Intel reportedly expects shipments of 20-30M ultrabooks in 2012

A new report claims Intel has set internal estimates of between 20 to 30 million ultrabook units this year.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 11

Apple's thinner 13- & 15-inch MacBook Pros expected in April 'at the soonest'

New 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with a thinner and lighter design are expected to launch in April "at the soonest," with an initial shipment of just under a million units.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 81

JP Morgan: Ultrabooks unlikely to drive PC growth in 2012

A new analysis from investment bank J.P. Morgan says Windows-based ultrabooks are unlikely to achieve similar success as Apple's MacBook Air in their first generation and will not become "meaningful enough" to drive growth in the notebook PC market until at least 2013.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 31

Apple to disrupt notebook space with radically redesigned MacBook Pros

While most of its rivals are struggling to match innovations Apple pioneered with its first MacBook Airs over three years ago, the Mac maker this year is hoping to further distance itself from the competition with a pair of radically redesigned professional offerings that will set the tone for the next wave of notebook computing.

Kasper Jade 14 years ago 321

Reacting to Apple at CES 2012 part one: Intel's Ultrabooks

Without even making an official appearance at CES as an exhibitor, Apple has become an invisible hand directing the show and what the company's competitors choose to promote as their future strategies. Here's a look at how the industry is chasing Apple at this year's CES.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 104

Samsung to take on Apple's MacBooks in bid for notebook dominance

Consumer electronics maker Samsung has voiced its goal of becoming the No. 1 notebook maker, but it will run up against rival Apple and its hot-selling MacBook lineup on its way to the top.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 93

Apple sold 1.2M MacBook Airs over holidays, new models with Ivy Bridge loom

Apple is said to have sold 1.2 million of its thin-and-light MacBook Air over the holiday buying season, as competing PC makers hope to steal some of Apple's thunder by unveiling their own "Ultrabooks" at this week's Consumer Electronics Show.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 50

Acer chairman sees Mac growth stalling in face of ultrabook surge

Acer chairman JT Wang expects Apple's gains in the PC industry to weaken over the next two years as a result of a future surge in sales of notebooks matching Intel's ultrabook design specifications.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 91

PC makers losing interest in tablets, hope Ultrabooks will improve margins

Traditional PC makers are said to not be paying much attention to the tablet market controlled by Apple and now Amazon, and are instead pinning their hopes on thin-and-light Ultrabooks to improve gross margins.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 72

Asus aiming for tablet sales to eclipse netbooks in 2012

Asus announced that it expects tablet shipments, which will reach 1.8 million units this year, to grow significantly next year, possibly even eclipsing the PC maker's shipments of netbooks in 2012.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 29

Ultrabooks headed for 5-10% price drop in early 2012

Prices for laptops in Intel's "Ultrabook" category are expected to fall below $1,000 by the end of this year and may drop as much as 10 percent in the first quarter of 2012 with the help of a $100 marketing subsidy from Intel, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 33

Acer clinging to netbooks amid pressure from Apple's iPad, MacBook Air

Despite being squeezed on both sides by Apple's iPad and MacBook Air products, Acer says it remains committed to netbooks, especially in emerging markets.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 32

Apple rumored to revamp MacBook Air lineup with 15-in. model in early 2012

Apple is said to be preparing an update to its MacBook Air series in the first quarter of 2012 with the addition of a new 15-inch thin-and-light model.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 68

Intel investigating proprietary dock connector for 2012 ultrabooks

Intel is reportedly planning to release a proprietary connector that will work alongside its Thunderbolt technology to allow for advanced docking stations for the chipmakers' ultrabook design specifications.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 50

Ultrabook makers turn to plastic as Apple controls unibody aluminum supply

Apple's continued control unibody aluminum chassis supply has reportedly forced Ultrabook makers, hoping to compete with the MacBook Air, to turn to alternative materials such as plastic.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 93

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