Leader International plans to launch two tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon. One will be a 7 inch model with a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor and a $179 price tag, while the other will be a 9.7 inch tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. That version will sell for $299. The company is still…
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Asus introduced four new Eee PC models today. The Eee PC X101CH is a new $269 mini-laptop with a 10 inch display, an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor, and a 3 cell battery. The Eee PC 1025C and 1025CE are a little fancier, thanks to higher capacity batteries, an extra USB port, and the option for a model with a USB…
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ViewSonic is introducing a new low-cost 7 inch tablet which will be available in the coming months for $169. What sets the ViewSonic ViewPad e70 apart from most other budget tablets though, is that it will ship with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. You won’t get any more than you pay for with the e70. The tablet has a…
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Lenovo is introducing a new convertible tablet-style notebook called the IdeaPad YOGA. While notebooks that transform into tablets are nothing new, the YOGA takes an unusual approach. You just push the screen back 360 degrees and fold the laptop as if you were closing the lid — but the “flip-and-fold” design means that the screen will now be accessible. The…
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Sony is bringing its Walkman Z line of Android-powered portable media players to the US. The Walkman Z1000 series will be available starting this spring for $249.99 and up. The handheld media players feature 4.3 inch multitouch displays and run Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread. While there’s an emphasis on music, with a S-Master MX digital amplifier with noise reduction, and…
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It’s been a year since Microsoft announced that Windows 8 would run on devices with ARM-based processors as well as computers with x86 chips. But while a Windows 8 developer preview has been available for months, it currently only runs on x86 chips. Today NVIDIA showed off a tablet with a Tegra 3 quad-core processor running Windows 8. We didn’t…
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Asus is showing off the Eee Pad MeMo 7 inch Android tablet at CES this week. While the company hadn’t announced details about the processor and price when it unveiled the latest version of the tablet this morning, it turns out Asus was just saving the goods for the NVIDIA press conference. It turns out the MeMo will have an…
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NVIDIA has announced that Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be available for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet starting today. That’s three days ahead of schedule. We’d previously heard that the software update would be available on January 12th. The Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the first tablet to ship with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, and…
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The Eee Pad MeMo 7 inch Android tablet has undergone a bit of a makeover since Asus first introduced it at CES 2011. This week Asus is showing off a new model with a high resolution 1280 x 800 pixel display and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. But gone are the capacitive stylus and Bluetooth media remote control….
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The Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android device with a 5.3 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel Super AMOLED display and a stylus. It blurs the lines between a typical tablet and smartphone thanks to its unusual size and screen resolution, but you can call it a phone if you like, since it can make phone calls. The device runs Google…
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When we last checked in on Fusion Garage, Brad had declared the company only mostly dead. Today, however, it appears as though it’s time to put on the toe tag and zip up the bag: Fusion Garage is done. On January 20th, the company’s creditors will be sitting down with representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers and taking a good, hard look Fusion…
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Samsung has introduced two new ultrabooks. They’re both thin and light laptops priced at around $1000, give or take a hundred bucks or so. But the Samsung Series 5 Ultra will come in 13 inch and 14 inch models. Both will have matte displays which sets them apart from the sea of glossy laptops on the market. While matte screens…
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