Dell is going to release the new Studio XPS laptop line, including the Studio XPS 15 and 17, according to a post on LesDelliens forum.
Sources from Dell France say the Studio XPS 15 and 17 will include the lastest Intel Core processors, up to Core i7, and Nvidia’s dedicated graphics. The XPS 15 will ship with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 750GB hard drive, whereas the 17 will have up to 16GB RAM and dual HDDs for maximum 1.2TB of storage space. There’s no info on screen sizes, but we assume the 15 and 17 will have display diagonals of around 15″ and 17″, respectively.
The notebooks also include JBL speakers, HDMI 1.4, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Dell’s Studio XPS 15 and 17 laptops will be available in late October or early November in France. There’s no word on pricing and availability in other countries.
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android 2.2 OS-based tablet will be available on all four major carriers in the U.S: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
The Galaxy Tab for the U.S. market will not be able to make phone calls, unlike the version showcased at 2010 IFA.
The carriers will start selling the Galaxy Tab with data plans in time for the holiday season. There’s no word on pricing.
Samsung has also said that they will release a Wi-Fi only version, which will not require a carrier contract.
At the 2010 Intel Developer Forum, Ocosmos has showcased their upcoming OCS1 ultra-mobile PC, a full function computer with a 4.8-inch touch display, a slide-out keyboard, and Windows 7 OS.
The Ocosmos OCS1 is based on Intel’s next generation “Oak Trail” platform for UMPCs and includes a 32GB solid state drive, a front-facing 1.3MP and a rear 3MP camera, 802.11g Wi-Fi, and a USB port. It is also expected to support 3G connectivity.
Besides the 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, there are two control pads on each side of the device.
Ocosmos says they expect to release the OSC1 in Q1 of 2011.
CTL’s 2go Pad SL10, a 10.1-inch tablet with an Intel Atom processor and Windows 7 OS, is now available for pre-order.
Besides the capacitive multitouch 1024×600-pixel LED-backlight display and the Atom N450 at 1.66GHz, the SL10 2go Pad has 2GB DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, 1.3MP front-facing camera, microphone, stereo speakers, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet LAN port, two USB connectors, a Micro SD Card reader, and a mini VGA port.
The tablet weighs 2.6 pounds with its 4-cell battery which provides up to 5 hours of run time.
The 2go Pad is priced at $499. It is expected to start shipping by October 15th.
Samsung has announced that it is mass producing 8GB DDR3 memory modules for laptops and mobile workstations.
According to Samsung, the 8GB high density 40-nanometer module operates at 1333MHz and uses 1.5 volts of power, providing “about a 67 percent savings in power consumption over 1.8V DDR2″. Also, 8GB DDR3 memory consumes 53 percent less power than two 4GB DDR3 modules.
The fist laptop with Samsung’s new memory is the Dell Precision M6500 mobile workstation which features up to four 8GB SoDIMM modules for a total of 32GB RAM.
Taiwanese laptop maker Clevo has released the X7200 17.3-inch gaming notebook, featuring dual GeForce GTX 480M video cards and Intel desktop CPUs.
Besides two Nvidia GeForce GTX 480M GPUs in SLI configuration with 2GB of GDDR5 video memory, the Clevo X7200 comes with the Intel Core i7 LGA1366 processor, up to the six-core i7-975, and has three DDR3 SoDIMM memory slots for up to 12GB of RAM. There are three 2.5″ hard drive bays with RAID 0/1/5 support, and a Bly-ray or DVD optical drive.
Its 17.3″ glossy display has a full HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels.
The notebook also has five speakers, including a subwoofer, Dolby Home Theater audio technology, optional TV tuner, a 3MP web camera, mic, two USB 3.0 and three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, DVI-I, and S/PDIF outputs, optional HDMI input port, a 9-in-1 media card reader, eSATA and Firewire connectors, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth options, and Gigabit LAN.
It features an aluminum body and weighs around 12 pounds with its 78.44WH battery, that is capable to power the system for an hour.
The Clevo X7200 is Windows 7 compatible and is available via Sager, AVA Direct, iBuyPower and other sellers for a base price of around $3,500 when configured with dual GTX 480M.
Research in Motion (RIM) has officially introduced a tablet device called BlackBerry PlayBook.
The PlayBook is designed for web browsing, communication, multimedia, entertainment, and business. Measuring less than half an inch thick, the 0.9-pound tablet has a 7-inch multi-touch capacitive display at 1024×600 pixels and runs the brand new QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS with multitasking support and out-of-the-box compatibility with BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
RIM’s tablet supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and HTML 5 and is capable to play 1080p HD videos. It supports applications based on Adobe Mobile AIR, POSIX, OpenGL, Java, and the just announced BlackBerry WebWorks app platform that “will allow apps to be written to run on PlayBook tablets as well as BlackBerry smartphones with BlackBerry 6 OS”.
BlackBerry PlayBook users will be able to connect the tablet to a BlackBerry smartphone via a secure Bluetooth connection.
“This means they can opt to use the larger tablet display to seamlessly and securely view any of the email, BBM, calendar, tasks, documents and other content that resides on (or is accessible through) their smartphone. They can also use their tablet and smartphone interchangeably without worrying about syncing or duplicating data,” RIM says.
The PlayBook will be able to access 3G mobile broadband networks via existing BlackBerry smartphone service plans and has built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, as well as Bluetooth 2.1. In addition, RIM intends to offer PlayBook models with embedded 3G and 4G connectivity.
Regarding core computing components, the device runs on a 1GHz ARM dual-core processor and has 1GB of RAM. It is expected to ship with 32GB and 64GB of internal storage capacity.
The PlayBook features a front facing 3MP and rear-racing 5MP web camera, and microHDMI and microUSB ports.
It is expected to hit the U.S. market in early 2011 with rollouts in other international markets beginning in Q2 2011.
Lenovo has expanded its ThinkPad Edge laptop family for small businesses with the 11.6-inch ThinkPad Edge 11.
The 1.1-inch thin Edge 11 starts at less than three pounds. It’s now the smallest and lightest ThinkPad Edge model and offers the choice of Intel Core/Pentium or AMD Vision Pro Athlon ultra low voltage processors, and a battery life of up to seven hours.
Lenovo’s new laptop provides Wi-Fi and optional 3G or 4G/WiMAX connectivity, and has a contemporary style spill-proof keyboard, webcam, three USB ports, an HDMI port, and a 4-in-1 media card reader.
The ThinkPad Edge 11 runs Windows 7 OS and comes in three color choices: Midnight Black Glossy, Midnight Black Smooth and Heatwave Red Glossy.
The notebook is available immediately through business partners and starts at $449, according to Lenovo.
LG Electronics has announced the Xnote A510 laptop with 3D technology and a 15.6-inch full HD display.
The LG Xnote A510 features Intel’s Core i7 740QM and 840QM quad-core processors and Nvidia GeForce GT425M 1GB dedicated video card. It ships with polarized 3D glasses, a set of clip-on 3D lenses for regular glasses, and TriDef 2D to 3D conversion software.
The notebook has SRS TruSurround HD audio technology and HDMI 1.4 output.
LG said it will release the Xnote A510 in Asia, South America, the Middle East and Africa starting in October 2010. There’s no info on pricing and availability in other continents.
MSI has updated the G Series gaming laptop line with the GT663 15.6-inch model, featuring the Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M dedicated video card.
Besides the GTX 460M with 1.5GB of GDDR5 video memory, the MSI GT633 includes a Core i7 quad-core processor, three DDR3 memory slots for a maximum of 12GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage using two 500GB hard drives, a DVD burner, and a LED backlight display with “full HD or HD” resolution.
The notebook has DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC audio technology and built-in 2.1 speaker system, a 720p/30fps web camera, two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN, and HDMI and VGA outputs.
MSI’s GT663 incorporates Turbo Drive Engine+ technology for “boosting system speed for enhanced processor and display performance” and Cooler Boost technology for enhanced system cooling. Both technologies can be activated with a single touch of a dedicated hotkey above the keyboard.
The laptop weighs 7.7 pounds and runs Windows 7 OS.
There’s no word on pricing and availability.
Super Talent has announced it is currently manufacturing the world’s first over-clocked 4GB laptop memory modules running at 1600MHz.
The new SO-DIMM modules are designed for use in gaming notebooks and mobile workstations.
“While several manufactures are shipping DDR3 SO-DIMMs, used in laptops and notebooks, supporting clock speeds of 1333 MHz, Super Talent’s has moved beyond this limitation and produced a DDR3 SO-DIMM capable of over-clocking to an incredible 1600 MHz,” the press release says.
According to the company, the new 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM was tested conducted in the HP Envy 17-1011NR 17″ laptop.
There’s no word on pricing and availability.
Lenovo announced today that the ThinkPad T410, T410s and T510 business laptops are now optionally available with Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics technology.
The ThinkPad notebooks with Optimus combine the Nvidia NVS 3100M dedicated video card and Intel HD integrated graphics that switch on-the-fly in order to achieve longer battery life.
The new solution additionally enables the ThinkPads with Optimus to display content on up to four screens via select ThinkPad docking stations.
The 14-inch ThinkPad T410, T410s and 15.6-inch T510 with Nvidia Optimus are available now through business partners and lenovo.com. Pricing begins at approximately $1,299 for the T410 and T510 and $1,849 for the T410s.
Lenovo also announced that sales of ThinkPad laptops will surpass 60 million this month. In celebration of the company’s milestone, Lenovo is rewarding customers with a Customer Appreciation Event featuring up to 15% savings on select ThinkPads purchased in the U.S. The promotion runs through October 8th.
Israeli newspaper Ynet has reported that Asustek is going to release the Asus Eee Pad EP90 8.9-inch tablet computer.
The EP90 is based on the Nvidia Tegra platform with a dual core 1GHz processor. It most likely runs Microsoft Windows 7 Embedded OS, since Ynet suggests that the device will be able to run Microsoft Office suite.
Asustek’s tablet reportedly weighs 650 grams and has a 1024×600 touch display, 16GB or 32GB of storage, a 4-6 hour battery life, 0.3MP front-facing camera, HDMI port, Bluetooth, and GPS.
There’s no word on pricing and availability.
Samsung today officially announced the NF310 netbook, featuring a 10.1-inch display and Intel Atom dual-core processor.
Besides the Atom N550 at 1.5GHz and 720p screen resolution, the Samsung NF310 includes 1GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB hard drive, battery life of “more than 9 hours”, Windows 7 Starter OS, stereo speakers, and 802.11n Wi-Fi.
The 2.87-pound netbook has an island style spill-resistant keyboard, contoured “Titan Silver” case, and Fast Start feature, which allows users to put the NF310 in an advanced state of sleep and restore a Windows session in “as little as 3 seconds”.
According to Samsung’s press release, the NF310 will be available this fall with a $399 price tag.
California-based Cherrypal today announced the CherryPad America sub $200 tablet computer, featuring a 7-inch display, Android 2.1 operating system with “full access to the Android Market” and a Samsung ARM11 800MHz processor.
“The CherryPad America features a 7-inch resistive touch widescreen display (no stylus needed) at 800×480 resolution with built-in gravity sensor. Memory, storage and wireless functions include 256 MBs of DDRII RAM; 2 GB NAND Flash; Micro SD (1x) reader, and WiFi 802.11 b/g.
Standard I/O ports include USB 2.0 supported by an external adapter; 3.5 mm headphone jack, built-in speakers and microphone, DC port, optional external 3G modem. The CherryPad America’s Polymer 3200 MAH battery has a run time of 6-8 hours. The device weighs just 1.1 pounds and is housed in a sturdy aluminum case,” the press release says.
The tablet and other Cherrypal products will be exclusively sold through Zecozi in the United States. The tablet has a a MSRP of $188.
Upgrade to Android 2.2 is expected by the end of 2010.
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