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Microsoft officially announced that there is an update coming to Windows 8 later this year, likely September, in the form of “Windows Blue” (a.k.a Windows 8.1).  According to a Microsoft blog, a public preview of Windows 8 will be shown in June at the BUILD developer conference.  There are high expectations that the Windows 8.1 [...]

HP is giving their ProBook budget friendly business lineup of notebooks a makeover this summer by making them slimmer and lighter just in time for the beach season (36% thinner and 18% lighter than the previous year to be precise).  But that’s not all, they’ll also be more muscular with newer and faster Intel and [...]

HP has just announced an update to its ProBook 4545s (along with the 4445s and 4446s) with a significant performance boost; however, the look and design still remains the same as last years model. The new laptops are exclusively equipped with an all-new 2012 AMD A-Series accelerated processor along with AMD VISION Pro graphics so [...]

Ultrabooks are continuing to become more and more mainstream in the laptop market, so it’s no surprise that Dell has added another one to its repertoire by announcing the Latitutde 6430u Ultrabook. The 6430u is built to cater towards the business user and is designed to not only be mobile, but also tough against the [...]

Panasonic has updated their ToughBook lineup with the latest release of their ToughBook 31, a 13" ruggedized laptop for field workers (e.g. policeman, fireman, outdoor workers, oil rigs). Included in this update is a faster processor, expanded storage, and a more responsive touchscreen. The Toughbook 31 is powered by the new 3rd generation Intel Core [...]

With the advent of the Apple iPad more people are now aware of what an IPS (in-plane switching) display is and the advantages of it.  Most tablets on the market these days come equipped with an IPS display.  This makes sense, the major benefit of an IPS display is its extremely wide viewing angles, meaning [...]

If you’re shopping for a Lenovo ThinkPad or IdeaPad system you might come to wonder what all the currently available specs are for a specific model.  Sometimes it’s not easy to find detailed specs such as screen brightness rating or the number of mini PCIe Mini Card slots on a ThinkPad or IdeaPad on the [...]

Lenovo was present at the IFA consumer electronics show today and they certainly didn’t go unnoticed by unveiling a variety of new products including updates to its Idea-branded consumer laptops. Part of these updates included new models in its popular IdeaPad Y Series of gaming laptops. The IdeaPad Y400 and Y500, powered by third generation [...]

Lenovo has announced the expansion of its ultraportable IdeaPad laptop line with the new S300, S400, and S405 models. These new IdeaPads focus on a balance between portability and performance and are ideal for consumers looking for something more powerful than a netbook but with a longer battery life than a traditional laptop; all at [...]

The eagerly awaited ThinkPad X1 Carbon is now available for order on Lenovo.com for the starting price of $1,249.  The base configuration of the X1 Carbon comes with an Intel Core i5 2.60GHz processor, 128GB SSD and 4GB of RAM.   You can spend up to $1,879 in order to get a more powerful version with a Core [...]