Free laptops, part of the future

An increasing portion of laptops will now come with embedded SIM to allow customers to instantly access internet wirelessly via mobile service providers without using an unsightly dongle, according to Mobile Today.

Last week, Carphone Warehouse announced that it was in talks with big laptop manufacturers to sell heavily subsidised laptops with wireless internet access.

Likewise, Vodafone and T-Mobile have signed agreements with several laptop manufacturers although numbers are yet to add up as the T-Mobile head of OEM and IT puts it bluntly.

Manufacturers, on the other side, are banking that the future business model will be selling laptops bundled with wireless internet access.

BT could be the biggest loser if more customers move from desktop to laptop and away from landlines and fixed-line revenues still account for £10.3 billion annually, mostly paid to one company, BT, charging each landline owner, more than £130 annually.

New Asus EEE Windows-based Laptops to sell like hot cakes

5 million EEE laptops will be sold this year according to Asus's own estimates; the Taiwanese manufacturer is bullish about the sales figures that its little gadget will generate.

Of those, around 3 million are expected to be XP-based and the rest running on Linux; meaning that Windows XP might undergo an unexpected revival once again.

Windows XP Home has apparently been chosen to power non Linux computers; a surprising decision given that Microsoft's own Windows XP Fundamental for legacy systems would probably be better suited.

The EEE was designed to be compatible with Windows and even the first EEE models had their own Windows XP Drivers.

Asus has also revealed that the cheapest Windows XP model will cost $408, including a 4GB SSD storage, 512MB memory while the more expensive EEE PC 4G XP will come with an additional 4GB SD card, a more powerful battery and a 3mp webcam; all for $473.

Dell starts US Blu-ray war on laptops, UK customers have to wait

The high-definition format wars are over - and you won: Dell customers can now get a Blu-ray laptop for under a $1,000.

Available today on dell.com, movie buffs can pick up the Inspiron 1525 with optional Blu-ray disc playback starting at $899.

UK customers will have to wait a bit more though as only the Inspiron 1720 ships with an optional Blu-Ray drive, in a package that costs a eye-popping £918.99, with the Blu-ray drive accounting for more than a third of the price, more than twice the price.

As retailers and video rental companies expand their high-definition offerings, Blu-ray is the new "must-have" technology to help get the most out of your viewing experience.

The Top 12 UK £299 laptops

Searching for a bargain notebook without cutting too many corners? ITProPortal.com has rounded up twelve of the best sub £300 laptop deals in the UK in this exclusive report.

Laptops have never been so inexpensive and you can now get a cheap, quality laptop for £299 including VAT and delivery or even less. A few years back, a sub-£500 laptop was unheard of.

Back in April 2006, the HP Compaq NX6110 was sold for £600, right now, a HP laptop with a similar configuration and a few bells and whistles is worth less than £270, 55% less.

And it is certainly not a coincidence that popular consumer website Moneysavingexpert has dedicated a recent report on Sub £300 laptop bargains.

There are a few gems amongst the ten listed but you can rest assured that anyone of them will be a capable workstation provided your needs do not go beyond traditional office chores.

Qualcomm Aims At Turning Mobile Phones Into Mini Laptops

Mobile chip manufacturer Qualcomm will be producing key components to power mini laptops, riding on the success of the Asus EEE laptop; however, one big difference will be that the yet-to-be-named laptops will be using ARM processors rather than Intel based ones.

This means that they will resemble blown-up personal digital assistants rather than shrunken laptops and Inventec, rather than Quanta, will be the one manufacturing them.

PC World, who first broke the news, also mentions that the laptops will offer inbuilt 3G internet access although it is yet to be seen whether Wi-Fi will be included or not.

There's also persisting rumours that Windows Mobile 7 could be used to power mobile internet devices like Qualcomm's which means they won't be able to run applications designed for more traditional Windows platforms.

That said, Linux would also be a prime candidate and Android, as well as LiMo platforms, would potentially be the chosen ones.

Sony Vaio VGN-TZ17GN/B, Laptop Price Rs. 114,900

This laptop comes with Intel 1.2GHz Core2 Duo Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM which is upgradeable upto 2GB and 100GB HDD. It has a DVD Writer, 11.1-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1366x768 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 video card, integrated sound card

Sony Vaio VGN-CR14GN/B, Laptop-Price Rs. 59,390

This laptop comes with Intel 1.8GHz Core2 Duo Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM which is upgradeable upto 2GB and 100GB HDD. It has a DVD Writer, 14.1-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1280x800 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 video card, integrated sound card

Another UK Agency Loses FOUR Laptops With Sensitive Data

Continuing their characteristic sluggishness with IT data handling and management, another UK government agency, Insolvency Service has confirmed the theft of four laptop computers from its Manchester office on 27 August 2008.

One of those four stolen laptops contained detailed information including - names, addresses, date of births and National Insurance numbers of about 486 directors and employees of UK’s 122 bankrupt companies.

Insolvency Service has informed the people affected from the theft and has opened dedicated phone lines to provide any sort of further assistance to them.

Lorna Dennis, spokeswoman of the agency said, “Today the Insolvency Service has written to the companies who have been affected by the theft of the laptop.”

In addition to the infamous loss of details of 25 million beneficiaries of child benefit scheme, the UK’s Ministry of Defense had admitted the loss of a USB stick containing crucial movements and locations of soldiers last month

Asus To Introduce Touchscreen EEE PC in 2009 Plus Cheaper Laptops

Reports indicate that Asus is all set to launch a touch enabled Eee PC sometime next year.

According to DigiTimes, rumours regarding the upcoming launch of touchscreen based offering from Asus was confirmed by none other than Samson Hu; the General Manager at the Taiwanese consumer electronic major Asus.

However very little is known about the actual specification of the proposed system and one can only hope that Asus releases some details in near future.

In a related development Asus has also mentioned that it plans to launch a new model equipped with a dual core Intel processor; though it is unlikely to make an appearance anytime before next summer.

Apple Charges Customers Up to £800 Extra For New Macbooks When Compared To Windows Laptops

Apple has just updated its whole range of Macbooks with the aluminium Brick models likely to create the most buzz on the market.

However, Steve Jobs has also decided to up the price of its entry level white Apple Macbook from £699 to £719, a sure sign that the company is uber confident during those troubled times

We've carried out our own research in the wake of Apple's new releases and found out that prospective buyers will be paying nearly £800 more to get the MacOSX and Apple's trademark stylish treatments (backlit keyboard et al); given the current economic conditions, going Apple might not be beneficial to your bank account.

And before Apple fanboys start sending us hatemails and death threats, we've tried to match the Macbooks with whatever laptops were readily available on the market with the nearest specification.

So, how much are you paying for Apple's Style

Sony Vaio VGN-CR11GH/L, Laptop

This laptop comes with Intel 1.8GHz Core2 Duo Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM which is upgradeable upto 2GB and 80GB HDD. It has a DVD Writer, 14.1-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1280x800 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X1300 video card, integrated sound card,

Price Range : Rs. 54,990

Sony Vaio VGN-C31GH/W, Laptop

This laptop comes with Intel 1.6GHz Dual Core Processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM which is upgradeable upto 2GB and 80GB HDD. It has a DVD Writer, 13.3-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1280x800 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 video card, integrated sound card

Price Range : Rs. 44,990

Sony SZ 58, Laptop

This laptop comes with Intel 2.4GHz Core2 Duo Processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM and 160GB HDD. It has a DVD Writer, 13.3-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1280x800 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS video card, integrated sound card, Wifi, Touchpad mouse, In-Built Speake

Price Range : Rs. 124,000 to 124,900

Laptops Sony Vaio VGN-AR69GU

Sony Vaio VGN-AR69GU laptop comes with Intel 2.4GHz Core2 Duo Processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM and 500GB HDD. It has a Blu-Ray Disc Writer, 17-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 dpi. The laptop also has an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video card, integrated sound card, Wifi, Touch

Price Range : Rs. 167,500 to 169,900

Stephen Fry Lambasts Vista and Sony Laptops, Become Biggest Twitter Outside US

One of UK's favourite comedians, Stephen Fry, demonstrated once again that he's as witty in real life as he is in movies thanks to the power of Twitter (where he's about to reach 29.000 followers) and that's he's actually a very savvy geek.

He spent $4000 on a Sony Vaio laptop (probably purchased in the US) with Windows Vista (I guess it was a Vista Business model) and blasted it as the most useless $4000 he ever spent (ed: Someone at ITproportal also spent £1750 on a Sony Vaio laptop last week and we're waiting for his feedback).

Fry was asked to review a PC-only application by the Guardian and the idiosyncrasies that marred Vista during its short life, made Fry's blood boil after which he apologised for being less than temperate.

He later explained on his "posterous" blog - which has now been viewed 16,000 times - that he was not trying to set up a new network, merely trying to connect a new computer to an existing network that had already got a G1 phone, 2 Blackberry smartphones, a few iPhones, an iPod touch and two Macs on it

Intel Targets Schools With Classmate Tablet Laptops

Intel has launched a new convertible "Classmate" laptop that can double as a tablet PC in the UK as from next month which will be sold directly to schools and through Amazon and Argos. It is likely that the Classmate will be sold through Education tech specialists like Elonex.

The Classmate design first came to light as a direct response to the $100 laptop, originally called OLPC and later XO. Classmate version 2 is build by Computer Technology Link and comes with a rotating screen that easily converts from a traditional laptop format to a resistive touchscreen tablet.

The device is built around an Intel Atom CPU and comes with 1GB RAM, a 60GB hard disk drive, a card reader and a 8.9-inch LCD screen capable of displaying 1024x600 pixels. CTL offers a choice of either Windows XP Home or Linux with one year warranty on parts and labour.

Nokia Will Make Laptops By 2011

Nokia's CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has confirmed that the company will be manufacturing and selling mobile computers but failed to confirm whether they will be netbooks or traditional laptops (or something in between).

Kallasvuo, who was appearing in a television interview with Finnish TC Channel YLE, said that Nokia could be looking at a device that merge the functionalities of a PC and a mobile handset.

The timing of the news, just one week after the Mobile World Congress, shows that Nokia is reacting to the invasion of traditional PC manufacturers like Acer which have announced eight new smartphones.

Others like Lenovo and HP have also injected fresh new blood in their (almost) defunct PDA range while Dell and a few others could be going in the market sooner than expected.

Back in August 2008, we suggested that Nokia could join LG in launching a rebadged Netbook by exploiting its powerful relationship with mobile networks to push its model

Orange Adds HP and Toshiba Laptops To Its Broadband Range

France Telecom owned mobile phone provider, Orange, has announced that it will be adding two new laptops to its mobile broadband offer including a HP Compaq Mini 700 which reminds us of the old (very old) Contura Aero series.

The Mini 700 is on offer at Orange for £30 a month while the Toshiba L300 which is a proper traditional full size laptop is available for £35 per month. Both of them come with 3GB worth of data allowance per month for a 24 month contract.

The Compaq netbook has a 10-inch display with a thinner than usual bezel, a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB memory and a 60GB hard disk drive. It seems to be designed for right hand users as the touchpad is situated to the left of the palm rest.

As for the L300, it is a rather old (6 month) bog standard, 15.4-inch laptop powered by an Intel Dual Core 1.73GHz CPU, 1GB memory, a webcam and a 160GB hard disk drive. Orange also sells the Asus 901 EE PC for under £25 a month but it is currently out of stock

5 Reasons Why Nokia's Laptops Will Rule

The announcement that Nokia will be launching its own range of laptops has sent shock waves across the tech sector and could cause a (much) bigger revolution than Asus' Netbooks.

We gaze at our Crystal ball in the high towers at ITProPortal.com to find out that the future is bright for Nokia if they choose to go down that way and here's why.

(1) Bargaining Power

Nokia accounts for around 450 million mobile phones every year and although the global economic downturn may dent this, the Finnish manufacturer still produces roughly 1 in every 3 phones on the planet. This gives the Finnish manufacturer a formidable bargaining power that can drive prices down, computer or anything else.

(2) Experience

Nokia has far more experience selling worldwide than most players out there. The handset manufacturer is uniquely placed to sell mobile computers to people on all five continents. The Nokia 1100 for example is testament of the company's fantastic ability to adapt to local requirements. More than 200 million Nokia 1100 were sold since 2003, more than the PS2 or the iPod

Security App Makes Stolen Laptops Cry For Help

A new security device that allows laptops to literally cry for help if they have been taken without authorisation, has appeared on the market, courtesy of a US company, Front Door Software.

The product called Retriever inserts a new virtual security ownership label that will appear as soon as anyone turns on the stolen laptop but its hidden secret is its ability to utter a spoken message, even a recorded voice clip of the owner.

Users will be able to display messages on the missing laptop's screen and this can only be stopped by logging onto a website and disabling it over there.

There's actually a big yellow and red banner that flashes on the screen stating that the laptop has been lost or stolen.

The voice message is apparently set to appear every 30 seconds with the default text being “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.”

It is not known whether disabling the sound card is possible. The £21 package is available on trial and allows owners to remotely access the stolen laptop to change their login details

Laptops Sony Vaio VGN-N37GH/B Rs. 49,990

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Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-SZ453N/B Rs. 89,090 to 89,990

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Sony Vaio VGN-SZ483N/C-Rs, Rs. 98,499 to 114,900

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HP mini laptops Rs.13,566- Rs.14,930

HP seems to be ensuring that those wishing to buy a laptop are spoilt for choice. After the TouchSmart tm2 and Mini 5102, HP has unleashed the Mini 210 and Mini 2102 PCs. They sport 10.1” standard or alternately, Brightview Infinity HD LED widescreens and island-style keyboards.

The laptops hold 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450 processors, incorporate 1GB of RAM and up to 320GB HDD capacity. The optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Accelerator enables viewing of 1080p HD video content. Other features include optional GPS, five-in-one digital media slot and integrated VGA port. Connectivity options comprise of 3G broadband, in-built WLN, as well as embedded webcam and microphone.

CloudDrive courtesy of ZumoDrive provides access to synchronized content from the cloud. MediaStream lets owners stream multimedia content from one PC to another via the internet. QuickWeb supplies access to the internet without requiring users to boot up the notebook. QuickSync synchronizes files created or edited on the move with a home or business PC to another over a wireless connection in the same network. Apart from the last mentioned application, the other software come with the Mini 210 only.

The 2.69lbs and 1” thin HP Mini 210 is out in the colors black crystal, pacific blue, silver crystal and Sonoma red HP Imprint finishes. HP Mini 2102 is available black. They are priced at $299 (approx. Rs.13,566) and $329 (approx. Rs.14,930), correspondingly and are out across the U.S. Suggested accessories include an HP USB Media Dock and HP Mini W40 Vehicle Power Adapter, the latter of which cost $49.95 (approx. Rs.2,266).

Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, HP Sport Core i3 Laptops

While Intel's Pine Trail platform based netbooks are raining and looks like Intel Core mobile isn't going to rest either. We say this as Canadian online retailers listings new notebooks from Dell, Toshiba and Gateway sporting Intel Core i3-330M microprocessor were spotted. Dell Inspiron 15 is listed at Costco for $1,029 (Rs. 49,500 approx.), Toshiba Satellite L500 is listed for $800 (Rs. 38,400 approx.) and Gateway NV5905H for $730 (Rs. 35,000 approx.) at Future Shop. While HP's Pavilion dv6-2157sb notebook is listed for $865 (Rs. 41, 520 approx.) As per the listed dates, Dell Inspiron 15 would be available after mid-January while Toshiba and Gateway models would be available after January 8.

The three notebooks listed with new Intel Core i3-330M mobile processor indicates that the chip is going to be announced at the CES 2010 convention. Intel Core i3-330M microprocessor is clocked at 2.13GHz and has 3MB L2 cache. The Dell Inspiron 15 with 15.6-inch TFT glossy wide display and packs 4GB DDR2 RAM with 320GB HDD for storage. For graphics, Dell packs Intel GMA X4500HD graphics and will features 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.

Toshiba's Satellite L500 has 16-inch display, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB storage, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), 3 USB Ports, dual-layer supporting optical drive, integrated webcam-mic, and multimedia card reader. This Satellite model will sport Windows 7 Home Premium and for graphics it uses Intel Mobile HM55 Express chipset.

Intel's 'Turbo Boost' Core i5 comes to HP laptops

he 15.6-inch HP Pavilion dv6-2170us comes with a 2.26GHz Intel Core i5-430M processor that is advertised as automatically overclocking to 2.53GHz via Intel's Turbo boost technology. This feat is not possible with laptops packing the Core i3 chip, which doesn't feature Turbo Boost.
Prices of the new HP laptop typically range from $900 to $920 at resellers.
Intel will officially roll out the mobile Core i5 and i3 processors on Thursday in tandem with a slew of system announcements from PC makers. The Core i5 and i3 are the first Intel laptop processors to combine two processor cores and a graphics function in one chip package (previously, the graphics chip was in a separate chipset), resulting in better overall power efficiency.
The Core i3 and i5 part ways on Turbo Boost technology, which speeds up or slows down individual cores to meet processing or power efficiency needs. This will only be offered in higher-end Core i5 and i7 processors.
Both the i3 and i5 come with Hyper-Threading, which can double the number of tasks--or threads--a processor can execute. This is not offered in current Core 2 chips.

HP laptops available with USB 3.0

HP spokeswoman Sheila Watson said Tuesday that the company is shipping certain Envy 15 configurations with the USB 3.0 ports. "HP Direct (our online store) does now sell the Envy 15 with the USB 3.0 along with the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 Graphics (DX11)," she said in response to an e-mail query Tuesday, referring to the mobile Radeon graphics chip from Advanced Micro Devices' ATI unit.
Watson said consumers can get an Envy with USB 3.0 "if you configure it with the new ATI 5830 graphics and quad-core i7 processor."
And USB 3.0 will be available on EliteBook--HP's high-end business laptop line--8540p and 8540w models "in a couple of weeks," according to Watson.
The HP Envy 15 with USB 3.0 ports debuted last week at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. That news left some CNET readers questioning whether the USB 3.0-equipped Envy models were actually shipping, as some HP salespeople, readers said, weren't yet aware of the USB 3.0 ports on new models

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The World's Largest LCD TV from Sharp

As a well-known and trusted television production company in many countries, Sharp has produced the world's largest LCD TV. LCD TVs which feature Black Advanced Super View Full-Spec HD of LCD Panels have been produced by factories owned by Sharp. This product indicates that Sharp becomes the first factory owner in the world which uses the eighth-generation glass substratum.
The success of this product indicates the possibility now that LCD TV can be produced in all sizes up to super-large sizes. In addition, the LCD TV will become the primary display device in flat-panel television market with the expectation to rise dramatically in the future.
History of LCD TV Production
Since the development of LCD TV color first in the world in 1988, Sharp has led the world for the LCD TV with large screen by introducing several models released in 2004 and 2005. Not only produce larger screens, Sharp can meet consumer demand to enjoy high-quality images by providing a resolution four times higher than the previous products. Moreover, the highest contrast ratio in the world and fast full-motion video response rate become a surplus of Sharp LCD TV products.
So far, besides the better picture quality, LCD TV is also made with attention to design factors and environmental factors that make this the high-ranked product. The belief that LCD TV technology will continue to evolve has encouraged Sharp that LCD TV will still occupy a growing percentage of the best-selling flat panel television. Sharp tried to bring a new evolution for LCD TV based products according to this success and as a leading LCD TV manufacturer in the world will continue to develop products with state-of-the-art.
The Advanced Development Phase of LCD TV
On the next step, Sharp has established collaboration with the other largest television production company in the world to further strengthen the high-tech of LCD TV display. After the joint venture company receives the necessary approvals from the government, the tenth generation glass substratum will begin to produce LCD TV panels and modules with large sizes. In this case, the product results will have the highest quality, price, and performance in the relevant businesses.
This new company will try hard and fast in creating a complete and stable manufacturing operation with masterpiece facilities that produce large LCD TV panels and coordinating with other related companies to create "21st Century Manufacturing Complex".
This is a kind of Sharp commitment in developing LCD TV products. The main objective remains on the satisfaction of customers as the supporting partners of the production company achievement in improving the quality of products.
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Getting Laptop Strong Wi-Fi Connection By Using Signal Booster

Even if you are living in the modern era technology and your life is one of the part but problems are everywhere that always come before you as new challenge. So, how to get rid of these problems and have you ever tried? There are different types of problems that you face you could not count it.
Today's the world of computer technology and most of the work has been depended. Each and every whether any organizations or any persons may be, are using computer to solve their problems. The laptops are one the form of computers that contains a lot of facilities and these facilities are very helpful to do your work very fast as you think. But do you think which type of problems may happen to your laptops like wireless signal problem. If you are using laptops then you must maintain it every time when you want that your laptop performs well. Let consider one thing, you have been told by your boss that you have to send the data immediate and whenever you are sending the data out of the office and also your signal is not strong then how to remove you this problem. What if your signal were very slow to connect? So, you ought to review your system every time.
The above problem you have seen that may happen to you also. In this particular situation you need a very successful signal booster that could help you to the great extent. But the question is how to get the cheap and best signal booster for your Wi-Fi connectivity that will help you maximum. The Wi-Fi signal booster can be highly efficient and compact unit design to increase the performance and range of wireless connection of your laptop. There's a strong signal inside a boosters where you are supposed to sit and relax. The signal outside is free and clear for access, or for the neighbor's internal wireless network. If one signal was too strong, you can start your work and you'll see that your work is not going to be call off by any wireless connection problems.
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