Intel Capital has established a $ 300 mn fund to assist companies across the world to develop hardware and software technologies for its upcoming ultra-thin laptops 'Ultrabook. According to reports. the company is scouting for Indian hardware and software companies for this purpose. Intel's fund. to be spent in the next three to four years, is aimed at enhancing people's interaction with Ultrabooks-a new class of computing devices that blends the capabilities of laptops with tablet-like features.
Ultrabooks are less than an inch in thickness. Intel believes the sleek build puts them in a new genre of sub-notebook perhaps mini notebook or ultra portable. Apart from being ultra-Sleek the Ultrabook is a feature-rich device. The device, Intel says, will start up instantly, have a long battery life, a sensitive touch screen and will support all the PC-type apps that so not work on tablets presently. The devices are expected to be priced starting from $ 1.000. Intel hopes the new device will help gain nearly 40 per cent of the laptop market by the end of 2012.
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