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Asus unveils UL80 and N61Vg notebooks

By Shane McGlaun on Thursday, Sep 17th 2009 No Comments

asusul80 Asus announced the new UL notebook series a few weeks back and I mentioned the new line at that point. Asus has now got official with a specific UL model called the UL80. The machine is a 14-inch notebook with a 3 pound chassis.

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VIA NetNote “mashups” unveiled: 1080p HD capable ultraportables

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 16th 2009 No Comments

VIA have announced their latest ultraportable reference design, the NetNote, which the company describes as “a mashup between the netbook and the traditional notebook.” Based on VIA’s Surfboard mainboards, using either VIA C7-M or Nano CPUs, the NetNotes will have screens ranging from 10.2-inches to 12.1-inches and play back Full HD 1080p video.

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MSI U210 notebook now available in the U.S.

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 2 Comments

MSI is probably best known in America for its Wind netbook and Wind Top all-in-one computers. The firm also makes lots of other notebooks including the Wind U210 with a 12.1-inch screen and a 250GB HDD.

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Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 latest to get multitouch magic

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

Lenovo isn’t the only manufacturer with multitouch on their mind; Fujitsu have just announced an update to their LifeBook T5010 that adds two-finger touch sensitivity to the convertible notebook. The LifeBook T5010’s 13.3-inch display will now support pinch-zoom, rotate and other two-finger gestures in Windows 7, as well as more traditional pen-input using an active digitizer.

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Logitech offers N315 lapdesk to couch workers

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

One of the good things about working from home is that you can work on the couch in your underwear if that is what you want to do. The downside is that working with your laptop actually in your lap can be uncomfortable. Logitech has a new Lapdesk called the N315 that may make working from your couch more comfortable.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400s and X200 Tablet get Multitouch display

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

Lenovo have announced two new ThinkPads, each with multitouch-capable touchscreens. The ThinkPad T400s and ThinkPad X200 Tablet can recognize four and two finger touches respectively, and come with Lenovo’s new SimpleTap control panel that offers chunky, fingertip access to volume, system settings, applications and bookmarks.

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ASUS UL30A gets reviewed, adored

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

If you’re looking for a 13.3-inch ultraportable with some style, reasonable performance and a sub-$1,000 price tag then, according to NetbookLive, you should immediately be wiring your money to ASUS. They’ve been reviewing the ASUS UL30A, and reckon it’s actually the best ultraportable on offer in its price-bracket.

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VIA eNote 11.6-inch ultraportable gets WiMAX [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

VIA have unveiled their latest ultrathin notebook, the eNote Turnkey Solution, a wireless-packing ultraportable based on the company’s 1.3GHz Nano CPU and a choice of WiMAX, HSDPA and EVDO Rev.A modules. Intended to be offered by carriers rather than direct to consumers, the VIA eNote has an 11.6-inch WXGA LCD and VX800 graphics chipset.

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AMD debut Tigris 2009 Notebook Platform & 2nd-Gen Ultrathin Platform

By Ewdison Then on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

AMD have revealed their latest attempt to corner the market in notebook hardware, with the launch of the 2009 AMD Mainstream Notebook Platform “Tigris” and the Second-Generation AMD Ultrathin Platform. Both combine AMD’s latest CPUs and ATI-range GPUs, and promise up to 42-percent improved performance in the mainstream range and ultraportables that “visibly outperform” rival systems (such as Intel’s CULV, we presume) when it comes to 3D gaming, media processing and more.

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Dell 9.99mm Adamo XPS ultraportable teaser kicks-off

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 1 Comment

It’s a frankly astonishing time to start a teaser campaign – right smack in the middle of an Apple event – but Dell were obviously so upset by Apple’s snook-cocking at their netbook range that they wanted to show off their upcoming super-skinny Adamo XPS. The 9.99mm thick notebook has no specs, no details and no price, but then again it wouldn’t be much of a teaser if everything was on a plate for you, would it.

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