Samsung TVs will be able to play movies streamed directly from PCs running Intel's latest processors by the end of this year. Intel and Samsung announced a tie-up on Tuesday under which the chip maker's Wireless Display technology will be ...
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A low-power Thunderbolt interconnect for smartphones and tablets is in the works, but the wired technology may not thrive if consumers prefer products using the wireless WiGig specification for data transfers. There is a need for faster ...
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Intel on Tuesday showed the first smartphone based on its next Atom smartphone chip code-named Merrifield, which will provide better performance and battery life than current Atom chips. The Merrifield chip will offer 50% better ...
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Ford Australia has confirmed future models in its line-up will come equipped with the car maker’s next-generation Sync AppLink connectivity technology. Ford launched Sync AppLink into Asia Pacific at Computex 2013 – ...
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Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from Gorilla Glass to make it resistant to scratches. The 13.3-inch Zenbook will go on sale in the third quarter with a choice of Windows 8 ...
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The company that brought us the PadFone, an all-in-one smartphone, tablet and laptop device, is thinking a bit bigger. Taiwan's Asustek Computer has now combined a tablet, smartphone and desktop PC into a single product that it calls the ...
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Dell has expanded its range of hybrid devices with the XPS 11, which can transform from tablet to laptop with the flip of a screen. The Dell XPS 11 can be folded almost 360 degrees. The XPS 11 has a hinge that allows the panel ...
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After months on the market, Windows 8 tablets have yet to rack up the sales Microsoft and PC vendors were originally hoping for. But on Monday Taiwanese PC maker Acer showed what could be the first of many Windows 8 tablets to come in ...
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Following an earlier announcement about its slimmest 500GB drives, Western Digital today announced what it says is the world's thinnest 1TB laptop hard drive, the WD Blue 7 mm-high hard drive. WD, which made the announcement at Computex ...
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ARM is targeting mid-range smartphones and tablets priced between US$200 and $350 with a new low-power Cortex-A12 processor the company announced Monday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The company's processors are used in most of ...
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Windows 8 is joining the 8-inch tablet bandwagon with a new device from Acer that will launch later this month and come with a price tag between US$400 and $500. Acer unveiled the Iconia W3 on Monday, a day before the start of the ...
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The seesaw mobile processor battle between ARM and Intel continued at Computex, with ARM claiming it offered better performance per watt for mobile devices than Intel's upcoming chips. ARM's processors go into most smartphones and ...
When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said today. "There's still the idea that they don't quite get it," said Carolina Milanesi of Gartner in an interview. "And I don't think the ...
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PCs that are cooler, smaller and faster were announced by computer makers Sunday in advance of Computex, with the new machines featuring Intel's speedier fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. Asus, Cyberpower and ...
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Intel's upcoming Atom tablet chip code-named Bay Trail will be repurposed for use in the company's Celeron and Pentium chips for entry-level laptops, desktops and all-in-ones, Intel said on Friday. Intel's Bay Trail chip is based on the ...