with prices to match. Read The Full Story

HP EliteBook w-series mobile workstation hands-on

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

HP unveiled its newest mobile workstations today: the 17.3-inch EliteBook 8770w, 15.6-inch EliteBook 8570w and 14-inch EliteBook 8470w. The manufacturer was kind enough to let us take a peek before the announcement, which we did with gusto. Who needs a slinky ultrabook when you can use a mobile workstation as bot a mobile CAD machine and a blunt instrument?

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Ultrabook-MacBook Air clone hybrids spotted in China

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ultrabooks are finally starting to take hold in the PC market, while the original MacBook Air remains as popular as ever. What's an unscrupulous Shenzhen manufacturer to do? Make the best of both worlds, obviously. The knock-off havens in China have recently started spouting models that look uncannily like modern ultrabooks, even down to Intel Core i3 processors - but the distributors still couldn't resist grabbing a community-made Windows skin and making the software look like OS X. Read The Full Story

Dell targeting developers with XPS 13 and custom Ubuntu

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

While consumers may want laptops that are thin, light, and powerful, developers need a stable platform to develop from. What about all these new fangled Ultrabooks? Do they make good testbeds? Dell is hoping to sway developers by creating the Sputnik project, a custom Ubuntu build designed for developers that will run smoothly on the XPS 13 Ultrabook. Dell is hoping to offer the stripped down build with standard developer tools, plus custom downloadable profiles. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One 725 netbook packs AMD Fusion

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

You might not necessarily want some of those upcoming Ivy Bridge mobile processors. Netbooks are still fine for light browsing and whatnot, right? Acer has just the thing for you in that case. The company has added a new netbook to its line, the Aspire One 725, which makes use of AMD’s low-power Fusion chipset, or more specifically, the dual-core C-60 processor. Read The Full Story

Microsoft researching sound only gesture system

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Kinect has made motion controls a reality for consoles, and we might soon be seeing similar technology make the jump to PCs and laptops. Rather than using a dedicated motion sensor bar, Microsoft Research is developing a technique called SoundWave that would detect motion and implement controls using only the microphone and speakers on a laptop. Read The Full Story
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