Laptops to Outsell Desktops in 2007

Subject: Mobile | December 21, 2006 - 05:38 PM | Ryan Shrout
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We've known this was coming for some time, and now it looks like 2007 will be the year the shift takes place. 

However, it seems that 2007 could be the year that notebooks, more than desktops, become the bigger revenue generator for major PC makers like Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo.

The first hints of this sea change in the PC market can be found buried deep in a Merrill Lynch financial report written Dec.

VIA to take aim at UMPC market

Subject: Mobile | December 21, 2006 - 01:32 AM | Ryan Shrout
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We'll be meeting with VIA while at CES next month, and the UMPC definitely seems to be where VIA is heading. 

VIA Technologies is restructuring its business and taking aim at the Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs) market, with the company expecting solid growth in the segment in 2007, according to VIA Technologies president and CEO, Wen-chi Chen.

Chen also indicated that 2008 and 2009 will be a turning point for VIA in the UMPC market.

Twinhead Durable Notebook Reviewed

Subject: Mobile | December 20, 2006 - 12:34 PM | Ryan Shrout
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HardOCP has reviewed a notebook from a company called Twinhead that claims to be spill proof and quite durable for everyday use.  Are they impressed at all though?

What we've got here is a very basic, but very reliable, mobile computing solution. What it lacks in cutting edge technology, it makes up for in physical endurance.

Is better battery life the next killer app?

Subject: Mobile | December 13, 2006 - 03:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Laptops have come a long way in the past 6 years.  With Alienware and others putting high end gaming components into their systems, it quickly becomes apparent that battery technology just hasn't kept pace.  The Tech Zone looks at batteries in general, and the top 5 technologies that are most likely to take us into the future.

Intel Demonstrates Its First Mobile Wimax Baseband Chip

Subject: Mobile | December 6, 2006 - 01:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. and HONG KONG,
Dec. 6, 2006 — Intel Corporation today announced design completion of
its first mobile WiMAX baseband chip. Combined with the company's
previously announced single-chip, multi-band WiMAX/Wi-Fi radio, the
pair creates a complete chipset called the Intel® WiMAX Connection
2300. This development marks another major step in Intel's efforts to
deliver an 'always best connected' mobile Internet experience for
future laptops and mobile devices.

Rock on to the Extreme

Subject: Mobile | December 6, 2006 - 01:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Driver Heaven reviews the monstrous and appropriately named Rock Extreme SL Pro, a 20 inch, 4.9kg (15lbs) laptop.  You will get a workout carrying this beast around, but it us worth it, it gets an average of 78fps in F.E.A.R. running at 1400x1050 with 4xAA and 16xAniostropic Filtering.  If you want a portable gaming beast and have $5000 burning a hole in your pocket, you should think about buying a Rock.

Racing notebook

Subject: Mobile | November 23, 2006 - 01:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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HotHardware reviews the ASUS Lamborghini VX1.  They expected a sleek body, awesome power for gaming, maybe to the point  of overheating issues, and a fairly low battery life ... sort of a PC equivalent to a Lamborghini.  Read the full review to find out if ASUS could come close to meeting expectations.

You can see Jon's take on this machine at the top of the news page.

ASUS G1 & G2 Gaming Notebook Series

Subject: Mobile | November 17, 2006 - 01:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Fremont, CA: Nov. 10^th,
2006 - ASUS, a leading provider of high-performance notebook computers,
today announced its fist two notebooks designed for mobile gamers. Based
on the latest Intel Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology with advanced graphic
solutions, the G1 and G2 revolutionize the way games are played: blistering
speed and true-to-life video and audio performances - on the go!