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Intel dual-core CULV laptop chips to come soon

Rory Reid | Oct 03, 2009

(Credit: CNET UK)

Intel's CPU monkeys have been working overtime recently, and have come up with a new range of dual-core processors designed to give super-skinny, lightweight laptops some extra grunt.

According to The Register, the forthcoming dual-core Consumer Ultra Low Voltage range will replace all the single-core CULV offerings. The SU3xxx and SU2xxx series (where xxx is the chip number) will pass the baton to the SU4xxx and SU7xxx dual-core chips, and the cheapo single-core Celeron 7xx will share its limelight with a new dual-core SU2xxx. The existing SU9xxx Core 2 Duo chips will continue at the top of the range for thin-and-light laptops.
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A BMW inspired by Usain Bolt's trainers

Rory Reid | Sep 18, 2009

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics

Hats off to BMW. The German car maker smacked the rest of the automotive world upside its collective head on Tuesday, with a bonkers new concept car that can worry a BMW M3 in a drag race, challenge a Toyota Prius for scanty emissions, and beat Nicole Richie's newborn child, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, in a stupidest-name contest.

Behold the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics: A car so progressive that it actually looks like a pair of Usain Bolt's Puma training shoes. Its bodywork has an almost exoskeletal appearance, with F1-inspired body panels that look as if they've had enormous chunks gouged out of them for less resistance through the air. It seems to work, too--the Vision has a drag coefficient of 0.22, which is the lowest of any BMW car.
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Peugeot BB1 lets drivers tweet on-the-go

Rory Reid | Sep 18, 2009

We're seeing some pretty futuristic cars here at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but none more so than the Peugeot BB1. According to its maker, it's a totally original response to the current and future needs of urban mobility, and one of those needs is drive-anywhere Internet access.
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Hands-on pictures of the Acer Ferrari One

Rory Reid | Sep 15, 2009

Acer Ferrari One

Acer unveiled its latest Ferrari-branded laptop on Thursday, but, unlike the sleek, powerful laptops we've come to expect from Italy's finest, this one's a lowly Netbook.

Actually, it's not lowly at all. The Ferrari One is billed as the most exclusive and exquisitely designed Netbook on the planet, and, following our hands-on session with it at Ferrari's Monza F1 circuit, we're inclined to agree. It's arguably the most attractive device of its type, sporting a "racing red" lid, contrasting black chassis and numerous other design details, including four tiny rubber tires molded to the underside, that set it apart from the competition.
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Toshiba's first Blu-ray laptop unveiled

Rory Reid | Sep 04, 2009

Nothing in this world makes sense. First Sega start making games for Nintendo, then Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected mayor of California, and now Toshiba--former peddler of HD DVD--releases a laptop with an integrated Blu-ray drive. As if its Blu-ray player wasn't odd enough.

The Satellite P5000 takes its place at the top of the range with a mahoosive 18.4-inch display, and--yes, you read the first paragraph correctly--a re-writable Blu-ray drive supporting Blu-ray ROM, BD-R and BD-RE formats. As a result, it'll play Blu-ray films as well as create Blu-ray backup discs, and read and write to standard old dual-layer DVDs.

Naturally, you'll be able to pipe Blu-ray movies and the accompanying sound to an external AV setup via the laptop's HDMI port, but anyone choosing to watch flicks on the laptop itself shouldn't be disappointed. The 18.4-inch display has a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9 and runs at a native resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels--just like all the best big-screen TVs.
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