Posts Tagged ‘February’
Toshiba releases its 7-inch BookPlace BD50 e-reader in Japan
Today, Toshiba releases its 7-inch BookPlace BD50 eBook reader in Japan.

The BookPlace DB50 comes in White, with a 7-inch WSVGA (600×1024) TFT LED backlit display with wide viewing angle, powered by a 1GHz Freescale i.MX535 processor. The e-reader also has 1GB of memory and 8GB flash storage (eMMC), from which 2GB are occupied by system files.
Sony updates its VAIO notebook models for Spring 2012 in Japan
Today, Sony announced the updates of its VAIO notebook models for Spring 2012 in Japan. 
The VAIO S (SE) series got an upgrade with a 15.5-inch Full HD (1920 × 1080) IPS display with a wide viewing angle. Sony launches a new VPCSE28FJ/ S (Silver) model weighing 1.99kg and being 24.5mm thick.
The VPCSE29FJ/ B (Black) model’s CPU is now upgraded to the latest second-generation Intel Core i7-2640 processor, a Blu-ray Disk Drive and an optional 3D glasses-less attachable panel. Both model’s battery life can be extended from 6.5 to 13 hours, when connected to the extended sheet battery.
Sony updates its C,E,S,Z series Vaio notebooks for Spring 2012
Yesterday, Sony updated its Z, S, E and C series Vaio notebooks for Spring 2012, with new processors and colors.

C series - Kaleidoscope Pink
Now, Sony offers its Z series Vaio notebooks with Intel’s latest second-gen Core i7/ i5 processors and RAID 0 SSDs. In addition the Z series get a new Carbon Fiber Silver option and optional LTE (4G) support. The updated notebook is available with prices starting at $1949.99 USD, and in that amount the company includes also the Power Media Dock drive.
Samsung announces launch of Galaxy Note White tabletphone in UK
Two days ago, Samsung announced the launch of its Galaxy Note White tabletphone in the United Kingdom.

Samsung launched its black Galaxy Note in the United Kingdom back in November, 2011, and now the company offers its UK clientele the chance to purchase the tabletphone in white – from John Lewis on Oxford Street London, from January 23rd, 2012 (from tomorrow).
HP announces its ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook at CES 2012 in Vegas
HP announced its ENVY 14 Spectre Ultrabook at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

HP announced its new ENVY 14 Spectre – an Ultrabook with a 14-inch high-definition HP Radiance Display inside a 13.3-inch body, which is partially made of scratch-resistant glass (the lid, display, palmrest and HP ImagePad).
Dell announces its XPS 13 Ultrabook at CES 2012 in Las Vegas
Yesterday, Dell announced its XPS 13 Ultrabook at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

At Intel’s keynote (at CES) Jeff Clarke, Dell’s vice chairman of Global Operations and End User Computing, announced DELL’s new XPS 13 Ultrabook.
The XPS 13 is powered by a second-generation Intel Core i5/ i7 ULV processors (the i5-2467M or i7-2637M), Intel HD3000 integrated graphics controller, 128 GB SSD or 256GB SSD drive, and 4GB of DDR3 1333MHz memory.
Qualcomm announces e-reader featuring mirasol display in Vegas
Qualcomm and Shanghai Nutshell announced in Las Vegas the first e-reader featuring mirasol display (for the Chinese market).

Today, Qualcomm and Shanghai Nutshell Electronic announced the Bambook Sunflower e-reader. The device comes with a 5.7-inch (1024 x 768) XGA mirasol display (223 ppi), which is powered by a 1.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (APQ8055) processor. It is loaded with a custom UI on top of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
