Dell To Launch Cheapie Notebook Soon Dell says it is planning to introduce a low-cost notebook in August to join the booming low-cost notebook market, according to digitimes.com.
Lenovo Releases Two Multimedia Notebooks Lenovo has introduced two new notebooks that give customers even more ways to express their ideas with expanded multimedia capabilities and additional consumer-focused features.
Apple Drops Prices On MacBook Air While nobody was watching- or rather while we were all still mesmerised by the new iPhone 3G, Apple quietly reduced the price of its most expensive notebook, the MacBook Air by $500 in the US.
Pioneer Computers Release Portable Notebook Australian local notebook manufacturer Pioneer Computers has released its first notebook model powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor Diamondville.
Acer Unveils One Ultraportable Netbook Acer has just joined the ultraportable notebook bandwagon as it launches its Aspire One. This 8.9-inch netbook is powered by an Intel Atom processor, weighs less than a kilogram, and claims to have a battery life of seven hours.
Toshiba Rolls Out 3 More Notebooks In its mega roll out of some 32 new notebooks since April, Toshiba has unveiled a new range of consumer notebooks, to include the latest innovative design and mobile computing technologies and are available at retail outlets now.
Asus Eee PC To Come With Bigger Keyboards According to digitimes.com, Asustek Computer is planning to launch two new Eee PC models, the 904 and 905, which will have an 8.9-inch panel but use a keyboard as big as the company's 10.2-inch models.
Notebook Sales Keep PC Market Growing According to analyst firm iSupply, for the last five years, first-quarter PC shipments have grown by an average of 12 per cent – a trend that seems to be continuing.
Stylised Laptops From Dell Studio 15 and Studio 17 are two new laptops from Dell that claim to combine sleek designs, great visual color elements and personalisation options, and include features such as built-in webcam, capacitive touch media control buttons, slot load drives, as well as optional mercury-free LED displays and built-in mobile broadband.
Asus Atomises Eee PC Asus is set to roll out a new Eee PC that will run on Intel’s new Atom processor, making the ‘world’s easiest PC’ perform better than ever.
HP Tops Global Notebook Sales DisplaySearch has revealed in its recent release of the Quarterly Notebook PC Shipment and Forecast Report that the notebook PC market shrank 6 per cent but was up 35 per cent in Q1'08 to 31-million units and that HP remained number 1 in the notebook PC market for the seventh consecutive quarter, maintaining a lead of almost 2 million units over number 2 vendor Dell.
Lenovo Sees Red With New Notebook The colour red signifies luck in Chinese culture and that is exactly what Lenovo is hoping for with its sales of the new IdeaPad U110 consumer notebook PC.
Dell And Acer To Take On Eee Dell and Acer are about to join the rush to producing mini-notebook computers that will compete with the highly successful Asus Eee.
Samsung Notebook Breakthrough Like Moving From CD's To MP3 Samsung who two weeks ago were bragging that they are set to become the world's #1 printer manufacturer have turned their attention to notebook with claims that they have developed a storage device for mobile PCs that will revolutionize notebook computers.
HP Scores Telstra Notebook Gig HP may as well stand for High Profits as we can exclusively report that the free fast broadband notebook Telstra deal will involve new business Next G customers receiving a free HP 6720, which has a street value of just under $1000.
Telstra To Offer Fast Free Broadband Notebooks Telstra in a move that could well revolutionise the way notebooks are sold has decided to give away a notebook for free with a fast broadband package which by the end of this year could well be running faster on their Next G network than home BigPond.
Pioneer Offers An Eee PC Me Too Pioneer Computers Australia has unveiled the DreamBook Light IL2, an ultra portable notebook that comes with a lower price point compared to the Asus Eee PC but claims to provide users with a number of useful features.
BenQ Expands Joybook Line-up BenQ is set to roll out a Joybook with a lot of attitude. The new Joybook R45 sports a leather-like finish with latch-free closure that gives it a sophisticated touch.
Asus Upsizes Eee PC Asus has given its Eee PC a facelift. The new Eee PC 900 comes with an 8.9-inch widescreen, 1.3-megapixel webcamera, 12GB and 20GB storage, but still weighs less than a kilogram for total mobility.
Water-Based Laptop Batteries Here Soon According to a report in techworld.com, laptop users may soon get longer battery life from their machines, with the development of silver-zinc batteries, which it is claimed last significantly longer than traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Battery Shortage Hits Asustek Hardest According to overseas reports, the shortage of lithium-ion batteries is continuing to affect laptop computer shipments, although this may ease in the third quarter.
Eee PC Sales Skyrocket According to a report in techworld.com, Asustek Computer is set to double shipments of the Eee PC laptop in the second quarter of this year, as laptop lovers all over the world learn to embrace all things small.
WiMAX To Get A Big Kick Along From Acer WiMAX is set to get a kick along in Australia with news that Acer is currently testing WiMAX-enabled notebooks and expects to launch Montevina-based products with a built-in WiMAX module in June-July of this year, according to Acer chairman JT Wang. Expected to be shown for the first time at Computex in Taiwan in June 08.
NEC Rolls Out Ruggedised Notebooks NEC has released its first ever ruggedised notebook for the Australian market. The water/dust resistant and fanless ShieldPRO is designed as a mobile computing solution for those who work in harsh physical environments.
When Is A Blu-ray Notebook Not A Blu-ray Notebook ? This week Acer went overboard launching their Blu-ray notebook. It’s got 1080p they said, it delivers the ultimate viewing experience they claimed. But does it?
New Acer Blu Ray Notebook Not 1080p Full HD As Claimed Acer who are claiming that their new Blu ray notebook is 1080p Full HD offering have admitted that it is only 1080i and not capable of playing Full HD 1080p content to the new 18" screen. There are also doubts as to whether consumers will get the full benefit of Blu ray with the 1080i screen.
Toshiba To Roll Out Notebook Range Toshiba will roll out 16 business and consumer notebooks over the next 2 months incorporating the latest innovative design and technologies for stylish mobile computing experiences.
Acer Unveils Blu-ray Entertainment Notebook In tune with Acer’s goal of being a premium brand, the company has launched two new Blu-ray notebooks that offer a complete high definition experience.
Fujitsu To Release Wood-Encased Laptop So the green revolution in IT has finally come to this - Fujitsu later this week will be releasing a laptop with a wooden case rather than the usual traditional plastic or metal casing.
Dell Finally Realises That Size Does Matter In an interview two days ago, Dell Computers founder and CEO Michael Dell said that his company would be releasing a low-cost mini-notebook to compete with HP’s 2133 and Asus’s Eee PC in the near future.
Consumers Not Collecting Notebook Rebates A bitter battle has broken out in the consumer notebook market with vendors slashing notebooks to sub $500. Some have resorted to offering $400 rebates knowing that less than 30% of consumers actually collect them.
HP Rolls Out Mini Notebook Hewlett-Packard has released the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC which has an 8.9 inch screen and weighs in at 1.19kg.
Acer Sees The Light- And Its Blu! According to digitimes.com, Acers upcoming launch of notebooks with Blu-ray disc (BD) optical drives will top the 22 million mark in 2008, with large-size BD notebooks and low-cost notebooks both regarded as focuses for the company.
Dell Sees The Light With Blu-Ray Notebooks After running a story earlier today about Dell Computers and their non-local release of the Blu-ray Inspiron 1525 for under $1000, it seems a few things have changed.
Australia’s Best Notebook Deal Exposed Value for money supermarket group Aldi is churning up the mass market retail channel by selling a highly- specced Intel Core 2, 17” high performance notebook with 3GB of memory for less than $1499. When SmartHouse compared similar models from brands like Sony, Acer, Toshiba and Asus the cheapest was over $2,500 and up to $4,000.
Acer To Take On Eee PC Arch rival Acer are set to take on the Asustek Computer's Eee PC with a May 2008 date tipped for the Company to launch a new low level entry PC to take on the popular Eee PC.
HP Targets Youth With Hip New Laptops Hewlett-Packard has released a new range of notebooks with ‘hip’ designs, noteworthy specifications, and at a price younger consumers could afford.
People Are In Love With Notebooks As Sales Boom More people than ever before are choosing notebooks over the tradition PC with DisplaySearch reporting that the overall notebook PC market grew 14% Q/Q and 41 % Y/Y in Q4'07 to 33 million units.A big performer in the last quarter is Acer with Companies like Asus failing to make the top 6.
Asus Eee PC To Ship With Windows OS After its launch two months ago, Asus has announced that its Eee PC will now come pre-installed with Microsoft Windows XP.
Chinese Lenovo Goes All Japanese With New Notebook Lenovo Australia certainly turned it on when it launched its new X300 "Kodachi" ultra-thin notebook PC for business users. The Japanese theme might seem a little odd coming from a Chinese PC company, but Lenovo is painting the new lightweight notebook as the ultimate weapon for the "boardroom warrior" as it seeks to grab more market share in Australia.
Apple Releases New Intel MacBooks The new Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks feature upgraded Intel processors, memory and hard drives. The MacBook Pro now also features the MacBook Air trackpad.
Acer Relaunches Ferrari Notebook Acer has unveiled the new Ferrari 1100, a notebook that claims to offer ‘luxury portability, exquisite detailing, and state of the art design.’ Only 99 units will be available for sale starting February 21, 2008, making it a 'limited edition' notebook aimed at Ferrari enthusiasts.
Lenovo Launches First Consumer Notebooks, Desktops Lenovo has released its first consumer PCs with a line of ‘Idea’ notebooks and desktop PCs with frameless screens, facial recognition software and Dolby surround sound for watching movies.
IceTV Cuts Sony Deal For Notebook Bundles Sony and IceTV have teamed up in a marketing deal which will see IceTV give away a free three-month subscription to its Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to every customer who purchases a compatible Vaio notebook computer.
Toshiba Releases Powerful Notebook Range Toshiba has launched its new Satellite series of notebook PCs, which boast more powerful processors, better graphics, as well as an HD DVD drive for the top-end model.
Fujitsu Brings 3.5G To Its Tablet PC Keeping up with the trend of wireless connectivity and mobile computing, Fujitsu has given life to its LifeBook U1010 by making it 3.5G/HSDPA enabled.
Toshiba Tunes Kids After Asus Eee Success Toshiba has put together a marketing campaign to lure students who are looking at purchasing a notebook computer before they return to school or university for the year.
Jobs Cranks Up New Apple Products At Macworld Macworld in San Francisco in the USA has kicked off and Apple has used the occasion to roll out a 2.5 centimetre notebook, which makes it the thinnest in the world, an online movie-rental service and a revamped TV device as the maker of the iPod and iPhone seeks to extend a sales surge driven by new products.
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