Thursday, August 23, 2007

New mobile computers Toshiba Satellite L40

Toshiba company presented new model mobile computer. This time it was Satellite L40 with a 15.4-inch display (1280 x 800 pixels).
The device is equipped with a 1.73-GHz Dual-processor Intel Pentium T2080 or 1.86-GHz Celeron M440 (depending on configuration).Memory DDR2 in the Satellite L40 can be detected up to 2 GB. Among other features, the laptop possesses a hard disk up to 120 GB, DVD recorder, graphics Intel GMA 900, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/ g wireless interface, embedded DVI and Windows Vista. The price of the novelty is $ 850.

Hi-Grade came back with a new women’s laptop Notino D2200

Hi-Grade company returned with a new women’s laptop - Notino D2200 which looks very elegantly.
It successfully combines the light pink coloured cap and white domestic Ceiling panels. Like predecessor W5700P, Hi-Grade Notino D2200 possesses a rather modest specs. Based on Intel Centrino Mobile Technology 12.1 ” laptop is equipped with a 1.86GHz Core Duo T2350, RAM up to 2GB, maximum 160GB hard drive, optical drive DVD Dual Layer, display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels, b/g Wi-Fi and Windows Vista.

The laptop has already appeared for sale at a price of $ 1,085.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

ASUS has developed a prototype of a laptop in wooden enclosure

ASUS reflect on the new radical design change of its laptops. Now the company presented a new prototype of a laptop shell - made of noble wood.


New prototypes were presented in Taiwan, which caused universal surprise. The variety of colors strikes, and the original design almost makes this laptop a work of art. Producers promise that the new items will not only look stylishly, but also will have good specs.
The only downside of this decision seems to be a lack of practicality. The tree requires more careful care than plastic.




Toshiba released new series of laptops: Satellite M200/M205

Thin and light laptops of a new series of Toshiba Satellite M200/205 are for professionals in the SOHO sector and for students.

They are based on the Santa Rosa platform and are equipped with 14.1- inch displays with a resolution of 1280×800, 1.8 GHz processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7100, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB Turbo Memory, graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, hard drives up to 200 GB , recording double-DVD, wireless modules a/b/g/n, biometric sensors and OS Vista.

New 3 models of Satellite will be available from $ 810.

Fujitsu announced the ultra-portable laptop LifeBook U810

Fujitsu released new portable laptop Fujitsu LifeBook T2010. This ultraportable laptop weighs only 0.73 kg and is equipped with 12.1 ” display.

The laptop is also equipped with processor Core 2 Duo U7600r (1.2GHz) / U7500 (1.06GHz) with low energy consumption, 965GM chipset, up to 4GB RAM, 1GB Intel Turbo Memory, Video GMA X3100 with 384MB, display back-lit illumination (1600 x 1200 pixels), 160GB hard drive, 32GB SSD, a / b / g / n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, battery capable of up to 11 hours and the windows operating system Vista.
Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 has already appeared on the market for $ 1,909.



Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Hot Talk: Nokia Warns of Defective Batteries


Nokia on Tuesday warned consumers that as many as 46 million cell phone batteries could overheat and dislodge themselves from their chargers.

So far, according to the Nokia (Quote) release, there have been about 100 reported incidents of the BL-5C batteries overheating as a result of a short circuit that occurs while charging.

The defective batteries were manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. Nokia said it will replace the batteries for free and thus far, there have been no reports of serious injuries or property damage.

To find out if your Nokia cell phone uses the BL-5C battery, go to the company's product advisory page.

The BL-5C is one of 14 different battery models used in Nokia products. Matsushita is one several manufacturers supplying batteries for its phones.

"Nokia has identified that in very rare cases, the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge," the company said in a statement.

Less than a year ago, several laptop makers were forced to recall more than 9.6 million laptop PC batteries manufactured by Sony after discovering some could overheat and catch fire.

Nokia shares closed down 64 cents to $29.84 in Tuesday trading.

Fujitsu Intros 2 New Laptops


Fujitsu Computer Systems has introduced two new notebooks, one an update to its popular convertible tablet/notebook and the other an ultramobile PC the size of a day-timer, which has only been available in Japan till now.

The Lifebook U810 weighs a little more than 1.5 pounds and offers a 5.6-inch LCD with touch screen functionality via a stylus. Despite its small size, it's still a functioning PC, which is Fujitsu's selling point.

It also includes a full-function QWERTY keyboard, 1GB of memory and a 40GB hard drive, as well as with Windows Vista or XP Tablet edition. It also supports 802.11g wireless networking and has up to 5.5 hours of battery life.

"More ultramobiles have been like a Blackberry, where you use your thumbs to type," said Paul Moore, the senior director for mobile product marketing at Fujitsu. "This has a fully usable keyboard on which you can type."
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