Dell XPS 15z

The Dell XPS 15 runs on the third-generation Intel i7 processor, and this quad-core processor is fast. It runs standard at 2.3Ghz, but with Turbo Boost 2.0, this laptop can give you an extra speed of 3.1GHz. That's one of the bigger jumps we have seen with these new processors.Couple this processor with the GeForce 640M graphics card and you will see smooth web browsing, responsive applications and detailed graphics. Remember though, this is a mounted...

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Sony VAIO S

The Sony S Series offers you screen resolution that is comparable to our top ranked products. The graphics card is simple, but with a high-definition screen, colors are vibrant and the contrast is electric. This screen makes videos and graphics look how they're supposed to look. This laptop computer also offers an attractive, solid design, if you opt for the premium model. The large hard drive and extra RAM make this a solid multimedia laptop.The...

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Lenovo IdeaPad Z580

The IdeaPad Z580 doesn't look like a typical budget notebook with its sleek brushed aluminum palm rest and lid. The design is quite detailed too; I like the fancy speaker grille above the keyboard and the touchpad's beveled edge. Like most Lenovo notebooks, the build quality is again surprisingly good for a budget laptop. The chassis is stiff and no ripples show up on the screen when you press in on lid from behind. Ideally a notebook's internal...

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Razer Unsheathes Blade 2 Gaming Laptop

Even though the original only started shipping in late January, gaming peripheral company Razer unveiled the successor to its Blade gaming laptop at PAX Prime on Friday. The good news is that despite boasting better innards, the Blade 2 will cost $300 less than its predecessor. Described by Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan as being “insanely powerful,” the Blade 2 packs an unnamed (and unannounced) quad-core 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA...

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Acer B113 11.6″ Ultra-Thin Aimed at Business Has Turned Our Head

Acer is coming out swinging with their new line up of Ultra-thins, the Acer Aspire B113 is a new 11.6-inch notebook for professionals.It is technically the consumer version Acer Aspire V5, so it has a lot in common but has some slightly better hardware, the main difference is that the B113 comes with a 4400mAh battery and the V5 comes with a ridiculous 2500mAh mini battery. Technically, the two devices are very similar but we hear that...

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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Review: Now With More Battery Life

The Droid Razr Maxx is pretty much identical to the Droid Razr in design however it is slightly thicker and heavier. But really, the difference isn’t too noticeable. The Razr Maxx weighs 5.11 ounces and measures 0.35 inches thick while the Razr weighs 4.48 ounces and measures 0.28-inches thick. The Razr Maxx is still incredibly thin and is on par in slimness with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, also on Verizon.The soft-touch back is made out of Kevlar,...

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Dell Launches Two XPS Laptops, One with Ultrabook Capabilities

Dell has unveiled two new additions to its XPS laptop lineup including a 14-inch clamshell that can be configured as an Ultrabook and a more high-powered 15.6-inch device. The new laptops feature thin aluminum casings, edge-to-edge displays with hardened Corning Glass, backlit chiclet keyboards and multigesture touchpads. Both of the new laptops are available now and the specs are pretty close to what leaked to a Chinese tech site earlier in...

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Sony Launches First Vaio Ultrabooks

Sony is joining Intel's ultrabook push with the new Vaio T family, which includes models with 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch screens, the company said on Wednesday.The Vaio T ultrabooks will start shipping in May, Sony said, without elaborating on what they will cost or where they will ship. As with many other ultrabooks, Sony has taken some inspiration from Apple's MacBook Air when it comes to choice of materials. The Vaio ultrabooks are made of magnesium...

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New MacBook Pro: Apple’s portable iMac replacement

The long keynote by Apple execs today at the WWDC was long on new products, the most impressive being the new MacBook Pro. The 15.4-inch Retina Display pushes the portable line into the high performance realm, with powerful components packed in a MacBook Air thin frame. The new MacBook Pro is not a budget system, but looks to be aimed as a replacement system for those using a desktop system.ZDNet has good coverage of all the announcements at...

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y570

The 15.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 is encased in a sturdy brushed aluminum shell and sports a cool "dot matrix" textured surface on the lid. The notebook has a smooth design throughout the rest of the notebook, and the screen bezel is glossy to add a hint of style. The exterior color is a mix between metallic gray and a plum color, but in the right light it almost looks like it's a shade of purple. The notebook weighs in at almost six pounds...

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Dell Latitude E5420 Review: Solid Office PC

The Dell Latitude E5420's overall build quality is great.It has what Dell calls a Tri-Metal design,which includes anodized brushed aluminum in the display cover, reinforced steel hinges, and a strong magnesium alloy inside the chassis. It also has a zinc alloy screen release to keep the display firmly in place until you slide the release bar, an LCD sealant to help prevent against scratches, and a spill-resistant keyboard. This all...

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Lenovo IdeaPad U300s Review: Beauty and the Beast

Build and DesignThe U300s is thin as expected from an Ultrabook; it measures just 0.6 inches high and a tick less than three pounds. The chassis relies not on an internal frame but on its external magnesium alloy shell for strength. While the metal feels solid, it doesn’t lend enough support; the chassis is easy to flex as is the lid. This isn’t a desirable characteristic in a well-traveled computer as it allows the internal circuit boards to...

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HP Pavilion dm4 Beats Edition Review

The HP Pavilion dm4 Beats edition adds Beats Audio to the portable dm4 14-inch notebook frame, but that’s not all that sets this special edition apart from the average dm4.HP packs in a flash hard drive for faster resume from sleep, a high-resolution matte display that is easy to use outdoors and a beautiful black finish.DesignThe dm4 Beats edition has a striking black and red design looks great, and the notebook is slim enough to go to class...

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Samsung Series 7 CHRONOS 17-inch Desktop Replacement Launches

The Samsung Series 7 CHRONOS notebook marries a 17-inch monitor and the latest 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GPU for a desktop replacement notebook that doesn’t break your back, though it might put a pain in your wallet. The new Samsung Series 7 CHRONOS notebook has a 17.3 inch 1080P HD display with Samsung SuperBright tech that Samsung claims delivers 36% to 50% brighter screens than conventional...

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Mystery Dell XPS 14 Laptop Packs High-End Features in Ultrabook Form

What's this? An unannounced 14-inch Ultrabook called the Dell XPS 14 has popped up on Amazon. The specs suggest this superthin laptop will give other Ultrabooks a run for their money--it's got an Ivy Bridge processor, Nvidia discrete graphics, an HD+ display, and 12 hours of battery life.Dell released an XPS 14 in 2010 in an attempt to revive the XPS laptop line, but discontinued the 14-inch premium laptop last year. The old XPS 14 would have...

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LG Working on Retina-beating 5-inch Smartphone Display

LG Display has introduced a 5-inch full HD LCD panel for smartphone displays -- the highest resolution mobile panel to date, the company said on Monday.The widescreen panel is based on AH-IPS (Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching) technology and has a 1920-by-1080 pixel resolution or 440 pixels per inch (ppi), according to LG. That compares to Apple's Retina display, which has 264 ppi on the new iPad and 326 ppi on the iPhone 4S.With...

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Origin EON17-S

Mobile gamers will find powerful performance and some portability in Origin's latest custom-built gaming laptop, the 2012 Origin EON17-S. The EON17-S, which the company describes as the "next generation of high-performance," has been redesigned with a 17.3-inch full-HD display, updated specs, and an additional hard drive where the optical drive used to be. Our review model costs $3442 and packs alluring specs: an Intel Extreme Edition...

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HTC One S (gradient blue, T-Mobile)

DesignFrom the moment I placed the HTC One S in my hand, I was struck with how premium the phone feels. Luxuriously sculpted from a single block of anodized aluminum with smoothly tapered edges, the One S is sturdy yet manages to look finely crafted. That's a mean feat since the handset is breathtakingly thin, just 0.31 inch thick. In fact T-Mobile touts the HTC One S as its trimmest smartphone yet, edging out the Apple iPhone 4S (0.37 inch)...

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Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover

The good: The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover has a slim design, fits perfectly onto the iPad 2 and third-generation iPad via magnets, and works extremely well as a keyboard.The bad: The plastic-and-aluminum keyboard isn't really a case, and doesn't protect the back of the iPad.The bottom line: Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover might be the best keyboard accessory ever made for the iPad, if you're looking for a highly portable and functional...

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HP Envy 17 (2012)

Double-take, gape, gawk, ogle, ooh and ahh: That's what we did when first seeing the HP Envy 17 (2012)'s ($1,484.99 direct) screen. What HP calls a Radiance Full HD Infinity display is simply one of the best, if not the best, laptop screens we've seen, with bright whites, rich blacks, vibrant colors, wide viewing angles, you name it. Set in Control Panel to show text and icons at 125 percent size—100 percent can be a bit small or squinty at...

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Sony's Android Powered SmartWatch Now Shipping in the U.S.

For the Android fanatic who has everything, there's the new Xperia SmartWatch from Sony, an Android powered wristwatch that taps into your Google smartphone via Bluetooth. Why would you want to do that? Think of it as a secondary screen for your Droid or Nexus or whatever Android device you're packing in your pocket. Sony's SmartWatch vibrates in response to certain events, such as an incoming call. You can read texts and emails, and keep up...

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Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy 3D set for 2012 Launch

Samsung is set to continue the phenomenal success of its Galaxy S series devices, especially S II which has gained universal praise and sales volume. Its third generation Galaxy S smartphone is expected to be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February 2012. Samsung Galaxy S III may come with a quad-core processor, 720p HD Super AMOLED Plus display for stunningly bright and an sharp, colorful display as well as Android 4.0...

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iPod Touch as a Learning Tool

We’ve found an economical and powerful learning tool that fits in your pocket. You may know it as Apple’s Touch, the touch screen music player - the iPhone without a phone. It’s at the top of teen wish lists, and now it’s competing with laptops for school 1:1 programs. One laptop for every child sounds like a great idea, but for most school districts it is simply too expensive. The iPod Touch offers free content from schools around the world,...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 delay confirmed

Samsung has confirmed that the two successors to its Galaxy Tab Android-powered tablet have been delayed, and are unlikely to appear until the end of April. To follow up its Galaxy Tab, Samsung had announced two new devices: a 7in ultra-portable and a beefier 10in model, both designed to undercut Apple's popular iPad tablet while offering some impressive functionality of their own. Sadly, the weeks turned into months with no sign of the devices...

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Windows 8 Will Boost PC Shipments in Second Half of 2012, IDC Says

Apple CEO Tim Cook can talk all he wants about the post-PC era, we're not buying it. Neither is International Data Corporation (IDC), which today said it expects worldwide PC shipments to pick up steam as the year goes on and have a strong second half of 2012. The first half of the year will only see "modest growth," but between the launch of Windows 8 and excitement generated by Ultrabooks and other ultra-thin notebooks, IDC expects second...

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Used Game Conspiracy Rages On as Next Generation PlayStation "Orbis" Details Emerge

Sony has been understandably tight-lipped about its next generation game console, most obviously because the company is still trying to move PlayStation 3 hardware. But could another reason be that Sony doesn't yet want to reveal its planned participation in killing off the used games market? It's a subject that was touched on earlier this week, and now new information about "Orbis," the codename for Sony's next gen console, seems to suggest...

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