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There is no doubt in the fact that Chromebooks have gained a lot of popularity over the past year, which has resulted into a surge in sales. According to a report, Chromebooks accounted for over 21 percent of all U.S. notebook shipments in 2013. A new crop of Chrome OS powered notebooks were unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, so customers are definitely spoilt for choice. Though there aren’t many options for those who would prefer LTE compatible Chromebooks, which is why they’ll like the HP Chromebook 11 LTE.

The LTE compatible variant of HP Chromebook 11 is now available for purchase. Best Buy has it listed on its website for $379. Its compatible with Verizon’s long-term evolution network, the carrier claims it has the largest LTE network in the U.S. HP Chromebook 11 LTE is priced $100 more than the Wi-Fi only variant, customers probably won’t mind paying the premium if they really want to have another connectivity option on hand if there’s no Wi-Fi available. For those who don’t know, Chrome OS is heavily dependant on internet, Chromebooks require internet connectivity, else there’s not much that they can do. Customers who are looking for Wi-Fi only Chromebooks have a lot of options, including the latest C720 Chromebook that Acer unveiled at CES 2014.

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The folks over at HP have confirmed that they will be introducing their new smartphones later this year in India, after taking a three year plus hiatus. The two smartphones that will roll out will include the 6-inch Slate 6 and 7-inch Slate 7 VoiceTab, where both of them will be powered by the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. I do wonder whether the new handsets, when released in India, will be able to capture the imagination of the rest of the world.

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HP To Release New Smartphones In India original content from Ubergizmo.

HP has dropped another all-in-one desktop PC ‘Pavilion 22-h040jp/CT TouchSmart’ for the mass market. This space-saving system is equipped with a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 5-point multi-touch display, an optional Intel Pentium G3220T/Intel HD Graphics, Intel Core i3-4130T/Intel HD Graphics 4400 or Intel Core i5-4570T/Intel HD Graphics 4600 processor, an Intel H87 Express Chipset, a 4GB/8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB/1TB/2TB hard drive, an HD webcam, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a media card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, built-in dual speakers and runs on Windows 8.1 OS. Price itself starts at 64,890 Yen (about $624). [HP]

HP did involve themselves in the world of smartphones before, where their Windows Mobile devices (yes, you read that right – Windows Mobile and not Windows Phone, going to show how long ago that was) did make some waves in the mobile market back then. Having said that, HP might very well be looking at entering the mobile device market game again, where the folks over at DigiTimes have reported that they could very well offer highly affordable devices at approximately $250 a pop – without any contract, of course. this comes right off the heels of word that HP is about to launch a $200 phablet in due time, so perhaps these might be “siblings” of each other?

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Digitimes: HP Looks At $250 Devices original content from Ubergizmo.

[CES 2014] HP’s workstations have come a long way since 2009 when the first Z was introduced with a dreamcolor display. The lineup was expanded from 2011-2013 with products like the world’s first workstation ultrabook, Zbook mobile workstations, first all-in-one workstation as well as extension of HP’s Z brand to professional displays. So what’s next for the company’s workstations? HP has unveiled that today. It has announced the HP Z1 G2 all-in-one workstation, which happens to be the world’s first and only AiO with a 27 inch diagonal display. Its the company’s most powerful AIO, touting Windows 8 Touch and Intel Thunderbolt 2. The company says that this workstation is ideal for workers and specialists in CAD design, university education, graphics arts and more.

The HP Z1 G2 offers sheer power though Intel’s 4th generation Haswell processors with support for up to 95W processors and four DDR3 RAM slots, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDD, SSD and mSATA, for external data access, as well as its diagonal 27 inch LCD white LED 2,560×1,440 pixel resolution display with capacitive touch technology that offers an experience similar to touchscreen displays found in high-end smartphones. Available operating systems include up to Windows 8.1 Pro 64 and Linux, and two base units of the workstation will be offered, one with touch and the other without. A 2 megapixel webcam is built into the display. Power for all this is provided by a 400W internal power supply unit.

Customers can opt for up to Intel Xeon E3-1280v3 processor and up to 32GB ECC or 16GB non-ECC unbuffered DDR3 RAM. Intel HD graphics are integrated, though customers will have the ability to choose between NVIDIA Quadro K610M, K2100M, K3100M and K4100M graphics cards. Other features include an optical Blu-ray and DVD RW SuperMulti writer, two USB 3.0 ports, 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 2.0 ports and a card reader. Intel Thunderbolt 2 technology makes the HP Z1 G2 better for 4K video workflow, seeing as its almost four times faster than USB 3.0. The workstation is capable of supporting up to six daisy chained Thunderbolt storage devices.

HP has focused a lot on making it easier for users to service the workstation, which is why the Z1 G2′s tool-less design and easy access to internal components is going to be much appreciated. The HP Z1 G2 workstation is expected to be available later this month.

HP Z1 G2 27 Inch Diagonal All-In-One Workstation Announced original content from Ubergizmo.