Ultra-hyped Ultrabooks ultra-flopped in 2012

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	Ultra-hyped Ultrabooks ultra-flopped in 2012 Just 12 months ago, the Ultrabook was widely regarded as the PC market's savior. Since then, it's become more of a punch line. The Ultrabook made a splash at CES 2012 with its ultra-thin form factor, touch screen and longer battery life. Intel touted the Ultrabook as the device that would lead the revival of the PC against the onslaught of the tablet. Instead, a series of missteps and a global decline in PC sales kept the Ultrabook from fulfilling its potential. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM WebSphere MQ: The Messaging Backbone IBM WebSphere MQ offers assured delivery of messages between applications and systems running on virtually every commercial IT platform. This IBM middleware is used as the fundamental messaging backbone for mission-critical environments... Read More In this Issue Windows 8 discounts end in three weeks Lenovo sets stage for rumored K900 smartphone with Intel processor Gorilla Glass 3 promises 40 percent fewer scratches Nvidia unveils Tegra 4 processor, first quad-core Cortex-A15 chip WHITE PAPER: IBM Capitalizing on Mobile Moments for Smarter Commerce Many enterprises are finding opportunities to deliver value by creating the perfect mobile app. Two critical decisions make the difference between the winners and losers in capitalizing on the promises offered by the unique characteristics and benefits of mobile. Read Now Windows 8 discounts end in three weeks Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers. Read More Lenovo sets stage for rumored K900 smartphone with Intel processor Lenovo showed off several smartphones on Sunday at International CES that recently went on sale in China, a prelude to a rumored Intel-based IdeaPhone K900 smartphone. The existing Lenovo smartphones are all based on ARM processors and are designed for China and other emerging markets, a representative said at a preview event called CES Unveiled. Read More Gorilla Glass 3 promises 40 percent fewer scratches Corning has developed a new version of its Gorilla Glass for smartphones and tablets that it says will result in 40 percent fewer scratches and appear in devices later this year. Corning makes the glass used in devices from Apple, Samsung, and other top-tier vendors. It introduced Gorilla Glass 2 at the International CES in Las Vegas last year, and it's back again in 2013 with another update. Read More Nvidia unveils Tegra 4 processor, first quad-core Cortex-A15 chip Nvidia has unveiled its Tegra 4 processor, a chip that will bring consumers more power in mobile devices and help Nvidia remain competitive in the fast-moving mobile market. The Tegra 4 is based on ARM's quad-core Cortex-A15 processor and also packs in 72 graphics processing unit cores. Read More
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