Lenovo To Release ‘Coffee Table PC’

By Peter Svensson – Lenovo Group Ltd., one of the world’s largest PC makers, is calling the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC the first “interpersonal computer” — as opposed to a “personal computer.”

At first glance, it looks like a regular all-in-one machine in the vein of the iMac: It’s a 27-inch (685.8-millimeter) screen with the innards of a Windows 8 computer built into it, and it can stand up on a table.

But you can pick it up off the table, unhook the power cord and lay it flat for games of “Monopoly.” It’s big enough to fit four people around it, and the screen can respond to ten fingers touching it at the same time. more> http://tinyurl.com/bh3mqy3

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Apple and the Revenge of the Phone Carriers

By Roben Farzad – Apple is the largest, most dominant and highly valued company on the planet. It’s measured against entire gross national products. Doubt it at your peril. And yet Apple does not control its own destiny.

“The iPhone,” says analyst Walter Piecyk of brokerage BTIG, “is squeezing margins at wireless operators.” He explains how the carriers’ subsidies, which average about $450 a pop, have fueled the huge success of Apple’s $600 iPhone since it launched five years ago. Originally, the wireless operators were happy to chip in; the iPhone was a boon to the data portion of subscribers’ average monthly bills. Those bills had been falling for decades, what with the advent of “nights & weekends” plans and cheapo prepaid carriers. more> http://tinyurl.com/7djqxj6

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Dismantling IPad Reveals Parts, Costs

The iPad on a table in the Apple case (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bloomberg – Bloomberg’s Cory Johnson reports on what’s inside Apple Inc.‘s new iPad as IHS iSuppli breaks apart the tablet which set a record with debut sales of more than 3 million. Emily Chang also speaks on Bloomberg Television‘s “Bloomberg West.” [VIDEO 3:09] more> http://tinyurl.com/6wf6gjc

iPad

Apple – Pick up the new iPad and suddenly, it’s clear. You’re actually touching your photos, reading a book, playing the piano. Nothing comes between you and what you love. To make that hands-on experience even better, we made the fundamental elements of iPad better — the display, the camera, the wireless connection. All of which makes the new, third-generation iPad capable of so much more than you ever imagined. more> http://tinyurl.com/ydmr3cj

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Buying The Best Tech in 2012

Retrevo – The year’s big CES show is over and new tablets, laptops, cell phones and HDTVs are making their way to market but how will shoppers know when they’re getting the right gadget, at the best price, and when its the right time to buy? Retrevo.com is ready to help shoppers make smart decisions with a handful of smart, real-time, data-driven shopping tools designed by some of the smartest scientists in the business. more> http://is.gd/NSbqrd

Retrevo Value Maps

• HDTVs
• Tablets
• Laptops/Netbooks
• Digital Cameras
• Cell Phones (4G, 3G and Value Phones)

In-Depth Retrevo “Buying Guides”

• HDTV Buying Guide
• Laptop Buying Guide
• Digital Camera Buying Guide
• Camcorder Buying Guide

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