Apple to use carbon fiber for MacBook Air?
Not satisfied with the three-pound weight of the almost exclusively aluminum MacBook Air, Apple is investigating the possibility of building some of the ultraportable out of carbon fiber, a reported source of AppleInsider claims. The contact, which has allegedly proven reliable on MacBook updates in the past, notes that Apple would use the ultra lightweight but very strong material to replace the...
published on Tuesday, the 11. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 mixes netbook, ultraportable
Dell tonight revealed a comparatively new class of portable in the form of the Inspiron Mini 12. The system has the Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and 80GB storage of a higher-end netbook but has the profile of an ultraportable: it carries a higher resolution 12-inch display, is under one inch thick for most of its depth and weighs a light 2.7 pounds. The system is designed for young users or those ...
published on Sunday, the 26. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Nokia releases extra-small BH-804 headset
Nokia on Wednesday aimed at the ultraportable side of Bluetooth headsets and launched the BH-804. The peripheral is the company's smallest-ever earpiece at just under 1.7 inches long and is also made of relatively high-end materials, including an almost entirely aluminum shell. It lasts for about four hours of continuous talk despite its size and builds in DSP-based noise canceling to cut back o...
published on Wednesday, the 22. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Fujitsu outs 12in notebook with multi-touch pad
Fujitsu has quietly launched a substantial upgrade to its LifeBooks through the P8020. The ultraportable carries over the unique bezel-free 12-inch LCD of the P8010 but adds a newer, faster Centrino 2-era platform as well as one of the company's few multi-touch trackpads. Owners can perform gestures with one or two fingers, including an Apple-like pinch motion to zoom in or out as well a circula...
published on Monday, the 20. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sony unveils first Blu-ray ultraportable
Sony this morning made official the VAIO TT, a major update to the TZ that marks a number of firsts. The ultraportable notebook is the first to carry a Blu-ray drive and burns at 2X in addition to reading the HD movie format. It's also one of the lightest at just under 2.9 pounds, Sony adds. A carbon fiber case helps reach this target, as does an LED-backlit, 11.1-inch display that the company ...
published on Tuesday, the 23. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sony VAIO TT to bring Blu-ray to ultraportables
Sony's upcoming VAIO TT should be one of the first ultraportable notebooks to sport Blu-ray as a feature, the company has unintentionally revealed in advance. The company's advisor system shows a top-range version of the 11.1-inch notebook with a built-in Blu-ray burner, making it one of the smallest notebooks to handle the 50GB disc format. Sony's slip also reveals dual 128GB solid-state drives...
published on Monday, the 22. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
MacBook Air owners find latest Apple fix producing mixed results
Users of Apple's ultraportable Mac are increasingly reporting that a firmware update might be taming processor usage, but is still leaving many of their systems too hot to use and prone to software freezes. While a number of owners at Apple's disc...
published on Monday, the 8. September 2008, appleinsider
Intel ships, prices first solid-state drives
Intel has quietly begun shipping its first company-designed solid-state drives. The Mainstream SSDs are aimed at more affordable notebooks and ultraportables and trade some of the data write speed of the Extreme drives in exchange for a lower cost. The final versions of the Mainstream drives write at a still-fast 70MB per second comparable to desktop hard drives but read at a far faster 250MB pe...
published on Monday, the 8. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sony to recall TZ ultraportables due to burn risk
Sony on Thursday joined up with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a product recall for its VAIO TZ series notebooks. The PC builder explains that some of the 11.1-inch ultraportable systems have unusually positioned wires or loose screws in and near the display hinge that can trigger overheating or a short circuit, either of which is potentially dangerous. As many as 15 known in...
published on Thursday, the 4. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Next-gen MacBook Air CPU; Apple's SoHo neighbors complain
Intel's Developer Forum has revealed the processors likely to underpin the first refresh of the MacBook Air ultraportable. At the same time, residents near Apple's SoHo retail store in New York City allege that its frequent concerts are ruining the ...
published on Friday, the 22. August 2008, appleinsider