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Sol solar powered Ubuntu laptop coming this year

While companies like Intel might be hammering away at improving the efficiency of components while maintaining performance, we're not quite at a stage yet where mobile electronics like laptops are able to sustain their operating life between charges much over 10 hours, if that. However, that doesn't matter so much …

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Google announce new Haswell Chromebooks

Google have announced a new series of Chrome devices at the Intel Developer forum last week which will feature the latest Intel Haswell processors. The company highlighted some models from HP and Acer and they promoted the fact that Toshiba and Asus joined the Chromebook ranks. The Google Chromebooks have …

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Microsoft losing money over Surface tablet

The Microsoft Surface tablet has not been the big money maker that Microsoft had hoped. The device has earned the company less in revenue than it paid to write down unsold stocks. The company have said in their regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Surface …

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Acer makes Intel’s Ultrabook dream afforable

When Intel first started touting the concept of an Ultrabook, our imaginations were captivated. Computex that year was full of new ideas and concepts – mostly built around processors that would ultimately struggle to make their sales targets. The problem was price. But maybe that's changing. You want the Core …

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Lenovo release all new T431s UltraBook

Lenovo's ThinkPad range has been updated after an 18 month period of planning. They have just showcased the new ThinkPad T431s Ultrabook. The design is still very much a ‘ThinkPad' design, but they have slimmed it down and changed areas. Lenovo have ditched the physical track pad click buttons and …

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No SSD? Why are laptop companies so sad?

Since 2010, KitGuru has been driving the notion that all systems should boot off an SSD. With the pricing on SSDs so competitive across the board – and laptop companies telling us how important battery life is – why do the vast majority of notebooks come with a cruddy old …

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Google working on a touchscreen Chrome laptop

Rumours are circulating that Google are planning to announce a new touch screen laptop at a press event later today. The Wall Street Journal joined the rumour mill last night saying that Google could unveil a touch version of the highly portable laptop featuring Google's Chrome operating system. They cited …

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HP Pavilion Chromebook leaks ahead of release

After Lenovo announced their education-focussed Chromebook last week, another major manufacturer looks to be gearing up to launch a Chromebook of their own. After Acer and Samsung introducing new and revised offerings late last year, HP is set to join the growing Chrome OS contingent in the coming weeks. A …

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Lenovo introduces education focussed Chromebook ThinkPad X131e

Days after rumours starting to circulate around Lenovo's involvement with Chrome OS, the first such device has been revealed. Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad X131e, an 11.6 inch Chromebook aimed exclusively at K-12 (kindergarten through to the end of high-school) education segment. Availability will commence from February 26th via special bid volume pricing …

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