Posts Tagged ‘Technology News’

As a company, ASUS has had a strong history of fitting dedicated graphics into its laptops in a fashion other notebook suppliers have been less apt to do. Yours truly owns a 14.1” ASUS laptop with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 9600M GS, remarkably robust hardware for the size, and a jaunt over to Newegg's notebook section will reveal a healthy number of other ASUS machines ... Full story

Asus is finally committing to a launch date for its oft-delayed Eee Keyboard. Originally unveiled at CES 2009 back in January and scheduled for a mid-year launch, the standard-sized computer keyboard with a built-in computer is now expected to hit U.S. and European markets starting in October. ... Full story

Microsoft has announced its thinnest keyboard ever, the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000. It's intended to complement the rising tide of netbooks that sport Bluetooth links but suffer from cramped, uncomfortable keyboards. Also available is a separate, portable number pad, with its own carrying case. ... Full story

Intel Corp. on Tuesday formally launched its second-generation desktop PC platform based on Nehalem micro-architecture. The new Core i5 and Core i7 central processing units (CPUs) based on the Lynnfield core will not offer considerably higher performance than predecessors, but will enable cost-efficiency, lower thermal envelopes and lower amount of chips needed for mainstream personal computers (PCs). The new Core i7 and i5 processors ... Full story

We’ve been lusting after the new breed of thin and light CULV laptops ever since we saw the gorgeous MSI X320 at this year’s CES and now models are starting to arrive in earnest. We’ll have a review of the Advent Altro for you next week, but first up is the ASUS UX30. CULV laptops are based on Intel’s Consumer Ultra Low ... Full story

While the affordable mobility of netbook's has allowed the mini-laptop market to continue growing over the first-half of the year, a new market has since begun to grow. CULV, or Consumer Ultra Low Voltage, laptops aim to provide ample mobility in a compact chassis, while delivering greater power than a netbook, thanks to the use of higher powered, low-voltage processors, and the Advent Altro from ... Full story

SlashGear have carried out a brief review of Asus’ new ultraportable UX30, part of their new upcoming notebook line. No definite price or release date has been announced yet, however it is expected to retail at a price that will maybe be its major downfall. The Asus ultraportable UX30 runs a Intel CULV processor the entry level processor runs at 1.3GHz, it has ... Full story

If you have a netbook or ultraportable laptop, chances are it doesn't have an internal optical drive. While most users will stick with the same operating system and setup for the life of the computer, some might want to restore or even upgrade to a newer configuration. This is where an external USB optical drive comes into play. In this review we take a look ... Full story

What an incredible launch. Packed with over 300 new features, Apple's OS X 10.5 Leopard sold more than two million copies in its first weekend on sale. Steve Jobs was bullish. "Leopard's innovative features are getting great reviews and making more people than ever think about switching to the Mac," he said. But the undoubted success of Leopard caused a problem ... Full story

Even Apple has been playing down the changes in Snow Leopard, calling them "enhancements and refinements" and asking only $29 for the update (it's free on new Macs). But after seeing OS X evolve so rapidly over the past eight years, buyers walking into Apple's stores may expect something dramatic from this update. If so, they're bound for disappointment. The most important ... Full story