APPLE
Microsoft Windows 8 Release Date & New Austin Retail Store

Microsoft will open 75 retail stores, and number 16 is coming to Austin. Windows 8 release date is expected in October; and that OS can support a maximum screen resolution higher than the new iPad's "retina" display.

 

DELL
Dell Computers Technology News & Developments – Silicon Hills

The bright spot for all computer manufacturers is an IDC report that: ...."end user surveys tell us that few people consider media tablets as replacements for their PCs, so later this year when there is a new Microsoft operating system, available in sleek new PC form factors, we believe consumer interest in PCs will begin to rebound".

 

AMD
2012 – 2013 PC Sales Growth Projected by Gartner Research

Gartner Research predicts a growth-rate for PCs more than seven times greater in 2012 than the previous year, and is forecasting even higher growth by the end of 2013.

 

DELL
Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Hands-on Teardown / Disassembly Video

Roscoe Dyer, our very own Videographer and Director of Social Media, here at Parts-People.com, has produced a hands-on teardown / disassembly video of the Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook. To "play" with this Ultrabook in a way that may not otherwise be accessible to you, just click on the "play" button. They don't call it that for nothing.

 

DELL
XPS 13 Ultrabook Specifications – Dell Hits One Out-of-the-Park

If that round logo on Dell products were to be a baseball, the general consensus seems to be that Dell may have just hit one right out of the park, with a 13-inch form-factor, smaller than a similar MacBook Air, and for $300 less.

 

LAPTOP TRENDS
7mm HDDs Spin Down Prices on Ultrabook & Ultrathin Notebooks

It seems as if pundits, analysts, industry observers, and perhaps tablet and Apple product lovers have declared the notebook PC dead countless times. Apparently, laptops are not such a corpse after all.

 

LAPTOP TRENDS
2013 Notebooks, Ultrabooks, Laptops, Ultrathins at a Glance

Prices are now set to fall sooner than analysts have predicted. You can hear a tidal-wave arriving. The future is now, and coming to a planet near you in 2012.

 

AMD
What is the Consumerization of IT Trend? – Executive Digest

A trend is developing in which employees will bear substantial costs associated with owning and operating computing devices which serve the interests of corporations. The "wireless" device will prove to be stronger than a leash made of steel wire. That trend is the IT-ization of Employees.

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Solid Sales Trends for Solid-State Drives, SSDs 2012

IDC research indicates SSD prices will fall below one-dollar per gigabyte. One thing is clear. Solid-state memory, in various forms, is not a "flash in the pan".

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Multifunction Convergence – Fujitsu Lifebook 2013 Concept Notebook

There are gadget-lovers that will get in line to buy this Lifebook 2013 concept if Fujitsu brings it to market. More importantly, that exercise will give the company engineering experience for future designs, that money alone cannot buy.

 

AMD
AMD Ultrathins vs Intel Ultrabooks – Upcoming Notebook Sales Trends 2012

Expect to see at least 95 new ‘thin-and-light’ notebooks in 2012. You don’t need spell-check to know that spells competition and sales volume in anyone's (note) book.

 

AMD
Ultrabooks vs Ultrathins Definition, AMD vs Intel – Notebooks & Laptops

Practice saying "convergence", because you will be experiencing more of it. That is particularly true because ultrathins and the Intel-branded sub-set of "Ultrabooks" will use Windows 8 later this year, which will include the touch-centric Metro UI designed specifically for mobile devices.

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
2 Trends Stand Out: 2012 Laptops / Ultrabooks / Notebooks

The onslaught of ultrabooks and ultrathins is trend number two for 2012. Ultrabooks are specified as Intel-branded, while ultrathins are inclusive of all the thin-and-lights, regardless of what is inside.

 

APPLE
5 New Ultrabooks / Laptops + 1 Ghost = 2012

The next 18 months will see the Ultrabook / Ultrathin tidal-wave covering the global landscape, driven not only by improvements, but also by pent-up demand from corporate IT departments and consumers that have delayed purchases because of world-wide economic conditions. Here are 5 players and a yet-to-be-born machine.

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Vizio Rides the Tidal-Wave of Ultrabooks & Ultrathins

Just about every PC maker is already riding the wave of either Intel-branded Ultrabooks, or Ultrathins with something else inside; usually AMD. Now Vizio known for mid-pack quality TVs indicates they will attempt to disrupt the computer market with a level of component quality and design detail not seen from other makers.