Windows 8 uses even less memory than does Windows 7. Microsoft illustrated how the first Windows 7 release used about 540 MB of memory, while Windows 8 uses slightly more than half that, or 281 MB. This means you can run Windows 8 on an older netbook (with just 1GB of RAM) and see better performance on your powerful laptop.
Multiple Monitor Support
Windows 8's improved hardware support includes more features for those of us who use multiple monitors, such as better taskbar handling. This is a real boon for laptop users, who really benefit from the additional screen real estate.
Improved Security
The new Reset feature, which restores the PC to factory-fresh condition, helps eliminate one of the biggest issues with laptops--data left on a laptop after it's sold or donated.
3G/4G Monitoring
Microsoft also showcased a new control panel for monitoring your laptop's (or other device's) 3G or 4G data plan--without using up your minutes if you happen to be roaming.
Device Interactivity and Connectivity
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Other forward-thinking features built into the operating system include "tap to share," where you can physically exchange data with other devices using NFC or built-in antennas. You might not be tapping your laptop with smartphones for a while, but, again, it's a sign that Microsoft is thinking about mobile users.
Most of the other changes in Windows 8 apply to all sorts of devices, not just laptops, since it is designed to be the "everywhere operating system". It's very much a "touch first" (in the words of Windows President Stan Sinofsky) operating system, in fact. As tablet-centric as Windows 8 might seem, there are still some appealing features for those of us using a regular old touchpad and keyboard.
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Notebook OEMs to ramp up ultrabook production in 4Q11
Most notebook ODMs will ramp up the production of ultrabooks for their branded PC vendors in the fourth quarter, with Quanta Computer to begin volume production of HP's ultrabook models in November, according to industry sources.
An array of Sandy Bridge-based ultrabooks will hit the market during the 2011 year-end holiday season, while more Ivy Bridge-based models will be rolled out in the first half of 2012, said Intel vice president Mooly Eden.
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Acer led all PC vendors and has begun delivering its Aspire S3 ultrabooks, manufactured by Wistron, to its distributors, the sources revealed.
While Asustek is planning to unveil its ultrabook models in early October, the company will start shipping devices to distributors at the end of September, said sources, adding that Asustek's ultrabook shipments will top 100,000 units in September and ramp up higher in October and beyond. Asustek is outsourcing its ultrabooks to Pegatron Technology.
Toshiba will outsource the production of its Portege Z830 ultrabook lineup to Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer, using Intel's second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, the sources indicated.
An array of Sandy Bridge-based ultrabooks will hit the market during the 2011 year-end holiday season, while more Ivy Bridge-based models will be rolled out in the first half of 2012, said Intel vice president Mooly Eden.
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Acer led all PC vendors and has begun delivering its Aspire S3 ultrabooks, manufactured by Wistron, to its distributors, the sources revealed.
While Asustek is planning to unveil its ultrabook models in early October, the company will start shipping devices to distributors at the end of September, said sources, adding that Asustek's ultrabook shipments will top 100,000 units in September and ramp up higher in October and beyond. Asustek is outsourcing its ultrabooks to Pegatron Technology.
Toshiba will outsource the production of its Portege Z830 ultrabook lineup to Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer, using Intel's second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, the sources indicated.
Back-to-school notebook PC sales beat expectations
Sales of notebook computers during the back-to-school rush this year beat expectations, new data from market research firm NPD Group found. While sales of Windows laptops continued to slide compared to last year, the decline was significantly less severe than in the first half of the year according to NPD. Windows notebook sales between July and August dipped 4% compared to the same period in 2010, while sales in the first half of 2011 were down 12% year-over-year. ”The sequential results from NPD’s back-to-school point-of-sale (POS) data indicates that after a shortfall early in the year that was mostly related to the difficult comparisons to the binge of buying after the release of Windows 7, the Windows notebook market remains solid,” said NPD vice president of industry analysis Stephen Baker in a statement. “The last two weeks of August are the most important period for back to school buying, and those weeks saw more than an 8 percent increase over last year in retail sales.” NPD’s full press release follows below.
Back-to-School Notebook Sales Exceed Expectations: Windows Notebook Sales Increase in August
Strong sales over the last two weeks of August 2011 ensure that back-to-school sales show positive trends when compared to the first half of the year.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., September 14, 2011 – According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, back-to-school sales turned out much better than the first half of 2011, when retail notebook sales in the U.S. declined more than 12 percent over the prior year. During the two-month back-to-school period (July through August), Windows notebook computer sales declined 4 percent over the prior year, while August 2011 sales, propelled by a late surge in volume, posted an increase of nearly 4 percent.
“The sequential results from NPD’s back-to-school point-of-sale (POS) data indicates that after a shortfall early in the year that was mostly related to the difficult comparisons to the binge of buying after the release of Windows 7, the Windows notebook market remains solid,” said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD. “The last two weeks of August are the most important period for back to school buying, and those weeks saw more than an 8 percent increase over last year in retail sales.”
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A prime driver of the sales volume increase was a drop in average selling prices. During July and August 2011, ASPs for Windows notebooks were $477, which is a 7 percent decline from the same period last year. The drop in ASPs resulted in a record 65 percent of all notebook sales occurring in products sold for less than $500. Sales in this crucial segment grew 12 percent versus last year, while sales results for windows notebooks above $500 fell 23 percent.
“A strong promotional environment led consumers into the stores over the last part of the back to school season,” Baker said. “The positive consumer response to aggressive notebook pricing, despite the continued demand for tablet computers, likely points towards a highly promotional holiday season ahead.”
Back-to-School Notebook Sales Exceed Expectations: Windows Notebook Sales Increase in August
Strong sales over the last two weeks of August 2011 ensure that back-to-school sales show positive trends when compared to the first half of the year.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., September 14, 2011 – According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, back-to-school sales turned out much better than the first half of 2011, when retail notebook sales in the U.S. declined more than 12 percent over the prior year. During the two-month back-to-school period (July through August), Windows notebook computer sales declined 4 percent over the prior year, while August 2011 sales, propelled by a late surge in volume, posted an increase of nearly 4 percent.
“The sequential results from NPD’s back-to-school point-of-sale (POS) data indicates that after a shortfall early in the year that was mostly related to the difficult comparisons to the binge of buying after the release of Windows 7, the Windows notebook market remains solid,” said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD. “The last two weeks of August are the most important period for back to school buying, and those weeks saw more than an 8 percent increase over last year in retail sales.”
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A prime driver of the sales volume increase was a drop in average selling prices. During July and August 2011, ASPs for Windows notebooks were $477, which is a 7 percent decline from the same period last year. The drop in ASPs resulted in a record 65 percent of all notebook sales occurring in products sold for less than $500. Sales in this crucial segment grew 12 percent versus last year, while sales results for windows notebooks above $500 fell 23 percent.
“A strong promotional environment led consumers into the stores over the last part of the back to school season,” Baker said. “The positive consumer response to aggressive notebook pricing, despite the continued demand for tablet computers, likely points towards a highly promotional holiday season ahead.”
HP Releases The Updated DM1 Ultraportable Laptop
The laptop sports an 11.6-inch LED display, measures in at a little less than an inch thick, and weighs about 3.5 lbs. The DM1 is finished with a special type of soft-touch rubber that is more durable thanks to a unique rubber printing method. It comes packed with Beats Audio, and has a HP TrueVision web cam front and center for video chat.
HP’s PC business may be up in the air right now, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any more HP notebooks. The company today announced the updated DM1 notebook with a new, fresher look. Starting at $599, the DM1 comes with either an Intel second-gen Core processor or an AMD E-series processor (with the AMD config to arrive on October 2.) AMD models will also include AMD Radeon HD discreet graphics.
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In other words, the DM1 is meant for someone who’s light on their feet. If you travel, or are a college student, this may just be what you’re looking for. Another cool feature that will definitely come in handy for those on-the-go users is HP’s ProtectSmart. It’s a built-in accelerometer that detects when the computer is bumped or dropped and immediately stops the hard drive, likely saving many precious files.
HP’s PC business may be up in the air right now, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any more HP notebooks. The company today announced the updated DM1 notebook with a new, fresher look. Starting at $599, the DM1 comes with either an Intel second-gen Core processor or an AMD E-series processor (with the AMD config to arrive on October 2.) AMD models will also include AMD Radeon HD discreet graphics.
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In other words, the DM1 is meant for someone who’s light on their feet. If you travel, or are a college student, this may just be what you’re looking for. Another cool feature that will definitely come in handy for those on-the-go users is HP’s ProtectSmart. It’s a built-in accelerometer that detects when the computer is bumped or dropped and immediately stops the hard drive, likely saving many precious files.
Laptop, Tablet Differences May Fade, Intel Says
So far, there’s been a pretty clear dividing line between laptops and tablets. But some of the key distinctions may not last, at least if some of the latest technologies from Intel and Microsoft pan out as advertised.
Intel, for instance, on Wednesday gave more details of plans to create much thinner laptops with the aid of chips that draw much less power. And Microsoft used Intel’s developer forum in San Francisco to show off its new Windows 8 software running on such hardware, which adds a new interface that could work on laptops equipped with displays that support touch technology as well as on tablets.
The same hardware could also support touch-based Android software from Google–which announced an alliance with Intel Tuesday that should put the chip maker on a more equal footing with rivals that use chip designs from ARM Holdings.
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Meanwhile, as laptop hardware gets really thin, a third option becomes more attractive–convertible designs with keyboards that can be hidden to let the machines be used tablet-style. Intel executives say they have seen prototypes of such creations.
“There are all kinds of things that will be both tablets and a notebook,” said Mooly Eden, the fast-talking Israeli who heads Intel’s PC client group, following a speech at the event. “I believe we will see all three.”
These developments will take time. The first step, Eden said, is the advent of what Intel calls Ultrabooks–with dimensions akin to Apple’s MacBook Air–that is starting models from companies such as Acer and Asustek that will hit the shelves in coming months. Those products use existing Intel chips, known by the code name Sandy Bridge.
Then in the first half of 2012 will come new Ultrabooks powered by Ivy Bridge, the first chips to use Intel’s next manufacturing process. The chip has a whopping 1.48 billion transistors and much more powerful graphics, said Eden, who showed off some new Ultrabooks powered by the new chip.
The next year should bring Haswell, the code name for a design that reduces average power consumption to 15 watts from 30 watts; Eden also showed that chip in a working system Wednesday. Haswell has the ability to show bursts of speed that nearly match the frequency of earlier chips–a trick Intel calls Turbo mode–resulting in similar performance chips that draw more power, Eden said.
Pricing will be a key factor in trying to revamp the look of portable PCs. Where the first Ultrabooks are likely to start at close to $1,000, like the MacBook Air, the goal is to drive the category down to a price of $699 or so, Eden said.
Eden is not suggesting that the rise of convertible designs will necessarily replace all tablet-only models. But he is adamant that many people want to do more than consume Internet content on their portable devices, the main function of existing tablets.
“We are not only consumption animals,” Eden said.
Intel, for instance, on Wednesday gave more details of plans to create much thinner laptops with the aid of chips that draw much less power. And Microsoft used Intel’s developer forum in San Francisco to show off its new Windows 8 software running on such hardware, which adds a new interface that could work on laptops equipped with displays that support touch technology as well as on tablets.
The same hardware could also support touch-based Android software from Google–which announced an alliance with Intel Tuesday that should put the chip maker on a more equal footing with rivals that use chip designs from ARM Holdings.
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Meanwhile, as laptop hardware gets really thin, a third option becomes more attractive–convertible designs with keyboards that can be hidden to let the machines be used tablet-style. Intel executives say they have seen prototypes of such creations.
“There are all kinds of things that will be both tablets and a notebook,” said Mooly Eden, the fast-talking Israeli who heads Intel’s PC client group, following a speech at the event. “I believe we will see all three.”
These developments will take time. The first step, Eden said, is the advent of what Intel calls Ultrabooks–with dimensions akin to Apple’s MacBook Air–that is starting models from companies such as Acer and Asustek that will hit the shelves in coming months. Those products use existing Intel chips, known by the code name Sandy Bridge.
Then in the first half of 2012 will come new Ultrabooks powered by Ivy Bridge, the first chips to use Intel’s next manufacturing process. The chip has a whopping 1.48 billion transistors and much more powerful graphics, said Eden, who showed off some new Ultrabooks powered by the new chip.
The next year should bring Haswell, the code name for a design that reduces average power consumption to 15 watts from 30 watts; Eden also showed that chip in a working system Wednesday. Haswell has the ability to show bursts of speed that nearly match the frequency of earlier chips–a trick Intel calls Turbo mode–resulting in similar performance chips that draw more power, Eden said.
Pricing will be a key factor in trying to revamp the look of portable PCs. Where the first Ultrabooks are likely to start at close to $1,000, like the MacBook Air, the goal is to drive the category down to a price of $699 or so, Eden said.
Eden is not suggesting that the rise of convertible designs will necessarily replace all tablet-only models. But he is adamant that many people want to do more than consume Internet content on their portable devices, the main function of existing tablets.
“We are not only consumption animals,” Eden said.
Indian state of Tamil Nadu gives laptops to children
Authorities in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have begun handing out the first of an estimated 6.8 million free laptops to schoolchildren.
All students in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for a $292 laptop.
The five-year, $2bn programme is the first of its kind in India.
The laptops are part of a huge giveaway promised by ministers during elections earlier this year.
Supporters of the scheme say it will help disadvantaged children whose parents cannot afford a computer. Critics say the scheme panders to the masses and wastes precious resources.
Tamil Nadu is one of India's leading states in the use of information technology.
It also has a history of politicians giving away freebies to people - the previous Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi, dished out thousands of colour televisions during his rule.
The free laptop scheme was an election promise by the new government led by J Jayalalitha.
Practical problems
However, critics say there may be practical problems.
Some say the costs - estimated by some at $470m this year alone - are simply too high.
They argue that the money could be better spent in areas such as social services and infrastructure.
But others argue that Tamil Nadu is a state on a healthy growth trajectory and that the laptop "give aways" are an affordable cost - the allocation this year constitutes less than 3% of budgeted revenue receipts.
Tamil Nadu also suffers regular power shortages that may mean students will struggle to use the laptops as often as they would like.
Critics also say that the laptops are equipped only with elementary software which may not suit students as they progress through college - a charge denied by the state government.
"We want the laptops to be equipped with the best software, hardware and applications to help the students," information and technology minister Udayakumar said.
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The government is also handing out other items it promised to voters, such as food mixers and grinders.
Poorer families, enrolled in food subsidy programmes, will also receive livestock including goats and sheep.
All students in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for a $292 laptop.
The five-year, $2bn programme is the first of its kind in India.
The laptops are part of a huge giveaway promised by ministers during elections earlier this year.
Supporters of the scheme say it will help disadvantaged children whose parents cannot afford a computer. Critics say the scheme panders to the masses and wastes precious resources.
Tamil Nadu is one of India's leading states in the use of information technology.
It also has a history of politicians giving away freebies to people - the previous Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi, dished out thousands of colour televisions during his rule.
The free laptop scheme was an election promise by the new government led by J Jayalalitha.
Practical problems
However, critics say there may be practical problems.
Some say the costs - estimated by some at $470m this year alone - are simply too high.
They argue that the money could be better spent in areas such as social services and infrastructure.
But others argue that Tamil Nadu is a state on a healthy growth trajectory and that the laptop "give aways" are an affordable cost - the allocation this year constitutes less than 3% of budgeted revenue receipts.
Tamil Nadu also suffers regular power shortages that may mean students will struggle to use the laptops as often as they would like.
Critics also say that the laptops are equipped only with elementary software which may not suit students as they progress through college - a charge denied by the state government.
"We want the laptops to be equipped with the best software, hardware and applications to help the students," information and technology minister Udayakumar said.
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The government is also handing out other items it promised to voters, such as food mixers and grinders.
Poorer families, enrolled in food subsidy programmes, will also receive livestock including goats and sheep.
Tracking software helps laptop hunt
A suspected burglar has been arrested after a student activated tracking software installed on her laptop.
Emma Partington turned on the computer programme, which she had downloaded to her laptop, after discovering she had been the victim of a burglary in Bristol.
Unbeknown to the burglar, the Prey software gave Miss Partington a GPS location of her laptop, revealed the wi-fi address the stolen machine was connected to and even took a picture of the person using it.
The laptop was stolen in a burglary of a shared student home in the Cotham area of Bristol on August 20.
Miss Partington said: "I got home late at night and when I realised what had happened I went to my friend's and activated a software application I had installed free on my laptop called Prey.
"I went to bed and when I woke up I had received an email from the company which stated that my laptop had been used at 3am and gave me a GPS location of the wi-fi address it was connected to, a list of sites that had been visited and even took a photograph of the person using the laptop.
"I contacted the police with all this information and they printed it all off."
Police officers made checks on the location supplied by Miss Partington and later that day a man, who was living at the property, was arrested in connection with burglary.
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A laptop and other items, which police believe may have been stolen, were also found at the address.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
Emma Partington turned on the computer programme, which she had downloaded to her laptop, after discovering she had been the victim of a burglary in Bristol.
Unbeknown to the burglar, the Prey software gave Miss Partington a GPS location of her laptop, revealed the wi-fi address the stolen machine was connected to and even took a picture of the person using it.
The laptop was stolen in a burglary of a shared student home in the Cotham area of Bristol on August 20.
Miss Partington said: "I got home late at night and when I realised what had happened I went to my friend's and activated a software application I had installed free on my laptop called Prey.
"I went to bed and when I woke up I had received an email from the company which stated that my laptop had been used at 3am and gave me a GPS location of the wi-fi address it was connected to, a list of sites that had been visited and even took a photograph of the person using the laptop.
"I contacted the police with all this information and they printed it all off."
Police officers made checks on the location supplied by Miss Partington and later that day a man, who was living at the property, was arrested in connection with burglary.
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A laptop and other items, which police believe may have been stolen, were also found at the address.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
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