Monday
May062013

Video: HP's new ProBook Line of notebooks for enterprise

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York: We were on hand for a quick demo of HP's business-focused ProBook line available in 13.3-17.3-inch variants and sporting thinner, lighter aluminum bodies, spillproof keyboard and a pleasing new design including a tool-less access to the notebook's battery, hard drive and RAM slots. The ProBook line will be available through the usual channels and on HP's website this May.

Monday
May062013

HP revamps ProBook line of business focused notebooks for 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Focused on value-pricing with rugged and functional business-oriented features, the ProBook line from HP is seeing a huge refresh with various models across the line.

Announced today were the The ProBook 430, 440, 455 and 470 models which run the gamut in terms of screen-size and features from 13.3-inches to 17.3-inches. Thinner and lighter than their predecessors, the ProBooks feature aluminum construction, spillproof keyboards and enterprise-ready security features such as fingerprint scanners. HP is touting universal design elements across the line and a range of chipsets Starting at $499, the ProBooks, which are ideal for the SMB setting, will ship with 1,366 x 768 matte displays (non-touch) but can emulate the gestures particular to Windows 8 on trackpads. Choice of processors range from Intel's Ivy Bridge chips to lower cost AMD Richland processors.

Sunday
May052013

Google Glass goes mainstream, featured in its own sketch on SNL

Google Glass is currently being distributed to developers, testers and selected tech bloggers who are discovering te advantages of using a smartphone connected HUD (heads up display) with built in cameras and sensors. Saturday Night Live didn't miss an opportunity to include the experimental product in its Weekend Update with Seth Meyers segment where they proceed to mock Google Glass and its uses. Sill, any publicity is good publicity and the exclusivity of  the glasses (only being sold to developers who prepaid $1600 or given to preferred journalists) plus this humorous nod can only continue to push the idea of Google Glass into the mainstream.

 

Saturday
May042013

Billboard preempts still unlaunched Lumia 928, mentions best low-light camera

Looks like someone let the cat out of the bag early. The oft discussed but still officially unlaunched successor to the Lumia 920 Windows Phone from Nokia has apparently been put up in a blllboard for all to see. The Verizon billboard shows the Lumia 928 product shots that look similar to previous leaks but the real gotcha here is the claim of 'the best low-light smartphone camera.' Has Nokia managed to improve on the already stellar camera of the Lumia 920, will we see more PureView magic once this new device is released?

Source: My Nokia Blog