18
2012
DirecTV to offer broadband to the boonies, teams up with ViaSat and Hughes Satellite providers
Sure, living in the boonies may give you plenty of space to test out high-tech farming equipment, but at what cost? Rural homesteads just aren’t suited for ye olde landline broadband and those fancy satellite setups cost a pretty penny. DirecTV understands, and has struck deals with ViaSat and Hughes to bundle their stellar bandwidth with pre-existing triple play packages to help reign in the cost of high-speed internet. Details on availability and price are still scarce, but DirecTV says customers should be able to take advantage of “certain special offers” later this year. Read on for the official press release, or check out our review of ViaSat’s Exede service here.
15
2012
Toshiba dynabook Satellite B351 15.6-Inch Notebook
Toshiba will launch a new 15.6-inch notebook into the market called the dynabook Satellite B351. The system will feature a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LCD display, a 1.60GHz Intel Celeron B815 processor, an Intel HM65 Express Chipset, a 2GB DDR3 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, WiFi and run on windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The dynabook Satellite B351 will go on sale from late April for 59,800 Yen (about $712). [
14
2012
Toshiba Satellite Pro C Business Laptop
Toshiba is back with its latest business-oriented laptop namely the Satellite Pro C. Available in 13.3-inch, 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch models, these business laptops feature an Intel processor with up to 16GB DDR3 RAM, an optional AMD graphics, up to 750GB hard disk drive, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port with Sleep and Charge, HDMI, a 2-in-1 card reader, Gigabit-LAN, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0 and an HD webcam. The Toshiba Satellite Pro C runs on the Microsoft windows 7 Professional OS. [
14
2012
Toshiba dynabook Satellite B241 14-inch Notebook
Here’s a look at another upcoming 14-inch notebook from Toshiba, the dynabook Satellite B241. The system will feature a 14-inch 1366 x 768 LCD display, a 1.60GHz Intel Celeron B815 processor, an Intel HM65 Express chipset, a 2GB DDR3 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, WiFi and run on windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The dynabook Satellite B241 will start shipping from late April for 56,800 Yen (about $684). [
