Google’s two OSs to become one

BEIJING — Two operation systems(OSs) operated by Google are to be combined into one.

The Internet company is reportedly planning to build its Chrome operating system for personal computers into its Android mobile-operating system.

Google sets such plans as Android has emerged as the dominant operating system by quite a long stretch. It is also regarded as a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing.

Combining the two operating systems means setting up Android to run on laptops and desktop computers, which would require big changes.

For instance, Android will have to support the Google Play Store. Chromebooks will reportedly receive a new name to reflect the new OS.

The new operating system is expected to be ready sometime in 2017.

source: interaksyon.com

US urges removing Superfish program from Lenovo laptops

BOSTON — The U.S. government on Friday advised Lenovo Group Ltd customers to remove “Superfish,” a program pre-installed on some Lenovo laptops, saying it makes users vulnerable to cyberattacks.

The Department of Homeland Security said in an alert that the program makes users vulnerable to a type of cyberattack known as SSL spoofing, in which remote attackers can read encrypted Web traffic, redirect traffic from official websites to spoofs, and perform other attacks.

“Systems that came with the software already installed will continue to be vulnerable until corrective actions have been taken,” the agency said.

Adi Pinhas, chief executive of Palo Alto, California-based Superfish, said in a statement that his company’s software helps users achieve more relevant search results based on images of products viewed. He said the vulnerability was “inadvertently” introduced by Israel-based Komodia, which built the application described in the government notice.

Komodia CEO Barak Weichselbaum declined comment on the vulnerability.

Lenovo apologized late on Friday in a statement for “causing these concerns among our users” and said that it was “exploring every action we can” to address the issues around Superfish, including offering tools to remove the software and certificate.

“We ordered Superfish pre-loads to stop and had server connections shut down in January based on user complaints about the experience. However, we did not know about this potential security vulnerability until yesterday (Thursday),” the Lenovo statement said.

“We recognise that this was our miss, and we will do better in the future. Now we are focused on fixing it,” the company said.

Komodia’s website says it produces a “hijacker” that allows users to view data encrypted with SSL technology.

“The hijacker uses Komodia’s redirector platform to allow you easy access to the data and the ability to modify, redirect, block, and record the data without triggering the target browser’s certification warning,” according to the site.

Marc Rogers, a researcher with CloudFlare, said that means companies which deploy Komodia technology can snoop on web traffic.

“These guys can do everything from just collect a little bit of marketing information, all the way to building a profile on you and spying on your banking connections,” he said. “It’s a very dangerous slope.”

Rogers said that use of Komodia’s technology in other products makes them vulnerable to the same types of attacks as Lenovo’s Superfish.

He said other vulnerable products include two parental filters: One from Komodia known as KeepMyFamilySecure and another from Qustodio.

Komodia’s Weichselbaum said his company was investigating reports of vulnerabilities in KeepMyFamilySecure.

Qustodio CEO Eduardo Cruz Chief Executive said his company’s Windows parental filter was vulnerable and he hoped to push out a fix within a few days.

Lenovo did not disclose how many machines were affected, but said that only machines shipped from September to December of last year had been pre-loaded with the vulnerable software.

Affected Lenovo products include laptops in its Yoga, Flex and MiiX lines as well as its E, G, U, Y and Z series, according to the company’s support website.

source: interaksyon.com

Dell equips latest computer models with powerful specs, cutting-edge design

MANILA, Philippines — Dell has recently launched its newest line of laptops that fall under the Dell Latitude 3000, 5000, and 7000 series.

With the latest mobile computing products, Dell balances “sophisticated design, quality construction, and uncompromised durability to offer businesses of all sizes a wide variety of solutions.”

“These exciting new additions to the Latitude line provide our commercial customers what they’ve been asking for by bringing touch capability to the workspace at desirable price points,” said Christopher Papa, country manager of Dell Philippines.

All the models have touch displays that offer Corning Gorilla Glass NBT for up to 10 times higher scratch resistance compared to soda lime glass, the predominant material used in laptop screens throughout the industry. They also come with StrikeZone shock absorbers, Fast Response Free-Fall sensors, and rubber hard drive isolation for added protection of valuable data.

The Latitude 7000, Dell said, is the most secure and manageable of the Ultrabooks, which they said comes with “exceptional reliability and has mobility at its finest with business-class style.”

With the 12-inch model starting at just 20 millimeters thin and 1.3 kilograms, the Latitude 7000 price starts at P45,000.

While the Latitude 5000 and 3000 series, the computer company said, allows for “easy entry into business-class computing.”

Both series, with a choice of 14-inch and 15.6-inch screen sizes, will be able to address the needs of today’s “dynamic workforce by enabling easy entry into business-class computing,” according to a statement provided.

The Latitude 5000 will be available end of October, while the the 3000, which is already available in the market, has a base price of P26,000.

Worth adding is the 9020, a powerful Intel vPro-enabled All-in-One desktop with touchscreen capability.

Powered by the latest Intel Core i7 processors, it comes with a choice of hard drive, SSD or hybrid drive; high-speed memory options; and optional discrete graphics.

It has a 23” multi-touch display that supports the Windows 8 Interactive experience.

With “form and function being the goal,” this new line is designed to run for content creation, engineering, and other professional software applications.

source: interaksyon.com

AMD announces new embedded chips as PC business shrinks

SAN FRANCISCO — Advanced Micro Devices Inc, targeting new markets as personal computer sales decline, unveiled chips designed to run slot machines, factory robots, airport signs, medical equipment and other devices.

One of Silicon Valley’s oldest chipmakers, AMD has been losing money as consumers increasingly favor tablets over laptops and desktops.

AMD wants to customize more of its chips for a wide range of non-PC devices. It expects PC chip designs modified for those new devices to account for at least a fifth of its revenue by the end of 2013.

The chips announced Monday, all code-named after predatory birds such as the Bald Eagle, are for graphics, low-power devices and high-performance computing. They will be available next year.

AMD is planning a push into the small but growing microserver market, combining ARM Holdings’ architecture typically used in smartphones with the x86 architecture common in servers. Unlike ARM chips for smartphones, AMD’s ARM chips will be 64 bits, allowing them to make better use of memory in data centers.

“With x86 it’s something we’ve had a long time. With ARM, we’re helping build the 64-bit ecosystem along with industry leaders,” Arun Iyengar, general manager of embedded solutions at AMD, told reporters at a news conference.

Asked about progress in non-PC markets, Iyengar said AMD’s chips are widely used in airplanes’ heads-up displays as well as in medical imaging equipment and factory robots.

AMD processors are being used in Microsoft Corp’s upcoming Xbox One and Sony Corp’s next-generation PlayStation game consoles, both set to launch later this year.

Worldwide shipments of PCs are likely to fall 9.7 percent this year as consumers continue to favor mobile gadgets, IDC said in a recent report.

source: interaksyon.com

Next-gen SSDNow V Series

The Kingston SSDNow V300 is a powerful upgrade solution for cost-conscious consumers looking to upgrade their existing desktop or notebook PC.

The new SSDNow V300 is 10x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive†. It is powered by an LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor (FSP) solution customized for Kingston, and optimized for industry-leading 19nm NAND Flash memory to deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 450MB/s. Using best-in-class components, SSDNow V300 combines quality, performance and affordability from two leading SSD brands that are affordable for first-time SSD users or anyone looking to upgrade an existing system.

The SSDNow V300 is available as a stand-alone drive or as an upgrade kit containing cloning software and other accessories for a desktop and/or notebook system.

source: interaksyon.com

Samsung to ship 19 million Windows 8 computers this year: executive

NEW DELHI — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will ship 19 million laptop computers and tablets operating on Microsoft Corp’s new Windows 8 operating system this year, said Jin Park, vice president of the IT solutions business at Samsung.

Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, launched its new-look, touch-friendly Windows 8 earlier this year to grip customers’ imagination, as it looks to regain ground lost to Apple Inc and Google Inc in mobile computing and shake up the moribund PC market.

source: interaksyon.com

Dell unveils new XPS 12 convertible ultrabook

MANILA, Philippines - Dell is helping customers touch the future with a refreshed portfolio of consumer PCs built for Microsoft Windows 8, designed to provide a more intuitive computing experience and address evolving customer desires.

Dell’s new systems deliver on the promise of new advances in computing: a leading-edge and intuitive touch experience, the security and manageability required by today’s always-on pace and the design aesthetic, style and precision workmanship that customers demand.

Dell has unveiled powerful addition to its industry-leading XPS brand of computers. Joining the award-winning XPS 13 ultrabook, and the XPS 14 and XPS 15 laptops, the new XPS 12 ultrabook enable both consumer and business customers to do more with their technology — from multimedia, entertainment and creation to full business productivity to transition seamlessly from home to office.

The XPS 12 convertible combines two devices in one: a powerful ultrabook plus a full-featured tablet. The XPS brand has a distinguished heritage of delivering the latest technology and thoughtful design for performance and craftsmanship without compromise.

Each product in the XPS portfolio is tailored for specific customer needs, and the newly unveiled products are designed to take advantage of emerging software and technology, with the same XPS brand attributes that customers expect from Dell.

“The XPS 12 represents the culmination of a deep understanding of the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ movement and insights gained from both our consumer and business customers,” said Christopher Papa, country manager of Dell.




“The new set of XPS 12 represents a milestone in our design and approach to user experience. Our vision for our XPS line of computers is not just about the device or technology, it’s about achieving the perfect balance of amazing design, end user productivity and IT enablement,” Papa added.

Dell tapped its heritage of offering unique and innovative solutions to create the XPS 12. The product features a novel and elegant flip hinge touch-screen display designed to take advantage of the W8 operating system advances for touch interaction.

The result is two products in one, providing the full functionality of an ultra-portable laptop with keyboard plus the convenience of a tablet.

The innovative flip hinge design can easily transition from laptop to tablet to laptop and features a full HD screen that provides 97 percent more pixels than a standard HD display. The result is an exceptionally crisp reading and photo and video viewing experience.

The XPS 12 features thoughtful design and attractive aesthetics, and is crafted from premium materials such as machined aluminum and carbon fiber, as well as Corning Gorilla Glass for durability.



Partners

“With Windows 8 re-imagined, we are bringing a no-compromise, immersive and personalized experience to our customers,” said Mon de los Reyes of Microsoft Philippines.

“The support from our partners is critical for the success of Windows 8. Dell is an important partner to Microsoft and we will continue to work together to transform lives through the power of computing technology,” De los Reyes said.

“Our life experiences are defined by our senses — by what we see, hear and touch. These human senses are also at the foundation of Intel’s vision for the ultrabook to deliver a no-compromise, must-have computing experience and we congratulate Dell on the launch of its new touch-enabled product range,” said Ricky Banaag, country manager of Intel Philippines.

“Dell has always been at the forefront of innovation in technology and we are glad to be a partner to Dell in the continuing evolution of the computing experience,” Banaag said.

The Dell XPS 12 is priced P65,990 at authorized retailers nationwide.

On-site service

All Dell products running with pre-attached Windows 8 come with an on-site service, a new after-sales service where a customer is rescued from problems encountered with the shortest turnaround.

“We want to make sure that we are able to attend to our customer right at their doorsteps. With the new system in place, response is within 24 to 48 hours,” said Alvin Go, product manager of Dell.

The steps are as easy as 1-2-3. First, call the Dell Tech Support at toll-free 1-800-1601-0062. The Dell Tech Support will then conduct a diagnosis and determine the problem. A Dell engineer on-site will solve the problem.

The Dell’s new on-site service is available nationwide.

To know more about Dell products, log on to www.dell.com.

source: philstar.com

Acer Aspire Z5770 Olympic Edition offers high-def family entertainment

MANILA, Philippines - Every athlete’s ultimate dream is to bring honor and glory not only to his name but also to his family and country. Standing atop the podium in the Olympics, gold medal around the neck, national anthem playing in the background — defines that dream.

Every IT enthusiast or consumer also has his own dream PC, which they can find in the Acer Aspire Z5770 Olympic Edition All-In-One PC. It’s a full touch, high-definition, crisp-sounding and connect-to-all PC from Acer, one of the world’s most trusted IT technology innovators.

The Acer Aspire Z5770 All-In-One PC’s podium-worthy features are all about delivering power in its performance. Using second-generation Intel Core i3 processor and Intel H61 Express Chipset, with NVIDIA GeForce GT520 graphics and 4GB DDR3 memory, it provides dynamic processing performance and faster multitasking capabilities and at the same time consumes less power.

The display capability of the Acer Aspire Z5770 Olympic Edition All-In-One PC is also a gold medal-worthy feature. With a full-HD 23-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, high-brightness LED-backlit TFT LCD full-HD capable of up to a 23-degree tilt, it’s an impressive display set that anyone can truly marvel at.

And with the Acer TouchPortal software, it gives users a smarter, multi-touch way of accessing the PC and the Internet, whether for multimedia functions or social networking activities for a more intuitive user experience.

With this new and advanced member of the Acer Aspire All-In-One PC family, there is a 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for more storage capabilities for the users’ personal, fun or work files like video presentations, favorite games or movies they can enjoy with colleagues while taking a break or with the whole family during weekend bonding times.

Plus with an optimized Dolby Home Theater4 audio enhancement and two built-in stereo speakers, HDMI connectivity, two USB 3.0 ports, multimedia entertainment or professional audio-video needs are of Olympic caliber. Every decibel of sound and pixel of image resolution is clear, crisp and lucid for everyone’s enjoyment.

Connecting to the Internet is also as fast as a record-breaking 100-meter dash in the Olympics with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity and Gigabit Ethernet that the Acer Aspire Z5770 All-In-One PC brings to both office or home users.

And it’s an experience to marvel at the Acer Aspire Z5770 All-In-One PC’s contemporary design that will fit any room or space at home or at the office. Its elegant aluminum color frame, a slim side adumbration (or outlined form), makes it a perfect and neat fit to any space, personal or professional. It even has a VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association)-standard wall mount for an even more space-saving application.

source: philstar.com

Lenovo knocks HP from top of global PC market: Gartner

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG — China’s Lenovo Group Ltd edged out Silicon Valley icon Hewlett-Packard Co to become the world’s No. 1 PC maker in the third quarter, according to data released by research house Gartner on Wednesday.

A rival to Gartner, IDC, still ranks HP in the lead – but by less than half a percentage point – in terms of PC shipments worldwide. Both studies reinforce HP’s struggles against rivals as new chief executive Meg Whitman tries to overhaul the stalled 73-year-old company.

Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell over 8 percent in the third quarter to 87.5 million, the steepest decline since 2001, Gartner analysts said.

PC demand growth has crumbled over the past year as more consumers flock to ultra-portable and increasingly powerful tablets and smartphones for basic computing.

“It’s quite a tough year for PC makers because (Microsoft’s) Windows 8 is not launched yet and some consumers are waiting for that. Cannibalisation of tablet PCs is also another factor,” said Eve Jung, an analyst with Nomura Securities in Taipei.

Both sets of data show that Lenovo, Taiwan’s Acer and other Asian PC makers are taking share away from U.S. competitors HP and Dell, which held on to the No. 3 spot in the quarter.

Lenovo, which has a market value of $8.2 billion, said it believed there was room for continued growth in the sector.

“We are establishing even deeper roots in each major market around the world. In addition to localized sales and distribution teams in major markets, we are establishing an even stronger manufacturing footprint,” Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang said in a statement.

This year the company has bought Brazilian electronics maker CCE, valued at a base price of 300 million reais ($148 million), and U.S. cloud computing firm Stoneware.

China’s tech rise

Lenovo’s rise highlights the advance of China’s technology firms on the world stage in recent years as a result of aggressive pricing, overseas acquisitions, and taking advantage of a fast-growing home market.

The Chinese company, which vaulted into the PC market by buying IBM’s personal computer division in 2005, took the top spot for the first time by growing its market share to 15.7 percent, shipping an estimated 13.77 million units during the quarter, up nearly 10 percent from a year ago, Gartner said.

HP’s global PC share stood at 15.5 percent after shipping 13.55 million units, down 16.4 percent from a year ago, Gartner said, adding that this was the first time HP has not been the top-ranked PC vendor position since 2006.

IDC had HP at the No. 1 spot with a 15.9 percent market share, marginally ahead of Lenovo’s 15.7 percent share.

HP responded to Gartner’s study by saying IDC’s was more expansive.

“While there are a variety of PC share reports in the market, some don’t measure the market in its entirety,” HP said in a statement. “The IDC analysis includes the very important workstation segment, and therefore is more comprehensive.”

HP shares closed 1.32 percent lower at $14.18 on Wednesday, after touching $14.02, its lowest level since October 2002.

Lenovo’s shares ended up 0.3 percent on Thursday, compared with a 0.4 rise in the benchmark Hong Kong index.

Since the start of 2012, Lenovo’s shares have risen more than 9 percent, in contrast to a roughly 40 percent drop in HP’s stock, a 35 percent fall in Dell and Acer’s 21 percent slide.

Analysts say PC makers are suffering from still-sluggish growth in consumer and corporate spending across the globe, even in once-reliably hot markets like China, Lenovo’s home turf. The industry’s future is uncertain, partly because of a proliferation of computing devices from tablets of all sizes to smartphones.

“PCs are going through a severe slump,” said Jay Chou, senior research analyst at IDC’s Worldwide PC Tracker.

“A weak global economy as well as questions about PC market saturation and delayed replacement cycles are certainly a factor, but the hard question of what is the ‘it’ product for PCs remain unanswered.”

source: interaksyon.com

Acer, Samsung loosen grip as Philippine PC market plateaus in Q2 — IDC

MANILA, Philippines — PC shipments to the Philippines stagnated to a meager 1.5-percent growth in the 2nd quarter of the year, with leaders Acer and Samsung losing market share due to overstocking problems, research firm IDC reported recently.

Smaller PC vendors, IDC noted, outperformed both Acer and Samsung during the quarter as the former launched “aggressive pricing and hardware bundling strategies.”

The total number of PC units shipped within the quarter amounted to 551,000, more than half of which were consumer-grade notebooks.

While waning in numbers, the desktop form factor still turned out to be dominant during the 2nd quarter of the year, with over five desktops sold for every four notebooks, IDC found.

During the period, netbooks — or mininotebooks, as IDC calls it — gained renewed prominence among Filipino consumers as the smaller vendors were able to resolve the shortage of netbook processors reported in previous quarters.

“MNC PC brands are starting to encroach upon the market share of one another as the consumer market is not expanding at a rapid enough pace,” explained Juan-Jin Ng, market analyst for client devices research at IDC Asia/Pacific.

“As PC prices grow even more homogenous across most major brands, we will eventually see the stranglehold of the top 2 vendors on the retail market declining over the coming quarters,” he added.

Public-sector PC deployments, IDC noted, grew to a standstill during the second quarter, but incremental rollouts by the Department of Education helped boost commercial PC shipments to a 1.7 percent growth.

IDC believes the resilient Philippine economy, which grew by a rate of 5.9 percent from April to June, had likely contributed to a still positive growth rate during the period.

“The resilience of the economy in the Philippines to the global economic crises as well as the commitment of the current government towards IT spending has kept the overall commercial segment outlook positive,” Juan-Jin added.

Prospects aren’t too bright in the third quarter of the year for PC shipments, though, as vendors hold off on stocking current models in anticipation of Windows 8, due to be released on October 26.

“As such, the PC market should see a boost only in Q4. However, the PC market should find temporary respite in the commercial segment as government and enterprise spending, especially from BPOs, are expected to get underway in Q3,” the IDC analyst said.

source: interaksyon.com

Samsung’s New Notebook Series 9 Gets Good Reviews From Users

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO), a leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has unveiled a winner in the the second generation of the Samsung Notebook Series 9. The new Series 9 represents Samsung’s advanced innovative craftsmanship in the premium notebook sector.

Customized for consumers striving for top quality items with great design, the new Series 9 boasts the world’s thinnest and most compact chassis. Its unique design and innovative engineering breaks all common perceptions of premium notebook PCs. Super-slim components had to be tailor-made to be able to fit into the innovative single shell body.

Consumers laud the new Samsung Notebook Series 9, saying it represents the ultimate in Samsung craftsmanship towards precision engineering and premium design.

The new Series 9 embodies the originality and heritage of its predecessor while eliminating unnecessary factors.

The refined aerodynamic design of the new Series 9 represents the best of Samsung’s design with top performance and functionality.

To reach the highest premium design aspects without compromising performance or functionality – 9,000 hours of design sketches and mock-ups, 24,000 hours of R&D – a total of 33,000 hours have been spent by Samsung designers & engineers.

Key components such as the LCD panel, keyboard, motherboard, cables, fans and battery have been customized with precision to fit into the Series 9’s extra flat single shell body.

Samsung’s MaxScreen technology has been implemented to minimize the bezel size while maximizing the screen up to an inch more.

For the first time, the new Samsung Series 9 offers the world’s thinnest and most compact 15” premium notebook, featuring a vivid 15” display fitted into a stylish 14” chassis.

The truly flat 14.9mm (0.58 inch) thin design weighing just 1.59kg (3.5 lbs) makes the 15-inch Series 9 almost 50% more compact than any existing 15-inch thin & light notebooks. A true revolution in the premium thin & light sector.

Power and performance are assured with a 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB memory and 256GB SSD. Thanks to Samsung Fast Solutions, the new Series 9 boots in 9.8 seconds,

Fast Start ensures a 1.4-second wake-up while Fast Browsing provides a 2-times faster web browsing. Another surprising innovation, the new 15” Series 9’s battery lasts up to 10 hours.

The 180% brighter HD+ SuperBright Plus screen with anti-reflective display ensures clear vision even outdoors. In addition, the 160º wide viewing angle guarantees a comfortable viewing experience.

The auto-sensing screen and backlit keyboard adjusts itself to match the surrounding lighting conditions, providing optimum brightness for maximum ease of use, even in particularly dark or bright environments.

Consumers also enjoy better control and fewer accidental gestures or movements by using the large multi-touch clickpad of the new Series 9.

Featuring a glass coating and image sensor, it provides easy control for better ease of use as well as accurate usage, respectively. In addition, the optimized wireless performance allows consumer to connect anywhere easily.

Setting-up your notebook has never been easier. Bypass the Control Panel and simply take control of your notebook and optimize its performance with Samsung’s Easy Settings, which provide one-click execution using keyboard shortcuts and minimal steps to adjust simple functions.

source: mb.com.ph

Dell refreshes business notebook lineup, but no new ultrabooks in sight

MANILA, Philippines — While every other PC manufacturer in the world is unveiling their fresh takes on Intel’s ultrabook, technology company Dell decided to update its arsenal of laptops with the chipmaker’s latest Ivy Bridge processors.

Yet, despite the fresh processor bump for most of its notebooks in the Latitude and Vostro lines, Dell didn’t bring in an updated version of its ultrabook, the XPS 13, which was launched locally in April.

Dell Philippines Country Manager Christopher Papa told reporters at the sidelines of the launch that updating the XPS 13 is in their roadmap, although more focus is being given on their commercial business for now.

Nonetheless, Papa said they were not expecting the strong demand for their consumer-grade XPS 13 ultrabook, a 13-inch device squeezed into an 11-inch chassis that retails from P59,000 to P79,000 depending on the internal specifications.

Without mentioning figures, the Dell head honcho said they had to ramp up production of the sought-after notebook after initial shipments to various markets around the world failed to meet consumer demand.

But gaining market share in the consumer PC segment is far from Dell’s objectives moving forward, as declared by Papa in an earlier interview saying the company is focusing on high-margin segments of the business, particularly the enterprise market.

It is for this reason that majority of the products launched by Dell on Thursday are geared toward SMBs and large enterprises, two segments that are high-growth areas for the Round Rock, Texas-based company.

“Today’s launch is a testament to our commitment to end-user computing, and we have differentiated ourselves by adding more value to our products,” said Richard Teo, president at Dell Philippines.

“We have added a lot of technologies that surround manageability, security and system management to allow users to have full control of their units,” he added.

Durable, business-class notebooks

Bannering the new notebook offerings are the redesigned and re-engineered laptops in the Latitude line, targeted at enterprise-class customers, which feature the same look and feel as their predecessors but come fitted with Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors.

Johny Dermawan, senior brand manager at Dell South Asia, said the new Latitude laptops are “designed to be durable” considering the mobile needs of most workers today.

By tearing down one Latitude unit in front of the press, Dermawan demonstrated how the internal portions of the notebook was designed, starting with the magnesium alloy bottom cover that acts as the doorway to all of the unit’s components.

The new Latitude laptop’s internal parts and LCD screen are protected by a tri-metal chassis that keeps them in place and absorbs unintentional external pressure, which Dermawan said is a common occurrence with users fitting their laptops along with other things inside their bags.

The specific models unveiled by Dell on Thursday include: The redesigned 14-inch Latitude E640; the E6230, E630, E6430 and E6530 notebooks measuring 12.5 to 15.6 inches; the E5430 and E5530 which are budget-friendly options for professionals; and the ruggedized E640 ATG notebook that can withstand extreme conditions.

Meanwhile, Dell’s Vostro line of PCs, which is targeted at small and medium businesses, received the following updates: the Vostro 3360 (13 inch), Vostro 3460 (14 inch) and Vostro 3560 (15 inch), which are designed to be thin and portable.

Dell’s new Latitude laptops are now available and will start retailing from P55,100, while the Vostro notebooks can be bought beginning next week although no price points have been detailed thus far.

article source: interaksyon.com