The overriding trends embodied in the new machines: more — and vastly improved — touch-screen access, the technology of which has improved greatly in the last year or two; improved power efficiencies, thanks largely to cooler-running Intel Core processors; better physical security for laptops/netbooks due to sturdier protective frames; and increased multimedia capabilities in most of the new machines.
– Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest personal computer maker, used the
Computer Electronic Shows in Las Vegas
Jan. 6 to introduce its latest variations of laptop, notebook and desktop
computers for personal and/or business deployments.

The overriding trends embodied in the new machines: more …