Asus VivoBook S550CM Touch-Ultrabook Launched

Asus launched VivoBook S550CM, a metal-styled, touch-Ultrabook with optical drive today. The Asus VivoBook S550CM encompasses hairline-spun textured metal surfaces. Asus claims that the VivoBook S550CM, with its Ultrabook form factor, packs full features in a slender build and that the slim design makes it easy to carry.

In official statement, Asus adds that the Ultrabook has a responsive touchscreen means users’ fingers can slide edge to edge. The Ultrabook has been augmented using Asus Smart Gesture technology. The touchpad on Asus VivoBook S550 supports improved touch input actions such as tapping, scrolling, zooming, dragging, clicking, and more. Smart Gesture technology combines hardware and software optimisation to present a new standard in touch fidelity.

Asus claims that the VivoBook S550 gives you deeper and richer bass, a wider audio range, true-to-life surround, powerful output, distinct vocals, and clarity. It employs large speakers and resonance chambers, with exclusive Asus AudioWizard. It also offers access to new dimensions of sound, with selectable modes fitting the needs based on the environment and preferences to ensure multi-faceted and living music, movie, and even game sound. 

Asus VivoBook S550 is powered by up to third-generation Intel Core i5 processors based on 22nm Ivy Bridge technology. The latest Intel Core processors deliver smart output, opening up powerful experiences. They help Asus VivoBook S550 tailor-match every application you put it to.

Asus VivoBook S550 features an Nvidia GeForce GT 635M graphics with DirectX 11 compatibility to provide great computing power. With up to 4GB of dedicated DDR3 video memory, the discrete graphics processor accelerates S550 performance.

Asus VivoBook S550 with cloud-based WebStorage lets the user access all documents, photos, music, and videos from any device they’re on, with instant file synchronisation. Asus WebStorage uses link-based sharing to get users and their family or friends connected via one unified cloud life. Asus VivoBook S550 arrives with free 32GB of WebStorage cloud space for three years.

Asus Super Hybrid Engine II technology offers smartphone-like two-second instant on from sleep or hibernate modes, so you can resume without delay. Asus VivoBook S550 is all about quick accessibility and with its energy-conserving design goes into standby for up to two weeks. Open files and tasks are kept safe in memory, plus should the battery drop below 5 percent charge while they’re away, data gets automatically backed up. The valuable content is always secure and within reach.

Peter Chang, Regional Head - South Asia and Country Manager, Asus India, said, “Asus has developed a range of Instant Functions especially for Windows 8, enabling fuller immersion in the new operating system. Asus VivoBook S550 ushers in completely new touch experiences with its all-glass panel. The interface design puts you first, so it’s utterly user friendly, offering quick settings and direct access to your content. We are excited to offer something users can change the way they work and feel in seconds!"

Posted by Unknown Monday, February 11, 2013

Report : Dell Launches Inspiron 15z Ultrabook

Dell has included another laptop to its already-crowded Inspiron variety. The organization, which lately went personal again and left the discuss industry, has released the Inspiron 15z ultrabook.

Priced at Rs 41,990 on Dell’s web shop, the ultrabook comes with a 15.6-inch LED backlit show  with a 1366 x 768 quality. It has an aluminum framework that comes in Celestial satellite Gold or Flame Red color versions. And since it is an ultrabook, the Inspiron 15z is very slim at 21mm and is just 2.17 kg.

The Inspiron 15z operates Windows 8 and has a built-in visual generate and a 1 mega-pixel wide screen 720p HD web camera. The 15z’s contact version actions in at 23 mm and is 2.46 kg and is only available in Celestial satellite Gold color.

As for the specialized specifications, the ultrabook is operated by Intel's 3rd creation Ivy Link Primary i3, i5 or i7 processor chips and different RAM choices up to 8GB are available. Design speeding is taken care by NVIDIA's GeForce GT630M 2GB DDR3 GPU. \

Thankfully, the product is not restricted by the ultrabook name and has a great choice of slots. The Inspiron 15z also facilitates several cards formats; its various slots consist of three USB 3.0 slots, a unique USB 3.0 PowerShare, RJ45 Ethernet, HDMI v1.4a and Kensington Protection Secure to keep your ultrabook properly secured to a table. The Inspiron 15z has a backlit, spill-resistant key pad with a multi-touch track pad with incorporated scrolling and actions that are important to driving the Windows 8 UI.

Standard for every ultrabook, the Inspiron 15z also comes with Apple Fast Start Technological innovation and Apple Intelligent Reaction Technological innovation which make sure rapid boot-up times. A 6-Cell 44 WHr Battery energy abilities the ultrabook, which also functions Intel’s Wi-fi Display technology to easily transfer 1080p video clips to a linked TV and also facilitates 5.1 encompass. Other connection choices consist of Wi-fi and Wi-fi bluetooth v4.0. As ever, Dell has deceived out laptops computer with a lot of audio improving application and components. The organization has ncluded a couple of music Skullcandy audio system along with Surf MaxxAudio4 audio handling application.

At the release, Shishir Singh, Home - Item Marketing, Dell Indian, said, "We at Dell always endeavor to come up with something impressive which at the same time would deal with all the needs of our customers. The Dell culture features of product packaging energy and flexibility and with this slim and smooth Inspiron 15z, we have released yet another break-through product in the Inspiron sequence. The Inspiron 15z brings together elegant style and functions in a smooth and gorgeous design with best-in-class technology, to give its customers an memorable encounter."

Posted by Unknown Friday, February 08, 2013

Lenovo Teases ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch On Website

There has been extensive rumours about Lenovo planning a touch-friendly edition of the ThinkPad X1 As well as. Lenovo had put up a intro web page on its US website verifying the lifestyle of the new Ultrabook, the ThinkPad X1 As well as Contact. The intro web page was taken down last night, and it seems to have been put up six days back.

Maximum PC reviews, “Optimized for Windows 8, the touch-friendly Ultrabook will be available to purchase next month, though Lenovo didn't offer up an actual launch date or any costs information. There isn't much of a requirements piece to go on either, though we suppose it will game the same or identical courage as the non-touch edition.”

The X1 As well as Contact will allegedly function a 14-inch HD+ show that sports a quality of 1600 x 900 and will function support for 10-finger multi-touch and Windows 8 touch pad actions. This Ultrabook is predicted to be released in Dec but there are no actual schedules provided.

The requirements of the As well as X1 Contact are apparently very just like the ThinkPad X1 As well as. In Sept, Lenovo declared the discharge of the globe's least heavy business Ultrabook – the ThinkPad X1 As well as.

Made from graphite, the X1 As well as laptop functions the newest third creation Apple Primary processer. It comes with Apple Turbocompresseur Increase 2.0 and Lenovo’s RapidResume and RapidConnect technological innovation to improve performance. It is less than three pounds and functions a top quality 14-inch show on a 13-inch laptop design, while also providing a multi-gesture glass surface touch pad, HD face-tracking camera, double range microphone and Dolby-tuned audio for enhanced audio quality.

Lenovo statements that the X1 As well as is lightweight due to its graphite development, but it maintains ThinkPad’s well known strength for use in essentially any environment. It is prepared with optionally available 3G special high speed internet and hot spot technological innovation.

Here's a look at the specifications and features of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook:
Portability:

• 14-inch Ultrabook, weighing less than 1.36kg
• Measures 8mm at the thinnest point
• Up to 6.3 hours of battery life.
• RapidCharge delivers 80 percent charge (5 hours of battery) in 30 minutes.
• EE 3 with RapidDrive (up to 256GB SSD) boots 40 percent faster than non-optimised Windows 7 PCs.
• RapidConnect allows users to go from zero to connected by maintaining wireless connections even when the laptop is closed.

Ergonomics:

• Carbon fibre-reinforced material provides a durable construction.
• 6-row precision ThinkPad keyboard with backlit option offers improved ergonomics and 30 percent larger surface area of keys.
• Multi-gesture glass touchpad is 37 percent larger than previous-generation ThinkPad X1.

Security:

• Business class protection with available Accidental Damage Protection, international warranty. service and optional battery warranty upgrades.
• Enterprise level Lenovo Transition Services automate time-consuming deployment tasks.
• Carbon fibre roll cage provides strength, stiffness and protection from accidents.

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is available in India at a price starting from Rs 85,000.

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Windows 8 Laptops Release Date, Specs And Prices

Ms has essentially modified the way Ms windows performs with Ms windows 8, guaranteeing it performs better with touchscreens and Tablets. But what about Ms windows 8 laptops, Ultrabooks and convertibles? They're all here, too.

One thing Ms windows 8 is providing in scoops is unity. A Ms windows 8 Ultrabook that has a touchscreen? Examine. A laptop with a flip-around screen? Examine. Product PCs that fall up to expose a keyboard? Examine.

It's challenging identifying these from Tablets at times, but the one condition they have to be here is that they have an connected key pad and also run x86 Apple or AMD processor chips. None of the devices here are ARM-based. That means they don't run Ms windows RT, the edition of Ms windows for ARM systems. They do, however, run either Ms windows 8 or Ms windows 8 Pro. Examine out our content on the different Ms windows 8 variations.

So here's the list of Ms windows 8 laptops, laptops, convertibles and Ultrabooks we've checked out so far - and make sure you read our Ms windows 8 evaluation, too.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, November 15, 2012

Asus Launches Windows 8 Dockable Tablet, Notebooks, Convertible Ultrabook

Asus these days declared the release of a number of Ms windows 8 gadgets from the Asus Contact family, along with a dockable product (Asus VivoTab RT TF600TG), compact laptops (Asus VivoBooks F202E and S400), and the Asus Taichi dual-screen sports convertible Ultrabook/ product that can show two displays at the same time.

“We plan to exceed the ‘touch future’ of IT market by releasing Asus Taichi and Asus VivoBook. We are confident that our Ms windows 8 line-up will touch consumer's center with regards to amazing product, amazing style, amazing quality and amazing service,” said Alex Huang, md, Program Company Team, Asus Indian.

Speaking on the engineering used in these gadgets, Unaez Quraishi, sales and submission film director, Program Company Team, Asus Indian, said, “Today’s release of Asus Taichi, Asus VivoBook F202E, Asus VivoBook S400 and Asus VivoTab RT TF600 TG is an attractive evidence to determine our primary concentrate on the expertise of engineering and style efficiency. In perspective of the release of these designs in Indian, we plan to identify how important Indian is for Asus. Our customers have given positive reactions to our laptops, pills and other products. We predict catching the market as to when they think of touch laptops and pills, they think of Asus.” 

he company, in its formal declaration, stocks that Asus Taichi is an amazing combination of laptop and product for remarkable cellular versatility. Lid start, Taichi is a highly effective laptop with a crystal-clear complete HD show, an Apple primary processer, and a backlit key pad. Lid shut, Taichi is a compact product with a thin, pointed information, and a multi-touch complete HD show for user-friendly finger management with Ms windows 8.

The 13.3-inch, double LED-backlit, Ms windows 8 Pro Ultrabook comes with TFT LCD show, complete HD non-glare with touch operate, Apple Core i7-3517M (1.9G, 4M), HD photographic camera 5M, stylus pen pen, RAM of 4GB DDR3 1600, and storage space 256GB SATA3 SSD. The laptop key pad is backlit, with normal light management, and it has a large multi-touch touch pad. It has built-in movement receptors, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Wireless 4.0.

Mirror method on the Asus Taichi reveals the same picture on both back-to-back displays, so could be used for making a demonstration or showing a film, without the need for a heavy projector or awkward exterior observe. Each back-to-back show can be used independently with different apps: one with the key pad and multi-touch touchpad; the other with the multi-touch show and stylus pen. Dual-screen method is also good for demonstrations and the provided Screen Discuss app allows the speaker see the program on one show, while the viewers opinions slips on the other. The Asus Taichi will be available in Indian at an MRP of Rs 139,999. 

Asus VivoBook F202E comes with 11.6-inch LED backlight HD show (1366X768, Glare); 3.6mm panel, and a capacitive touch panel with multi-touch operate. It has the newest Authentic Ms Microsoft windows 8 os with third creation Apple primary i3- 3217U (1.8G, 3M) Apple Primary Stream processer. It is 1.3kg. It has a metal framework with aluminum hair-brush designs. It involves USB 3.0, which is 10 times quicker than USB 2.0; multiple action and bigger click on pad (104mm x 60.5mm), double sound system of potential 2W each, operated by Asus-exclusive Sound Expert Technology and an HD photographic camera (720p). As per the formal declaration, its life cycle of power supply is up to 5 time.

It has DDR3, 4GB storage on panel, 500GB HDD, WLAN 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth4.0, and HD Codec sound along with Sound Expert Technology. The Asus VivoBook F202E will be available in Indian at an MRP of Rs 39,999.

Asus VivoBook S400 comes with a 14-inch LED backlight HD show, a capacitive touch panel with multi-touch operate. It has the Ms Microsoft windows 8 os along with third creation Apple Core i7-3517U (1.9G, 4M) processer. It has DDR3, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, WLAN 802.11b/g/n, and Bluetooth4.0. Asus VivoBook comes with an HD photographic camera. The Asus VivoBook S400 will be available in Indian at an MRP of Rs 59,999.

The Vivo Tab RT has the Transformer style, and is provided with its own cellular connect that provides a texting key pad, track pad, USB slot, and built-in power supply. It has a 10.1-inch HD Glare show with capacitive touch/ multi-touch, Nvidia Tegra3 GPU, 2GB DDR3 RAM, and storage space of 64GB EMMC. It also involves WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Wireless 4.0, 2MP front side web camera and 8MP returning photographic camera with display, two mobile Battery, and Ms windows 8 RT os. It comes with a docking place, and facilitates 3G and GPS. The Asus VivoTab RT TF600 TG will be available in Indian at an MRP of Rs 61,999.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, November 08, 2012

Samsung Releases 840 SSD Family Of Solid State Drives, Includes Assassin's Creed III With 840 Pro Line

Summary: Gamers looking to upgrade their systems are targeted with Samsung's bundle. Pricing for the 840 SSD line starts at $140 for a 120GB drive.

Assassin's Creed III is going to be one of the biggest games of 2012, and Samsung hopes to rides its coattails by bundling it with its new line of 840 SSD Pro solid-state drives.

The 840 SSD Pro with Assassin's Creed III is a limited time offer that allows you to download a full version of the game with the purchase of a 128GB, 256GB or 512GB drive. These models promise up to 100,000 input-output operations per second (IOPS), 540MB/s sequential read speeds, and AES 256-bit encryption. Prices range from $189.99 for 120GB to $339.99 for 256GB to $889.99 for 512GB.

Our sister site CNET reviewed the 840 SSD Pro and found that while it was fast and more energy-efficient than competitors, it was on the high end when it came to cost-per-gigabyte.

As you can guess, the non-Pro 840 SSD line offers slightly less performance (97,000 IOPS, 530MB/s sequential read speeds) for a lower price -- and, of course, no Assassin's Creed III. For $139.99, you get 120GB, while you pay $259.99 for 250GB and $699.99 for 500GB.  

Is the bundling of Assassin's Creed III enough of an incentive for you to choose the Samsung 840 SSD Pro for your storage upgrade? Let us know in the Talkback section below.

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Asus Prepares To Blitz Windows 8 Market With Innovative PCs

Summary: Asus has unveiled about a dozen innovative Windows 8 machines and some UK prices at a press event in London last night, including touch-screen laptops, "transformers", the twin-screen Taichi, and a fold-flat all-in-one desktop.

Asus revealed a number of Windows 8 gadgets and UK costs at a media occasion in London, uk last night (Tuesday). The variety contains touch-screen notebooks, "transformers" where a product docks with a key pad, the twin-screen Taichi, and a new set of all-in-one personal computers.

Although styles have been shown previously at reveals such as Computex in Taiwan and IFA in Germany, it was amazing to see so many exciting gadgets released at once. Also, the majority will provide in the next few weeks, though some will not appear until the first one fourth of next season.

VivoBook :

The VivoBook is a touch-screen laptop computer variety targeted at popular customers, and comes in two show sizes: the S200 is 11.6 inches wide while the S400 actions 14 inches wide. Loads are 1.4kg and 1.8kg respectively, with the S400 having both a larger show and a larger battery power. 

The S200 offers a choice of super low current Apple Pentium 987 and Primary i3 processor chips at £399 and £449 respectively. The S400 costs £499 with an Apple Primary i3, £599 with a Primary i5, and £699 with a Primary i7. US costs begin at $499 for the S200 and $599 for the S400.

These are eye-catching costs for reasonable ultraportables with multi-touch shows, 500GB hard drive drive pushes, USB 3.0, SD card port, and 2-second "instant on" times. In particular, the £399.99 Pentium-based S200E looks like a deal for customers who need a Windows 8 convenient for email, word handling and web surfing around. In my brief hands-on encounter at the occasion, the S200E sensed strong and it proved helpful well, though I'd want to test the "up to 5 hours" lifestyle cycle of battery power.

VivoTab :

The VivoTab RT is an enhanced edition of Asus's acquainted Transformer variety of Android operating system gadgets, and operates a Tegra 3 quad-core processer with 2GB of storage space and 64GB of storage space. Asus says that, at 8.3mm dense and a weight of 525g, the VivoTab RT is "one of the slimest and least heavy 10.1-inch Tablets available". The product spots into a easy-to-open connect that has a good key pad and transforms it into a clamshell-style minilaptop. The connect also contains an extra battery power that takes lifestyle cycle of battery power up to about 16 time. 

The VivoTab comes with Windows RT and Workplace House & Undergraduate 2013. This can be used for business requirements if customers already have an appropriate Workplace permit, such as a pc or reasoning edition.

VivoTab RT costs will begin at £549.

Asus says it will also offer a variety of Intel-based variations of the VivoTab to provide what it phone calls "the complete Windows 8 experience": in other words, techniques which consist of complete Windows pc abilities beyond TIFKAM (The Interface Formerly Known As Metro).

The entry-level VivoTab has an 11.6-inch multi-touch 1366 x 768 quality Extremely IPS+ show and 1.8GHz dual-core Apple Atom Z2760 processer. Uncommonly, it also facilitates a Wacom digitizer stylus pen so customers will be able to write with some perfection on the show. Prices will begin at £699.

Zenbook Touch :

Asus was the first organization to release "Intel inspired" Ultrabooks, and the Zenbook variety is now well known. In this case, Asus is growing it with two touch-screen styles for the UK: the Zenbook UX31A and U500VZ.

The UX31A has a 13.3-inch multi-touch show, an Apple Primary i5 or i7 processer, up to 8GB of storage space, and 256GB of SSD strong state storage space. It is 1.3kg.

The U500VZ has a 15.6-inch multi-touch show, a quad-core i7 with 8GB of storage space, Nvidia GT650M design with 2GB of DDR5 storage space, and dual 256GB SSDs with RAID 0 support. It is 2kg. It will be available "early in 2013," says Asus UK.

In a hands-on period, I discovered the Zenbook key pad and mousepad had been significantly enhanced compared with the release edition. Since I type for a living, this had put me off buying one. 

Asus Taichi :

The Asus Taichi is a modern dual-screen Ultrabook that can be used either as a laptop or a product. First, it performs as a normal Ultrabook. Second, after you close it up, the top area touch-screen performs as a product.

You can also have both shows on at once. The "tablet" show can either perform in reflection method, so someone seated reverse can see exactly what you see, or in a discussing method, as a second show. For example, an insurance salesperson could see notices and a program on notebooks computer show while the client recognizes a PowerPoint demonstration on the product show, "removing the need for a heavy projector or awkward exterior display", says Asus. (This would obviously perform better with the Taichi on a riser, because the show will need to be approximately straight.)

In a hands-on period, I discovered it challenging to perform out how to change between shows, and change the shows, though presumably this becomes previously with training or practice, or both.

The Taichi has an Apple Primary i5 or i7 processer with 4GB storage space and 256GB SSD storage space. An 11.6-inch edition with a Primary i7 will be available this season for £1,499.99 and a 13.3-inch edition will follow beginning next season.

Asus says demand far surpasses supply, and this is clearly a "hero product" that reveals what the organization can do. In the long run, however, I don't expect it to move anything like the same sort of numbers as VivoBooks and Zenbooks.

And also :

Asus also revealed an All-in-One ET2300 PC on a double-hinged stand, so it creases down into a flat product. Although all-in-one styles like the Apple iMac are generally marketed for home use or as office gadgets, Asus reckons the ET2300 will also entice design experts. High-end options consist of up to 8GB of storage space, up to 2TB hard drive drive, a slot-loading DVD drive and Thunderbolt connection.

Finally, there was the Padfone 2, which does not run Windows 8. This is another amazing device that can provide three-in-one processing. The program begins with an Android operating system cell cellphone (4.7-inch screen). This spots into the returning of a product (10.1-inch screen), so you can re-use the cell mobile phone's handling power, storage space and software. Linking the product show to a docking key pad would add smartbook abilities.

The Padfone 2 has a much enhanced new program for slotting the cellphone into the returning of the product show. No, it doesn't fall out.

The Padfone 2 cellphone has a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processer with 2GB of storage space and a shiny 4.7-inch Extremely IPS+ show with a quality of 1280 x 720 p. It's a highly effective cellphone, but when you add that to the cost of a multi-touch product show, it isn't a cheap program.

Some techniques are already detailed online, and can be pre-ordered for sale as soon as Windows 8 is released on Saturday.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, October 25, 2012

Review : The ARM-Powered Samsung Chromebook

 Summary: The new ARM-based Samsung Chromebook is far more than an amazingly cheap, good lightweight laptop. It will revolutionize how we use PCs.

I was already a big Chromebook fan before I got my hands on Samsung's just-released ARM-powered Chromebook. Now, after a weekend with it and with its  amazing price of $249 I think it's going to find a few million more fans. Indeed, as of October 21st, the ARM-based Chromebook is Amazon's best selling computer.

Why? It's not that the new model Samsuang Chromebook has awe-inspiring hardware. It doesn't.

The Chromebook 2012 Gallery

If you popped it open, you'd find a Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) system on a chip (SoC). This ARM-processor implementation contains a dual-core 1.7GHz Cortex CPU, 802.11n Wi-Fi support, USB 3.0 support, and 1080p, 60 frame per second (FPS) graphics support. It's quite nice, but it doesn't scream speed.

Indeed, it doesn't "scream" in any sense of the word. It has no fans so the only sound you'll hear from it is from your typing or whatever music you decide to play through its built-in speakers.

You'll also find 2GBs of RAM and a mere 16GB Solid State Drive (SSD). I say "mere" because the name of the game with Chromebooks is that they are all about the cloud. A Chromebook's real storage is the cloud-based Google Drive. This model comes with a free 100GBs of Google Drive storage for the first two years. That would normally cost you not quite $120.

So, how fast is it really? Well, it's nothing like as fast as its "big" brother, the Samsung Series 550 with an Intel Celeron 867 Processor and 4GBs of RAM. On the FutureMark’s PeaceKeeper Web browser test suite, the ARM Chromebook scored 1.123 compared to the 550's 1,888. On the other hand, its score makes it only a little slower than IE 9 on Windows 7 SP1 on a Gateway DX4710. This PC is powered by a 2.5-GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor and has 6GBs of RAM and an Intel GMA (Graphics Media Accelerator) 3100. In short, the ARM Chromebook does a lot more with a lot less hardware than a stock Windows PC does.

It's also very fast to boot up. My boot times were always around 10 seconds. In practice, I found it to work very quickly. With only 2GBs of RAM, it will start to slow down once you're over about a dozen open tabs.

For ports, it comes with one USB 3.0 one USB 2.0 port, and an HDMI port. It also has a combo headphone/mic jack, secure digital memory slot and a low-resolution Webcam. For networking, it's purely Wi-Fi. It supports the 802.11 a, b, g. and n family with dual antennas and Bluetooth 3.0. There is no Ethernet port.

Samsung says its battery will hast for six and a half hours. Mine lasted for over seven on a single charge. For a device that weights less than two and a half pounds that's amazing.

The display is only 11.6-inches with a resolution of 1,366x768. I like huge screens myself—hence my main work laptop is a ThinkPad T520 laptop with its 15.6" display—but for a small display it's quite nice. It's also much easier to travel with.

The keyboard was a pleasant surprise. Samsung may sell this device for not much more than a song, but they didn't cheap out on the keyboard or its touchpad. When it comes to laptop keyboards, my gold standard is still the Lenovo ThinkPad, but short of that, both current model Samsung Chromebooks are great to type on.

The Chrome OS interface itself is, as ever, a pleasure to use. While it's based on Ubuntu Linux, anyone who's ever used a Chrome Web browser can use it. There is zero learning curve when you move to a Chromebook.

Chrome OS also has all its usual built-in benefits. There's no need to ever update any applications because everything is based on the cloud. The operating system itself, unless you go out of your way to stop it, automatically updates it. You also don't need to customize it. Once you're signed into Google, it automatically syncs all of your Chrome bookmarks, settings, extensions and applications. Share it with a friend? No problem, they login to their Google account and they get all their Chrome settings, apps, and so on.

So, what's so special about this ultra-light laptop that I think it's going to change everything? Easy. It's $249. Take into account the Google Drive, and it's $130.

Think about that. It's a reasonably fast, go anywhere, do anything computer that will cost you less than an iPod. My colleagues have been following this to its logical conclusion. Eric Lai looked at what comes with it and it's pricing and said, "At these prices, what CIO or IT manager wouldn't give the Chromebook a serious look? You'd be crazy not to."

Jason Perlow wrote, "The significance of this particular product release isn't about UX and Apps. It's about bringing down the cost of of computing down to affordable, almost disposable levels, and leveraging the Cloud to do the heavy lifting which we've otherwise relied upon much more powerful personal computers to do before."

Exactly. This Chromebook represents the true future of the PC. It's cheaper than any device that's remotely comparable to it be it tablet, laptop or any of the hybrids. It depends not on the local computer but on network services to get things done. Sun's motto used to be the network is the computer. Today, that motto has been made reality in my hands by Google and Samsung with the ARM Chromebook. This really does change everything.

Posted by Unknown Monday, October 22, 2012

Yes You Can Use The New Chromebook Offline

Summary: Start talking about the Chrome OS and you get a knee-jerk reaction from many that Chrome OS is useless without a web connection. That is no longer true.

Talk to 10 individuals about using the Chromebook and likelihood is a excellent 5 or 6 of them will review that they can't try the Firefox OS since it's ineffective off-line. I spend lots of your energy and energy describing how that is no more real. It's clear Google isn't getting the phrase out about using the Chromebook off-line.

"The Chromebook looks really nice but I can't buy something I can only use online". That's how many interactions about Chromebooks begin. Most individuals don't realize that while Firefox OS is developed for perform on the internet, it's a reasoning solution after all, many key features now perform without a web relationship. 

Gmail and doc editing :

Google has created a Googlemail Offline web app that allows dealing with e-mail off-line much the same as other e-mail alternatives. The app lets you read e-mail and write new information that are instantly sent when your Chromebook is linked with the web. The interface is similar to Googlemail mobile phone applications.

Google Records is the reasoning workplace package from Google that has become popular nowadays. It provides a rich term processer, worksheet, and demonstration application, and shops all documents in the reasoning. That reasoning storage space is what frightens individuals about using a Chromebook. There is a worry that documents are not reachable when no web relationship is available.

That used to be real but no more as Google documents and excel spreadsheets are available for watching off-line. Records can be modified off-line and have changes synced when a relationship is available. Observe that while Ms Office docs can be utilized in Google Records, only authentic Google Records are available off-line using the Google Records app. 

Most Google Records customers are acquainted with Google Generate, the reasoning storage space service from Google. It's where those Google Records are saved in the reasoning, along with other types of details, making them available from any system with Google Generate capability. The Chromebook is certainly one of those gadgets, and Google has even made the Generate available when off-line.

You can view and modify many details in your Google Generate even without a web relationship, which is pretty highly effective. This modify capability contains PDFs, Ms Office details, and pictures on the Google Generate. When you get in touch to the web all changes are synced, with a timestamp, to the reasoning edition. Observe you must allow off-line use in the Google Generate configurations for each system.

Apps, lots of apps :

Web applications are programs that create the Firefox web browser, and the Chromebook by expansion, a very highly effective atmosphere. There are a large number of Firefox applications in the Firefox Web Shop. As useful as these applications are, they are web applications so ineffective off-line, right? Not at all.

Google has provided designers with the capability to create Firefox web applications perform off-line. Not all applications are developed for off-line use, but there are a large number of them. You can examine the off-line classification in the Firefox website to see these applications in one place. At enough duration of this writing there are at least a million offline-capable web applications in the shop.

The offline-ready applications range from efficiency applications to games. Many applications let you catch web pages for studying later, even off-line. The New You are able to Times app is a excellent example of an off-line app as you can catch the current issue of the NYT for studying off-line. There is even a Kindle app with off-line capability.

Not every app can be used off-line so you should examine if the ones you need have the capability. Quite a few of them are offline-capable.

Music and movies :

Aside from using Google Records, opening details in a Google Generate, and dealing with Googlemail, Chromebooks have the capability to access details saved regionally on SD cards and USB display pushes. Any file saved regionally can be used off-line just as they can when linked. You can pay attention to songs details and watch films on the internet saved regionally. This is much the same as any system or product. 

Google noticed that everyone can't have web connection every minute, so Firefox OS had to have off-line abilities. The off-line abilities protected in this article show that quite a lot is possible using a Chromebook even when the web is not available. While it may not be quite as able as other turned off systems, Firefox OS now goes a long way to keep Chromebook customers active when off-line.

Chromebooks and Firefox OS are not for everyone, but with precise details folks can decide if it works for them. It works magnificently for me and I suppose it works well for many. While not everything can be done on a Chromebook while off-line, many features can.

When was the before your computer was off-line, anyway? Probably doesn't happen all that often.

Posted by Unknown Monday, October 22, 2012

Google's New Samsung Chromebook: UK Prices Revealed

Summary: Google has kept the price of its latest cloud-based laptop low, as heads towards its UK launch next week.

Google has exposed UK costs and shops for its newest New Samsung Chromebook, a lower-cost inclusion to its line-up of cloud-focused notebooks.

The New Samsung Chromebook (unlike its forerunners, it has no sequence number) will have a price tag of £229 when it goes available in the UK on 22 Oct. PC Globe and Currys will bring it in 30 high-street shops, and it can be purchased on the internet from PC Globe, Amazon UK and Google Perform. The on the internet suppliers have started taking pre-orders already.

The concept behind Chromebooks is that they tap into programs provided over the internet, so the notebooks need a high speed internet relationship to be really useful. People who want to shift up from the Wi-Fi-only edition to the 3G-capable New Samsung Chromebook will pay £300, according to a record on Amazon UK.

The new Firefox OS laptop computer is cost reduced than its predecessors: the New Samsung Chromebook 550 is cost by Google at £379, while the New Samsung Series 5 is £299, though both can be purchased for less on the internet.

Compared with these previously designs, the New Samsung Chromebook is less heavy and small. It has an 11.6-inch display, is 0.8 inches wide dense and is 1.1kg

It has also changed out the past Apple Celeron processor for a New Samsung Exynos 5 Double, which is depending on ARM's low-power dual-core A15 Cortex. It guarantees to start up in seven a few moments and to offer 6.5 time of life cycle of battery power. Moreover, it comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB of built-in display storage space, and dual-band Wi-Fi and Wireless relationship as conventional.

Google is throwing its newest reasoning laptop computer mainly as a second or third computer for home use, while viewing tv, for example. However, it also claims it can substitute conventional PCs in business, especially if the worker uses Google Email, Schedule and Documents for work.

"Admins can quickly set up and management a navy of gadgets, such as establishing individual, system and app guidelines, via the web-based management system," the company says on its Chromebooks web page.

Posted by Unknown Saturday, October 20, 2012

Samsung Chromebook In 3G Slips Out For $330

Summary: The new Samsung Chromebook announced yesterday has Wi-Fi connectivity only, with 3G coming in the future. The future is now as Samsung is already offering a 3G model with 2 years of Verizon 3G for free.

I am still marveling over the $249 New samsung Chromebook that came last night. Slim and mild, the new Chromebook features a lot of wallop for that low cost. The only enhancement it could advantage from is the addition of 3G for those periods a Wi-Fi hot spot is not available. That's already an choice as New samsung is now providing a 3G design for only $329.99.

The Brink identified this first, and it excitement all of us as the new Chromebook was only released time ago. I think New samsung couldn't delay to get the 3G design out the entrance, so it's available for purchase now.

Like mature Chromebooks with 3G, this design comes with no cost 3G Verizon information for two decades, although only 100MB monthly. That's not a lot of information but greater amounts are possible with a fee depending on amount.

Posted by Unknown Friday, October 19, 2012

New Samsung Chromebook : ARM Processor And $249

Summary: Samsung and Google have unveiled the next generation Chromebook. The new Samsung Chromebook sports an ARM processor, a MacBook Air form, for only $249.

Google had formerly mentioned it was working to get the Firefox OS operating on the ARM foundation, and the New Samsung Chromebook is the outcome. The 11.6-inch Chromebook is less than 2.43 weight and is costing a ground-breaking $249.

I have been using the New samsung Chromebook for a few time and am already preparing to buy one. The Firefox OS operates wonderfully on the ARM foundation, producing excellent performance and excellent life cycle of power supply.

The new Chromebook looks like small sized MacBook Air, with a gold nasty covering that seems durable. The dimension is more convenient than that of most Ultrabooks at a cost far reduced than any current computer.

Hardware Specifications :

• Model Number: XE303C12.
• Display Size: 11.6-inches.
• Display: 1366x768 resolution; 200nit brightness.
• Weight: 2.43 lbs (1.1.kg).
• Less than 0.8 inches thick (17.5 mm).
• Battery Life: over 6.5 hours.
• Processor: Samsung Exynos 5250.
• Memory: 2GB.
• Storage: 16GB SSD.
• Ports: 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, combo headphone/mic jack, secure digital memory slot.
• HDMI Port.
• Bluetooth 3.0™ Compatible.
• Speaker: 1.5W speaker X 2.
• Keyboard: Full-size Chrome keyboard.
• Wireless: 802.11 abg/n 2x2.
• MSRP: $249 USD / 229 GBP.

The new Chromebook is operating Firefox OS edition 23.0.1271.39 daisy, the newest constant develop. Performance with the New samsung ARM processer is liquid and lag-free. I have examined enjoying full-screen HD movie and webGL applications and Samsung's statements of 60 fps are established.

What makes the New samsung Chromebook so troublesome in this author's perspective is the excellent performance, highest possible mobility, and the low cost. This new laptop computer performs better than the past design, the New samsung Sequence 5 550 for 50 percent the cost. Those on the barrier about Firefox OS should find the $249 cost a excellent motivation to give it a try.

I will be placing the new Chromebook through its steps as I get more time with it, but my few time already illustrate it is well worth the money. The Chromebook is available to preorder now from Best Buy, Amazon, PC World and "other retailers", with sales starting next weeks time.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, October 18, 2012

Samsung S5 550 Chromebook: All In After A Week

Summary: The recent purchase of a Chromebook surprised me by proving how well it works for me. After a week of using the Chromebook, that surprise has morphed into total satisfaction.

The first day with my new New samsung S5 550 Chromebook went well, but that's often the case with new devices. The excitement that comes with a new system often gives way to a truth that is not quite as excellent as that first day. Having used the Chromebook intensely for 7 days I am satisfied to review it is just as excellent now as on that first day.

Chromebooks are not for everybody, it's important to create that clear. People who need certain applications may find being restricted to web applications in Firefox to be a responsibility. I perform online in Firefox on every program I use so the Chromebook is developed for my perform schedule.

Chromebook hardware :   

Samsung has nailed the components in this Chromebook. The size of the Sequence 5 550 is an ideal stability of mobility and application. The 12.1-inch show is a excellent fit for using Firefox and never do I wish it was larger or had a higher quality. I can put the web browser in full-screen method and have no lost space on the show, yet accessibility the taskbar and applications quickly.

The chiclet key pad is very excellent and as a quick contact typist I can type as quick as on any system. The key structure is basically ideal for me and I don't wish any important factors were placed in a different way. This is unusual as most computer keyboard have one or two important factors placed in such a way that results in mistyping, but not on this one. The top row of special important factors developed to function the web browser (back, ahead, renew page) create working in the web browser just right.

The slim and light Chromebook is one of the most relaxed notebooks I've used. That relaxation begins with the excellent mobility and expands to using notebooks laptop or computer in any scenario. It's easy to slide the Chromebook out of the bag and sit down anywhere to perform. Start the lid and in a few moments the program continues with no lag to get connected to whatever Wi-Fi system is available. It competitors pills in that respect, a excellent task for Firefox OS.

The most considerable item of components on the New samsung Chromebook that creates it perform so well is the large track pad. This one performs so fluidly it is the only one I've used that competitors that on Apples. The two-finger scrolling is amazing and the buttonless function basically performs. I have not been influenced to link a computer mouse even once, something I do on every laptop laptop or computer I use. This track pad has become the conventional for me.

Chromebook software :

There really isn't any application in Firefox OS other than the web browser, and it's as excellent as they get. It is the complete execution of Firefox so all favorites and additions set up on any program are basically there on the Chromebook. The web browser looks just like it does on any program so there was no studying bend at all.

I have included some additions to the Firefox web browser on the Chromebook since I've been using it so intensely. These additions add performance to the web browser to better help me get things done. Following are the significant additions I have included to the Chromebook that I am using in my everyday perform.

Chat for Google- this provides a easy discuss show for using Search engines Talk. I can perform written text, sound, or video conversations quickly in a show while using the web browser.

Clearly- this expansion provides webpages in an readable structure upon ask for. I can save webpages in this structure to Evernote, my main information data source.

Document viewing- this allows me to look at most Ms Office records right in the web browser. It comes in useful when co-workers deliver me records in e-mail.

Elegant Calculator- this is a excellent finance calculator available in the web browser. There is both a primary finance calculator and a medical finance calculator selectable.

Reeder for Chrome- I invest lots of your energy and energy in Search engines Audience maintaining up with thousands of RSS for and this expansion places a awesome skin on Audience. It isn't an formal Reeder app, it just looks like it. 

Scroll to Top button- this sets up a easy solid option on all webpages that takes you returning to the top of the site when visited. It is very useful.

Tweetdeck- I am on Tweets all enough time, and the Firefox Tweetdeck expansion is great. The latest upgrade creates it perform very well on the Chromebook. 

Email this web page by Google- this does exactly what it says.

It is worth looking at my list of useful Firefox web applications that also circular out the Firefox OS. Observe that all of the additions detailed and all web applications perform with any Firefox web browser set up, no Firefox OS required.

The Firefox web browser and additions turn the Chromebook into a full-fledged laptop or computer as able as Ms windows PCs and Apples. The Firefox OS has progressed in its short life-time and using it is now like using any laptop or computer, not just a web browser. The Firefox OS is modified instantly and without affecting using the Chromebook. This is an benefits over other systems that cannot be downplayed.

The New samsung S5 550 Chromebook has changed into my full-time perform program. I now arrive at for it first thing in the day, making the 27-inch Ms windows PC on my table. I get the Chromebook when I head out the entrance to perform, making the iPad and key pad behind. I did not anticipate the Chromebook to create such an effect on my perform schedule. It's a excellent effect and I am satisfied with my purchase of the Chromebook.

Posted by Unknown Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Intel's Q3, Q4: Hostage To The Windows 8 Upgrade Cycle

Summary: Intel is facing a bevy of third quarter wild cards and the fourth quarter rides on Windows 8. Expectations are low. 

Intel's third quarter is expected to be weak due to bloated PC inventories, lackluster ultrabook sales and buyers' love for tablets and smartphones. Meanwhile, the fourth quarter for Intel will be a wild card based on the Windows 8 launch Oct. 26.

Simply put, objectives for Intel's financial performance are pretty low.

Intel is expected to report third quarter earnings of 56 cents a share on revenue of $14.18 billion. Wall Street estimates were cut following the company's revenue warning.

Since that caution the following has unfolded:

• HP cut its perspective and the PC maker accounts for approximately 17 % of income, down from 19 % this year and 21 % in 2010.
• Windows Windows 8 update pattern is a total crapshoot. There is extensive divergence on how the latest Windows update pattern will open up.
• Signs from Asia's supply chain indicate that PC creates grabbed in Sept compared to summer recession.

Here's a look at the third quarter wild-cards and unknowns for the fourth quarter.

Did a Sept PC develop pattern help out Intel? Bore holes Fargo specialist Bob Wong said that Apple filled out its product collection and that lead to contract devices producers building PCs. "We are optimistic that the develop strength of the month of Sept will proceed through Oct up to the release of Windows 8," said Wong.

Will Windows 8 be a hit? Windows 8 is releasing in just a few days and the hardware picture is complicated with various form factors. Piper Jaffray specialist Auguste Gus Rich mentioned that any benefit surprise from Windows 8 will be a advantage to Apple.

Has the economy derailed hosting server spending? By most matters, hosting server need has been poor despite new Apple snacks. The information middle has been Intel's rock amongst risky consumer investing. Deutsche Bank specialist Ross Seymore said that Apple is picking up information middle discuss in hosts, storage and social networking processor chips.

Will ultrabooks sell? Ultrabook income have been frustrating, but Windows 8 and Intel's snacks may boost need. One wrinkle worth noting: In all my assessments of Windows 8 it's clear that you need a touch allowed laptop screen. That fact may result in more income.

Can Apple move tablets? Apple released its Clover Pathway tablet snacks, but it's uncertain whether Windows 8 pills will offer well.

Emerging market PC need. Apple may have trouble with PC need in developed marketplaces, but growing areas such as Asia-Pacific could pick up the slack. These growing marketplaces are often covered with so-called white box PCs, which aren't grabbed by Gartner and IDC information.

Average costs are another key issue. Apple may have to cut costs to pare down stock levels.

Intel could cut investment investing for 2013. Apple said its investment expenses will be below $12.1 billion dollars and $12.9 billion dollars. Why? Apple will recycling devices. Should this trend proceed, Intel's returns will look better in 2013.

Posted by Unknown Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Dell Unveils Windows 8 Lineup, Including XPS 12 Convertible Touch Ultrabook Laptop/Tablet

Summary: In addition to the new hybrid portable, the computer giant is adding touch features to a pair of existing all-in-one desktop PCs to take advantage of the latest OS.

Even though Ms isn't formally releasing Ms windows 8 until Oct 26, its components associates are rushing to declare their new techniques that will run the os. Last night, Panasonic exposed its Ms windows 8 list, and previously in the 7 days, Lenovo exposed its collection.

Now it's Dell's convert. The pc massive may be pulling in the age of mobile phones and iPads, but it wishes to convert factors around with three new techniques, one of which seems to be the type aspect of the day. The XPS 12 Sports convertible Contact Ultrabook (pictured above) contains laptop laptop or computer and product functions, with a easy-to-open style that allows you turn it from laptop laptop or computer to standing. It comes with a 12.5-inch complete HD show, and for its $1,199.99 platform settings, you get an Apple Primary i5-3317U Ivy Link processer, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB strong condition generate. Other configs consist of a $1,399.99 edition with Primary i7-3517U CPU and 8GB of RAM, a $1,499.99 style that enhances the RAM and SSD potential (while maintaining the platform i5 processor), and the $1,699 complete enchillada with Primary i7, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD. 

Dell is also moving out a couple of its all-in-one desktop laptop or computer PCs that have been enhanced with touch abilities for Ms windows 8. The XPS One 27 (pictured) comes with a huge 27-inch display with 2,560x1,440 quality (what Dells dubbs "quad HD"), Apple Primary i5-3330s Ivy Link processer, 6GB of RAM, 1TB disk generate, DVD burning, and built-in Wi-Fi. With specifications that are otherwise people, the XPS One 27's heavy price -- $1,599.99 -- is all about its huge show.

For customers on a funds, the Inspiron One 23 provides a 23-inch show with 1,920x1,080 quality, though only an Apple Pentium G645 processer. It also contains 4GB of RAM and 500GB disk generate, and like the XPS One 27, comes with a DVD burning and built-in Wi-Fi. But as opposed to its larger sibling, the Inspiron One 23 only expenses $779.99. 

Of course, the current Dell collection will also begin delivery with Ms windows 8 in the arriving several weeks. Are the new designs enough to convert Dell's performance around? While they keep speed with competitors' promotions, they certainly don't go out on a branch like Sony's new Tap 20 "tabletop" PC. Let us know what you think in the Talkback area below.

Posted by Unknown Monday, October 15, 2012

Microsoft's Windows 8 Biggest Wild Card: The Hardware

Summary: In previous Windows upgrade cycles, the path was simple: Buy a new PC, get Windows and you're finished. The choices are much more complicated for Windows 8.

The armada of components developed to popularize Ms windows 8 is beginning to come to light area and one thing is certain: Type aspects are going to be crucial for Windows newest os and the update pedal rotation.

As most technical viewers know, Ms releases Ms windows 8 on Oct. 26. The committed attempt is Windows make sure you link several screens---PCs, pills and mobile phones. Meanwhile, Ms CEO Bob Ballmer now recognizes itself as a system and services company.

In other terms, Ms is getting ballsy and is going the high-risk, high-reward direction with Ms windows 8. The capture here is that the best components for Ms windows is mostly unidentified. In past Ms windows update periods, the direction was simple: Buy a new PC, get Ms windows and you're completed. Now you have to choose between the following:

• Convertibles: These several product and computer gadgets. Panasonic has one. Lenovo has a few. And others will move out.
• Touch-enabled ultrabooks: The key here is that there's the conventional clamshell with a touchscreen display screen and a key pad.
• A devoted tablet: Ms will have a range of iPad murderers.
• The Surface: Windows system, which has a exclusive key pad with a product structure.

Some of those components types will be relatively new to the normal keep. The result is that technological innovation customers are going to have to actually choose one up at their helpful community store, perform with it, contact it, and feel it and then determine the use situation before buying.

The truth to me is that many of those above mentioned form aspects audio reasonable on document. However, it's a bit ambiguous whether I want a light computer that enhances as a hefty product. The way I perform, I'm more likely to move to an ultrabook with a touchscreen display screen technological innovation. Laptops computer key pad would be for perform and the touchscreen display screen technological innovation would cover intake.

As for the Surface, I could be marketed, but never performed with one.

My only option is to perform with the gadgets as they area down the area with my CNET Opinions co-workers. Then I'll think about my use situation.

Simply put, this Ms windows 8 purchase decision is a bit complex and that means the possibilities for a first few days pop may be thin.

Toss in the fact that Ms windows 8 is a new buyer and you come away with one big realization: Few will go preorder satisfied. Some of the Ms windows 8 components records will be amazing breakdowns. There will be a few strikes too. The capture is that this Ms windows 8 update pattern will take time. The individual interface is new. The components is new.

Bottom line: Ms windows 8---especially on the components side of the equation---isn't all that helpful to your regular reaction buy.

Posted by Unknown Thursday, October 11, 2012

Lenovo's Lineup Of Windows 8 Convertibles

Summary: Lenovo has announced a lineup of Windows 8 hybrids designed to work as both laptops and tablets. Rather than choosing one convertible design, the company will offer several models including two versions of the flexible Yoga.

Lenovo Yoga 13 in Laptop Mode

The Yoga 13 has a 13-inch (1600x900) display and  uses Intel's third-generation Core processors, up to 8GB of memory and either a 128- or 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). It measures 0.7 inches thick and weighs 3.4 pounds.

 

The Yoga 13 has a dual-hinge that folds backwards 360 degrees to switch between laptop and tablet modes.

 

In addition to the tablet and laptop modes, the Yoga 13 can be used in a "stand" mode that is good for watching movies or Web browsing.

 

The Yoga 13's "tent" mode is a good option for viewing content in cramped spaces such as an airline tray table.

 

The smaller version of the Yoga is based on Nvidia's Tegra 3 and has an 11.6-display (1366x768), up to 2GB of memory and either 32- or 64GB of storage. It is 0.6 inches thick and weighs only 2.8 pounds, yet Lenovo says it will get up to 13 hours of battery life.

  

Like the 13-inch model, the Yoga 11 has a dual-hinge display that folds backwards up to 360 degrees.

 

In addition to the tablet and laptop modes, the Yoga 11 can also be used in a "stand" mode that is good for watching movies or Web browsing.

 

The Yoga 11's "tent" mode is a good option for viewing content in cramped spaces such as an airline tray table.

 

The Lynx has an 11.6 inch (1366 x 768) display that detaches from a keyboard dock to switch to tablet mode. Like competing models from Acer, Asus, HP and Samsung, the Lynx is based on Intel's recently-announced Atom Z2760 (Clover Trail) dual-core processor.

 

The Lynx tablet is 0.4 inches thick and weighs 1.4 pounds. The keyboard adds another 1.5 pounds to the system weight, but it has an extra battery that stretches the battery life to 16 hours, according to Lenovo.

 

The Twist looks like a conventional ThinkPad with a 12.5-inch (1366x768) display, third-generation Core processors, up to 8GB of memory and either a hard drive or 128GB SSD. At 0.8 inches thick and 3.5 pounds it is small enough to qualify as an Intel Ultrabook.

 

The Twist's 12.5-inch display rotates 180 degrees and folds flat. Lenovo has been making Windows convertibles using this design for years and I use one of them, the ThinkPad X Series convertible, every day.

 

Like the Yoga, the Twist works in a "stand" mode for watching movies or browsing the Web.

 

Finally the "tent" mode--as with the Yoga designs--is a good option for content consumption in cramped spaces such as an airline tray table.

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook

Summary: After a full day of using the latest Chromebook from Samsung it's clear the Chrome OS has evolved to be a powerful platform. It handles my work so perfectly it is like an OS made just for me.

The New samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook is not a new computer but my own came last night. I have not put the thing down since getting it, and it is already clear it is a great solution for me.

The best way I can explain the New samsung Chromebook is that it's like a special MacBook made just for the way I perform. It's not for everybody as the Firefox OS is not as solid as other solutions, but for those of us who perform in the Firefox web browser all day it is the best way to do so.

See also: Will a Chromebook be your next PC?

There are many on the internet opinions for the New samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook so I won't rehash that. I can condition that the 12.1-inch computer is highly convenient and has lengthy lifestyle cycle of battery pack for lifestyle on the go.

I am the potential viewers for the Firefox OS as I am strongly established in the Google system. I use the Firefox web browser on all devices I use, Googlemail for email, Google Generate for on the internet storage space, and as a long-time Android operating system user I have moved my songs selection to the Google reasoning.

Getting started with the Chromebook was as simple as signing into my Google account. In just a short time all of my stuff was available from the new Chromebook. The web browser had all my favorites, web browser additions, history, and biscuits synced up. My Google Generate was there with all of my on the internet records. My whole songs selection was available for immediate loading on the Chromebook.

The Firefox OS pc is basically an expansion of the Firefox web browser. All programs are actually web programs, all Firefox programs in the web shop are backed in fact. The OS has progressed to a better condition than when it first showed up, and all web apps/pages can now be run either in the tabbed web browser or individual windowed programs. 

The UI has been designed to make dealing with either the tabbed web browser or windowed programs simple to do with the Chromebook track pad. Windows can be clicked side-by-side for operating in two at once or offered up complete display to get the UI out of the way.

Apps/web webpages can be pinned to the taskbar at the bottom of the display for quick access. The taskbar can be invisible like the Windows version. All web programs are one tap away in a simple app administrator.

Operation is user-friendly for anyone used to dealing with the Firefox web browser, and the studying bend is almost nonexistent. I was effective within minutes of energizing the Chromebook up, and have been so whole time.

There is a simple file administrator in Firefox OS that straddles both local storage space, which is only 16GB, and the Google Generate. Connections with information is uncomplicated and simple to do with the track pad.

The track pad on the New samsung is worth referring to. It is far better than any track pad I have used on any Windows computer. New samsung has nailed it on this Chromebook; I haven't even linked an exterior rabbit, something I often do with notebooks.

I have been amazed at the quantity and quality of web programs available in the Firefox web shop. There are programs to do just about everything, and all I have tried so far perform well on the Chromebook. Firefox OS is much more than just a web browser, even though it is an on the internet foundation.

There are a lot of techniques in the Firefox OS that I am still studying, but it's safe to say I am already more effective with it than I thought I would be. I can see this becoming my full-time perform machine given the characteristics of my perform. It's not for everybody but I am a happy recreational camper today.
 

Posted by Unknown Friday, October 05, 2012

Will A Chromebook Be Your Next PC?

Summary: You could buy a Windows 8 PC, good luck with that, a pricey Mac, or you could get Google Chrome OS powered Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook.

Sure, you could keep using Windows, although Windows 8 looks more serious whenever you look at it, or you could buy a Mac for big dollars, or you could buy a  New samsung Sequence 5 550 Chromebook beginning at $449 and have a great Linux-based desktop laptop computer or computer that you already know how to use.

What’s that? It’s Linux program and that is so complex. Oh please. Get into the Modern day, Linux program is simple enough for grandfather and grandmother to use. And, besides if you know how to use the Chrome Web browser--you do know how to use a Web on the internet browser right?--then you already know how to use Chrome OS and a Chromebook. If you really want to have the complete Linux program spend control encounter, you can have that too, but it’s simply optionally available.

The Chromebook 2012 Gallery

The new design Chromebook has been out for several several weeks now. When it first came out I created the decision rather than evaluation it instantly, I’d see if I could actually use it for my day to day perform. I’m here to evaluation to you nowadays that yes, yes, you can use the Chromebook for a Windows or a Mac desktop laptop computer or computer alternative.

True, the Chromebook’s components figures are nothing to create home about. It uses an The apple company Celeron_867 Processer managing at a simple 1.3GHz for a processor, 4GBs of RAM, and a 16GB SSD (Solid Condition Drive). For a display it has a flat 12.1-inch display with a quality of 1280 x 800. It also has a 1 mega-pixel Web-cam and double audio program on the end.

When it comes to slots, the 550 has a Gigabit Ethernet slot, DisplayPort, USB, and a combination headphone/mic slot on the remaining. . On the right part there happens to be 4-in-1 cards slot and a Kensington secure slot. And, on the back of the PC you;ll discover a SIM cards slot. For Wi-Fi, it facilitates the regular 802.11b, g, and n methods. If you want you can also get a design that facilitates 3G for a $100 more. The whole techniques loads in at a little bit more than 3-pounds.

Put it all together and all you get is a compact, slowly minilaptop right? Incorrect.

This is the quickest startup laptop computer or computer I’ve ever seen. From deceased freezing to showing the desktop laptop computer or computer needs 7 a few moments. The next best is my delayed 2011 design MacBook Air, which needs 16 a few moments. Windows? Please. It’s not even in the same estimated.

I also put the Chromebook through its steps on FutureMark’s PeaceKeeper Web on the internet browser analyze package. Here it obtained Only 1,888. This placed it second to Chrome 22 with a ranking of 2,131. but before Chrome 15 with 1,675 and IE 9 with 1,347... which were managing on a Trip DX4710 with Windows seven SP1. This PC is operated by a 2.5-GHz The apple company Primary 2 Quad processor and has 6GBs of RAM and an The apple company GMA (Graphics Press Accelerator) 3100. Even on far more slowly components, Chrome OS knocked rump and needs titles.

The Chromebook’s unique marinade is Chrome OS. This os uses a slim part of an Ubuntu-Linux as a base for the Chrome Web on the internet browser. That’s all there is to it. Yes, you need an Internet connection to get it to perform at its best.  But tell me, just how much perform or perform do you get a laptop computer or computer nowadays without the Internet?

Yep, that is right this year, everything we do is closed into program connection one way or the other. As David Determine, a former Sun professional, once said, “The program is the pc.” Nowadays, it really is.

Besides, what exactly is this? It changes out you can use a Chromebook without the Internet. Googlemail and Google Records will both perform without a program relationship now. It’s not ideal You still cannot modify excel spreadsheets or perspective or modify demonstrations, but still for a cloud-driven desktop laptop computer or computer it’s really quite amazing what you can do when the closest net relationship is 50 distance down a dust street.

Another really awesome function is that you can use a Chromebook for more than six time on just one power supply cost. I lately created it from Dulles terminal, near California DC, to San Paul and my power supply was still over 20% when I had to convert it off. I’ve never had any other laptop computer come near to that history.

So can you use a Chromebook as a “fat-client” PC alternative. Yes, yes, you can. I’ve been using it that way for several several weeks now on an almost regular base.

I create my experiences in Google Docs;, examine my e-mail with Gmail;  IM, discuss and video-conference to my buddies and co-workers with Google Talk;  monitor my individual expenses with Accelerate Online; handle my business costs with QuickBooks Online; be a musician from Google  Play; and mess with my images in Picasa. I can also, as opposed to any other edition of Linux program, observe Blockbuster online films as well as Google  Play movie clips.

Apple lovers have a term they used to use all enough time before iOS Wi-Fi became problematic and The apple company created the decision to substitute Google Charts with The apple company Charts. It was: It just performs. Think what, the Chromebook just performs.

The Chromebook also performs without you requiring to spot the application, add an anti-virus program,or fresh out the fossilized continues to be of applications you have removed. As an affiliate of my own put it lately, “It needs no servicing." Exactly so.

Yes, you can upgrade it, and I suggest that you do, but it’s your option. There is very few bad bad zero day uses out there for Chrome, as opposed to say Windows, where they appear like clockwork each 1 month.

Does this audio too good to be true? Try it for yourself. You can set up Chrome OS on a exclusive device to perform with it, or you can also lease a Chromebook for $30 monthly. I think you are going to discover that you may just choose that instead of a Windows PC or a Mac, a Chromebook might be your next laptop computer or computer.
 

Posted by Unknown Friday, October 05, 2012