San Francisco: Engineers at Intel Corp are applying lessons from aircraft design to create sturdier laptops in a bid to reduce the prices of the new ultra-thin computers the top chipmaker is promoting heavily. Intel is counting on the super-thin laptops, a category it has dubbed ultrabooks, to add some pizzazz to a PC market languishing due to the growing popularity of Apple Inc's iPad. Models expected later this year...
10:21 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Asus India has launched two new notebooks - Multimedia N56VM and Gaming Notebook G75VW. The multimedia N56VM is the latest addition to Asus' popular N Series of multimedia notebook. It is said to utilise SonicMaster Premium audiophile-worthy sound, wide-view screens with Full HD 1080p, and an all-new look with zinc alloy casing. The Asus N56VM is powered by an Intel 3rd generation core processor, which is claimed to...
11:02 AM, May 17, 2012
Lucknow: Taking a step towards providing free laptops and tablets to students who have passed class X and XII, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has formed a committee to oversee their purchase and subsequent implementation of his Samajwadi Party's poll promise. The committee, headed by chief secretary Jawwed Usmani, would be entering into detailed negotiations with Information Technology (IT) majors and try to "get the best deal" for the...
11:32 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Midnapore (WB): Close on the heels of the surrender of dreaded Maoists woman leader Suchitra Mahato, the laptop of Kishenji and a printer were found from Kushboni jungle in West Midnapore district on Tuesday by the security forces. Acting on a tipoff, the laptop and printer wrapped in plastic were found by sniffer dogs of the joint forces hidden under a bush in the jungle, police sources said. The spot...
03:47 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Kolkata: Actor Rahul Bose today hailed the resurgence in Tollywood, crediting young filmmakers for giving Bengali cinema a 'new birth'. "I call it middle of the road cinema. The (new Bengali) films are not art house nor commercial. They are giving box office revenues but are content driven, which is attracting the masses," Bose, in town to inaugurate a multiplex in neighbouring Howrah, said. "In between there was a slump...
01:01 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Las Vegas: Hewlett-Packard Co on Monday unveiled a new glass-encased laptop computer as the largest computer maker stepped up its efforts to chip away at rival Apple Inc's stronghold in high-end PC market. The laptop, called HP Envy 14 Spectre, is the Silicon Valley company's latest entry in the slim, ultrabook category of personal computers and is the first to use glass on the lid, display and palmrest. The 14-inch...
10:25 AM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: If 2011 was the year of the tablet and indications are 2012 could very well be the year of the budget tablets. India's much discussed Aakash tablet may soon find a competitor in the form of One Laptop per Child's XO 3.0 tablet - a low-cost, low-power, rugged tablet designed for student use in developing countries. The non-profit organisation One Laptop per Child (OLPC) along with Marvell will...
02:22 PM, Jan 09, 2012
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08:49 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Pune: The next time anyone approaches you out of the blue with a tantalising offer, something like a combo deal promising you the latest laptop and an iPhone for just Rs 50,000, be wary of it. You might just end up purchasing a slab of stone and a cake of soap. On Wednesday, Nisarga Shailesh Joshi, a 22-year-old software engineer working in an MNC, was cheated of Rs 50,000 at...
02:07 PM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: Electronic chip maker Intel is betting big on evolution of new form factor of computer notebook, UltraBook, and expects it to replace laptops by 2013. "Our focus for next few years is going to be on energy efficiency, security and connectivity. Ultrabook as category was launched this year. This will change face of computing in next two to three years," Intel South Asia's Director of Marketing Sandeep Aurora...
07:07 PM, Dec 20, 2011
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04:24 PM, Dec 18, 2011
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