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Lenovo to Release ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook for Business
Lenovo is getting ready to release in the third quarter its first business ultrabook, the ThinkPad T430u, which sports a compact and lightweight frame of less than 0.8 inches thick and weighing in at less than 4 pounds. The 14-inch notebook, with a base price of $849, also features ThinkPad’s modern and minimalist island-style keyboard,…
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Ultrabooks Gain Favor Among SMBs in 2012: Techaisle
A recent Techaisle study on purchase intention of Ultrabooks reveals that at least 3.6 million Ultrabooks will be purchased by small to medium-size businesses in 2012, resulting in one in five PCs shipped to SMBs. While only 23 percent of SMBs are aware about Ultrabooks, 65 percent of those aware have shown intent to purchase.…
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HP’s TouchPad Could Have Benefited From Tweaked webOS, Apps
The blame for the demise of Hewlett-Packard s TouchPad tablet can be placed with several parties, according to an article in The New York Times Jan. 1. The article assigns blame to several parties for the demise of Hewlett-Packard s TouchPad tablet. After that product crashed and burned in the marketplace, HP abandoned its plans…
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RIM to Slash Prices on PlayBook Tablets
Research In Motion has slashed the prices for its PlayBook tablet, offering all three models for $299 through the beginning of February. For those purchasing direct from RIM, that represents a discount of $400 for the 64GB version, $300 for the 32GB, and $200 for the 16GB. It comes in the wake of recent price-cuts…
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Sony Tablet S Sees $100 Price Cut
Electronics manufacturer Sony announced its 9.4-inch Tablet S is getting a $100 price cut, lowering the price of the 16GB model to $400 and the 32GB model to $500. Sony had previously issued a $50 price cut on Dec. 15 in an apparent attempt to spur holiday sales as the tablet market becomes increasingly competitive.…
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HP Previews Spectre Ultrabook
Hewlett-Packard is circulating a teaser video for its Spectre ultrabook, which could appear at this month s Consumer Electronics Show. The 30-second video, reproduced on Websites such as The Verge, devotes most of its length to abstract imagery, although it ends with a brief shot of what is clearly a laptop, opening to emit a blast of…