Eleven people have been injured due to faulty batteries in HP laptops due to overheating and explosions. Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in HP and Compaq computers after receiving reports of injuries from the batteries overheating and rupturing. The recall was announced Friday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and expands… Read More »

If you own an iPad, you already know how cool it can be and how many accessory options there are out there to make the experience even better. From protective sleeves and screen shields to carrying cases and portfolios, the accessories that help you use your iPad to the fullest are wide in selection and… Read More »

Apple-quality metal finishes, AMD processors and discrete graphics make Rob Enderle’s list of new laptop trends for 2010, along with a major case of tablet envy. We are now in a PC launch window, each of the major vendors will release new products as we approach June. Among them, I see three broad trends. Two… Read More »

Who needs Intel’s latest Core processors? Not MSI’s latest entertainment notebook, apparently. The company’s new 17.3-inch laptop is powered by a Core 2 Duo chip — and it’s damn proud of it. Although it’s a generation behind in processing technology, the CX705MX features an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 512MB, which should provide plenty of… Read More »

Just in time for Earth Day, Lenovo has announced a new series of ThinkPad laptops. Made with a percentage of recycled material, the L Series will be the greenest laptops on the market. It wasn’t long ago that “thinking green” was little more than a catch phrase. It was a vow by companies that they… Read More »

Toshiba has unveiled the latest member in their business class series of notebooks. The Tecra M11 will debut with prices starting as low as $879, featuring a 14-inch 1366 x 768 LED backlit screen, 2.13GHz Core i3 processor, Intel’s integrated graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and a DVD burner. Of course, that… Read More »

Introduction From cell phones to slate PCs like the Apple iPad, and even all-in-one PCs, touch is all the rage. There’s no denying the intuitive nature of simply tapping a finger on what you want, but can you make any device better simply by slapping a touch screen on it? Toshiba’s U505 S2010 suggests not…. Read More »

The Asus U30Jc notebook packs a 13.3-inch display, Intel Core i3 processor, and Nvidia’s Optimus graphics-switching technology for performance and long battery life. Taiwanese computer maker Asus has officially launched its U30Jc notebook computer in the United States, and while the system’s specs aren’t going to make high-end gamers and desktop-replacement fans drool, they could… Read More »

Only 15.6-inch mobile workstation offering the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme edition and NVIDIA Quadro® FX 1800M graphics solution Certification On Applications From Key Independent Software Vendors, Helps Assure Compatibility and Optimized Performance First 15.6-inch Mobile Workstation to Offer Optional SSD MiniCard for Additional High-performance Data Storage Dell Precision T7500, T5500 and T3500 Tower Workstations… Read More »

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, manufacturer of durable, reliable Panasonic Toughbook® mobile computers, today announced upgrades to its business-rugged Toughbook® T8 tablet-alternative notebook computer. The updated Toughbook T8 now features a 1.6GHz Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technology (3MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB) and a removable 250GB shock mounted flex-connect hard drive.  Other improvements include… Read More »