Acer Aspire R7 review

Windows 8's future lies in touchscreen devices, but Microsoft's army of OEM manufacturers haven't exactly done a great job of building the perfect laptop. There's been some notable efforts; the HP Envy X2 and Surface Pro spring to mind as decent efforts at marrying computing and touch, but for every neat portability trick is a usability nightmare and sticking with the old fashioned clamshell laptop design hasn't led to a happy matrimony. Acer's...

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NEW!! ASUS Taichi 31 13-inch Displays

The ASUS Taichi 31 has finally become available, and it brings a new design form factor to the world of Windows 8 ultrabooks. The ASUS Taichi features back-to-back displays both able to support FULL HD 1080p resolution. The outer 1080p display is also a touchscreen, allowing you to close your ultrabook and use it as a tablet if you want. You are able to use a stylus to interact with the touch screen. The ASUS Taichi 31 was announced last...

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Sony VAIO Duo 11

Design Click to EnlargeThink of the Duo 11 as more of a notebook than a tablet. When its lid is closed, the Sony VAIO Duo 11 looks like a very thick tablet, at 12.5 x 7.8 x 0.75 inches. The 11-inch screen is surrounded by an inch-thick glossy black bezel that fortunately doesn't show fingerprints all that much. But wait! Pull up (gently but firmly) on two ridges on the upper right- and left-hand corners of the display, and the screen lifts up to reveal a keyboard. The ridges are somewhat hard to see, and it's not immediately obvious that you...

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HP Envy Spectre XT Ultrabook Reviews

We've been enamored with HP's Envy Spectre series notebooks, so it should come as no surprise that we were eager to get our hands on the company's latest Envy Spectre XT. This slick, 13.3-inch $999 Ultrabook features an Intel Core i5 processor and a super quick 128GB SSD. But the ultraportable market is full of steep competition from the likes of Apple, ASUS and others. Read on to find out where this machine ranks. Display Click to...

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New Aspire S7 series Ultrabooks

The new Aspire S7 series Ultrabooks, available in 11-inch and 13-inch models, are tailored for the Windows 8 operating system. Computer maker Acer took the wraps off its latest series of Intel-powered Ultrabooks, the Aspire S7 Series, featuring a unibody design made from a single block of aluminum, high-definition In-Plane Switching (IPS) 10-point touch-screen displays with 1920 x 1080 resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass, and configured...

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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist for Convertible Ultrabooks

Lenovo today announced its take on a modern Windows 8 convertible notebook with the all new ThinkPad Edge Twist. The Twist is being marketed as an all-in-one mobile PC designed to simplify the purchasing process for businesses that have trouble deciding if they should invest in notebooks or tablets. The Twist can be used as a standard, full performance Ultrabook, but with a simple twist of the screen the PC switches to a convertible...

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LIFEBOOK T902 tablet PC

                 The LIFEBOOK T902 is a 13.3-inch convertible tablet PC which comes with a dual digitizer and multi-touch support for advanced navigation and precise drawing in a wider viewing screen. The convertible tablet PC is equipped with full business features like Intel® vPro technology, SmartCard reader and optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for enhanced mobile security. Users can...

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Dell outs the XPS Duo 12 and XPS 10 portable devices

Dell has announced yesterday at the IFA trade show in Berlin that it is adding two new mobile products to its existing XPS Series – the XPS 10 tablet and the XPS Duo 12 convertible Ultrabook. Aimed at users on-the-move, both devices will reportedly go on sale alongside Windows 8 on October 26th. XPS 10 The manufacturer claims the tablet sports a 10-inch touchscreen display and runs on the RT version of Windows 8’s OS. Furthermore, Dell’s...

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Lenovo IdeaPad U510

The Lenovo IdeaPad U510 is the new 15.6-inch addition to Lenovo’s popular U series of Ultrabooks and, at first glance, it seems like a bargain. For a starting price of $679, you get the U510 with Nvidia GT625M graphics and a DVD drive for those who still want to play DVDs. However, we got to go hands-on with the U510 at Lenvo’s IFA Berlin booth and we were not particularly impressed with its size, keyboard or multimedia prowess. The IdeaPad U510 is listed at 4.8 pounds, but in our hands, this notebook felt even heavier. When you...

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Kingston Digital to Create Certified USB Flash Drive for Windows To Go

A developing trend of late in business has been the “bring your own device” movement, where employees use their own smartphones or tablets for work instead of relying on company issued equipment. Now Kingston wants to step this up a notch with the announcement that it is planning on offering the entire Windows 8 experience on a bootable USB flash drive. Called “Windows to Go”, this a new feature in Windows 8 Enterprise that allows for a full...

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Synaptics Introduces the Future of Mobile Computing Interaction

Synaptics first introduced the TouchPad to laptops in the mid-1990s, which was seen as a revolution to the paradigm of mobile computing interaction. Now the company has introduced what it promises to be the next generation of mainstream mobile computing interaction: the ForcePad. The ForcePad uses the same multi-gesture capacitive touchpad found in virtually any netbook on the market that uses a Synaptics TouchPad with one caveat: as the name...

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Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 Review

The Inspiron 17R Special Edition is like a Toyota decked out with all the bells and whistles. While it's not as sleek as Dell's Lexus-like XPS, this 17-incher does have a lot of power and premium features under the hood. For $1,099, you get a quad-core Ivy Bridge processor, a 2GB Nvidia graphics card for gaming and a matte 1080p display. Plus, the built-in Skullcandy speakers promise to give your favorite tunes and flicks some added oomph. Specifications...

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