Product News

PREMIUM POSITIONING. Alvin Patrick Go, brand manager for client product solutions at Dell, displays the Dell XPS 14z during a product launch on Monday in Makati City. The ultra-thin, full-featured laptop is targeted at professionals and comes with price tag of P65,150.00 (with Intel Core i5) and P69,590.00 (with Intel Core i7).

The Eee PC 1025 comes equipped with the Asus Super Hybrid Engine II with Instant On technology, which enables 2-second resumption from sleep mode and up to 21 days of standby time.

The Android-based Xperia S has a 12MP camera that takes pictures in just 1.5 seconds from standby and also comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor for faster performance.

With the introduction of its critically acclaimed Lumia 900, Nokia has set the stage to regain some of its lost smartphone market share — and to re-establish Microsoft’s Windows Phone as a leading contender in the cellphone operating system (OS) business.

With its 14-inch screen, the Dell unit allows mobile productivity to business demands without sacrificing power.

RIM recently unveiled five new BlackBerry smartphone models based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system in the country.

Dell has unveiled its ultraportable XPS 13 laptop, a compact 13.3-inch Ultrabook featuring an edge-to-edge glass, near “frameless” display, and all-day battery life.

YEAR OF THE ULTRABOOKS? At CES, Intel demonstrated a prototype ultrabook dubbed Nikiski that features a transparent touch pad panel allowing tablet-style operation. The Nikiski’s see-through touchpad with a translucent screen allows users to see status updates, news feeds, messages, and calendar items without opening the lid.

The Nokia Asha 200, which offers Nokia’s Easy Swap feature for convenient changing of SIM cards without the need to turn off the phone or remove the battery.

Tech firm Archos recently introduced in the country three variants of a tablet sub-brand called Arnova that targets the entry-level segment of the market.