Acer: Netbook And Ultrabook Will Merge
Remember when I said that netbooks are still relevant? Apparently Acer thinks so, too. Sort of.
After a ceremony celebrating the Lunar New Year chairman JT W...
Dell XPS 14z Rocks – Great Speakers and Sound
Notebook audio is always a mixed bag, and often a disappointingly muddy and quiet bag at that.
When you do hear good audio it's usually found on notebooks de...
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 ne...
Lenovo IdeaPad U400 Review
Lenovo's U Series IdeaPads are all about the blend of style and substance. We're fans of the ultraportables and ultrabooks in the line and were eager to see how...
Switchable Graphics Coming To Ultrabooks Soon?
One of the drawbacks of the ultrabook category is the lack of robust power under the hood. Since these notebooks are meant to be super slim they feature ultra l...
ThinkPad X130e Mini Review: Built Like a Tank, Ready for School
Lenovo is most often known for their ThinkPad business systems, but the company also offers a number of systems aimed at the education market, like the ThinkPad...
Will Your Next Notebook Have Kinect Built In?
Microsoft's Kinect has been a huge hit in the living room, bringing accurate motion and voice based controls to the Xbox 360.
This is great for games, but wh...
If Embedded Webcams Are Good Enough, Why Do We Need 1080p Video Chat?
Logitech released their Q03 2012 financial results earlier this week and the news was mixed, at best. A section that caught my eye dealt with the company's web...
How To Turn Off Or Change Troublesome Keys In Windows
Do you often find yourself accidentally hitting the wrong keys on your laptop because of poor design or just messy typing?
I know your pain. Some keys just g...
School Districts in 41 States Using Google’s Chromebooks in the Classroom
Google's Chromebooks may not have been a hit with the tech reviewers who dismissed the very idea of laptops that only work completely when connected to the Inte...
ThunderBolt Peripherals Turn MacBook Air into Video Editing Beast
The MacBook Air is a very portable notebook, but that comes with some tradeoffs in terms of processing power.
You won't bump into this wall while doing basic...
Hp Crams a USB 3.0 Docking Station into the HP L2311c Monitor (Video)
HP will soon release a new external display that not only gives you a 23" monitor for your notebook, but it also doubles as a docking station so you can quickly...
Dear Lenovo: Please Stop Making Terrible Keyboard Choices
I think we can all agree that a laptop's keyboard is one of the most important aspects of the computer. It's the primary input method, the part of the notebook ...
HP Pays $425,000 for Burning Battery Bungle
While HP isn't coping to the claim put forth by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has agreed to pay $425,000 to the commission for failin...
Sony VAIO SE Review – Multimedia Notebook Balances Power, Productivity, Portability
The $999 Sony VAIO SE (VPCSE190X) tries to straddle two worlds.
The specs, full HD resolution and optional Blu-ray drive make it a solid productivity and mul...
Ubuntu Is Changing The Way You Use Menus With HUD – Brilliant or Bonkers?
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu Linux) is very excited about Ubuntu's new menu system, which will likely make its debut in version 12....
Asus B23E 12.5 inch Business Ultraportable Brings Anti-Glare, But Small Battery
Asus quietly introduced the B23E, a new small business notebook for the corporate user who needs a portable notebook with an anti-glare screen and up to an Inte...
$399 HP Mini 1104 Keeps Netbooks In Business
Looks like HP isn't abandoning the netbook form factor completely, though it's no surprise that the latest 10-inch offering from the company is aimed at the edu...
Sony Refreshes VAIO Notebooks For Springtime Fun
Sony skipped out on CES 2012 this year, but the company is offering a collection of new notebooks.
Today Sony announced refreshed to the main lines of notebo...
A Review of Every Ultrabook At CES In 2 Minutes
Last week at CES we saw ultrabook after ultrabook announced and released and pawed by the tech press. And while I’m happy that Intel gave manufacturers the impe...