Never heard of Inhon? That might change with the Taiwanese computer maker’s Blade 13 Carbon laptop, which it claims is now the world’s thinnest and lightest. Tipping the scale at 870g (1.9 pounds) and 10.7mm, the company says it undercuts NEC’s 12.8mm Lavie X by a whopping 2mm, while nipping the 875g LaVie Z by 5g. There are still weighty specs crammed into the package, however: a Core i5 or i7 CPU, 1080p screen, 128GB or 256GB SSD and 4GB of RAM. If you’re looking for that kind of unencumbered power, the Carbon will also lighten your pocketbook to the respectable tune of $1,350, while a dialed-back 1,600 x 900 fiberglass version — still radically lean at 12.6mm and 1,195g (2.6 pounds) — will run a grand or so. These models will arrive in Taiwan in June, with no sign that it’ll come to relieve us overburdened laptop users stateside.

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Today’s first fresh Android app is Carbon – App Sync and Backup, which backs up your apps and data to other locations, and protects everything you hold dear on your Android device. Next, a big update adds new functionality and features to the cloud-based Google Play Music. Rounding out today’s picks is Zombie Road Trip, a side-scrolling driving game developed by Noodlecake Studios.

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When Lenovo came out with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, it seemed like precisely the sort of thing ThinkPad fans had been waiting for: an ultraportable with fast performance, a crisp 1,600 x 900 screen and, of course, one well-engineered keyboard. In fact, we deemed it one of our favorite Ultrabooks — not just for businesspeople, but for everyone.

The thing is, it arrived just before Windows 8 went on sale, which means four months after its release it’s already a bit outdated. Enter the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch: it’s more or less the X1 Carbon you know and love, except it has a touchscreen allowing for finger input. (Don’t worry, that signature red pointing stick hasn’t gone anywhere.) So is this basically just an even better version of the original X1 Carbon? And is it worth that steep $1,499 starting price (a $250 premium over the non-touch version)? Let’s find out.

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It’s sort of wild to think that at this time last year we had only reviewed a handful of Ultrabooks. So few, in fact, that we could count them on one hand: Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba. HP made five, with the Folio 13, an ultraportable that was aimed at the business market, but that ended up being our top all-around pick thanks to its stellar battery life, comfortable keyboard and wide port selection. Since then, of course, HP’s gone a little overboard with the ultraportables, with glass ones, metal ones, expensive ones, budget ones. Ultrabooks that aren’t actually Ultrabooks! It’s a vast, sometimes confusing selection.

Now, though, almost a year after we reviewed the Folio 13, HP is back where it started with another business offering. The EliteBook Folio ($1,049 and up) has a 14-inch screen this time, and is the first Ultrabook in HP’s high-end EliteBook line, typically aimed at corporations and other businesses with IT departments. We know, we know: “pre-boot authentication” aren’t exactly the sexiest words in the world, and indeed, we usually just review laptops aimed at consumers. The thing is, though, the EliteBook Folio isn’t your typical corporate box: with a magnesium frame and soft-touch finish, it’s attractive enough that it could pass for your personal laptop. So does it perform well enough to use as a work-play machine? Read on to find out.

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Cooling fans are the bane of many a laptop user’s existence. The tiny things are often over-taxed right out of the box and, after a year or two worth of dust and detritus gets in them, they complain more and more loudly. As much as we hate them, engineers hate them more, as they take up precious space beneath the keyboard and draw precious juice from the battery. GE has a better solution, so-called dual piezo cooling jets. They’re just 1mm thick, could consume a fraction of the power of a fan and contain no moving parts — at least, not in the traditional sense. As a demo of their potential, GE created a prototype Core i7-powered laptop, cooled only by these jets. Click on through for our impressions.

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