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Elonex Aims for Triumphant CE Return With Apricot Revival

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According to CRN, the extinct British brand, Apricot Computers, will return to the market next year. British manufacturer Elonex has acquired the global rights to Apricot in 2012 and plans to launch a range …

Samsung to Leave German Notebooks

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Samsung is to withdraw from the German notebook market. According to local media, the decision is only related to the German market; Samsung will stop selling notebooks (and Chromebooks) to focus on more profitable …

Samsung Widens PC Exit to Cover Europe

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We had heard, earlier this month, that Samsung was readying itself to leave the German notebook market (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) – but now it turns out that that wasn’t all the …

Vaio Pursues Panasonic in Domestic Market

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Vaio, Sony’s ex-PC unit (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 6), has shown a tablet PC concept that appears to target the same audience as Microsoft’s Surface Pro. Despite the similarity, though, Vaio says that …

Core-M Arrives on Lenovo’s Yoga Lineup

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Intel’s latest chip series, the Core-M line (previously known as Broadwell-Y, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 1), is designed to make convertible laptops thinner and lighter. Lenovo’s 13.3″ Thinkpad Yoga 3 is one of …

Dell Boosts Laptop Speeds for Gamers

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Dell’s Alienware brand targets gamers: an audience emphasised by the new Alienware 18 laptop. Overclocked to 4.4GHz (Intel Core i7 Haswell processor), the product runs very quickly. A new thermal solution (copper heatsinks and …

Intel Treads on ARM’s Toes With HDMI Dongle

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A new HDMI dongle – apparently the first using an Intel chip – is now being sold in China. The ‘Meegopad T01’ is more expensive, but also more powerful, than similar ARM-powered units. Costing …