Lenovo IdeaPad U300e and U300s look the same. A budget version of the Lenovo Ideapad U300s ultrabook, the U300e, is now available for pre-orders. The IdeaPad U300e doesn’t look different than the U300s. We’ve found three differences between the two laptops: processor and storage choices and pricing. The U300e comes with the Intel Core i3-3467M [...]

Barnes & Noble announced today the Nook Tablet 8GB, a downgraded and cheaper version of the original 16GB Nook Android slate. Priced at $199, down from $249, the 8GB Nook also has twice smaller RAM memory – 512MB versus 1GB. The seven-inch tablet retains the old 1GHz dual-core processor and design. An issue with the [...]

This is the Origin PC EON17-X with optional 3D. Origin PC has made available the EON17-X, a new gaming laptop based on high-performance desktop PC Intel X97 chipset and Intel desktop processors. The laptop is based on the Clevo P270WM, which is also sold via Ava Direct and other custom PC sellers. But, the EON17-X [...]

Samsung NP900X4B-A02US The thinnest 13.3″ and 15″ laptops so far, the NP900X3B and NP900X4B from the 2nd generation Samsung Series 9 are now available for pre-orders. The Series 9 NP900X3B measures 0.51 inches in profile, while the NP900X4B is 0.58 inches thin. As it was announced last month, the laptops are priced at $1,399 and [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A500 will get ICS in April. Acer in the US is now updating over-the-air the Acer Iconia Tab A200 tablet to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) version. The same update will arrive on the older Acer Iconia Tab A100 and A500 in April, the company officially announced yesterday. Besides the latest [...]

TUAW got a tip from an anonymous developer who revealed which MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro laptops are compatible and not compatible with upcoming OS X Mountain Lion. Besides some desktop Macs, Apple’s notebooks supported under Mountain Lion include: 13-inch aluminum MacBook from 2008 and 13″ plastic MacBook from 2009 or later. MacBook Pro [...]

DigiTimes reports that Asustek and Acer plan to unveil convertible touch-screen ultrabooks this summer. We can expect innovative convertible laptop designs, like on the 360-degree flip-and-fold Lenovo Yoga, scheduled for release in the second half of 2012. Also, DigiTimes says we could see sliding screens like on the Toshiba Portege M950, showcased at the CES [...]

This is the Archos 101 G9 ICS. Gadget seller Dynamism today made available for pre-order the Archos 101 G9 ICS, one of the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tabets. Besides Android 4.0, the Archos 101 G9 ICS sports a 10.1″ 1280×800 display, and a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU paired with 1GB RAM. Storage options include [...]

Apple released today a developer version of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, revealing new features of their upcoming operating system for Mac laptops and desktops. OS X Mountain Lion brings to Apple’s computers many features found on iOS mobile OS and relies heavily on iCloud cloud service for storing data on iCloud servers and sharing [...]

Fujitsu Laptop and Tablet Roadmap for 2012 Fujitsu has on its 2012 roadmap ultrabooks, Android tablets, and a laptop / tablet hybrid, according to a leaked slide. In May, Fujitsu will unveil “two new ultrabooks”, followed by a “Slimbook” laptop and a “mainstream Android media tablet” in June. A “performance slate” with a detachable keyboard [...]