AMD Ontario the new processor for netbook, new competitor for Intel Atom

AMD introduces their new processor chip Ontario, after introduced another new chip called Fusion. Ontario chips aimed for netbooks, I guess AMD uses Ontario chips to get ahead of their closest rival, the Atom processor (uses mainly for netbooks) made by Intel.

AMD Ontario will be released for public in last 4 months of year 2010. Netbook makers such as Acer, Hp, Dell, Lenovo or Sony will able to use AMD Ontario new chip in their netbok models starting from early 2011.

Stuxnet computer virus attacked Siemens control centre

A computer virus named Stuxnet (malware type) attactked Windows compuetrs in Siemens control system located in Boston, United States. The virus said spreaded via USB thumb drives used by employess in Siemen's control system. The attack causes their computers to sent out company's internaol business data to another computer via internet connection automatically, this risik is the data leak may cause huge loss to Siemens. The virus attack should not be taken lightly.

source Reuters Canada

Acer is the top computer seller but second in US market

Acer is now the top computer seller in Africa, Middle East, Europe. Acer also is the top computer seller in Malaysia and other South East Asia countries. Dell and Hp are two main rivals for Acer as the top laptop seller in the world. When we look into US market, Acer gained second place behind Dell while Hp gets third. Apple iPad gained small percentage of the market, more focused mobile laptops, where Acer, Dell and Hp still left behind.

source TheHill

Intel focusing inside tablet laptops

Intel, the most famous processor chip manufacturer on the planet is now focusing on tablet laptops, maybe to get ahead from its closest competitor, AMD. After Apple iPad released to public, tablet laptops becomes hugely popular because of its sensitive touch screen, colorful display screen with minimal no need of a keyboard.

Intel sees that the demand for tablet laptop will increase in the future, thus enable Intel to gain more profit from there by selling new kind of processor designed espeacially for tablet laptops. Other than AMD, Intel will have to compete with Apple computers in gaining market attention for tablet laptops. Apple designed, create and manufacture their own processors for iPad.

Velocity Cruz tablet laptop priced $300 only

You will never believe it. A computer maker named Velocity Cruz manufactured a tablet laptop and set price its at $300 only (equal to 900 Malaysian Ringgit). This is truly crazy! Velocity Cruz tablet laptop uses Google Android as its operating system and has same functions availabe in normal tablet laptops - USB ports, 16:9 display screen ration, WiFi signal detector, sensitive touch screen.

details > Velocity Cruz specification

LG UX10 tablet PC with windows 7 home premium

LG UX10 is the new tablet laptop, still in prototype, however. You can see th tabket pc desktop's background is similar to laptops installed with Windows 7. LG UX10 runs on Windows 7 Home Premium, the first LG tablet laptop to use such 'heavy' opearing system. No my friend, its no a convertible table laptop such as the one from Archos 9 and Gigabyte.

Laptop replaces books and chalkboards in clasa roon

American parents are now required to equipped their kids with laptops and pen drives. Teachers in high schools are also required to buy laptop on their own. Most of teens are plugged into the internet and schools seeing internet as a medium to stay close to these students, sending out class's assignments, opening up manuals, learning modules, and socializing among themselves other that communicating inside the class. Unfortunately, buying on laptops which costs around hundreds or thousands will add more more money on learning expenses, especially for low income families.

source Staradvertiser

AMD Fusion a big rival for Intel Inside

Aside from Intel (as we know from its Intel Inside motto), AMD is the second best processor chip producer in the world. AMD is now planning to ahead to capture bigger percent of market share by introducing their new computer chips called AMD Fusion, AMD says their Fusion chips will add more graphical ability, adds up sharper display on any computer screen. AMD hopes that with Fusion, they can gained more attention, thus making more sales, beating Intel's domination in processor chip market.

Ezy Tablet PC is from Malaysia

This is the new tablet PC in the market, made by a Malaysian company. The name is Ezy Tablet PC, powered by Intel Atom N270 CPU at 1.6GHz, has 10.2-inch multitouch display with Intel GMA graphics for sharper and crystal clear view. I bet this specification make is simmilar to other netbooks sold in Malaysia, only separated byt its multitouch display screen. No, this one doesnt uses Windows XP, it was installed with Windows 7 starter pack, I suppose.

• Asus laptop - Asus Eee PC Touch T91 convertibele into a tabket PC
• Gigabyte laptop - Gigabyte M912X covertible laptop
• Archos 9 the new tablet PC
• Dell Latitude XT2 the tablet PC
  

Quanta Computers get $97 millions selling laptops

Quanta Computers, the biggest laptop maker (by contract) gained profit of $97 millions on April 2010 after successfully shipped 4.5 million notebook computers in the same month. The record is the highest, beating well known laptop makers such as Acer, Dell, HP, Sony. Dell in the largest computer maker in the world, this crowned as the richest computer maker on the planet, but this latest news doubt it all. Dell has a new rival now.

from Networkworld

VIA Nano 3000 chip is latest rival to Intel Atom processor chip

Intel Atom processor has a new rival. VIA, a Taiwan tech company also focusing in production of processor chip created a new chip for netbook laptops that works as the same capacity as Intel Atom processor. VIA latest processor was named VIA Nano 3000 CPU series, launced officially on 3 November 2009. It also works in notebook laptops and dekstop PC.

Intel Atom processor widely used as processor new in latest netbooks from famous brands of laptop makers such as Acer, Sony, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Dell and Hp. Before this, the closet rival of Intel Atom is AMD Neo X2 chip. VIA said in their press relese that the chip will deliver more computing experience, lower power consumption. I will wait for VIA Neo chip powered netbooks, maybe in cheper than current netbook's price.

Lenovo laptops-new laptop and ThinkPad arrives in December 2009

Lenovo will come out with the new line of latest laptops, desktops and ThinkPads bearing Lenovo brand. The latest Lenovo ThinkPad version at this time of writing is Lenovo ThinkPad X200 which is convertible laptop with multi touch screen capability and anti-scratch screen technology. The new Lenovo laptops will be released during time gap between mid November and early December, or maybe on the time close to Christmas day in year 2009.

Lenovo launched another new laptop in late October 2009 named Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P in notebook class. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P installed with Intel Core i7 processor. What to know what's new in the laptop?

IdeaPad Y550P installed with Intel chip technology called "Intel Boost Technology" that will automatically speeds up the processor in case the laptop needs extra performance boost while doing heavy multi tasking job. Lets talk about the hardware specification in IdeaPad Y550P.

This latest laptop has 15.6 inch screen size with 16:9 screen ratio for sharp image on wide screen display, 1.3 megapixel digital webcam, graphic driver from Nvidia, digital speakers from Dolby Home Theater just like installed in Acer Aspire laptops. Its battery can last up to 4 hours.

Lenovo put the price of this new laptop will start from $550 (starter + basic configuration version) to $1,149 for full version IdeaPad Y550P installed with Intel Core i7 processor.

First Microsoft retail store

This is the first Microsoft retail store. During past years, Microsoft didnt open up any retail store while Apple Computers, the main rival to Micorosoft opened a bunch of Apple stores (apart from its online store) to sell Apple-only products. First Microsoft retail store opened at Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

Microsoft retail store sell varity of laptops, notebooks and desktop PC from trusted consumer brands such as Acer, Dell, HP, Samsung and Sony. Other than laptop, Microsoft store sells computer accessories, Microsoft's software and additional computer hardwares such as LCD monitor, keyboard and related device.

READ - Microsoft retail store review by PCMag (with slide images)

Asus laptop-Asus Eee PC 901 with multi touch screen

Asus Eee PC 901 is a netbook, small sized laptop. Recently Asus Eee PC 901 received new additional technology, a multi touch enabled display on the screen. The first version of Asus Eee PC was installed with Linux OS and has 10GB of hard disc storage capacity. It was the first netbook in the world, introduced to on January 2008.

With a multi touch screen you can shape any line with any curve curve just like using a pencil, point anything using your fingertip just like using a pointer pen. With multi touch screen, you can use on-screen keyboard, replacing noisy traditional keyboard.

Another that, you can replace mouse click, just use you forefinger to move mouse pointer to click anything you want. Multitouch screen display usually available only in tablet PC or convertible laptop such as Lenovo ThinkPad.

Asus Eee PC 901 has 8.1 inch display size with glossy outer skin in white color. This is the second multitouch screen netbook model produced by Asus after Eee PC T91MT model.

Laptop computers - More Core i7 plus Windows 7 on laptops

More and more laptop computers will use i7, new processor made by Intel. It said to delivers better perofrmance and higher speed in laptops, enable user to enjoy better working experience and better entertainment on long battery life. Those specification will be added with arrival of Windows 7 operating system made by Microsoft said to be twice more stable than Windows Vista, faster than Windows XP.

Core i7 processor will beat Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron M processor that currently installed in many laptops produced within the year of 2008-2009. During year 2010, Acer, Compaq, HP, Gateway, Lenovo and Dell will turn onto i7 processor and Windows 7 while Google Android and Linux Ubuntu as optional operating system.

What benefit this wiil give to laptop user? They will get faster laptop, lighter laptop within cheaper price, maybe twice more cheaper than before.

Currently at this time, famous laptops mainly runs on Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Intel Centrino, AMD Athlon or Turion as the processor chip. However, this may change soon. Acer, however, still not yet produced laptops with Core i7 as main processor.

Dell laptops - Dell Adamo XPS processor and display specification

Dell Adamo XPS laptop uses processor chip from Intel - the Intel Intel dual-core ULV processor. A user can choose between 1.4Ghz to 1.9Ghz processor capacity. Dell still does not reveal the official OS (operating system) for Dell Adamo XPS.

About the display, Dell Adamo XPS installed with 13.3-inch screen display that uses WXGA LED backlit display supported by X4500MHD graphics driver, not LCD screen just we found in other usual laptops. Dell Adamo XPS laptop battery can only be used up to 4 hours within each charging session, compared to Acer Aspire Timeline 1810 netbook can be used for 7 hours to 8 hours on battery life.

What category Dell Adamo XPS is? It is a gaming netbook in my opinion, a powerful and super skinny, super light netbook with super performance. Dell does not revealed full hardware specification yet at this moment.

About the hard disc capacity, Dell Adamo XPS has 128GB or 180 SSD (solid state drive) and the RAM is 4GB, using DDR3. That was close competitor with Apple's laptop - Apple Macbook Air.

Acer laptops - Acer Timeline new series use Windows 7

Before the launch of Windows 7, the last versions of Acer Timeline was installed with Windows Vista, an operating system from Microsoft.

News report from AnandTech says that Acer installs Windows 7 operating system into its new line of laptops in Timeline series - namely Timeline 1810 (AS1810T), Timeline 3810 (AS3810T/As3810Z), Timeline 4810 (AS4810T) Timeline 5810 (AS5810TZ). With Windows 7, Acer laptops user has more battery life and faster performance than using Windows Vista. The letter "T" is code name for "Timeline".

Although using Windows XP will give same long battery life when using Windows 7, i suggest you to try Windows 7. Windows XP is too old for us to use.

One factor to be considered is, many 3rd prty softwares out there compatible most with Windows XP. I cannot guarantee if those software compatible enough with Windows 7 in Acer laptops. Maybe it will take 6 to 7 months for 3rd party software to be fully compatible with Windows 7.

What is 3rd party software anyway? It was a software contained in CD or DVD, produced by another manufacturer other than Microsoft. Example for 3rd prty software are games CD, utitlities software, language software, antivirus software, design software, office software, productivity software.

Apple Macbook laptop - cheap $999 Apple Macbook laptop

Wow! You can get cheap Apple Macbook laptop at $999 US Dollar only, about RM3500 Malaysian Ringgit. Usually, Apple Macbook laptops are expensive and not so many laptop users can own a Macbook except they have a big budget to buy it and they hate computer virus attacks in Windows powered laptops.

With $999, you can buy two Dell netbook or one high performance laptop installed with Windows - if you prefer it to be that way. But, if you want to use Apple Macbook and you always dream of owning one, i suggest you to grab this offer while it still open at the time of this writing.

As reported by Cnet, this $999 Apple Macbook has light polycarbonate outer skin, 13 inch glossy screen wide using 1280-by-800 resolution and LED backlight technology. Abut the processor chip, it uses 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (for the first time!), comes with 2GB RAM and 250GB hard disc storage capacity.

Not bad. If you love Apple Macbook and you want to buy one for yourself via the internet, this is the right time.

Dell laptop - More new Dell netbook laptop will use Windows 7

A report from Alibaba.com said that Dell is preparing 80 units of new Inspirion Mini 10 laptops to be installed with new operating system (OS) from Windows, the Windows 7. I was very delighted when reading this news because i know using Dell with windows 7 in it will produce better experience, especially in cheaper selling price.

From what i read around the internet, most laptop users who have tried Windows 7 commenting Windows 7 as the best OS after Vista and it is fast too even used in netbook, a small laptop without optical drive to run DVD or CDs. Video below will give you a review about Dell Mini 10.

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