With the introduction of the Dell XPS 13, Dell manages to come up with an impressive, extremely compact 13” laptop that is just slightly bigger than the Macbook Air 11. Sold at around the same price than the latter, it clearly outperforms its Apple counterpart in terms of specification and would-be “switchers” may want to look twice at the value proposition of this laptop.For those who are worried that such a compact laptop isn’t powerful enough, take a good look at the benchmarks, and the Core i7 option that Dell offers. That said, the XPS 13 faces tough competition as Netbooks from many other vendors are hitting the market, and the competition is just becoming intense. In this review, we will go over the strengths and weaknesses of the Dell XPS 13 to show you how it feels to use one in the real world.

HTC One X Review (Quad-Core)

With the introduction of the HTC One Series in February, HTC has vowed to come back to the top by focusing on less designs, and better user experience. The HTC One X is right there at the top of the line-up and the international (unlocked) version that we have reviewed comes equipped with a quad-core Tegra 3 chip from NVIDIA.

HTC considers the Camera, Sound and Design to be the most important features of this phone, and although sound is always tricky to review, we’ll go over the camera, performance and overall use experience of this phone that may very well shape the (financial) near-future of HTC. But for know, you probably only want to know one thing: what does it feel to use it in the real world? Well, here’s my best shot at answering this burning question.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 review

One thing Samsung did tweak this time around was the speaker placement: here, you'll find them on the front side, flanking the display. Now that they're not tucked on the underside, you won't have to suffer through muffled noise when you lay the tablet flat, or set it down in bed next to you. Indeed, the volume gets respectably loud, though we wouldn't recommend cranking it all the way up: the sound quality is constrained at best, and gets increasingly distorted as you raise the decibels. At some point during testing, this reviewer went on an early '90s REM kick, and though Michael Stipe's voice sounds soothing enough, his voice and certain lower-pitched instruments like the piano get lost amid the shrill violins. To unlock poor, lovelorn Michael and his trapped vocals, you'll probably want to plug in headphones.

Last thing we want to point out on the front face: a 2-megapixel camera, identical to the one planted on the OG 10.1. Flip the tablet over and you'll see the same 3-megapixel shooter, except this time it's been robbed of its LED flash. Finishing our tour around the device, there's the same ol' proprietary charging connector on the bottom landscape edge, while the two portrait sides are both devoid of ports and buttons. Up top is where you'll find the power / lock button, volume rocker, microSD slot, 3.5mm headphone jack and an IR blaster, which was missing from the first-gen 10.1.

HP ENVY 14 Spectre – The Ultimate Glass Ultrabook

                            

[CES 2012] 2012 is the year of the ultrabook, with Intel and HP leading the way. With tablets competing against mobile computer and offering sleek bodies with enough power to get by the day without recharging, the PC manufacturers have to put more effort in the industrial design than ever.

I am very happy to discover several awesomely designed devices at CES this year, such as the Toshiba Excite X10 and more to come.

HP is delivering a state-of-the-art ultrabook, a.k.a the HP ENVY 14 Spectre, which is 20 mm thin (inch) and weighs 1.8 kg. The beautifully crafted sleek and compact body features a scratch resistant glass finish on the black lid, the frameless 14-inch display and the palm rest.