Entries in Marketnews (54)

Friday
Jan112013

CES 2013: Acer intros the Iconia B1-A71, an affordable 7-inch Android tablet

Acer revealed their Iconia B1-A71 a budget 7-inch Android tablet that they expect to sell for $150. This device will further disrupt pricing in the tablet market as it comes close to the pricing og eReaders which do a lot less. Full specs for the Iconia B1-A71 after the jump.

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Friday
Jan112013

SlideShow: Lenovo's IdeaCenter Horizon Table PC at CES 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Lenovo Horizon was the 'big' story of CES 2013. The Horizon is a table computer, capable of laying flat on a surface and it can take touch gestures from multiple users. Running Windows 8, this 27-inch mega-tablet/table won the best of CES award this year not just for being audacious but for making this new and potentially game-changing segment of computing somewhat affordable at $1700. This might just get me to go back on World of Warcraft. Specs include:

  • Up to 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
  • Up to Windows 8 Pro
  • 27" backlit full HD (1920x1080) multi-touch display; 16:9 widescreen
  • Up to 2 hours battery life
  • Up to 1TB HDD
  • Up to 8GB DDR3

Photos by Alex Davies 

Friday
Jan112013

CES 2013: Synology launches public beta for DSM 4.2 at CES with more apps and features

Synology America Corp. announced the launch of the public beta for DSM 4.2- the latest advance in Synology’s award-winning NAS operating system.  The new DSM version brings improvements for both home and business users at no additional cost.

Synology’s Quick Connect includes more apps than ever before.  In addition to Cloud Station and DS file, Quick Connect has added support for DS audio, DS photo+, and the new DS cloud apps.  This allows users to remotely connect apps through their DiskStation without the need to forward ports in their router.

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Thursday
Jan102013

CES 2013: Intel focuses on Mobile as PC demand wanes

Photos by Alex Davies

Intel's been making some serious inroads to mobile and this is evident everywhere at CES 2013. As a response to shrinking PC sales and a sudden surge of competition in mobile from the likes of Samsung, Qualcomm and NVIDIA, Intel's gone all-in on their mobile strategy. Hit jump for a roundup of Intel's CES 2013 announcements.

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