Asus debuts Transformer Book T100

Asus has announced a new laptop-tablet hybrid, the Transformer Book T100. The 10.1-inch laptop runs on Intel Atom Bay Trail Z3740 quad-core processor and comes with a detachable 10.5mm thin HD display that can run on its own as a Windows 8.1 tablet.

The Transformer Book T100 is also equipped with Intel Gen7 HD graphics, 2GB of memory, and 32GB or 64GB eMMC storage. It promises an 11-hour battery life, if used continuously, and up to 14 days in standby mode. Connectivity options include 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. The 32GB version will retail for $399.99 and be up for sale on October 18 in stores across Canada.

Dell introduces laptop with Retina Display-busting resolution

Dell has introduced a slew of new devices and upgrades but what caught our attention is the new XPS 15. A 15.6-inch touch-based laptop with a whopping 3200 x 1800 pixel Quad HD+ display, beating Apple’s 2880 x 1800 MacBook Pro.  The XPS 15 runs on the new Intel Haswell processors, up to 512GB SSD storage, and claims of up to 13 hours of battery life. 

Asus shows off new Transformer Books at Intel Developer Forum

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih and Intel Vice President Tom Kilroy took to the stage yesterday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco to showcase two new Transformer Book ultraportables—the Transformer Book T100 and Transformer Book Trio. Both feature the Asus signature two-part dockable design that turns the laptop into a tablet. But the Transformer Book Trio takes this further with a keyboard dock that has its own processor that can be used as a self-contained desktop PC while the display is detached as a tablet.

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Lenovo introduces new multimode devices: Yoga 2 Pro, ThinkPad Yoga, and Flex laptops and desktop

Whether you call them hybrid or multimode, as Lenovo dubs these devices, there are a few new models out from the Chinese brand for those who require different functions from a single device. There’s the Yoga successor, the Yoga 2 Pro; ThinkPad Yoga; Flex 14- and 15-inch laptops; and Flex 20 all-in-one.

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