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Asustek’s Eee PC has helped them climb up the rankings to become one of the biggest laptop manufacturers – according to IDC.
The company’s sale of 1.4 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2008 put them firmly in the top 10, but when 700,000 Eee PC sales are included, they overtake both Apple and Fujitsu.
Revolution
Indeed, [...]
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Samsung is planning a next generation of its Q1 UMPC and even potential MIDs – but is holding off on thoughts of an Eee PC rival. TechRadar spoke to Jeongseon Euh, Principal R&D Engineer in Samsung’s Computer Systems Division about the company’s Q1 UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) device.
“This current Samsung Q1 ultra is second generation [...]
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Samsung SDI has unveiled a concept laptop using an active matrix OLED (AMOLED) with an advanced backplane driver, allowing for better driving of the high-resolution display.
Samsung’s prototype – developed for this year’s upcoming SID 2008 event in the US – has all the fancy gubbins: a touchscreen keyboard so light the screen needs a stand [...]
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Gartner has released its estimated computer sales figures for the quarter, suggesting a 11.2 per cent rise in laptop sales in the UK, but a 15 per cent decline in desktop purchases.
In figures published by the Guardian, Technology analysts Gartner believe that Dell’s deals with Dixons and Tesco brought a 200 per cent increase in [...]
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An executive shake-up at Advanced Micro Devices earlier this week has left some analysts speculating that the move may be a prelude to a major corporate restructuring.
The chip manufacturer, which struggled through losses and product delays last year, has hinted in recent months that it may change its asset strategy to lighten what Wall Street [...]
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Alienware going low-end with $1699 gaming desktop
Gaming PCs tend to be some of the most expensive computer systems that you can buy and routinely sell for many times the cost of traditional computers. Gaming PCs also tend to set trends that trickle down into mainstream systems as the high-end components become cheaper.
According to the Wall [...]
admin @ May 14, 2008 # One Comment
While laptops are often looked at as being solely designed for portability, this can sometimes be far from the truth. With many laptops striving for performance to match larger desktop PCs, battery life can often take a backseat in the pursuit of raw power.
Thankfully, it’s still possible to find a great combination of performance and [...]
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Samsung could pull out of the laptop market if it fails to gain over three times its current share of the worldwide notebook market. The revelation came during a Samsung presentation to TechRadar at its HQ in Suwon City.
When asked whether the required 11 million global sales in 2011 was possible for Samsung to achieve, [...]
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Reseller Expansys has released pricing for one of the year’s hotly-awaited notebook launches, the MSI Wind. Now that cheap ultraportables are in vogue thanks to the Asus Eee PC, MSI’s Intel Atom-based marvel is sure to cause a bit of a stir alongside the VIA-based HP Mini-Note 2133.
The latter runs Vista Business, but MSI has [...]
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Dell laptops are dull. If you’re after something relatively lightweight but feature-packed, you’re not likely to go for one. But some leaked pics and specs have emerged on Engadget – and we can’t wait to see the real deal.
The Inspiron 1535 and 1735 models appear to be debuting late this month and early next, so [...]