Laptops

Intel Unveils Second-Generation Intel-Powered Classmate PC -- 'Netbook' for Worldwide Education Markets

By admin - Posted on April 4th, 2008

New Strategic Investment, Software Certification Service also Disclosed at Shanghai IDF

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, Shanghai, April 3, 2008 – Intel Corporation unveiled a new design of the Intel-powered classmate PC today at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. As announced in a keynote by Andrew Chien, Intel vice president, Corporate Technology Group and director of Intel Research, the second-generation Intel-powered classmate PC is an affordable, fully functional, rugged Internet-centric computer platform. » read more »

Next-Generation Dell Laptops Take Connectivity Global

By admin - Posted on April 4th, 2008

New GOBI mobile broadband technology from Qualcomm allows Customers to Connect to Multiple 3G Networks

Round Rock, Texas, April 1, 2008 -- World travelers can stay connected globally with Dell’s next-generation laptops that will support mobile broadband on multiple cellular networks.

U.S.-based travelers who connect their laptops via EV-DO carrier networks (like Verizon Wireless or Sprint), will be able to connect via HSPA carrier networks (like Vodafone), a wireless standard commonly found in Europe. Today customers who wish to connect to both types of networks must use two different mobile broadband cards. » read more »