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ASUS will bring its new ultrabook, the Zenbook Infinity, to Computex 2013 the company has confirmed, a slimmer, lighter, and – so the company promises – more attractive update to its previous Zenbook models. The new Infinity version will trim its bulk by 14-percent, with thickness down to just 15.5mm, fusing Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the lid to the aluminum frame.

That Gorilla Glass 3 also features around the keyboard, lending its extra toughness to the lower half of the notebook. Corning and ASUS claim it makes for an ultrabook which is near impossible to scuff or scratch, with the third-gen glass three times as scratch-resistant as its predecessor.

Unsurprisingly, ASUS isn’t giving out much in the way of hardware specifications beyond the design hints. The notebook is more than likely to use Intel’s next-gen Core processors, based on Haswell architecture, just as we’re expecting to see crop up in new MacBook models from Apple tipped for a WWDC 2013 reveal.

One other possibility, however, is that ASUS could offer a high-resolution display, at least as an option. The company has already begun to quietly list a Retina-besting notebook in Europe, running at a hefty 2880 x 1620, though it’s unclear if it has access to a similar-resolution screen suited to the more-ultrabook-likely 13.3-inch form-factor.

Such a high-resolution screen would demand a high-performance graphics chip, however, and it’s unclear if ASUS could fit a standalone GPU into the 15.5mm-thick form-factor. So, more questions than answers right now, but we’ll know more in a few weeks time.

ASUS Zenbook Infinity teased: 15.5mm thick with lashings of Gorilla Glass 3 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Did you think AMD showed all its mobile GPU cards when it launched the Radeon HD 8000M series in January? Think twice. The company has just unveiled the 8900M series, an adaptation of its Graphics Core Next architecture for desktop replacement-class gaming laptops. To call it a big jump would be an understatement: compared to the 8800M, the flagship 8970M chip doubles the stream processors to 1,280, hikes the clock speed from 725MHz to 850MHz and bumps the memory speed slightly to 1.2GHz. The net effect is about 12 to 54 percent faster game performance than NVIDIA’s current mobile speed champion, the GTX 680M, and up to four times the general computing prowess in OpenCL. The 8970M is more than up to the task of powering up to 4K in one screen, and it can handle up to six screens if there are enough ports.

We’ll see how long AMD’s performance reign lasts, although we won’t have to wait to try the 8970M — MSI is launching the GPU inside the new GX70 laptop you see above. We got a brief, hands-off tease of the 17.3-inch GX60 successor at the 8900M’s unveiling, and it’s clear the graphics are the centerpiece. We saw it driving Crysis 3 very smoothly on one external display while powering 2D on two other screens, albeit through a bulky set of Mini DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA cables. Otherwise, the GX70 is superficially similar to its ancestor with that chunky profile, an unnamed Richland-based AMD A10 processor, Killer networking and a SteelSeries keyboard. More than anything, price should be the clincher: MSI is pricing the GX70 with the new Radeon at $1,100, which amounts to quite the bargain for anyone whose laptop has to double as a primary gaming PC.

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Source: AMD, MSI

You probably won’t ever see these latest NEC computers hit retailers on this side of the Pacific, but if you do your laptop shopping in Japan, it’s time to listen up. NEC’s just flooded the market with a bounty of fresh models, all likely destined for corporate IT departments, and maybe a few homes.

There are a few additions to the Mate series, including an MG all-in-one, along with ML, ME and MB slim towers. Then, on the portables front, there’s some VB, VH, VD and VA notebooks, followed by two standouts: a VX laptop for 138,500 JPY ($1,400) and a VG Ultrabook priced at a whopping 261,000 JPY (about $2,650). That first model is available with Intel Core i3 or i5 processors, a WXGA 15.6-inch LCD and integrated graphics. The pricey Ultrabook, for its part, can be had with a Core i5 or i7 processor, four gigs of RAM, a 1,600 x 900-pixel 13.3-inch LCD, integrated graphics and either Windows 8 Pro or Windows 7 (huzzah!). There’s plenty more to discover, of course, but we’ll leave that up to you. NEC loyalists can get their fix (in Japanese) at the source link below.

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Via: Akihabara News

Source: NEC

Panasonic’s “Let’s note” compact laptop series will release 3 new summer models: SX2 (Core i7, Core i5) models, NX2 and B11 on May 17.

All the new models increased their HDD capacities (up to 750GB for SX and NX, up to 1TB for B11), and 128GB SDD is newly added to the SX Core i7 model.

Panasonic says it is proud to retain the “Made in Japan” tag for the Let’s note series. They are manufactured in Kobe, Japan.

SX series (Core i7 model)
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Display: 12.1 inch wide HD (1600 x 900 dot)
CPU: Core i7-3540M vPro
Memory: 4GB (Max 8GB)
Storage: SSD 128GB
Optical Drive: Super multi drive

SX series (Core i5 model)
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Display: 12.1 inch wide HD (1600 x 900 dot)
CPU: Core i5-3340M vPro
Memory: 4GB (Max 8GB)
Storage: HDD 750GB
Optical Drive: Super multi drive

NX series
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Display: 12.1 inch wide HD (1600 x 900 dot)
CPU: Core i5-3340M vPro
Memory: 4GB (Max 8GB)
Storage: HDD 750GB
Optical Drive: None

B11 series
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Display: 15.6 inch wide full HD (1920 x 1080 dot)
CPU: Core i7-3635QM
Memory: 4GB (Max 8GB)
Storage: HDD 1TB
Optical Drive: Super multi drive

A larger version of Sony’s VAIO Duo 11 convertible hybrid notebook has been spotted, apparently boasting a 13-inch Full HD touchscreen and the same sliding hinge design turning the slate into a laptop. The unannounced notebook, spotted in a YouTube video (which you can see after the cut), reportedly has a Triluminos touchscreen that works with both finger and stylus contact.

Inside, there’s supposedly an Intel Core i5 processor, paired with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive. On the back, Sony has slapped on an 8-megapixel camera using one of its Exmor RS sensors, and there’s a backlit keyboard along with NFC.

Other specifications include “ClearAudio+” sound and what Sony is supposedly describing as “ActiveSleep”, a power management technology the company attempted to trademark back in February. The unnamed slider – though we’d hazard a guess at Sony VAIO Duo 13, given its smaller stablemate – will apparently run for up to 10hrs on a single charge.

The video was supposedly filmed during internal training at UK tech retail chain Dixons, according to one NotebookReview forum member. While no release information was given, the uploader claims there should be more details in a couple of weeks time.

[via Engadget]

Sony Windows 8 13″ hybrid-slider leaks: Is this the VAIO Duo 13? is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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