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Samsung unveils new Series 7 and Series 5 AIOs: Windows 8 and gesture recognition for $749 and up

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Samsung teased a Series 7 all-in-one running Windows 8 — on a 10-point touch display — at Computex in June, and today the machine gets official with pricing and specs. The Series 7 will be available in 23- and 27-inch flavors, both of which run Mic…


Samsung refreshes Series 5 laptops with AMD Trinity processors

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We recently got a look at Samsung’s new Ivy Bridge-enhanced Series 5 laptops, but it turns out that’s not the only refresh the line has gotten this month. Samsung’s also now rather quietly introduced a pair of new AMD-based models on its website, inc…


The Ultrabooks of Computex 2012

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It was last year that Intel chose Computex, a computer tradeshow in Taiwan, to introduce its Ultrabook concept to the world. Twelve months later, 110-plus models are in the pipeline, which meant the Taipei Convention Center was overrun by skinny, lig…


Samsung demos Series 5 Ultra Touch and Series 5 Ultra Convertible Ultrabooks, we go hands-on

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Well, look at what we have here! We just swung by Samsung’s booth at Computex, and the outfit is showing off not one, but two touch-enabled variations of its Series 5 Ultrabooks. These include the Ultra Touch, a classic clamshell laptop, along with t…


Chrome OS update pushes Aura desktop UI to devs

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When the Aura UI first reared its rather ugly head back in November it was unclear what the future of the project was. Now, though, the hardware accelerated window manager and desktop has grown up (at least a little bit) and is being pushed out to own…


14-inch Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook review (NP530U4B-A01U)

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Samsung unveils 13- and 14-inch Series 5 Ultrabooks, starting at $899 (hands-on) Samsung unveils redesigned Series 5 laptops with 13- and 15-inch displays, starting at $1,399 Toshiba shows off 14-inch Ultrabook, we go hands-onPop quiz: which o…


Samsung is refreshing the Series 5 Chromebook, releasing the Chromebox in Q2

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We’ll likely never know how many Chromebooks Samsung has sold, but we’re guessing it’s not a terribly impressive figure. No matter. Sammy is refreshing its first-gen Series 5 with a new model, along with that Chromebox Google first teased last sprin…


Samsung reveals 15- and 17-inch Series 5 laptops to arrive during ‘back-to-school season’

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Is it ever too early to trot out back-to-school laptops? Not if you’re Samsung. Here at CES, hidden among the company’s razor-thin Series 9 laptops and bright yellow gaming rig we found two mid-range laptops built for students, and other folks who j…


Samsung unveils 13- and 14-inch Series 5 Ultrabooks, starting at $899 (hands-on)

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Depending on your point of view, Samsung was either late to the Ultrabook party, or perhaps just a bit early. Although the 2.8-pound Series 9 was a sight to behold when it first came out last year, it arrived shortly before Intel kicked off its Ultr…


Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook listed at US retailer for $900, ‘coming soon’

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Looks like that 13.3-inch Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook we saw honeymooning with a ‘friend’ in Korea is almost ready to head over to the States. JR.com has listed it as “coming soon” for $899.99 along with a spec sheet that details the same 500GB/16GB …