For every person who buys a tablet to use as a media consumption device, there's another who buys one with intentions of transforming it into a full blown laptop or desktop PC via clunky third-party accessories. No, really, you shouldn't have. More »
Laptop manufacturers better hope the Samsung Series 9 and Asus UX21 and UX31 live up to the ultraportable hype, because the numbers say Apple is set to dominate the "light laptop" space just as they've done with tablets. [CNET] More »
Running on Ivy Bridge, loaded with Thunderbolt ports and costing under $1,000, Intel's Ultrabook laptop segment is expected to be big news in late 2012—if you believe what Intel's saying, anyway. Digitimes claims Intel's attempting to lure 40 per cent of laptop manufacturers into creating Ultrabooks, but until Intel lowers the chip prices, it may not be possible. Asus is planning to launch its Ultrabook UX21 laptop this September however, so I'm sure all eyes will be on the lookout for the first Ultrabook's success. [Digitimes] More »
Twitter helps break news and aid in political uprisings, but after one guy helped recover the stolen laptop of a stranger he followed on Twitter, it seems the social network is also going to revive a dying breed: the vigilante. More »
No need to keep that netbook tucked away in the corner or under the bed. This may be my favorite thing to do with an old laptop yet: turn it into an arcade machine. Hello, Nanocade. You look wonderful. More »
