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Apple Mac mini (Spring 2010)

Apple Mac mini (Spring 2010)

Apple's latest Mac mini includes an elegant new design and some longed-for features, including HDMI output and user-accessible memory. It's still pricey, but Apple has done enough to improve the Mac mini's appeal for Apple loyalists and design fans. Read more

17 June, 2010 by Rich Brown

IBM, Dell, EMC ally on solid-state drives

...have formed a working group to improve SSD standards. Photo credit: SSD Form Factor Working Group Read more

29 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan
Motorola unveils rugged ES400 Windows Mobile phone

Motorola unveils rugged ES400 Windows Mobile phone

...morning and check back in the afternoon." Although it has a smartphone form factor, the ES400 is the successor to devices such as 2009's... Read more

17 June, 2010 by David Meyer

Photos: BlackBerry Torch launches with touchscreen and Qwerty too

BlackBerry 9800 first to run OS 6 and come in slider form factor BlackBerry-maker RIM has launched its first slider device, the BlackBerry... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
Windows 8 Reality

Windows 8 Reality

...foremost. Microsoft is designing Windows 8 to run on any type of form-factor, but its roots will be the slate or tablet style of... Read more

18 April, 2012
On the Potential of Fixed-Beam 60 GHz Network Interfaces in Mobile Devices

On the Potential of Fixed-Beam 60 GHz Network Interfaces in Mobile Devices

The small form-factor and significantly high bandwidth of 60 GHz wireless network interfaces make... Read more

1 January, 2011
Intel's 22nm Ivy Bridge chips set for launch

Intel's 22nm Ivy Bridge chips set for launch

The processors, scheduled for release this week, are built on Intel's tri-gate design and promise better graphics along with integrated PCI 3.0 and USB 3.0 support Read more

23 April, 2012 by Jack Clark
HP EliteBook 8560w Mobile Workstation

HP EliteBook 8560w Mobile Workstation

...notebook, designed to deliver serious CPU and graphics performance in a transportable form factor. To that end, it has a 15.6in. screen plus the... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Photos: Apple's 'new' iPad

Photos: Apple's 'new' iPad

...The larger form factor makes organising and editing photos much easier than on a 3... Read more

8 March, 2012 by Jessica Dolcourt and Josh Lowensohn

Apple adds Retina display to 'the new iPad'

Apple's third generation iPad, dubbed 'the new iPad' by the company, brings higher resolution, quad-core graphics, 4G LTE connectivity and a 10-hour battery life Read more

7 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
Dell XPS 13 ultrabook in pictures

Dell XPS 13 ultrabook in pictures

...despite the size of the display, the whole ultrabook fits in a form factor closer to devices with 11-inch screens. The device weighs in... Read more

12 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Motorola's revamped Droid Razr, in pictures

Motorola's revamped Droid Razr, in pictures

...or pricing.It packs some top-end smartphone specs into its slimline form factor, including a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and 8... Read more

14 November, 2011 by Ben Woods
Sony Tablet S

Sony Tablet S

...pinch while using it and it actually helps to bring the overall form factor closer to the iPad's dimensions. Features Take as granted that... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Donald Bell
Samsung debuts Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Note

Samsung debuts Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Note

...Streak handset. "I do not think 5.3 inches is a good form factor. [It's an] in-between size that makes a phone usage... Read more

2 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

A month with the BlackBerry PlayBook 16GB

...for a more considered look at RIM's approach to the tablet form factor — and at the operating system that promises to be the... Read more

2 June, 2011

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