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In part five of our ongoing series, we take an in-depth look at the graphics hardware inside notebook computers. Whether it's integrated graphics or dedicated graphics, your graphics hardware (often called a video card) determines the quality of what is displayed on the screen. So if you enjoy watching HDTV on your laptop or if you want to play the latest video games while traveling, this is the article you need to read.

Fujitsu has introduced a new tablet into their lineup. The LifeBook T1010, makes tablets more affordable for students. The most important update to Fujitsu’s tablet is that it uses the new Intel 45nm processor and comes equipped with DDR3 memory. These new updates should increase the life of your battery and enhance the performance of your tablet.

Here it is, Lenovo's ThinkPad X200t is confirmed by the FCC. No more guessing and wondering. It will be sporting Bluetooth and UWB for UltraBase docking. No word on the other specs or pricing, but we expect that information to follow soon and thanks to one of our forum members we have a real picture of the X200t spotted in the wild.

Intel reveals the 3rd generation Classmate PC at IDF this week. Well, it isn't your standard notebook anymore, it's a Tablet PC. The Classmate PC is a convertible notebook with touch screen capabilities. Now you can use your finger or stylus to navigate and take notes.

Kingston recently released two new USB flash drives on the market: the DataTraveler Mini Slim and the DataTraveler 400 with Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit. One flash drive is designed to be as small as possible for easy travel, the other is designed to recover your files and folders after a major computer failure. What makes these drives unique? Why consider either of them? Let's take a closer look and find out.

HP finally has refreshed its business tablet, the 2710p, with the 2730p. Same ultra-thin design, but with some new features. HP calls it the EliteBook 2730p Notebook PC since it offers the functionality of a notebook with the flexibility of a tablet. The 2730 is equipped with a Core 2 Duo ULV or LV processor and meets the military standard for tests including dust, altitude and high temperature.

With touch technology becoming more and more popular and the thing to have, it's a no brainer that Microsoft would take it to the next level. They managed to take the technology used in the Microsoft Surface and put it to use in a sphere shape. It's a very interesting concept and it brings big hopes for Tablet PC touch technology.

If you purchased a tablet or notebook in the past couple of years, chances are pretty good that you were stuck with a glossy plastic finish whether you liked it or not. These notebooks look great when new, but they get full of fingerprints or worse, scratches. Just the act of sliding the tablet/notebook into a backpack can scratch some of these delicate surfaces, and from then on they look horrible. All hope is not lost though, as you can lessen or completely remove the scratches with a bit of elbow grease and some plastic polish. This guide covers all the basics and hopefully shows you how to get your notebook looking great again.

These days everyone is always trying to reduce their travel time and avoid headaches.  In response, several manufacturers have designed a checkpoint friendly laptop bag for all you road warriors out there.  According to CODi, the new Phantom CT3 will allow travelers to avoid taking out their laptop when going through security and has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). 

Lenovo today introduced the ThinkPad W700, a 17-inch widescreen mobile workstation offering unique innovations like a built-in digitizer surface and color calibrator for graphic artists and designers.

Fujitsu recently announced the addition of the LifeBook T5010 to their Tablet PC line-up. The T5010 is the successor to the T4220 and it sports a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo processor. The T5010 also has a 13.3" active digitizer display that is very nice looking. This business focused tablet is great for taking notes and giving presentations. Check out what we think about this sleek new LifeBook and how it performs.