Tablet war spills into Twitter

The debate over who will be the winner in the forthcoming tablet PC war - those offered by Samsung Electronics and others versus the Apple iPad - has now spilled into Twitter, which could be a litmus test for the PC makers, writes Korea JoongAng Daily.

The controversy started when Apple CEO Steve Jobs, during a sales call in mid-October, said that 7-inch tablet PCs will be 'dead on arrival.' The iPad - introduced by Apple in April in some countries like the US - adopts a 9.7-inch screen.

Meanwhile, smaller tablet PCs are slated to be introduced by companies like Samsung, Dell and Research In Motion with most of them featuring a 7-inch display.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just released their Envy 17 model laptops with 3D capabilities, though it still remains to be seen whether there is actually a market for the feature in notebook computers, reports NetGazette.

HP announced its new laptops several months ago, though they just recently became available.

The screen of the new 3D laptop is 17.3 inches with a 3D capable Ultra Bright display. The resolution is 1920 x 1080 and it is fully high definition.

Lenovo recently unveiled three new Intel Core processor-powered products, the IdeaPad Z360 and IdeaPad Z460 multimedia notebooks as well as the compact Lenovo H320 desktop PC, reveals PhilStar.

Designed to bring the fun of mobile multimedia to everyone, Lenovo's IdeaPad Z360 and Z460 balance affordability, performance and features to make mobile entertainment richer and more enjoyable.

Boasting an Intel Core i7 processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, a 13.3-inch HD screen for the Z360 (14-inch HD screen for the Z460), 16:9 widescreen, up to NVIDIA Geforce 315M 1GB graphics, and 8GB of DDR3 memory plus up to 640GB HDD storage, the new IdeaPads deliver clear and bright images and video well as rich audio.