Toshiba has released their Satellite P700 series laptops. The models include the P745, P755/P755 3D, and P775, which sport 14-inch, 15.6-inch, and 17.3-inch displays, respectively.
Expect high end Intel Core i3, 5 and 7 processors. NVIDIA GeForce GT540M GPU. HDMI and USB 3.0 with upto 750GB storage.
The P745 starts at $699.99, the P7555 begins at $629.99, and the P775 starts at $629.99. The high-end P775 3D will set you back at least $1,199.99.
Release date is June 21st.
Best Buy, one of the nation’s largest electronic retailers known for its laptop deals and Geek Squad services, recently ran into a system problem that has affected many online consumers’ accounts.
What is thought to be a hack into Best Buy’s computer system has left some customers unsure as to whether they should maintain their accounts through Best Buy’s website. A customer recently noticed that his billing and shipping information had been altered from his New York address to a random address in Houston, Texas. When he had contacted customer service, he was told that a glitch in the computer system simply jumbled up customer information and assigned different addresses to the wrong people.
Customers with registered accounts on Best Buy’s website are advised to log into their accounts and check their personal data, as well as change their passwords and delete any saved credit card information.
Though this is in violation of Best Buy’s customer privacy statement, the company has not yet released an official statement warning consumers.
This is not the first time in recent months that Best Buy has encountered technical issues. In April, hackers had managed to get into the accounts of several retailers, including New York & Company, Walgreens, Brookstone and Best Buy, as well as a few banks. All the affected companies are directly related to Epsilon, an organization that specializes in permission-based email marketing.
In an official statement released by Epsilon the following weekend, the company stated that only names and email addresses were revealed to the hackers, with the exception of Ritz-Carlton Rewards, which said the balances of customers’ rewards were also revealed.
Yet email addresses and names are all hackers need. All of the affected organizations, Epsilon included, are warning consumers to stay on the lookout for phishing scams. Because they have names as well, these “personalized” emails are more likely to make consumers send their account information via email.
It is advised to never send personal information via email regardless of how legitimate the email may seem.
Tablets, pads, call them what you will, they seem to be all the rage. While personally I’m not in the market for either, but there are enough consumers out there with money burning in their pocket for just such a device that manufacturers know their product could be the next big thing. Apple did their grand debut for their version of a pad, but HP is not to be left out of the game.
The HP Elitebook 2740P that combines a tablet and a high performance laptop. Starting at $1,600 and up, the tablet is touch enabled with both your finger and stylus. The tablet/laptop features a 12in. LED-backlit screen on a reversible convertible hinge. Other companies have attempted the reversible convertible model, none have really become staples in the household.
Under the hood you’ll find an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor (depending on the model you purchase), a maximum of 8GB or RAM, optional built-in 3G wireless, and a long lasting 6-cell battery. It seems HP did a good job of putting this piece together for both the business and personal consumer.
Now that CES is in full swing, we’ve had the honor to view some of the hottest tech gadgets around. 2010 is sure to be an amazing year for innovation as everything become more mobile, more accessible, and more interactive. Lenovo has taken all three of those points and created a device that at first I had to do a double take on. There was a time when laptops were as mobile as you go, and then there were smaller mobile devices with touch screens that cut the cord of having to be plugged into an outlet while you sat at a table or a desk.
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