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Alienware M18x 18.4 inch Gaming Notebook Coming to Frag You Soon

Alienware M18x 18.4 inch Gaming Notebook Coming to Frag You Soon
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After announcing a refresh of their smallest gaming notebook Alienware M11x R3 series Alienware decided to announce a notebook for the big boys that need ‘true’ gaming hardware in a notebook. Enter the AlienwareM18x notebook. A gamer’s dream come true featuring a full HD 18.4 inch screen (1920 x 1080 px), an overclocked 4.0 Ghz Intel Core i7 Extreme (yes 4.0 GHz – not a typo), a selection of highend AMD CrossFireX and nVidia SLI graphics and up to 32 GB DDR3 RAM all packaged in an anodised aluminium chassis.

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Alienware M11x R3 to Feature 512 MB nVidia GeForce GT 540M Graphics

Alienware M11x R3 to Feature 512 MB nVidia GeForce GT 540M Graphics
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Last week we posted that Dell is about to refresh its Alienware M11x notebook series with Intel Sandy Bridge processors but there was no word on graphics. Alienware M11x R3 manual popped up on Dell’s supports website prior to the launch of the notebook revealing detailed specifications including details about the so important graphics chip. While the previous generation nVidia GeForce GT 335M was completely adequate with scoring about 6,000 points in 3D Mark06 benchmark we welcome the upgrade to the nVidia GeForce GT 540M which is about 30% faster scoring about 8,000 points in 3D Mark 06. Check the full specifications and ports diagrams after the break.

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Evigroup SmartPaddle 11.6 inch Windows 7 Tablet Launched

Evigroup SmartPaddle 11.6 inch Windows 7 Tablet Launched
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A useable Windows 7 is one of our unfulfilled dreams and by the looks of it the French might have made it come true with the launch of Evigroup SmartPaddle tablet. To compensate for Windows 7 lack of finger friendliness the Evigroup created its own user interface that runs on top of Windows 7. They called it ‘Scale’ and it is more than just a finger friendly 3D interface. It has some built-in applications such as web browser, media player capable of playing 1080p full HD video,  photo manager, word processor, contact manager and file manager.

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Alienware M11x R3 Notebook to be the first 11.6 inch notebook with Intel Core i5/i7 Sandy Bridge Inside

Alienware M11x R3 Notebook to be the first 11.6 inch notebook with Intel Core i5/i7 Sandy Bridge Inside
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Alienware M11x was the first 11.6 inch notebook to deliver enough punch for gaming with featuring nVidia GeForce GT 335m graphics and thanks to nVidia Optimus it also offered about 6 hour battery life. It was very well received by the public and media alike with really only one complaint – the processor. Alienware Dell decided to change that with announcement that the third revision (R3) of Alienware M11x will be updated with a selection of Intel Core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge processors. Again being first to feature latest processors from Intel in such a small notebook.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Announced
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With iPad 2 taking all the hype this month other manufacturers aren’t holding back either. Samsung announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. As the name implies the new model features a larger 10.1 inch (1280 x 800 px) screen where its predecessor the Galaxy Tab featured a 7 inch screen. Larger screen aside the real news here is that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be running Google Android 3.0 “Honeycomb”.

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Apple iPad 2 Tablet Unveiled

Apple iPad 2 Tablet Unveiled
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The first iPad rejuvenated the tablet market so we can now choose from dozens of different tablets which vary in sizes, features and operating systems but none came close to the success of the iPad. There were a lot of rumours about the Apple iPad 2 and now Apple finally unveiled it yesterday. At first glance of the iPad 2 it becomes clear that this is an evolution not a revolution like its predecessor and that’s not a bad thing as the iPad was a great device but the competition caught up and even surpassed in certain areas. Now Apple struck back with a 1 GHz dual core A5 processor that is up to 2x times faster and up 9x times faster graphics compared to its older brother.

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HTC Salsa Android Smartphone Announced

HTC Salsa Android Smartphone Announced
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If you are looking for a Google Android touchscreen smartphone but don’t like the QWERTY HTC ChaCha then you are in luck as HTC also announced the HTC Salsa that is essentially an HTC Wildfire S with a dedicated Facebook button that enables you to share photos, videos and pretty much anything else your fingers desire faster then any other smartphone currently available. The specifications are pretty much the same as the HTC Wildfire S except for the Facebook button, a front facing camera and a slightly bigger 3.4 inch (320 x 480 px) touchscreen, however there is no integrated GPS with the Salsa so if you need the navigation you will be better of with a Wildfire S.

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HTC ChaCha Android Smartphone Announced

HTC ChaCha Android Smartphone Announced
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We continue our HTC coverage with a world-first Google Android smartphone with a dedicated Facebook button. As for heavy typing touchscreen-only keyboard isn’t the best option HTC opted for a full QWERTY keyboard for HTC ChaCha. But worry not it still installed a touchscreen to keep your fingers happy. The dedicated Facebook button offers a quick way to share anything with only a touch of the button including photos and videos. The screen is 2.6 inch and sports 480 x 320 resolution which is perfectly adequate for this size, while 600 MHz processor and 512 MB RAM should provide an overall smooth and fast performance. It will run Google Android 2.4 and HTC Sense UI.

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HTC Wildfire S Android Smartphone Announced

HTC Wildfire S Android Smartphone Announced
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HTC Desire is not the only one getting a revival so is the low end Wildfire – welcome HTC Wildfire S. Compared to its predecessor it’s 5 mm shorter thanks to the omission of the optical trackball and even 13 grams lighter. The resolution of the 3.2 inch screen capacitive touchscreen was bumped up from 240 x 320 pixels to 320 x 480 pixels which brings it in line with HTC Legend and HTC Hero. This move probably means we can say farewell to both of them as they will probably be replaced by the Wildfire S. Other improvements are increased RAM from 384 MB to 512 MB and a faster processor 600 MHz compared to the previous that was running at 528 MHz.

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Notebook Finder – Beta No More

Notebook Finder – Beta No More
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Time to break-out the champagne today to celebrate the release of Notebook Finder 1.0. Maybe you have noticed but we have removed the ‘Beta’ tag of the Notebook Finder. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our visitors for helping us with the testing and being patient while we were fixing all the bugs and developing. After all the Notebook Finder is for you to help you find your ideal notebook in minutes.

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