Intel teases fanless Haswell Core processor tablet at Computex

Intel teases fanless Haswell Core processor tablet at Computex

It was barely a glimpse, but Intel’s pushing the physical limits of its 4th generation Haswell processors. Here on stage, at Computex, we saw one very slender (and as-yet unnamed) tablet that packs the aforementioned processors without the need for fans for cooling. Sure, we’ve seen fanless Windows 8 tablets with Clover Trail-based hardware, but never with the potency of Intel’s Core processor series. Alas, slimline profile (and hybrid skills) aside, that’s all we can say for the moment. We’ll update if we manage to glean any more details from Intel.

Richard Lai contributed to this report.

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Intel’s Haswell-powered ‘North Cape’ reappears, promises 10 hours of battery life in tablet-mode (hands-on)

Intel's Haswellpowered 'North Cape' reappears, promises 10 hours of battery life in tabletmode

We’ve just spotted a familiar friend at Intel’s Innovation Future Showcase in London — its Haswell-powered North Cape laptop / tablet hybrid. As a quick reminder, alongside that fourth-generation Intel Core processor there’s a 13-inch 1080p display that detaches from the keyboard, and now we’ve been given a few important updates on the reference device, battery performance on Haswell and how Intel’s reference design will transfer between tablet and Ultrabook mode. All that and more after the break.

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Maingear announces Nomad 17 gaming laptop, comes with custom paint job

Maingear announces Nomad 17 gaming laptop, comes with custom paint job

Maingear certainly loves to turn out solidly specificated hardware, and today is no exception. Its latest offering? The Nomad 17. As the name suggests this is a 17-inch notebook for gamers on the go. (Nomad, get it?) The new addition will support third-gen Intel Core i7 chips (up to 3.8GHz) and a maximum 32GB of RAM, with a choice of hard drive configurations. It’s not all about the under-the-hood grunt, though, with Maingear offering a choice of six colors for what it’s calling “hand-painted premium automotive paint jobs.” As for the other spec options? You can expect NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M or 680M graphics, a 1,920 x 1080 display, combo Blue-ray optical drive, b / g / n wireless along with USB 2 / 3, DVI-I, HDMI and Fire Wire ports. So, this definitely sounds like a ride you can make your own. Assuming you’re good with the $1,599 starting sticker price that is.

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