Typically, conventional keyboard buttons are arranged in such as way that Ctrl (Control) button stays at the most bottom left end with Fn (Function) button on its right. But Lenovo has designed it slightly different with both of their positions swapped and this small change may actually cause trouble for users especially those that being exposed to other brands before transitioning to Lenovo machine. So instead of trying to lock the computer using Ctrl + Alt + Delete buttons, you may mistakenly type Fn + Alt + Delete that activates nothing, that may cause inconvenience and inefficiency of your daily life. Good news now, the company hears consumers’ feedback and is currently working on BIOS fix that will add an option to allow users configuring both the buttons as inverted functions while keeping its keyboard buttons unchanged.

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Acer has announced the upcoming availability of its new Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 notebook PC, the 18.4″ notebook which features new Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M graphics and Windows 7 Home Premium OS, aiming to deliver extremely fast performance for gaming, entertainment and multimedia applications.

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We keep on hearing new Intel Atom processors being released to the market and in order to compete against the giant chipmaker that tends to monopolize nettop and netbook market, VIA Technologies has recently announced a new series of low power and low cost processor under Nano family. Named as Nano 3000 series available with both L-series and U-series, they are targeted for mainstream desktop and ultra low power mobile laptops respectively with higher clock speed as well as extended SSE Instruction set.

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Sprint has debuted the first netbook available on America’s most dependable 3G network – Dell Inspiron Mini 10, which offers affordable, ultra-mobile and blazing-fast Internet access in a convenient, extremely portable package, aiming to enhance your computing experience.

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Lenovo has announced its new 11.6-inch ultraportable laptops named as Lenovo IdeaPad U150, which comes with stylish designs and innovative features. The new Lenovo IdeaPad U150 is equipped with ultra-low-voltage (CULV) version of the 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU2300 processor, 320GB HDD, 8GB DDR3 memory, and Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card. In addition, the laptop comes with Active Protection System technology that can helps protect the hard drive if the laptop is drop or bump. On the other hand, the U150 also comes with new version of Lenovo’s OneKey Rescue System technology (version 7.0) which able to performs data backups and scans the system for viruses even before loading the operating system.

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Intel Atom processor is so successful that able to penetrate into netbook, nettop as well as embedded markets for various usages such as digital signage, automotive, industrial segments and many more. In order to fulfill these different kinds of segment requirements, the giant chipmaker is innovative enough to create and modify so that they are different version of Atom series being generated with some with low power, some that are industrial compliance that can extend the operating temperature range and now with the new Intel Atom N450 series pairing with NM10 chipset, it is claimed to be built with lower cost in mind to compete against other rivals’ products with lower retail price.

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TI (Texas Intruments) is one of the ARM licensees and is famous with its low power thermally efficient processor targeted for various usages. Just recently, the company has announced a new HD (High Definition) capable IP camera reference design named as DM368IPNC-MT5 as an effort to simplify and speed up customer design. Being powered by DM36x-400 SoC (Silicon on Chip) DaVinci processor, it is claimed to be able to process full HD H.264 format in 1080p video frame at 30fps (frame per second) while able to maintain a thermal envelope below three watts, which is superior in terms of performance per watt as compared to other rivals’ solutions.

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Dell has announced its new Inspiron Z-series of ultraportable laptops, Inspiron 13z, which comes with 13.3-inch WLED High Definition TFT Display with TrueLife (1366 x 768 pixels resolution), aiming to provide excellent color reproduction for images and movies. In addition, the laptop is equipped with Intel’s ultra-low-voltage processors Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo SU4100, with long-lasting battery option, discrete graphics and an internal DVD drive. This sleek looking laptop also offers a slot-loading drive and includes three USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi (Bluetooth is optional), and 7-in-1 card reader. Furthermore, the Inspiron 13z also comes pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system.

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