New laptops are starting to combine two types of wireless networking capabilities into one.
That's where Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) is positioning one of its new laptops.
In July last year the BBC News website was contacted by Apple owners who reported problems with their new laptops.
Oh Apple -- release some new laptops so this madness can end.
By the holidays, he says, there will be a myriad of options for buyers looking for slick new laptops, tablets and hybrids.
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The environmental group Greenpeace applauded Apple's decision but said the company still needs to prove to the public that its new laptops can be recycled.
But some of you will be buying new laptops this spring and summer, so here are some tips on what to look for in a machine.
More new laptops out of Toshiba today for our friends in Japan, this time bringing a few updates to the company's more lightweight Dynabook offerings.
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That's where Hewlett-Packard is positioning one of its new laptops.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, this could mean that there will be fewer consumers buying new laptops when Windows 8 arrives than there were when Windows Vista and Windows 7 were released.
We know Computex will involve nothing less than a deluge of new laptops, but if we believe Bloomberg, it's going to be a Windows 8 tablet-topia as well.
Also on display is a 15.4-inch LED-backlit LCD sporting a 1440 x 900 resolution, 5.8-mm thinness, and 3.1W power consumption making it suitable for all the new laptops.
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Regardless of the model, some key features remain the same: both have 15.6-inch (1, 366 x 768) displays, replaceable batteries and numpads, along with trackpads that support Windows 8 gestures (that's true of most new laptops, actually).
But while Apple slashed prices for several iPod models in September, analysts worry that Apple will have to cut margins further still to counter everything from cheap, new laptops offered by the likes of Dell to new media-friendly, touch-screen handsets being readied by Nokia.
You can rest assured that hundreds -- if not trillions -- of new laptops will be rolling off of production lines this quarter with Intel's Sandy Bridge platform inside, and those looking for a little love over in Japan won't have to wait much longer.
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The new Satellite laptops as well as the All-in-One PCs are scheduled to begin shipping in February 2013.
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Upgrading to Windows 8 can be as easy and stress-free as buying a bunch of new employee laptops on Newegg.
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Yoga in "tent" position (Photo by Larry Magid)There is nothing new about laptops that convert to tablets but most are designed to swivel.
Toshiba's added a couple new Satellite laptops into the mix, with options for both the road warrior and the stay-at-home multimedia user.
Sony's new SuperSlim Pro laptops, the R505DS and the R505 DL, weigh in at less than 4.5 pounds.
Absolute Software might not have a SWAT team at its disposal, but its new LoJack for Laptops software could be just as effective.
To get the most out of your new network, laptops and ultrabooks can be upgraded with the USB 3.0 ready AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB Adapter.
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Over 20 million desktop PCs run the OS today, and Canonical estimates that close to 10% of the world's new desktops and laptops will ship with Ubuntu in 2014.
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If you buy a traditional Windows 7 laptop now, Microsoft says it will very likely be upgradable to Windows 8, but you won't find the new styles of laptops on store shelves now.
The computing giant, with 14 retail stores across the U.S., is diving into the post-Thanksgiving shopping madness with a slew of substantial new discounts on laptops, phones, software, games and its Kinect gaming system for the Xbox 360 console.
Attendees cheered in response to new technical features, such as higher-resolution displays and more memory on new MacBook Pro laptops, along with little tweaks like a feature for iPhones that lets people use the Facetime video chat service on cellular networks.
They're also saying the new consumer oriented laptops will retain a single Firewire 400 port and stay close to their current white-clad design, though supposedly Apple has been toying around with the idea of a black version, but no one has sighted such a version yet.
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These products also enable system builders to build high-performance, high-capacity systems, including new thin and light laptops, at mass-market price points.
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