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Harris Beach Ultrabook Review 26 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
I’m very lucky to be one of the few people with a Haswell-based Ultrabook. There are even fewer people that have a Connected-Standby capable Haswell Ultrabook and when you add 3G, FullHD, NFC, GPS, HD...
Minecraft and World of Warcraft on HD 4400 Graphics (Sony Vaio Duo 13) 18 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
What can the new Intel Haswell HD 4400 graphics manage? That’s what I wanted to find out. Aside from our usual slew of benchmarks, which we’ll be showing in our forthcoming Sony Vaio Duo 13 review, I ...
Test: DVD rip speed with Handbrake and Quick Sync on Ultrabooks 13 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
Backing up DVDs is an important topic for many people. Transferring the DVD to a portable format isn’t easy though and can take a lot of time. My daughter is away this weekend and I thought it would b...
Save the Windows Laptop by Designing Tablets 10 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Is ‘Windows’ Microsoft’s biggest problem when it comes to being relevant in a world of computing that’s mobile, fun, social and always-on. The laptop, for example, is still viewed by most people as a...
Sony Vaio Duo 13 (Haswell) vs. Asus UX31E (Sandybridge) Sleep and Wake Comparison [video] 7 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
Today I’m pitting the Sony Vaio Duo 13 (third-gen Haswell Ultrabook) against the Asus UX31E (first-gen Sandybridge Ultrabook) in sleep and wake times. One of Intel’s goals for the Ultrabook platform w...
Sony Vaio Duo 13 Stylus and Active Digitizer, 25 Minutes of Testing [video] 3 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
Chippy brought you an initial look at Sony’s new Vaio Duo 13 Haswell Ultrabook convertible, and now I’m digging deep to suss out the details. First up is a look at the stylus and how it works with the...
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Ultrabook Convertible Review 31 Jul 2013 | 02:29 am
After having our hands on the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 11S Ultrabook convertible for a few weeks, we’re ready to bring you the full review. Is this 11.6-inch convertible with Intel’s Ivy Bridge Y-series pr...
Windows 8 Developers, This is Your Ultrabook. Introducing Harris Beach. 30 Jul 2013 | 05:25 pm
Harris Beach Developer Ultrabook unboxing and first impressions Harris Beach is the name of the latest developer edition of the Intel Ultrabook. You can’t buy this in the shops because it has been de...
Sony Vaio Duo 13 Overview 26 Jul 2013 | 08:12 pm
Unfortunately the Sony Vaio Duo 13 has to go back today and we didn’t have time to get a full review together but we’ve had a reasonable amount of time testing and are now able to give you a relativel...
Live Now! Q&A Webcast with Chippy – New Sony and Dell Ultrabooks. 25 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
I’ve got two new Haswell-based Ultrabooks here and I have a testing session planned this evening so it makes sense to put the webcam on and fire up the chat session for you. The Sony Vaio Duo 13 will ...
