NEW IPAD CAN RUN AS A 4G HOTSPOT FOR 25 HOURS

The new iPad has mobile hotspot features. That means if you have a supported device and a supported data plan, you can use the tablet as a portable 4G modem for your laptop. You just need to turn on the mobile hotspot feature and then connect your laptop or another mobile device over WiFi.


Although it is a useful feature, the iPad isn’t the first device to sport this feature. Some versions of

TESO K116 IS AN ULTRABOOK WITH A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY AND DETACHABLE KEYBOARD

A certain Chinese company called Teso has launched an 11.6 inch ultrabook with an Intel Ivy Bridge processor and detachable keyboard. The device showed up at the Alibaba site recently.

The computer has a list price ranging between $400 and $600 per unit, but keep in mind that this is not the price at which it will hit the market. It is the price for distributors who order 1000 or more units.

JAPANESE COMPANY LAUNCHES BUDGET-FRIENDLY LESANCE ULTRABOOK

A Japanese company called Unitcom has launched a new thin and light ultrabook in its Lesance notebook lineup. The laptop is quite attractively priced. In Japan it will go on sale this weekend for prices starting at the local equivalent of just $730. At that price point, it is definitely one of the cheapest ultrabooks around. What’s more, it could be even cheaper in other countries because in

UNANNOUNCED SONY VAIO CHROMEBOOK HITS FCC

Sony is yet to officially announce that it is working on a Chrome OS notebook. Nonetheless, a certain Sony laptop bearing the model name Sony VAIO VCC111 has showed up at the FCC website. Although it is not exactly clear which operating system it runs, rumors suggest that it could be Sony’s first Chromebook.


A Chromebook is a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. The VAIO VCC111