The real upgrades in ultrabooks and tablets will start with the rise of Win8. Coupled with the new processors, the new version of Windows is expected to run a hot streak in the coming years. However, until that time, the consumers will have to keep their peace with Windows 7, and who knows a faster […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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It was until Consumer Electronics Show 2012 that the ultrabooks meant a super slim laptop incorporating a feather weight existence, with optical drive and an SSD storage device. However, the event showcased a slew of new laptops that had none of these features and still were marketed as Ultrabooks, example Samsung Series 5 Ultra. This […]
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But both Intel and PC makers have released a number of new laptops with the Ultrabook moniker attached to them, that the users have ended up confused which one is an ultrabook and which one is just laptop. After the release of Macbook Air by Apple in 2007, the concept was to introduce Windows-based laptops […]
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However, the likes of Series 5 and Envy 14 Spectre have diluted the concept of the moniker with thicker and heavier notebooks. In addition, the optical drives and platter-based hard drives have made the customer more confused than facilitated. Remember the time Intel launched the Centrino series of circuits. Centrino name meant that a laptop […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook recently visited the manufacturing site of the company’s biggest vendors, Foxconn in Zhengzhou, China. According to the media, the visit has two strategic sides to it, both or at least one can be true. The most rumoured telltale is that Cook visited the site to negotiate the manufacturing of the new […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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In the recent news, employees and labour at Foxconn have been treated ill, forcing them to work overtime, abusing both the minimum and maximum number of hours that a person can work in a week or a day for that matter. This malpractice stirred the circles of human rights activists who take the labour matters […]
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The beleaguering Hewlett-Packard’s stock prices are on the downward slope since last year and one of major reasons is the lacklustre output in the enterprise software solution market that is mostly governed by the likes of Oracle and Microsoft. However, the company is also facing tremendous pressure in hardware department as Oracle’s acquisition of Sun […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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One thing that hasn’t changed: HP’s stock price, which is within a single penny of its price back when the Post story came out last summer. Maybe what HP really needs here is a big dose of Larry. There are all sort of delicious elements to the idea of Oracle buying HP. Larry’s right-hand man […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 – Hewlett Packard Co will merge its printer and PC businesses, combining two of its largest divisions as Chief Executive Meg Whitman tries to jumpstart growth at the technology company. The combined unit, with $65 billion in annual sales, will account for about half the company’s revenue and be headed by […]
Mar 22 2012 | Posted in
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The technology world saw a boom last year, in terms of efficiency and effectiveness and the masses saw substantial changes in both personal and mobile computing. Where smartphones and tablets made their way to the market with a huge bang, laptops were not an exception. Apple released its first ultra-thin laptop, Macbook Air in 2007 […]
Mar 10 2012 | Posted in
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HP Folio 13 The HP Folio 13 is the best in the non-Apple products in terms of performance, price, and ergonomics, provided you can live with a less-than-razor-thin design. Although you might have to sacrifice the thinness in this device, it is certainly cheaper than most of the bunch and the Beats Audio version also […]
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Meanwhile, the slowest of the Core i-series from Intel might not be the best option to upgrade the operating system to Windows 8 upon its arrival in the latter half of 2012. Lenovo IdeaPad U300s The less expensive of two available configurations matches up with the low-end MacBook Air, with a 128GB SSD and Intel […]
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