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Fujitsu Announces FMV-U8240- First UMPC

Fujitsu U8240Fujitsu announced its first ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) today. Built for for business users, the U Series is the world’s smallest tablet-convertible UMPC, weighing only 580g and measuring 26.5mm thick. The FMV-U8240 features a 5.6″ (1024×600) widescreen display.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 16, 2007  | 

ThinkPad X61 Notebook and Tablet Refresh

ThinkPad X60Lenovo’s getting ready to give the X60 notebook and X60 tablet some Santa Rosa love. According to some internal docs, the new X61 models will run on Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Intel GMA X3100 graphics and have draft 802.11n wireless connectivity.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 16, 2007  | 

New ThinkPad Details - R61 and T61

Matt Kohut of Lenovo talks about innovative improvements made in the T61 and R61 notebooks. The new ThinkPads are designed to be durable, fast, cool and quiet.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 9, 2007  | 

HP’s New Stackable Tablet

HP Compaq 2710pHP announced the Compaq 2710p notebook, a convertible tablet that can be configured with up to three batteries. The optional expansion base features a DVD-RW drive and various ports.. A second battery can be sandwiched between the base of the tablet and the expansion base, for all-day computing.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 8, 2007  | 

Review: Sony Vaio SZ Notebook

Sony VAIO SZ NotebookSony VAIO SZ notebooks are premium thin and light notebooks that have style written all over them. Sony uses premium finishes including aluminum, carbon fiber and magnesium to stand out from the crowd.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 20, 2007  | 

Compaq nc6400 gets UMTS/HSDPA

HP’s Compaq nc6400 will be the first notebook available in the U.S. with built-in UMTS/HSDPA. HP’s business users can now enjoy the benefits of mobile broadband both in the United States. either with Cingular Wireless BroadbandConnect or high-speed EDGE services, and in more than 115 countries with UMTS or GPRS/EDGE networks available. The HP Compaq [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on December 11, 2006  | 

ThinkPad T60 Widescreen a First for Lenovo’s Business Focused T-Series

Lenovo is breaking from tradition and offering a widescreen version of its T-series notebook for the first time. Now business users can choose between a 14.1-inch and 15-inch standard-aspect screen (4:3)or the 15.4-inch WSXGA+ widescreen (16:9) when ordering T60 notebooks.
Lenovo’s competitors have been offering widescreens exclusively on certain models, but Lenovo is trying to satisfy [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 28, 2006  | 

ASUS R1F First MS Vista x86 Premium Certified Notebook

ASUSThe ASUS R1F tablet PC is the world’s first notebook to receive Microsoft’s Vista x86 Premium logo that brings new computing and digital entertainment possibilities with the new Vista operating system.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 9, 2006  | 

Toughbook W5 and Y5 Get Makeovers

Panasonic has updated its lightweight and durable Toughbook eLite notebook line with new colors. The 12.1-inch (2.7in) pound W5 gets “Crown Blue,” while the 14.1-inch Y5 can be clad in “Brown Bronze.”
The colors are by Pantone, which says “Crown Blue” connotes independence and creativity. “Brown Bronze” is a rustic earthy color Pantone created to embody [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 8, 2006  | 

Dell Rolls Out AMD Latitude 131L

Dell announced the Latitude 131L, its second AMD powered notebook. The 15.4-inch widescreen business notebook is available with an AMD 64 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor or the budget Sempron 3500+ processor. The Latitude 131 is priced from $549 with the Sempron processor and $649 with the dual core model. A DVD burner, 512 MB of [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 7, 2006  |