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- Deal of the week: A $550 ultraportable and a $225 home server
Black Friday isn't here quite yet, but that doesn't mean you can't find any good bargains around—you might just need to look a little harder than usual. For instance, Newegg is currently selling a 13.3" Aspire Timeline 3810 consumer...
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Last by UberGerbil at 4:52 PM on 11/21/09 - Lenovo plans another cheap ThinkPad ultraportable
So, rumor has it Lenovo is cooking up a $449, 11.6" ThinkPad ultraportable based on AMD hardware. That's not the whole story, though: apparently, the firm also intends to grace us with a $549 ThinkPad ultraportable outfitted with a 13.3" display and a choice of Intel and AMD dual-core...
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Last by mattthemuppet at 1:31 PM on 11/20/09 - Report: Elusive Apple tablet delayed until late 2010
The Taiwanese rumor mill has more news about Apple's mysterious yet eagerly anticipated tablet product. This time, DigiTimes has heard from its sources at component makers that Apple will delay the tablet's launch from next March to the second half of 2010. Why the delay? Word is that the Mac...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 9:04 PM on 11/19/09 - ThinkPad 'netbook' seems to be real, AMD-based
Remember those dubious-looking spy photos of a strange ThinkPad netbook we saw earlier this month? They weren't fake. Well, either that, or a prankster has masterfully crafted a whole batch of very authentic-looking PR photos and sent them to the folks at Netbooknews.de. The evidence definitely seems overwhelming,...
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Last by neon at 11:10 AM on 11/21/09 - Funny-looking Adamo XPS laptop goes up for sale
Ever felt like spending almost two large on a really thin laptop with a weird hinge design? Well, now you can. After revealing the Adamo XPS to bemused onlookers last month, Dell has begun taking orders for the premium notebook. The 0.39-inch-thin Adamo XPS costs $1,799 in its default...
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Last by d0g_p00p at 2:02 PM on 11/19/09 - 13.3'' Asus UL30Vt laptop has discrete graphics
Fresh from launching the first wave of UL (a.k.a. UnLimited) family of ultraportable notebooks, Asus has struck again, this time with a 13.3" model that couples switchable discrete graphics with typical CULV hardware and portability. The Asus UL30Vt has a 13.3" 1366x768 display, a choice of dual- or single-core...
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Last by KikassAssassin at 12:30 AM on 11/19/09 - Upcoming Lenovo netbook has Pine Trail, buttonless touchpad
Pine Trail approaches. We first saw netbooks based on the system-on-a-chip successor to Intel's Atom processor at Computex in June, and today, the folks at SlashGear have dug up some FCC documents that reveal an upcoming Pine Trail system from Lenovo. One of the labels photographed details the system's...
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Last by UberGerbil at 12:56 PM on 11/17/09 - AMD claims spots in top supercomputers
The new Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers is now out. Who came out on top this month? AMD believes it did, and it has a pretty strong case. Jaguar, a Cray XT5 system situated the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has become the world's number-one supercomputer thanks...
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Last by Sahrin at 12:59 PM on 11/17/09 - Could Asus purchase Toshiba's laptop business?
In a recent report about the laptop market, market research firm DisplaySearch noted that Asus was "steadily losing share" to first-tier vendors like Acer, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba. Could Asus eat up one of the top five to increase its footprint? Asus is certainly considering it, according...
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Last by potatochobit at 6:46 PM on 11/16/09 - iBuypower unwraps Clevo-based Core i7 gaming laptop
We had our first brush with Intel's new mobile Core i7 processors in the Clevo W870CU, a behemoth of a notebook with a 17.3" display, a two-inch-thick enclosure, and a GeForce GTX 280M graphics module—a semi-portable gaming rig, in other words. Well, mobile gamers can now buy this contraption from...
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Last by Beomagi at 10:23 AM on 11/14/09 - Report: Apple strips Atom support from Mac OS X
Still pining for an Apple netbook? Well, don't get your hopes up too much. According to OS X Daily, Apple has stripped support for Intel's Atom processors from the latest Mac OS X release, 10.6.2. None of the systems in Apple's lineup currently feature Atom CPUs, but a number of...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 3:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD, Intel settle all antitrust, licensing disputes
With Intel now under heat from regulatory authorities in both the European Union and the United States, today's announcement might be the last thing you'd expect. Nevertheless, AMD and Intel have settled all of their ongoing antitrust and intellectual property disputes. Here's the skinny from the official announcement: Under...
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Last by Vaughn at 8:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD sheds light on Bulldozer, Bobcat, desktop plans
During its 2009 Financial Analyst Day presentation today, AMD revealed some more details about its next-generation processor architectures, Bulldozer and Bobcat, as well as its desktop processor roadmap for 2010 and 2011. This latest desktop roadmap is a little bit different from the one we saw a year ago....
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Last by smilingcrow at 4:21 PM on 11/13/09 - AMD reveals 2010 notebook platform plans
As notebook popularity continues to grow, AMD is readying two new mobile platforms for next year. For ultraportables, the "Nile" platform will bring a dual-core "Geneva" CPU manufactured with 45-nm process technology. This processor will be offered on a BGA package rather than as a socketed chip, which...
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Last by asdsa at 10:48 AM on 11/13/09 - Lenovo IdeaPad U150 has dual-core CPU, is 0.75'' thick
Are we seeing the beginning of a schism between similar consumer ultraportables? Some, like Acer's Aspire AS1410, seem to prioritize bang for buck. Others, like Lenovo's new IdeaPad U150, trade the rock-bottom pricing for a little more oomph and a sleeker design. The IdeaPad U150 packs an 11.6" 1366x768...
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Last by Chrispy_ at 4:29 PM on 11/14/09 - IDC: AMD captured 18.7% of CPU shipments last quarter
In the third quarter, AMD managed to post its first "Product Company" profit since the creation of GlobalFoundries, while Intel enjoyed its strongest second-to-third-quarter growth in "over 30 years." How did those results translate on the market share side of things? IDC has the scoop. According to the...
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Last by shaq_mobile at 3:41 PM on 11/11/09 - Win7-powered Eee PC T91MT is now out for $532
Three weeks ago, we heard whispers that Asus was putting the finishing touches on a new Eee PC tablet packing Windows 7 and a multi-touch display. Well, a system that corresponds pretty much exactly to that description has found its way onto Amazon, and it's now available for...
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Last by bdwilcox at 3:08 PM on 11/09/09 - Nvidia's Huang shoots down x86 CPU rumors
Once again last week, the rumor mill began grinding away about the possibility of Nvidia developing an x86 microprocessor. And, once again, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has shot down the speculation. CNet News got the official line from Huang during Nvidia's latest earnings conference call: "No," he said...
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Last by Shining Arcanine at 10:26 AM on 11/10/09
