We have been hearing about a new I/O controller code from Intel, essentially a second iteration of Thunderbolt. The company had initially termed the controller ‘Falcon Ridge’ but has come up with a more dramatic, and official, name for it – namely, Thunderbolt 2.
Although Intel’s chief efforts seem focused on its new Haswell line-up, the company is also expending significant energies on the Atom processors. According to reports, Intel is rebranding Atom line-up as ‘Silvermont’ and will be offering both Pentium and Celeron variants of the processors.
When Acer unveiled Aspire S3 in 2011, it created a huge buzz among people. Having seen this, later Acer unveiled new Aspire S3 Ultrabook at different times with the latest processor. Lately at Computex, Acer has announced Aspire S3 Ultrabook along with Intel Haswell Chip, improved battery life, and WiDi.
Comparisons with Apple products and criticizing them have long been a part of Microsoft’s marketing and advertising strategy. The company conventionally compares its product with those of Apple, ruling that its products are certainly better. In the same streak, Microsoft has launched a new page comparing Windows tablets to Apple’s iPad.
Intel’s Haswell line-up, which had been anticipated for quite some time now, has made a lot of headlines recently. The company has finally started shipping the quad-core variants of the Haswell chips. These quad-core processors are primarily meant to be included in laptops and desktop PCs.
Although Android already has a very significant and sizable presence in both the smartphone and tablet markets, the platform is also becoming a prominent player in the PC arena. Acer is now about to announce an all-in-one PC that will be priced at a mere $400 and will come packed with a whole plethora of great features.
The Asus Transformer Book TX300 is high-end two-in-one computer. The detachable tablet cum ultrabook can provide the versatility and power to accomplish all your tasks with ease and fun. It packs a powerful Intel 3rd generation Core i7 processor with Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology, a multi-touch display, and a fast solid state drive (SSD).
The education pricing that Apple offers on its MacBook Pro machines is usually significantly lower than the standard prices. Now, Apple has further dropped the education price of entry-level MacBook Pro, bringing it down from $1099 to $999.