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Microsoft Kinect Motion-Sensing Technology Coming to Laptops...

Microsoft is working on implanting its Kinect technology into laptops, so you may soon be able to control programs with the wave of your hand. The Daily got a look at some prototype laptops with integrated Kinect sensors and described [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Judge orders search of News of the World computers

News Group Newspapers has been ordered to allow a search of computers alleged to contain evidence that News of the World executives deliberately destroyed damning phone-hacking evidence. During legal discussions on Thursday before a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

U-Book dual-screen laptop wants to be the Nintendo DS of not...

After the iPad introduced most of the world to tablets in 2010, we’ve seen several hybrid devices pop up. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer (and Transformer Prime) can be docked to an optional keyboard accessory to become an Android-powe [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

The laptop was too bulky for those on the go

The first mass market consumer laptop was released by Toshiba in 1985. The Toshiba T1100 model, however, was not the first ever laptop. That, according to industry sources, was the 22.2kg Xerox NoteTaker which was developed in 1976. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

LAB REVIEW: Sleek mobile warrior

NOTEBOOKS, despite their more powerful processors and storage, could never beat tablet computers in terms of responsiveness, energy efficiency, portability and power management — until recently. These machines have been given new li [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Acer: Ultrabooks Will Be Ultra Cheap in 2013

Just one day ago we saw rumors that Ultrabooks will get price cuts of five to 10 percent early next year, for savings of about $100. But here's an even better (possible) deal: just $499 for these ultra-thin laptops. The only catch, of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

RIP Disk Drive? Apple, Intel to Remove Unit from Future Lapt...

Optical drives, those whirring slots for playing CDs, DVDs and other media, will reportedly be cut from the next round of Apple MacBooks and Intel Ultrabooks, signifying what could be the end of laptop disk drives. As the popularity of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Intel offers laptop loans in Pakistan

KARACHI (Reuters) - Intel Corp is working with Pakistan Islamic bank Meezan to offer a large-scale hire-purchase scheme for personal computers as the technology company seeks to increase its market share in the country, a senior official [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Etisalat to launch 4G for laptops ahead of phones

Etisalat says customers with laptops will be able to surf with 4G internet before mobile phone users. Ali Al Ahmad, chief corporate communications officer at etisalat, said the company would start selling USB dongles giving users super s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Don't take your laptop with sensitive info to China: experts

Going on a business trip to China? Take your passport and visiting cards but not your laptop loaded with sensitive corporate information as the sophisticated Chinese electronic surveillance systems may access them in a giffy, experts say. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

How we test laptops

You’ve read our laptop reviews. You’ve read our conclusions. And now you’re wondering how we came to them. Good question. Reviews often lack context, which is evident in the wildly different scores some laptops receive f [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Windows Laptops Redefined: Everything You Need to Know About...

The Ultrabook, a new class of ultraportable laptops defined by Intel, has been making waves lately as the next major step in laptop design. These ultraslim and lightweight laptops promise to combine the conveniences of tablets with the fu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Intel executive talks Ultrabook form, function (Q&A)

Ultrabooks are coming. The first wave of superslim laptops are expected to hit in force by the holiday season. Earlier this week, I spoke with Greg Welch, director of Intel's Ultrabook group, to get a better idea of what an Ultrabook [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Intel shops around ultrabook reference designs

In an effort to promote the ultrabook category, Intel has provided a reference design of components for an ultrabook as an example for notebook manufacturers. The DigiTimes reported that Intel provided a BOM, or bill of materials, for the [...]