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According to stats released on Monday, October 1 by IHS iSuppli, it seems as though Ultrabooks are not making as big a dent in the PC market as was expected.It has been estimated by the firm that only 10.3 million of the slim, feature-packed laptops that Intel dubbed ultrabooks will be sold in 2012. Now, 10.3 million may still sound like a fairly significant number; however, it is an incredible decrease from the previous prediction of 22 million that IHS released earlier in the year. Due to this drastic decrease, IHS has also announced a change to their 2013 ultrabook forecast. Originally, the firm hadRead More →

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I hadn’t thought about this until reading some recent articles, but I don’t really receive as much spam in my inbox as I used to. Remember the days when you had to be incredibly careful with the emails that you opened? It’s really not like that anymore. Now of course, every once and awhile some spam will appear, but it is usually incredibly easy to spot, and you simply delete it and move on with checking the rest of your emails. According to FireEye Malware Intelligence Lab security expert Atif Mushtaq, this decline in spam is not due to better spam filters. He claims thatRead More →

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On Monday, July 2 Microsoft announced that users with PCs that run Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to the new Windows 8 for a discounted price. Windows 8 is expected to be released sometime this fall. The packaged DVD version of Windows 8 will cost consumers $69.99; however, previous Windows users will be able to purchase their upgrade package for the special price of $39.99 at windows.com until January 31, 2013. There is an even better deal available for users who bought their Windows 7 PC before June 2, 2012. If a consumer’s PC falls into this category,Read More →

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On Wednesday, June 20 Acer announced their latest series of ultrabooks, the Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Series. Acer has updated their original Timeline Series by making their newest additions slimmer and lightweight. Acer says that the M5 Series features “slim, lightweight design, larger displays, all-day battery life, and powerful Intel and Nvidia technologies.” Acer offers several different options for customers to choose from while selecting their new ultra-thin M5. They can choose between a 14 or a 15.6-inch, widescreen, 1,366-by-768 display screen and a 1.5-GHz, second generation Intel Core i3 or a 2.6-GHz, third generation Intel Core i5 processor. With the 14-inch Core i3 ultrabook,Read More →

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As a college student, I know how important it is to have daily access to a laptop. You constantly need to be checking your email, writing papers or maybe taking a quick study break to update your Facebook status. Laptops are essential for college students! So what do you do if your laptop fails you? Whether it’s a virus or your computer simply bites the dust, what options do you have? I know from experience that money is usually pretty tight in college. Students don’t usually have hundreds of dollars sitting around to buy a brand new laptop. So what do you do? Well, haveRead More →

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As we push into August and the summer is moving toward a close, it can only mean one thing…it’s time for back to school shopping. Now for some that might be good news, but for most I would guess that this news is not entirely welcome. If you are heading off to college this fall, it means that you need to start thinking about what you might need to pack and what you might need to buy for the coming year. It can be a stressful time of the year if you have to make the decision about what kind of laptop to take with youRead More →

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Are you currently looking for a netbook? Have you been considering a Chromebook? If you happen to be traveling at all this summer, you might have the opportunity to check one out if you choose to fly Virgin Airlines or stay at the Ace Hotel in New York. According to Heaven King, a product manager at Google, there are two promotions that will begin on July 1 and last the entire summer. On Thursday, June 30 Virgin America began sending out flyers to advertise their newest deal: customers that will be on flights between San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Dallas/Ft. Worth will have the opportunityRead More →

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So yes, school just got out for some and will be out soon for others, so I know that going back to school is the last thing that you want to think of, but there are some great deals out there if you take the time to look. If you’re heading off to college this coming fall and you haven’t bought a laptop (an essential item at college), you might want to check out this deal from Microsoft. Starting today, Sunday, May 22, any student that buys a Windows 7 PC that costs $699 or more will receive a free Xbox 360 to haul offRead More →

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So, how did Apple celebrate its CEO Steve Jobs’ 56th birthday on Thursday, February 24? Well, by announcing the new and improved line of MacBook Pros, of course. For weeks there have been rumors swirling around about the possible launch of the new MacBook Pros. MacRumors and AppleInsider both were citing unnamed sources and saying that the information would be released this Thursday, and when Apple employees were reportedly asked to sign nondisclosure agreements to attend a major retail meeting “later this week,” this just confirmed the speculation. So, what is the new MacBook Pro like, you might ask. In my opinion, it’s pretty muchRead More →

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Recently, we haven’t really seen a whole lot from Toshiba. It seemed as though they had kind of taken a break when it came to laptops. Well, now we know just what they have been up to… Notebook computers are a great thing. They are perfect for work or traveling or whatever it is that you need one for. The thing that drives people towards other options is that a lot of notebooks aren’t very attractive. Most of the time they have a very generic, drab appearance, and some people don’t want to invest a large chunk of change into something that they don’t likeRead More →