ASUS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES ITS EEE PC 1201T WITH AMD PROCESSOR

Asus has officially announced its Eee PC 1201T. This is the first Eee PC model to be powered by an AMD processor and ATI Radeon graphics.

In shape and design, the Eee PC 1201T isn’t much different from the recently launched Eee PC 1201N. But while the 1201N has a dual core Atom processor and ION graphics, the 1201T is powered by a 1.6GHz AMD Congo MV40 processor and ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics. The AMD-ATI combination will give the machine enough power to handle HD video playback.

The 1201T is equipped with a 12.1 inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels. The machine will run Windows 7 Home Premium. Up to 2GB of RAM can be installed. The storage option is a 250 GB hard drive. Asus also provides 500 GB of online storage. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet and Bluetooth (optional). There are 3 USB ports, VGA, SDHC card slot, 0.3 MP webcam, headphone and audio jacks.

The 6-cell battery is expected to give around 6 hours of run time. The Eee PC 1201T is available in black, silver and red. The notebook weighs 3.2 pounds with the battery pack.

PHECDA RELEASES NETBOOK WITH VIA PROCESSOR

Prior to the arrival of Intel’s Atom processors, VIA did enjoy some success with low-cost laptops. The company shipped in a handful of HP Mini models. But then Intel’s cheap and power efficient Atom processors arrived and VIA had to concede its market share to its more powerful rival.

But now Phecda has released a netbook with a VIA processor. The PHV102, as it is called, has the regular netbook specs. It features a VIA 1.6GHz C7-M processor, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM and a 160 GB SATA hard drive. It has a 10.2 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels and a three-cell 200mAh battery. But still you can’t write it off as just another netbook.

The reason is the PHV102 will have the Black Friday price all the time. It will sell for an estimated $185 on every day of the year. Competition has always been good for the market so don’t be surprised if you see netbooks getting even cheaper.

ASUS EEE PC 1201T TO HAVE AMD PROCESSOR

Asus plans to launch three different versions of the upcoming Eee PC 1201 12.1 inch notebook. We have already heard about two versions - the Eee PC 1201N and the 1201HA. While the 1201N has an Intel Atom processor and Nvidia Ion graphics, the 1201HA has an Atom Z520 processor and GMA 500 graphics.

There will be yet another model dubbed Eee PC 1201T and it will have a completely different chipset. Asus recently introduced the 1201T at a function in China. The notebook has a dual core 1.6GHz AMD Neo MV40 processor and ATI Radeon HD3200 GPU. This is the same chipset used in several upcoming thin and light laptops including the MSI Wind X230. While the AMD processor may improve the performance of the notebook, it may also reduce the battery life.

The Eee PC 1201T will have a 12.1 inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels. Other specifications include 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi 802.11b/g/n. There are 3 USB ports, Ethernet, headphone and microphone jacks. There is no HDMI.

HP PAVILION DV8 TO FEATURE A CORE -i7 PROCESSOR

HP is the latest to join the Core i7 party. The PC maker has announced that its new Pavilion dv8 will run on the Core i7 – 720QM 1.6GHz processor.

The Pavilion dv8 is a multimedia notebook with some cool features. It has a large 18.4 inch display equipped with a full HD 1920x1080 resolution. For handling graphics there is a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT230 discrete GPU. Up to 8GB of RAM can be installed on this notebook. The maximum storage capacity is 640GB. The connectivity options include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11n.

Ports and Slots
The dv8 has ample ports and slots which include Blu-ray, HDMI, integrated webcam, fingerprint reader, VGA, 4USB ports, a USB/eSATA port, a multicard reader, FireWire and ExpressCard slot.

Pricing and Availability
The machine will run on the Windows 7 Operating system. No information regarding pricing or availability has been announced as yet.

FUJITSU LIFEBOOK U2010 UMPC IS NOW WITH 2GHZ ATOM Z550 PROCESSOR

Fujitsu has come up with an increased processor option in its Loox model UMPCs which include Lifebook U810 and U2010. Introduced last year with 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, the Loox models will now incorporate a 2GH Intel Atom Z550 processor which will enhance the performance of the machine. This processor enhancement has broken Microsoft’s restrictions on XP for notebooks and is probably ready to try hands on Windows 7 RC action for speedy results.

The specifications has not been altered which includes 5.6 inch 1280 x 800 convertible touch screen display, 1GB RAM, 60 / 120GB HDD, Keyboard / Mouse Pointer, Battery capacity 20 (W/hr), Compact Flash slot, SD card slot, WiFi, BT, Webcam, USB 2.0, Fingerprint reader and Vista or XP.

The inclusion of enhanced processor means that this has now become the fastest UMPC in the market. Rumors are around the corner that after Fujitsu, Sony Vaio P and Kohjinsha will also boost up their processors, however the time will only tell the truth. Weighing 610 gm and measuring 171/135/33 mm, this mini notebook will further add a price tag of $383 to its overall cost. Well whether this new feature will lure the consumers, for that we have to wait and watch.

EUROCOM D900F PHANTOM i7 - WORLDS FIRST NOTEBOOK WITH INTEL CORE i7 PROCESSOR

Eurocom has announced a new notebook that will be powered by the Intel quad-core Core i7 processor. The Core i7 processor has so far been designed only to be used in desktops. Eurocom has been fiddling with this chip to fit it into a laptop and it seems that they have succeeded in their endeavor and come up with the world's first laptop to sport the Core i7.

This power house has more eye popping features to back up the Core i7 processor with Intel's X58 chipset , Nvidia's GeForce G280, 9800GTX or Quadro FX3700 graphics with 1 GB video memory, 8GB DDR3 RAM and up to 1.5TB of storage. The 17-inch Eurocom D900F will also have WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Express Card slot, 4 USB 2.0, HDMI and an assortment of other ports. It also has optional internal Bluetooth, Blu-ray drive and TV tuner. Though the life of its battery has not been mentioned, the Eurocom D900F packs a 12 cell battery. With all these specs crammed in, the Phantom weighs a whopping 11.9 pounds, but it has to be mentioned here that this will be the lightest laptop so far to house a Core i7.

Moreover the Eurocom D900F with its Core i7 running at speeds from 2.66GHz to 3.2GHz, will most likely be the fastest laptop on the planet. The Core i7 is based on the Nethalem architecture which is an improved version of the Core 2 architecture. Intel has also announced that it will release Nethalem chips that are compatible for laptops later this year.

Though there is no word on the pricing of the Phantom i7, Eurocom has set the release date to 1st of May.

HP PAVILON DV2 : FIRST NOTEBOOK WITH AMD NEO PROCESSOR

Hewlett Packard presented a mew model on basis of the new AMD Neo platform beside the HP mini 2140 with Intel an atom processor also. The counterpart to Intel is the atom clocks likewise with 1.6 GHz. Whether the new platform can maintain ground against Intel the atom,different analyzes will show soon.

The exact name of this processor is AMD Athlon Neo MV-40. Similar to Dell Inspiron mini 12, this one possesses the HP Pavilion dv2 12.1 tariff with a large screen and a dissolution amounts to usual 1,280 x of 800 pixels. Another big advantage is the dedicated diagram map. Here HP trusts in a ATI Mobility Radeon HD3410. The optimum configuration that consists 500 GB to four GB DDR2 RAM and a large non removable disk. WLAN in the N-standard, a Bluetooth connection and the mandatory Webcam are the only features missing at this one.

Also an external Blue ray drive assembly will be available for the start. Suitably for this HP Pavilion dv2 version is the HDMI exit. Further connections: Three of USB haven and ever a VGA and a LAN connection.

Battery life can last up to 3.5 hours,what can be said is a very good thing that a notebook should have. The weight reaches proud 1.9 kilograms.

Prices start at 520 Euros for the entry-level model. If you want to get all the best features of this notebook you will need to pay an extra 150 Euros.

WIND SWANKS NEW ATTEMPT WITH THE ATOM PROCESSOR

Wrapping the most recent 1.6-GHz Atom processor and a spacious 80-GB drive, the Wind swanks some legit PC creed. Yes, your iPod almost certainly has additional drive space, but the Wind is also sprinting good old Windows XP, saving you from the annoyances of Vista, a Linux studying curve or (pass away the thought) the pathetically underpowered Win CE. The 10-inch widescreen can exhibit the majority fixed-width web pages contentedly, and it requires the extra-wide bezels that make other Netbook displays feel less significant than they essentially are. Of course, it's not just the thing. We would have appreciated to glimpse a DVD burner incorporated and with all its ports, a mini FireWire would be greeted.

AMD FAMILY SPREADS - TURION ULTRA PROCESSOR A NEW GENERATION UPGRADE

The Turion Ultra is the 1st processor AMD has considered exclusively for the mobile market; former Turions were essentially Athlon 64s and Athlon 64 X2s with thermal characteristics superior enough to make it in notebooks. Yet the Turion Ultra, while its cores are essentially unaffected from desktop Athlon 64 X2s, has inherited a few architectural refinements from AMD's Phenom processors, together with Hyper Transport 3.0. Furthermore, the Turion Ultra proffers finer grained clock rate control as well as tolerating it to clock the cores separately of one another. It's also capable to animatedly scale the Hyper Transport as required, resulting in a processor that can act in response specifically as required to workloads.

More enhancements comprise an augment of processor cache from 1MB of L2 cache to 2MB (L2 cache is essentially RAM built onto a processor) and hold up for up to DDR2-800. By themselves, these may not affix up too much, but while memory velocity has historically been for the most part insignificant to Intel's Core processors, it has had an additional quantifiable collision on AMD's dual cores. Regrettably, the TDP (Thermal Design Power) hasn't distorted from presented Turions: the Turion Ultra's arrangement tops out at 35W, precisely the same wattage as its predecessors and accurately the same wattage as its Intel opposition, though it bears declaring Intel and AMD measure TDP in a different way. Given the enhanced power-saving characteristics, the Turion Ultra ought to offer at least slightly superior battery life to on hand Turion X2s, but it may not be competent to compete with Intel's Core 2 Duos in recital or battery life. Still, it's an enhancement in an era where CPU power is already at a coarse excess.

INTEL LINES UP ITS PROCESSOR UNITS FOR NOTEBOOKS

Intel has listed the pricing for six of the 45nm dual-core laptop processor units that it is scheduling to get underway in late June alongside with its Centrino 2 laptop platform, as per the sources at laptop producers. The processor units will have variant numbers of X9100, T9600, P9500, T9400, P8600 and P9400 and will be tagged at US$851, US$530, US$348, US$316, US$241 and US$209, correspondingly, in thousand-unit plate quantities. In the 3rd quarter, Intel will commence the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9300 labeled with a price tag of US$1,038 for the aficionado market, and will tag along with a more reasonably priced Q9100 in the 4th quarter, reveals the sources.

VIA TECHNOLOGIES – LAUNCHING THE NEW POWER EFFICIENT PROCESSOR PLATFORMS

VIA Technologies, Inc, a principal leading light of power proficient x86 processor platforms today revealed the new-fangled VIA Open-Book, mini-note allusion design embattled at the swiftly growing global marketplace for ultra-portable laptops.
The VIA Open-Book mini-note orientation intend introduces a swarm of novel innovations, together with the next age band of VIA Ultra Mobile Platform, based on the VIA C7®-M ULV processor and the innovative all-in-one VIA VX800 digital media IGP chipset. Mutually, this ultra packed together, power proficient platform provides the user with more affluent computing and multimedia skin texture, inclusive of a startling 8.9” screen and superior video playback shore up, in a compacted and fashionable clamshell outward appearance feature that weighs at just a mere 1kg.

The VIA Open-Book serves a supple in-house crossing point for high-speed broadband wireless connectivity that serves customers with the aptitude to decide on from an array of option provided like Wi-MAX, HSDPA and EV-DO/W-CDMA modules suitable to their market. In adding together, under a only one of its kind mutual approach, the CAD files of the peripheral panels of the orientation design are presented for download under a Creative Commons ascription Share Alike 3.0 license to serve the likes of customers such as OEMs, system integrators, and broadband service providers with superior freedom in tailoring the glance and feel of their piece of equipment to convene the varied needs of their intended markets.

TOSHIBA SETS WHEELS TO GIVE CELL PROCESSOR BASED LAPTOPS

SpursEngine SE1000 chip based on the Cell Broadband Engine is going to rock the floor in the Toshiba laptops. The similar kind of service was rendered by the Sony laptops in the form of some IBM made chips. For all those who scratch the heads by the jargons used here, Toshiba Qosmio G40 notebook will feature the cell processors. The technology giants from Japan are very keen in exercising this new project successfully and to set themselves apart from their competitors. Apart from the laptops the company is also planning to serve the high end television models powered by the same technology.

MEANS TO AVOID NEEDLESS POWER USAGE OF PROCESSOR AND VIDEO CARD

Disable all needless programs, which run in the backdrop. Also minute tools in the task bar time and again need some percent of concert.

Decrease the flaunt brightness: Decrease the screen brightness as low as possible and still a pleasing working is probable. Good contemporary displays show clarity of over 150cd/m². If one does not use the notebook outside in fresh air or direct sunshine the intensity can be reverted back to 100cd/m². This can bank some watts. With the most recent tested mobile computer we could gauge a difference of 10 watts flanked by minimum and maximum intensity!
Enable current saving function: Current mobile video cards got individual current optimizing functions implemented. So one can border the performance, but also pin down the current need. Commanding graphic cards like NVidia go 7800gtx or ATI Radeon Mobility X800 require very high power. ATI names the current savings tasks "Power play" and boasts the battery overall runtime with the setting "optimal battery life" (about 4 watts of savings is possible when a system is coupled with a ATI X700). With NVidia graphics cards that cater to the same function is called "Powermizer".

Disable LAN and Bluetooth connectivity: If you do not require incorporated functions such as Wireless LAN, Bluetooth or infrared, twirl these functions to off condition (best by presented hardware switches) for contemporary current saving saving.

PROCESSOR KING INTEL EXPOSES SILVERTHORNE

The king of processor Intel is now in the process of exposing its low-power Silverthorne processor in a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) by the week. This one would set the state for intensive push in to the industry for Ultraportable devices. "This is the first detailed technical presentation on Silverthorne," said Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer and director of the company's Corporate Technology Group. Silverthorne is actually the first x86 chip indented by Intel particularly for small portable notebooks. Till date, Intel has taken earlier processors initially planned for notebooks and tailored them for use in portable devices.

DELL NO LONGER WITH AMD PROCESSOR?

Recently there has been a report that Dell would no longer be selling AMD processor-based system on Dell.com. However, this is actually untrue and both Dell and AMD would like to make sure that their customer knows about it. Dell is still with AMD and enjoying the strong partnership and it is not a hard fact that AMD is satisfied with the development slope experienced at Dell. They clearly indicated that there is been significant growth chances in retail with AMD and in a course of reallocating its product-mix done from time-to-time. Additionally, we can find numerous AMD-based processor such as Dell Inspiron 1501 and Vostro 1000 available in the market. The relationship continues and probably to hold on for a long time!