Posts Tagged ‘Linux’

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) will unveil its 8-inch XO 3 tablet at CES 2012.

The OLPC XO 3.0 tablet finally will be exhibit at CES 2012. The device comes with a single 8-inch (1024 x 768) display (PixelQi or LCD), not dual, as it was intended to come with in the beginning. It will have an Armada PXA618 application processor (by Marvell) and 512MB of memory, under the hood.

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Lenovo unveiled its new ThinkPad X1 Hybrid – dual-CPU Dual-OS business notebook.

Today, Lenovo announced its ThinkPad X1 Hybrid business notebook (with up to 10 hours of battery life with integrated 4-cell and external slice 6-cell battery).

The ThinkPad X1 Hybrid notebook has a 13.3-inch high definition display, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The Hybrid is powered by two processors and comes with a dual operating system. When in Windows 7, the notebook uses latest Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, 160GB SSD or 320GB (5400rpm) hard drive. And when you switch to IMM (Instant Media Mode) the notebook starts using a dual core Qualcomm processor, 16 GB of additional storage and a custom Linux-based OS.

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Yesterday, Allview (a Romanian company) launched its new 13.3-inch APC Dual Core N570 netbook.

The APC Dual Core N570 comes with a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 Dual Core processor, under the hood. The netbook has a 13.3-inch (1280 x 800) LED backlit display (manufactured by LG), 2GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory and a fast (7200 rpm) 320GB hard drive (manufactured by Seagate). In addition, the 0.99-inch thick device is equipped with a 1.3MP webcam, WiFi, two USB 2.0 ports, headphones, RJ-45 and a Card Reader. 

The APC Dual Core N570 netbook is offered in Black or White and runs Kubuntu Linux. It weighs 1.467 kg, and with its 4000mAh battery, can hold up to about two and a half hours on a charge.

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Yesterday, Amrel (American Reliance, Inc) announced  the release of its new ROCKY line rugged laptop models.

The new RT9, RK9, and RF9 laptops are faster, more powerful, and more flexible than earlier AMREL models, and are perfect for the data-heavy applications used by the military and public safety sectors. 

The new ROCKY RT9, RK9, and RF9 models are powered by 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Intel GM4500MHD (upgradeable), 2GB of DDR3 – 1066MHz (up to 8GB) memory and 320GB of SATA hard drives (upgradeable).

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Intel showed technology and the ways it will change the future with the Ultrabooks (at IDF – San Francisco) – photos and videos.

At IDF this year, Intel showed its Tech-arsenal and pointed many times, that the future is in the Ultrabooks and the Tablets.

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Yesterday, Intel uploaded a new video of its Atom E6xx CPU-perfect for low power systems.

"Intel Atom Processor E6xx Port of Choice Animation Video - With the breadth of software including abundance of OSes, optimized drivers, boot loaders and other tools, the Intel Atom processor E6xx is truly the Port of Choice."

The formerly known Queens Bay (Tunnel Creek + Topcliff) Atom E6xx offers a rich software selection support – Android 2.3 Gingerbread (from Jannuary, next year), MeeGoo, Linux and Windows 7. With its low energy consumption it will provide plenty hours of battery life to embedded devices, POS systems and other (probably smartphones and tablets too). The CPU supports Integrated Graphics (2D/ 3D), DDR2 800MHz memory, Intel High Definition Audio, up to two SATAII storage devices, Gigabit Ethernet and up to 7 USB 2.0 ports (6 hosts and one client).

The Atom E680 (CT80618007035AA)/ E680T (CT80618007035AB) run at 1.60MHz with 512MB L2 cache and max. TDP of 4.5W and are the most powerful of all the Atom E6xx Series processors, combining power with Intel Platform Controller Hub EG20T with a maximum TDP of 1.55W.

Recently, ASUS announced the availability of its 10.1-inch Eee PC 1011PX and Eee PC 1015PX in the UK through Amazon UK and PC World. 

Both netbooks have a 10.1-inch (1024×600) LED backlit screen, which displays crisp and vivid graphics in a portable form factor. The machines are coming in a stylish seashell design that’s easily distinguishable with a unique wave pattern texture (Eee PC 1011PX – Texture: Black, White) or in various matte or glossy colors (Eee PC 1015PX – Matte: Black, Blue, Red, White and Glossy: Black, Red, and White).

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