Ultraportable

As we wrap up with ASUS’ IFA announcements for today, we shift from the tablet and smartphone sectors over to laptops. Launched back in May, Kabini is AMD’s alternative to Intel’s Atom; Temash is the lower power variant, with basically the same hardware but reduced clock speeds. Since May, we haven’t heard too much about Temash; there are a few laptops out using the SoC/APU, like the HP TouchSmart 11, Acer V5-122P, and Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite. The HP and Acer use the 8W A4-1250 while the Samsung uses the 8W A6-1450 (and packs a 128GB SSD). ASUS is adding another Temash laptop to the mix with their upcoming X102BA ultraportable, a 10.1” touchscreen AMD netbook. What's more, they'll be the first (that I've...