HP Spectre XT TouchSmart

Bottom Line

Decked in sweet metal and protected by Gorilla Glass, the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart sports an IPS display and ThunderPort, and of course, Beats Audio

Glass Trackpad, ThunderPort, IPS display, Beats Audio, touch screen, full version of Adobe PhotoShop elements

not very light/ portable,

The Specs

HP Spectre XT TouchSmartDisplay

Display: 15.6 in ( Full HD) LED with IPS technology @ 1920 x 1080

Touch Screen: Yes

Size/ Weight

Weight: 4.77lbs

Size: 15.6in

Graphics & Performance

Graphics: ( Dedicated ) NVidia GeForce GT 630M @ 2GB

Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7 3610QM @ @ 2.3 Ghz

Hard Drive :750GB HDD @ 7200 RPM

Optical Drive: DVD+ RW/CD –RW

Connections / Webcam

PortsVGA: 1 Port ( HDMI 1.4v )

Webcam: 2.0 mp webcam

USB Ports: 2 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.0

Card Reader: Yes

Pricing & Availability

Pricing: $1399.99 USD

Announced: August 30, 2012

Included Software / OS

Included Software: Adobe Photoshop® Elements 10 and Adobe® Premiere Elements 10, HP CoolSense

OS: Windows 8

 

Images courtesy of HP

HP Announces Windows 8 PCs

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Computer maker HP has announced several PCs running Windows 8. These computers are sturdy ultrabooks and hybrids, sporting touch screens and plenty of power and style.

HP Spectre XT TouchSmart

First up is the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart, a very capable ultrabook with lots of style and luxury to match the power.Key features include edge-to edge Gorilla Glass  with an IPS display, and a Thunderbolt port.

HP ENVY TouchSmart

Next, was the HP ENVY TouchSmart Ultrabook, packing Beats Audio and running Windows 8, this ultrabook is made from the ground up as a multimedia star.

HP Envy x2

The ENVY x2 is just what it sounds. A device times two. This hybrid doubles both as a ultrabook and tablet. Its running Windows 8.

The specs for these machines are not yet available… we will keep you posted.

Microsoft Hand-Delivers Windows 8 to HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba

It can’t get any more official( or secret) than that. The plain-looking white box that Microsoft executives handed HP, Asus, and Acer, contained the  RTM build of Windows 8.

Because of security reasons Microsoft had to personally hand-deliver Windows 8 to their hardware partners…

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HP was lucky enough to hold the finished box of Windows 8 before any other PC maker.

Next came Lenovo, who posed for a picture, after  receiving the white Windows 8 box from Microsoft….lenovo gets windows 8

The Toshiba team came like giddy children, posing for a group photo and carefully handling the Windows 8 box….

toshiba gets windows 8

Asus, Sony, and Dell came and went… posing for pictures with Microsoft executives….

Finally, the day came to an end with the Acer team… after receiving the Windows 8 box… they smiled for a memorable picture.

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Images Courtesy of Microsoft.

Microsoft to acquire BlackBerry

A Bloomberg rumor has it that company Research in Motion( famous for their BlackBerry’s, ) may be staring Microsoft’s acquisition offices. Needless to say, the cell-phone makers have taken a hard fall- the former 83 billion dollar company has lost its golden years when it used to be at the top of the smart phone market. It is only apparent that the Blackberry maker is attracting companies- but not in a good way. Bloomberg Sources speculate that Microsoft or even Dell may be eyeing the company for a potential acquisition.
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If you ask many analysts, Dell is said to be the best fit over Microsoft. This is arguable and debatable but nonetheless, RIM will be bought by a software giant or a manufacturing giant. Still, other analysts believe Microsoft is most likely to execute the acquisition- the Software Giant is actively involved in the smart phone league, though the stats don’t give merit to Redmond’s work.A RIM acquisition would be ideal for Microsoft Windows Phone 7 strategy as it involves several important Blackberry software/ hardware assets such as BlackBerry Messaging, BlackBerry AppWorld, and the like.

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Bottom line: There is no question about the immediate result a RIM acquisition would make on Microsoft ‘s Mobile platform- Windows Phone 7 not only would benefit, but also eliminate it’s former competitor- thus coming closer to its rivals on the tip of the smart phone echelon.