
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

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

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08:49 PM, Jan 07, 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

Taipei: Tablet computers will eat into the miniature laptop market by 40 million units in 2012, the head of a Taiwanese research institute has said. Tablets and Ultrabooks will "erode the market share of netbooks, or mini laptops, in 2012," said Shen Chu-san, director of the Institute for Information Industry's Market Intelligence Centre (MIC), a government-funded think tank, Xinhua reported. However, "sales of traditional notebook computers will not be affected...

11:51 AM, Dec 08, 2011

London: Here's an advice for the tech-savvy generation - browsing the net on a laptop computer connected with wireless technology can damage sperm counts, a new study has claimed. An international team has discovered that a laptop, using wi-fi, which is placed near male reproductive organs reduced men's sperm quality and also their chances of experiencing fatherhood, The Daily Telegraph reported. The study, led by the Nascentis Centre for Reproductive...

05:39 PM, Nov 30, 2011

New Delhi: Asus Technology has come up with its new laptop named "ZENBOOK UX31". Available in 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch varieties, this new ultrabook has a thickness of 0.11-inch at the front and 0.67-inch at the rear. Its exterior lines are sleek, and hence it is touted to be the thinnest Ultrabook in the market. Priced at Rs 89,999, the device weighs less than 1.4kg and is powered by a core...

12:56 PM, Nov 25, 2011

New Delhi: After the Acer S3, Lenovo steps in the Ultrabook segment with the launch of the U300s. Available from all major retail outlets, the IdeaPad U300s is priced at Rs 67,900 plus taxes. The U300s is built from a single piece of aluminium that form the chassis, similar to the MacBook Air. Due to this, it has a thickness of just 14.9mm and weighs less than 1.3 kg. It...

04:51 PM, Nov 24, 2011