Gadget News and Review

We finished our in-depth look at AMD’s latest “Accelerated Processing Unit” (APU) technology. Code named “Trinity” this complex processor combines a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processor (GPU) onto a single chip while promising lower power consumption.

The much-anticipated AMD Radeon HD 7970M is now available and should be shipping in 2-3 weeks according to AVADirect, who is offering it in two of their notebooks.

Mobile workstations are specialized brutes designed for professionals on and off the field including photographers, videographers, as well as 3D and CAD illustrators. Why choose one of these powerful notebooks over the other? Check out our roundup.

Lenovo showed off their new laptops in NYC last month, with updates to almost every notebook the company owns. New ThinkPad L series, T series, W series, & X series were unveiled, as well as the super-chic new ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

Ivy is here. Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors are available and gamers are looking ever so closely at the new quad cores as well as Nvidia’s new 6xxM series. Fans of tablets and subnotebooks fortunately did not get the short end of the stick as Fujitsu surprised us with a perfect display in the Office category.

As if those shiny discs didn’t have enough problems, now DVD playback won’t be a part of the standard Windows 8 experience.

New motherboard is almost half the size of a mini-ITX board but packs decent processing power.

April Showers Bring May Flowers. AMD unveils new processor and graphics architecture for notebooks, and aggressively attacks Intel’s market share. In the following in-depth review of the A10-4600M, we will take a look at whether the attack succeeds and if Ivy Bridge should feel threatened by AMD’s latest Fusion APU.

Black Beauty. Sony’s Vaio S range currently encompasses over 24 models. In this review, we have the balanced Vaio VPC-SE2M9E model under the microscope. The 15.5-inch unit definitely delivers in looks, but what about performance?

Stoic Runner. A reliable work mule – an apt description for the Fujitsu Lifebook E781. This 15.6 inch model may not have great graphics performance, but it is equipped with good hardware and offers essential features for a business user.

A Beautiful Accessory or Cutting-Edge Technology? The HP Envy 14 Spectre is a beautiful laptop with a price tag of $1200 USD. Many buyers will be enticed by the model’s looks, but is the laptop really worth the money? We find out in the following review.

Expensive high-end fun. MSI sells a lavishly equipped gaming notebook for almost EUR 2200. A BluRay burner and two mSATA SSDs set up in a RAID array are found under the hood of the GT70. The matte Full HD screen, the illuminated keyboard and the good sound system are also impressive. Reason enough for contenders to panic?

HP took the wraps off of their Spring releases today, with almost no notebook, desktop or display safe. We spent some hands on time with HP’s new products and got some impressive, and some not-as-impressive, results.

Unspectacular. In February, Asus presented their new Eee PC 1011CX with an Intel Atom N2600 dual-core CPU and a 10.1 inch display, along with six other models. The chassis, however, has only changed to a limited extent over these years. In this review, we shed light on whether or not performance has improved and exactly what changes have been made, both externally and internally.

Don’t be fooled by the 11.6″ screen – this “Monster” packs an Intel Core i7-3720QM quad-core processor and Nvidia GT 650M graphics while staying under 4 pounds and running cool and quiet. Read our review of this pocket powerhouse.