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MobileDummy: Lenovo IdeaPad U1 hybrid

Transformer computers are coming! At CES fair Lenovo has introduced the first hybrid laptop in the world. Lenovo IdeaPad U1 allows removal of the screen and its use as a Tablet PC device with mobile internet access. One laptop serves as the two devices. Each of the devices is equipped with its own processor and [...]

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Posted on January 26th, 2010 Written by mobiledummy

Sprint Offers a 99-cent Netbook

Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX PC

If you thought a $99 netbook might spur demand, what do you think a 99-cent netbook will do? We’ll soon find out, because Sprint is subsidizing Compaq’s 1040DX netbook. Customers can get the offer in a local Best Buy and have to activate the embedded EVDO module with Sprint for the one-dollar device. The same [...]

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Posted on August 20th, 2009 Written by mobiledummy

Toshiba Portege A605 laptop

Toshiba has announced official availability of the Portégé A605 laptop, which is “based upon the award-winning business-oriented Portégé R500.” The R500, you’ll recall, has a 12.1-inch screen and weighs under two pounds. Irrespective of weight the Portégé A605 was uniquely designed, engineered and manufactured by Toshiba, and includes many of the high-end technologies found in [...]

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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 Written by mobiledummy

Gateway releases 16-inch 16:9 MC-series laptops

Gateway released its first 16-inch laptops, the MC7801u and the MC7803u. With a 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 16-inch (and 18-inch) models are beginning to emerge. Unlike traditional 16:10 laptop displays, a 16:9 screen matches the ratio of movies and HD content. Similar to the redesigned MacBook, the display on Gateway’s MC series laptops features a [...]

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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 Written by mobiledummy

MacBook Pro packs new NVIDIA GPUs

Apple’s MacBook Pro line was pretty much the only sure thing slated for today’s event, and Apple certainly delivered. As for looks, you probably know the score by now: chiclet keyboard, Air-inspired aluminum styling, and a glossy screen that’s flush with a new iMac-like black bezel. Apple’s also put in some effort on slimming down [...]

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Posted on October 14th, 2008 Written by mobiledummy

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