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Acer set to launch a 15-inch ultrabook for $699?

By Jamie Keene on December 21, 2011 09:42 am + 46 comments

A report by DigiTimes says that Acer's gearing up to launch a 15-inch ultrabook, spurred on by Continue reading…
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Acer shrinking product portfolio by two-thirds in 2012, bets growth on $699 ultrabooks

By Thomas Ricker on December 15, 2011 03:49 am + 12 comments

Acer Chairman and acting CEO J.T. Wang says that the company's product lineup will shrink by Continue reading…
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Lenovo U300s now available for web buyers, already backordered

By Chris Welch on December 14, 2011 09:27 pm + 39 comments

Lenovo has put its IdeaPad U300s ultrabook up for preorders on its website, and though initial Continue reading…
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Samsung introduces 14-inch Series 5 Ultra, the first ultrabook with an optical disc drive

By Vlad Savov on December 12, 2011 06:36 am + 53 comments

Samsung's Series 9 laptops were flirting with the ultrabook category before it even existed, but now Continue reading…
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Asus preparing swivel-screen ultrabook for September Windows 8 launch, says DigiTimes

By Thomas Ricker on December 9, 2011 05:18 am + 26 comments

Asus is planning to launch an ultrabook that swivels into tablet position with the launch of Windows Continue reading…
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Acer CEO focused on profitability rather than 'cheap' products

By Nathan Ingraham on December 7, 2011 04:14 pm + 18 comments

Acer is reportedly changing its strategy working on a return to profitability after two quarters Continue reading…
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Intel Ivy Bridge mobile lineup details allegedly leak

By Bryan Bishop on December 6, 2011 11:33 am + 19 comments

Details on Intel's Ivy Bridge mobile CPU lineup may have leaked, just three days after supposed Continue reading…
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Revised Acer Aspire S3, possibly with Ivy Bridge, planned for April 2012 release

By Bryan Bishop on December 5, 2011 01:12 am + 4 comments

We weren't blown away by the Aspire S3, but according to recent comments Acer is planning an Ivy Continue reading…
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Intel denies reports of ultrabook hardware subsidies

By T.C. Sottek on December 2, 2011 06:47 pm + 20 comments

Earlier this week, Digitimes reported that Intel is providing $100 "marketing subsidies" for Continue reading…
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Samsung releases new 6Gbps mSATA SSD drives for ultrabooks

By Bryan Bishop on December 1, 2011 10:57 am + 10 comments

Just in time for the ultrabook onslaught of 2012, Samsung has started production of a new line of Continue reading…