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Lenovo YOGA 2 13 announced at CES

Posted on 06 January 2014

Lenovo’s onslaught of new devices continues with a new Yoga laptop, the Yoga 2 13 which looks to be the successor the the original Yoga 13 Ultrabook that debuted in 2012 and comes with a set of features that set it apart from the higher end Yoga 2 Pro.  

New Thinkpad Carbon X1 debuts at at CES

Posted on 06 January 2014

Lenovo’s CES chest of goodies has been opened at CES and among them is an updated Thinkpad Carbon X1 with Haswell, new high res screen and other upgrades.  

Lenovo Miix 2 11 is a Core-Based Dockable Tablet. Specs, Video

Posted on 06 January 2014

Lenovo have just launched a Miix 2 11 based on 4th-Gen Core with up to 256GB of SSD storage and optional 3G. Like the Lenovo Miix 2 10 it’s a 3-mode detachable and it’s obviously going to compete in the Surface Pro 2 space although you’ll have to wait for April. The starting price of $699 looks good although you should probably expect a Y-series Core i3 for that price, like the $699 Yoga 11S.   

Lenovo Yoga 2 11 Launched. Yoga for the Masses?

Posted on 06 January 2014

Lenovo’s first 11-inch Yoga device ran RT on an ARM-architecture. We ignored it. The second 11-incher was the 11S with Core CPU options. It’s still available with Haswell and a rather impressive power/battery life ratio. The latest Yoga 2 11 is more consumer focused and used the Baytrail-M platform. It’s a difficult one to position between an UltraMobile and an Ultrabook because on one hand it’s Baytrail (Pentium branded) and on the other it weights 2.9 pounds. From the Press Release: Lenovo continues to refine the consumer-friendly features of the […]

Lenovo Miix2 10 Launched. 3 Modes in 2.3 Pounds

Posted on 06 January 2014

Tablet, Laptop , Easel. The Lenovo Miix 2 10 is based on Baytrail, weighs 1.3 pounds (tablet-only) and looks like it will kill the market for the Acer W510 stone dead. Let’s hope the keyboard is better than the one on the Lenovo Lynx! The 10-inch MIIX 2 starts at $499 and will be available in March. From the press release: The Lenovo MIIX 2 is ideal for those who frequently use both a tablet and a laptop. The Windows 8.1 tablet can be attached to a keyboard dock, instantly turning […]

Lenovo Thinkpad 8 Launched with Z3770 up to 2.4Ghz, FHD Screen

Posted on 06 January 2014

Lenovo just launched a Thinkpad 8 Tablet on Baytrail Z3770 (up to 2.4Ghz), a MicroUBS3.0 port and FHD 1920×1200 screen. SSD options go up to 128GB but there’s a max of 2GB RAM and, as far as we can see, no digitizer layer. There’s a 3G/4G/LTE option. Update: Price starts at $399. Product page is now live with all the information you need. From the press release: Unique Quickshot Cover technology triggers ThinkPad 8’s cameras with a simple flick of the finger ? 8.3 inch high-resolution 1920×1200 FHD display with […]

Tune-In to the Ultrabooknews (and UMPCPortal) App!

Posted on 06 January 2014

How lucky are we? Someone’s created a Ultrabooknews app for Windows Phone. All we did was point Giacomo Cusinato in the direction of some of our RSS feeds and Boom!, an Ultra-app was born. Download the app and you’ll get updates from UMPCPortal, Ultrabooknews and the ‘SteveChippy’ YouTube channel along with a stream of devices as they go into our databases. Our social links are also included. Perfect for the CES launch tomorrow. All we can say is download and rate Giacomo  up! In the store: Here [This is an […]

ASUS Transformer Book Duet. Do You Dual?

Posted on 06 January 2014

Update: Announced at CES2014…yes it does! ASUS are likely to announce a dual-OS dockable tablet tomorrow and it’s going to create quite some discussion about Android / Windows devices. It’s not that we haven’t seen variations on this (for years now) but as it’s CES, it’s ASUS and it’s two hot topics it’s bound to create a stir.

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