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LG reveals Z330 / Z430 Ultrabooks, P535 / A540 laptops and 3D-enabled V300 all-in-one PC
Woo, boy. The Ultrabook flood has officially begun, and LG's marching into CES with a fresh pair of the things. Four new laptop models and an all-in-one PC will be making their way to Vegas, with the Z330 and Z430 Ultrabooks leading the way. The P535 and A540 take a more traditional approach, while the V300 steps in as a 23-inch AIO for those who still haven't found solace in mobility. If you'll recall, we'd actually heard about a few of these last month, but now the company's getting official with the parts within. The Z330 -- which looks a little too much like something else we've seen making the rounds -- will house a Core i7 processor, a 13.3-inch HD display, an SSD and an enclosure that weighs but 2.66 pounds. The 14-inch Z430 is outfitted similarly, sitting in a 19.9mm chassis and boasting a metallic cover with a "gyro-brush line finish." The 15.6-inch P535 gets a Core i7, GeForce GT 630M and a wide-angle display, while the A540 grabs a GeForce GT 555M and a glasses-free 3D display. Closing up the loop, the revised V300 gains a 1080p Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) 3D panel, which should entice just about one in every eight hundred average Joes you know. The whole lot is expected to ship in Q1, but pricing remains a mystery.
Asus and O2 roll out Windows Mobile 6 updates
We're gonna be heartbroken around here once the river of Windows Mobile 6 updates dries up, but until then, just know we never grow tired of this stuff. Asus and O2 are taking their turns at the wheel and have lined up a few favorites for updates. Asus' update offering includes the A639, A626, A686, A696, P535, and P735 and O2 has a refresh for the Xda Zinc. If you are lucky enough to own any of these dying-to-be-flashed devices, hit up the company's support sites for your goods. If you hit a snag or have a happy story to tell, just drop it in the comment section.[Via PocketPCThoughts]
ASUS shows nav-enabled P535
If you're willing to trade the P525's honest-to-goodness numeric keypad for an embedded SiRF Star III GPS antenna, ASUS is about to drop your hookup with the upcoming P535. The Pocket PC Phone Edition device is rumored to come packing some serious heat with an XScale humming along at a generous 520MHz, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11g, a 2-megapixel cam, and a miniSD slot in the event that 256MB of internal flash doesn't cut it for you. No word on release, but without GSM 850, 3G, or EDGE on board, we're not getting too worked up about it.[Via Pocket PC Thoughts]
