Dell Boots Up New Ultralight Laptop

Apple's new entry-level laptop has 11-inch screen, weighs 2.38 pounds

(NEWSER) - Apple unveiled its latest version of the MacBook Air yesterday, and it’s a beauty. The new machine runs the Lion OS, sports either a Core i5 or Core i7 processor, and has such bells and whistles as a backlit keyboard and a Thunderbolt port, the Christian Science Monitor reports. And it’s all wrapped in a laptop that weighs either 2.38 pounds (for the 11-inch model) or 3 pounds (for the 13-inch model) and costs as little as $999. More»

Just in case you have nothing better to do

(NEWSER) - This was a bumper year for Apple, as it released the iPad, iPhone 4, new Macbook Air, and new Apple TV. Business Insider speculates on what Steve Jobs and company may have in store for the 2011.

1. New iPad. iPad 2 will likely be faster, boast a higher-resolution screen, and have a front-facing camera. The entry-level iPad option is also likely to get cheaper.
2. Verizon-based iPhone and iPhone 5. These may or may not be the same thing, given that the iPhone's guts have to be significantly remodeled to use Verizon's CDMA network. IPhone 5 will probably have a few more bells and whistles, but otherwise resemble 4—though, after "Antennagate" it surely will work no matter how, and how hard, it is gripped.

'Adamo' mystery sets tech world abuzz

(NEWSER) - Dell's mystery product Adamo could be a super-slim laptop even lighter than the MacBook Air, but it's proving impossible to get solid information about it, Ashlee Vance writes in the New York Times. The firm has registered the trademark and set up a teaser site, but declines to comment on Adamo. A Dell exec appeared shocked when asked if a lighter-than-Air product was in the works. More»

iPhone style trackpad and better graphics cards spurred by consumer input

(NEWSER) - Steve Jobs rolled out redesigns of Apple’s MacBook line today, adding many desired features such as iPhone-type trackpads and better video cards, Ars Technica reports. A new entry into the line of flat-panel monitors was also unveiled. Though prices remain the same for each laptop (except the entry-level MacBook), new manufacturing practices and suppliers promise lighter weights and improved functionality. More»

New player, music service could debut by September

(NEWSER) - Dell has decided it’s time for a rematch with Apple’s iconic iPod, and the company is planning to introduce a new digital music player and online download service as early at September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dell failed in its bid to gain a seat at the online music table with a stable of MP3 players it introduced in 2003. More»