ASUS ANNOUNCES UX21 AND UX31 ULTRATHIN NOTEBOOKS

Asus has announced two new ultraportable notebooks. While the Asus UX21 has an 11.6 inch display, the UX31 sports a larger 13.3 inch panel. Both models will be introduced in the US on October 11th.


The Asus UX21 and UX31 measure 0.67 inches at their thickest part. They sport a brushed aluminum chassis, Intel’s latest Core series ULV processors and SSDs. Other specifications include

HP LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY 2000Z WITH AMD APU

HP has launched a new budget-friendly 15.6 inch laptop. The new HP 2000z has an AMD processor. It is even cheaper than the corresponding Intel version.


The new HP 2000z starts at $349.99. It can be configured with an AMD Ontario or Zacate Fusion APU. The base configuration has an AMD C-50 dual core processor, 2GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, a DVD burner and a 6-cell battery which will reportedly

ASUS EEE PC 1015BX WITH AMD C-60 NOW UP FOR ORDER IN GERMANY

Asus Eee PC 1015BX, one of the first netbooks to sport the 1.33GHz AMD C-60 lower processor, is now up for pre-order in Germany. The AMD C-60 was one of the processors AMD introduced last month. It has a total power draw of 9W and comes bundled with the Radeon HD 6290 graphics.

The Asus Eee PC 1015BX has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. In Germany the

TOSHIBA THRIVE 7 INCH TABLET DUE IN DECEMBER

The 7 inch Toshiba Thrive tablet will start shipping in December for under $400. It has the exact same specifications as the 10 inch Toshiba Thrive. It just happens to be smaller. Just like its bigger brother, the 7 inch Thrive also has a high resolution 1280 x 800 pixels display. Both models have the same 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. There is a 5 megapixel camera on the rear side

ASUS LAUNCHES TOUGH TABLET IN THE US

Asus will soon start offering a semi-rugged Android tablet in Japan. It will be available from the carrier KDDI. There has been no official announcement regarding the Asus Tough ETBW11AA in the western world. So chances are this is going to be exclusively sold in the Japanese market.

The Asus Tough tablet has a 7 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR $300 IN CANADA

The BlackBerry PlayBook is now available in Canada for just $299.99. Will this price drop revive interest in the tablet? Well, that needs to be seen. In Canada both Best Buy and Future Shop are still selling the 16GB version of the tablet for $399.99. But now they also offer a $100 discount or a $100 gift card with the tablet. Note that to see the new prices you will have to add the tablet to

AT&T NOW OFFERING THE ACER ICONIA TAB A501

AT&T has started offering the Acer Iconia Tab A501 Android tablet with 4G connectivity. The Iconia Tab A501 is essentially the same as the Iconia Tab A500. It just happens to have a 4G LTE HSDPA+ modem to connect to AT&T’s 4G network. According to AT&T’s website, the 4G speeds will be available in areas like Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, San Antonio and Houston. The coverage will be available in

14 INCH ASUS U46SV-DH51 THIN AND LIGHT LAPTOP UP FOR ORDER

Excaliber PC has started taking pre-orders for the 14 inch Asus U46SV-DH51 thin and light laptop in the US. The U46SV-DH51 has an Intel Core i5-2410M processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M discrete graphics, 4GB of RAM, a 650GB hard drive and a DVD burner. Despite having a DVD burner, the laptop measures just 1.08 inches at its thickest point.

The Asus U46SV has a brushed metal chassis and a

ASUS EEE PAD SLIDER NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US AND CANADA

The Asus Eee Pad Slider Android tablet has started shipping in the US and Canada. The Eee Pad Slider is a 10 inch tablet with a slide-out keyboard. The tablet is currently up for order from Amazon, Newegg and B&H. The 16GB version runs $479. A higher capacity model with 32GB of storage runs $579.

The most interesting thing about the Slider is its slide-out keyboard which hides itself behind

ACER ASPIRE S3 HITS FCC

The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook has hit the FCC. The laptop is due out this fall. The Ultrabook is a new category of ultrathin and light laptops that measure less than an inch in thickness and weigh under 3 pounds. Unlike netbooks, Ultrabooks have Intel’s latest processors and price tags hovering around $1000.


The Aspire S3 is the first Ultrabook from Acer. The FCC application for the laptop

HP will offer one last batch of the TouchPad tablet before discontinuing the device forever. That last batch will reportedly be made available to HP employees first.




The HP TouchPad has been the hottest selling tablet in recent times, thanks to the price drop which now makes it possible to buy one TouchPad for just $99. HP launched the tablet a couple of months ago but it wasn’t selling

PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK ANDROID TABLET COMING SOON

The micro-website for the Panasonic ToughBook Android tablet is now up and running. Like laptops in the Toughbook series, the new ToughBook tablet is also rugged and capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions. However, Panasonic hasn’t provided any information about the tablet’s compatibility with any ruggedness standards.




The ToughBook tablet has a 10.1 inch XGA multitouch display

AMD SHOWCASES E-300 AND E-450 PROCESSORS

AMD has uploaded a short video that showcases the capabilities of its upcoming E-300 and E-450 processors. Like the E-350 the new processors also have integrated CPU and graphics cores and a total power draw of 18 watts.

The new E-450 processor has a clock speed of 1.65 GHz which makes it slightly faster than the 1.6GHz E-350. The E-300 is a little less powerful, but it is cheaper and suitable

CEDAR TRAIL CHIPS TO SUPPORT HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR HD VIDEO

The next generation Cedar Trail Intel Atom processors will have GMA 3600 graphics with HD video capabilities. They are due out by the end of this year. These processors are designed for use in netbooks, tablets and desktop computers.




The Cedar Trail Atom processors will be able to handle 1080p HD video playback and Blu-ray decoding. These chips will also support hardware acceleration for HD

SONY TABLET S NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US FOR $499 AND UP

The Sony Tablet S has officially gone on sale in the US today.  You can now pick up the 9.4 inch device from a number of retailers for prices starting at $499.

The Sony tablet has a 9.4 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and runs Google Android Honeycomb operating system. The base configuration which runs $499 has 16GB

HANNSPREE LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY 12 INCH NOTEBOOK

Hannspree has launched a 12.1 inch budget-friendly netbook with an Intel Pentium ULV processor. The Hannspree SN12E24B7P is available for just $300 after savings.



For that price you will get a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium dual core SU4100 processor, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 2GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. The 12.1

VIEWSONIC VIEWPAD 7X TO START AT $379

The 7 inch ViewSonic ViewPad 7x Android tablet will start shipping in October $379. At that price it is costlier than the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 and Acer Iconia Tab A100. Still, it is a whole lot cheaper than the 7 inch HTC Flyer which is selling for $499.

The ViewSonic ViewPad 7x has a 7 inch capacitive multitouch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It runs Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK NOT SELLING WELL

RIM isn’t selling a lot of its PlayBook tablets. While reporting its quarterly earnings, the company announced that it shipped just 200,000 PlayBooks during this quarter. It is much less than what analysts had predicted.

Worse still, that 200,000 is not the actual figure of the tablets sold. It is the number of tablets RIM shipped to stores, wireless carriers and other partners. It is not