Dell announced the new XPS 14z, which is the thinnest fully featured 14-inch laptop featuring an internal optical drive. The 14z is a ultraportable notebook that measures less than an inch thin and Dell fits a 14-inch 1366×768 HD display into a 13-inch laptop form factor with a unique design.

Kogan releases two new 12-inch ultraportable notebooks, the standard Agora 12-inch and the Agora PRO 12-inch, both running Ubuntu Linux OS with a range of applications such as LibreOffice, media player, Skype and Internet browser.

Along with the Tecra R840 and Tecra R850, Toshiba introduces also the new Portege R830 series ultraportable notebook, which is built on the Portege R700. As the latest addition to the Portege family, the R830 continues to be the world’s lightest 13.3-inch full-performance ultraportable laptop featuring an integrated DVD drive.

Lenovo officially announced the IdeaPad U260, the world’s first 12.5-inch ultraportable consumer notebook giving users a 16:9 widescreen dimension in a 12-inch form factor for the first time. The design of the slim and fashionable U260 is inspired by the silhouette of a classic leather-bound journal. It has a specially engineered one-piece magnesium-aluminum alloy frame, making it stronger yet thinner and lighter.

Lenovo’s November Personal Systems Reference sheet reveals the PC maker’s latest IdeaPad U260 ultra portable notebook PC. Boosted by Intel Core i3/i5 dual core processor, the U260 sports 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and integrated Intel HD graphics with HDMI connector. It has a magnesium-aluminum alloy casing and is just 18mm thick.

Toshiba introduces the Portege R700, the world’s lightest 13.3-inch full-performance ultraportable laptop with an integrated DVD drive. Powered by Intel’s Core series processor, the Portege R700 is equipped with DDR3 memory, built-in DVD burner, an ExpressCard slot, two USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA/USB combo port and HDMI output.

Dell rolls out its latest Latitude notebook, the E4310 ultra portable with a sleek look and a thin, light design. The E4310 is a 13.3-inch laptop powered by Intel’s Core I5-540M 2.53GHz or …

Gateway releases the new EC14D01h ULV ultra portable notebook that comes with an integrated DVD burner. Powered by Intel Pentium ULV SU4100 1.3GHz processor, the EC14D01h gets …

Acer is planning the new Aspire TimelineX series and the first model to be released is the 1830T notebook. Instead of …

HP announced two new EliteBook notebooks, the EliteBook 2740p multitouch tablet PC and the EliteBook 2540p ultraportable. These new laptops are rugged meeting the MIL-STD 810G military-standard tests for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude, and high and low temperatures.