In a lawsuit filed by Typhoon Touch last Monday, Apple, Inc.—along with ten other companies—were implicated in the proceedings. The lawsuit was focused on Dell, but Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia, and LG were all mentioned. The lawsuit involves patents filed by Typhoon Touch, specifically numbers 5,379,057 (“Touch Screen and Computer more »

Toshiba Corp. launched an ultraportable notebook today, known as the Portégé R500-S5007V, that it claims to be the world’s lightest at only 2.4 pounds, surpassing Apple’s MacBook Air, which weighs approximately 3 pounds, and Lenovo’s Thinkpad X300, which weighs approximately 2.93 pounds. The notebook measures 0.77 inches at its thinnest point, according to Toshiba.

Toshiba also claimed that the new notebook was the first to include a 128GB solid-state drive rather than a hard drive, which will be the only option for now, according to a Toshiba representative. Toshiba said its new laptop can run for eight hours on a single battery charge, as it runs on a lithium-ion battery. Battery life is also preserved by the laptop’s transreflective 12.1-inch screen, which can shut down the LED backlighting by reflecting the sun’s rays to illuminate the screen.

Price and specs after the break.

According to CNet, the MacBook Air CPU is not exclusive to Apple, though it was created because of the MacBook Air. Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed at Macworld 2008 that last year, Apple asked Intel to redesign a special Core 2 Duo chip for their sub-notebook, the MacBook Air. The processor is significantly smaller than more »

Electronista reports that Lenovo may be prepping an “Air-killer” already. Following on the heels of the Macworld announcement of the MacBook Air, Gizmodo received a tip stating that the upcoming ThinkPad X300 would also have a 13.3 inch LED backlit screen, would weigh in at 2.5 pounds, half a pound lighter than the MacBook Air. more »