Tag: Intel
Sneaky Ultrabook Test Shows Off Intel Ivy Bridge Performance
Intel has been quiet about the next Intel Core i family of processors, known as Ivy Bridge internally. At CES 2012 there were a number of notebooks using the new processor, but PR reps weren’t able to share much about the new processors. While Intel is still hammering out the details of these new 3rd [...]
Best of CES 2012
The Notebooks.com team found a collection of amazing devices at CES 2012. We weeded out the best of the best after a week of visiting countless, press conference and meeting rooms to check out the latest notebooks and gadgets. We were pleased to see solid notebook innovation at CES 2012, despite the naysayers that are [...]
Tap to Pay Online Checkout Coming to Ultrabooks (Video)
Intel continues to push the boundaries of what you expect a laptop, or Ultrabook, to do. At the company;s CES 2012 press conference Intel showed off a new security feature that simplifies and secures online purchases. Tap to pay has moved from credit cards to smartphones, and now Intel wants to change things again, but instead of tapping your [...]
Ultrabook Screens Grow and Prices Drop in 2012
Today, Intel announced that it has more than 60 new Ultrabook designs in the pipeline for 2012 and that it is committed to helping manufacturers lower prices even while the displays increase in size. The first of these new Ultrabooks will arrive in the spring and they will be powered by the company’s new, third-generation [...]
CES: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid Hands-On (Video)
Lenovo showed off their ThinkPad X1 Hybrid laptop at CES in Las Vegas, which evolves the veritable ThinkPad X1 hardware by giving the laptop more juice time in between charges thanks to two separate processors and a secondary OS. Thanks to an instant on mode, the Lenovo X1 Hybrid can go for 10 hours of [...]
Want An Ultrabook? Best To Wait Until 2012
As exciting as ultrabooks are to laptop nerds like me, even I have to admit some disappointment that not all of the current crop have hit that sub-$1000 price point that Intel hoped for. That’s because the components themselves are pretty expensive, as is the cost of marketing and shipping. But ultrabook makers may get [...]
New MacBook Pros Arriving This Month?
Even though the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 fervor has not yet died down, Apple may announce more products this month. 9to5Mac reports that the MacBook Pro refresh that usually happens around this time of year is coming soon. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the skinny Air-esque models rumored earlier this year will come before [...]
3 Reasons You Want Your 2013 Notebook Today
Intel showed off a new processor this week that the company claims can last for 24 hours and uses such low amounts of power that it can run off solar power. Ideally this technology will come to your notebook in 2013, and deliver longer battery life than the current iPad or your lognest lasting notebooks. The Haswell processors are [...]
Toshiba Portege Z830 is the Ultrabook You’ve Always Wanted at under $1,000
Toshiba just jumped into the Ultrabook realm with a beautiful looking new Portege model that is said to start under $1,000 when it arrives in November. The Toshiba Portege Z830 is a 13.3″ notebook, measuring .63 inches thick and weighs in at 2.45 pounds, which Toshiba claims is the lightest for a 13″ notebook. The Portege Z830 is ultra-portable and thin, [...]
Lenovo U Series Notebooks Updated, IdeaPad U300s UltraBook Arrives
Lenovo is launching an update to the popular IdeaPad U Series notebooks, including the company’s first UltraBook, the IdeaPad U300s. In all, Lenovo is announcing three notebooks in the U series, which keep much of the book design and emphasis on the look and feel of the device which we saw on the IdeaPad U260. These notebooks [...]
