Car hacking isn’t exactly a huge issue right now. But as cars get more automated and are fitted up with more advanced systems, such a niche is inevitable in the near future. To highlight this, two hackers were able to control a standard car simply by using a laptop, demonstrating how such a hack can be pulled off very easily.
Intel has been pushing its back into the development of low-priced laptops, convertibles and tablets by leaning on the mobile Atom processors. The company’s CEO, Brian Krzanich has reiterated that Intel would continue its committment to mobile products and that $300 laptops and $150 tablets are on their way.
Apple’s MacBook Air dominates the thin-and-light laptop market in the U.S. It captures more than half of thin-and-light laptop market in the U.S.
In the last two years or so, Raspberry Pi has gained immense popularity as a nifty PC which comes equipped with all basic hardware parts and requisite ports. Whereas Pi units have flowed off the shelves in millions, it is time to put a creative spin on in and create a laptop with Raspberry Pi. A video posted below tells you how.
With the rapidly increasing use of mobile devices in recent years, the market for regular PCs as well as laptops has eroded. This market may erode further, especially now that many vendors let you turn your smartphone into a complete laptop. One example is that of the $250 Casetop which lets you accomplish this.
Yesterday, Acer held a press event in New York City and revealed some new devices which will be coming to consumers shortly. Among those unveiled devices, the most interesting, attractive and innovative device was Aspire R7, the strangest Windows 8 laptop-tablet convertible. It is called the ‘strangest’ because the display of Aspire R7 laptop-tablet convertible can move around in all sorts of ways!
In a world where smartphones and tablets are increasingly being used for all kinds of tasks, laptops still seem fairly bulky in comparison. However, hardware vendors have been trimming down the size of laptops. Inhon has now unveiled a new laptop which the company is touting as the world’s thinnest and lightest laptop.
Apple has filed a patent for a new kind of convertible MacBook-iPad hybrid which has the capability of being charged wirelessly. Surprisingly, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook knocked down the idea of a convertible MacBook-iPad hybrid device earlier.