Jan 3, 2011

It’s no secret that Toshiba’s got a thing for glasses-free 3D displays and that it’s been putting together 3D concept laptops based on the technology, but according to Toshiba’s director of product marketing Phil Osako, the company could be ready to bring a 3D laptop sans spectacles to market by the end of the year. Sounds good to us,...

Dec 27, 2010

We mean this with no disrespect to Lenovo, but when you first lay eyes (or hands) on the incredibly attractive IdeaPad U260, it’s pretty hard to believe that it was made by the company. Sure, the Chinese laptop manufacturer has always had a certain knack for creating very powerful and well-rounded ultraportables, but “drop-dead gorgeous”...

Dec 27, 2010

Digital Storm has announced the release of its best and most powerful laptop to date, the XM15. Not only will the XM15 bring users high performance in gaming and high definition video, but it will also last longer on a single charge. The XM15 will make use of a NVIDIA GT 425M video card with as much as 1GB memory, which is said to be the main reason for better...

Dec 25, 2010

Reports have done the rounds that users may soon get their hands on some Atom-beating netbook chips, specifically the Acer Aspire One 522. According to information received the device will be driven by a 1GHz AMD C-50 Ontario APU. Ontario’s chip, rated at only nine watts, promises fairly decent battery life. The netbook will consist of a 10.1-inch, 720p...

Dec 17, 2010

What’s NVIDIA got up its sleeve for CES, you ask? A whole host of Sandy Bridge laptop and desktop machines, by the sound of its latest press release. The green giant of graphics has proudly announced a new record of 200 OEM design wins for Intel’s incoming CPUs. The big draw of Sandy Bridge is that it’s the first processor to include an...

Dec 11, 2010

We know there’s a lot to digest after Google’s Chrome OS event today, but following the shindig we caught a few minutes with Google VP of Product Management Sundar Pichai. While he wouldn’t answer our questions about upcoming Chrome OS laptops — you know, the ones coming from partners such as Acer and Samsung in mid-2011 — he did...