Hewlett-Packard has silently released the HP G60, the company’s first laptop that features a 15.6-inch display.

A G60 model sold by Circuit City - the G60-120US - includes the AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-70 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, and DVD burner. The 15.6-inch display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

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Hewlett-Packard is now shipping their newly designed HP HDX16t entertainment notebook PC, featuring a 16-inch display and the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

The HDX16t is configurable with 2GB or 3GB of DDR2 memory, up to 320GB of hard drive space, a DVD burner or Blu-Ray Combo drive, and built-in HDTV tuner. The laptop incorporates the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB video card which manages the display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and resolution of 1366×768 pixels. The system will be also configurable with a full HD 1920×1080 dual-backlight display and dual hard drives, according to the product page.

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Dell is going to release this fall a 17-inch Precision mobile workstation that features a quad core processor and support for 16GB of system memory, according to a promotional video.

The desktop replacement laptop includes a graphics solution with 1GB of video memory and up to two hard drives providing up to 1TB of storage in total.

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The recently announced Sony VAIO NS Series 15.4-inch consumer notebooks, based on Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology, are now available for preorder.

The offered NS laptops at SonyStyle are preconfigured models, featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 CPU at 2GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 3GB or 4GB of DDR2 system memory, and a 250GB hard drive. Select models include a Blu-ray Combo optical drive, while the others come with a DVD burner.

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Dell is the leading laptop supplier in North America in the second quarter of 2008 with a 21.9 percent share of notebook PC shipments, the latest report by DisplaySearch reveals.

Dell is followed by Hewlett-Packard and Acer (includes Gateway & Packard Bell) with shares of 21.4% and 14.4% respectively. Apple’s notebook sales had the most significant jump - from 6.6% in Q2 2007 to 10.6% in Q2 ‘08. Toshiba is fifth with 9.0%, while all other notebook vendors cover 22.4% of the North American market.

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Hewlett-Packard has announced the HP HDX16 and HDX18 entertainment notebook PCs, featuring high-definition playback support, built-in TV tuners, Blu-ray technology, and a new chassis design.

“The HDX16 is a midsize notebook with a 16-inch diagonal widescreen with 720- or 1,080-pixel resolution display. The HDX18 is a powerful and visually captivating full-size notebook with an 18.4-inch diagonal Ultra BrightView 1,080-pixel screen and enthusiast-class graphics capabilities,” HP explains.

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Dell’s new ultraportable business-class laptops - the Latitude E4200 and Latitude E4300 - are now available for purchase.

The E4200 features a 12.1-inch display and has a starting weight of 2.2 pounds, while the E4300 includes a 13.3″ screen and starts at 3.3 lbs. The both laptops are based on Intel GS45 Express chipset with the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics and support for DDR3 memory. The E4200 and E4300 come with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra-Low Voltage (SU9300, SU9400) and Core 2 Duo normal voltage (SP9300, SP9400) processors respectively.

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Sony has introduced the VAIO NS and CS multimedia notebooks with Blu-ray Disc Combo drives in select models.

The VAIO NS features a 15.4-inch display, while the CS has a 14.1″ screen. The both laptops feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors and GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics.

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Toshiba Mexico has revealed the company’s first netbook - the Satellite NB105.

The Toshiba Satellite NB105 features a 8.9-inch 1024×600 LED backlight display, Intel’s Atom processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, the GMA 950 integrated graphics, a built-in web camera, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections, three USB ports, and an SD card slot. The NB105 runs Windows XP operating system.

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Qualcomm’s Gobi global mobile Internet technology has been certified for use on the AT&T mobile broadband network, the companies announced yesterday.

“Gobi technology gives users the freedom to connect to the Internet over wide-area wireless networks, providing fast, secure and convenient mobile broadband access and GPS functionality virtually anywhere in the world via leading 3G wireless networks. With Gobi-embedded notebook computers running on the AT&T network, customers will realize higher connection speeds, as well as access to the nation’s fastest 3G service when in the U.S. and the industry’s largest international wireless footprint when abroad,” the press release says.

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Hewlett-Packard has announced that its HP EliteBook 6930p laptop with optional ultra-capacity battery and solid state drive delivers up to 24 hours of continuous operation on a single battery charge.

“Designed and tested to last, HP batteries benefit from a combination of HP engineering and energy-efficient notebook components such as Intel solid-state hard drives (SSD) and mercury-free LED displays. For example, the highly efficient HP Illumi-Lite LED display boosts battery run time by up to 4 hours compared to traditional LCD displays, while the Intel SSD provides up to a 7 percent increase in battery life compared to traditional hard drives,” HP says.

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Intel announced this week it has begun shipping the X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives for laptop and desktop computers.

The 1.8-inch X18-M and 2.5-inch X25-M are based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology and are available in 80GB capacities. Their read and write speeds are up to 250MB per second and up to 70MB/s respectively. Samples of upcoming 160GB versions will be available in the fourth quarter of this year.

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Sony has unveiled the VAIO type A laptop for photographers and video editors.

The VAIO type A features a 18.4-inch display with LED backlit and a resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels (full HD), the Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor at 2.53GHz, a Blu-ray burner, up to 4GB of RAM, and dual 250GB hard drives.

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Intel’s ‘Pineview‘, company’s next-gen Atom processor for small and affordable PCs, will hit the market in Q3 2009, Japanese website PCWatch reports.

Pineview is going to integrate a graphics core and memory manager into the chip package, according to PCWatch.

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Sony recalled yesterday select VAIO TZ notebook PCs, due to potential overheating.

Recalled ultraportable laptops belong to the VAIO VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300, and VGN-TZ2000 series.

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