Gigabyte on Friday introduced eight motherboards based on the Intel X99 chipset. These boards support the latest DDR4 memory as well as Intel’s new i7 Extreme Edition processors. Gigabyte’s arsenal includes three gaming boards, one SoC overclocking board and four Ultra Durable boards.

Liliputing has noticed that Hewlett-Packard quietly rolled out an 11.6-inch Pavilion x2 11t hybrid with a Pentium N3510 processor. This solution reportedly stands out among all the other hybrids on the market because it’s one of the first to use that specific Pentium processor.

After enjoying a long period of being the only game in Tablet Town, the iPad finally has a legitimate challenger, and this challenger is the Motorola XOOM. While the tablet format only allows for so many differences between different models, the XOOM makes a strong case for itself with many unique features and advantages that are sure to leave the iPad shaking in its boots.

It’s been a long time since Apple delivered unto us a proper redesign of the iPad. The original, boxy, first-gen tablet lived for about 11 months, replaced in 2011 by a far slinkier version. The tapered design language survived, more or less unchanged, for a further 2.5 years — a lifetime in the consumer electronics world. That period was punctuated by two updates, bringing faster chips and a better display, but it’s a full refresh we’ve all been waiting for, something to make the good ol’ iPad look and feel truly new.