Friday, September 2, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 02/09/2011





Matte screen, swanky keyboard highlight Toshiba ultrabook
Engadget's minions are all over the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany, and they've gotten their hands on yet another ultrabook, this time from Toshiba. The Portege Z830 is a member of Intel's exclusive new notebook family, and it's as svelte as you'd expect: 16 mm thick and only 2.5 lbs. You'll have to wait until November to get your hands on one, but the price tag (at least for the base model) is slated to slip under a grand.
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Orange you glad Lenovo made an ultrabook?
Engadget has the scoop on a trio of new notebooks from Lenovo, and one of 'em is an ultrabook. Dubbed the U300S, the ThinkPad maker's first shot at the ultrabook category measures just 15 mm thick and weighs a little less than three pounds. The system's chassis is machined from single hunk of aluminum, which has been sandblasted and anodized to improve scratch resistance. Lest you think the metal finish will look too much like a MacBook, Lenovo is offering a special edition clad in "clementine orange."
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Report: Intel to postpone Ivy Bridge by a few months
With multi-billion-dollar profits flowing in every quarter and a gross margin above 60%, Intel is the last company you'd expect to be going around pinching pennies. However, quoting folks at "PC players," DigiTimes reports that Intel has opted to push back its 22-nm Ivy Bridge processors by a whole quarter—reportedly as a cost-cutting measure:
The story goes on to say that Intel is mulling whether or not to postpone 22-nm upgrade plans at ...
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Amazon could be prepping 7-, 10-inch Android tablets
Aren't conflicting rumors fun? There's always a nugget of truth in there somewhere, but the search for it is like an Easter egg hunt. This time, DigiTimes and the Wall Street Journal seem to be at odds on the topic of Amazon's upcoming Android slate—or slates.
DigiTimes, which got its information from sources at component suppliers, claims Amazon is prepping two Android tablets : a 10.1" device due to hit mass ...
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