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  • Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Earlier this year Toshiba introduced its first netbook with an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. But if ...

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    AMD launches Trinity processors with an eye on ultrathin laptops

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    How to root a Kindle Fire with Software Version 6.3.1

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  • CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

    CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

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Asus offers free Transformer Prime GPS Extension Kit

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime GPS dongle

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet has a 10.1 inch display, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. But many customers have complained about poor GPS performance, so Asus has decided to do something about it. As expected, the company is offering a free accessory designed to help you get a better GPS signal on the…

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April 16th, 2012, 1:39 pm by Brad Linder | 14 Comments

Asus resolves Transformer Prime GPS problems with a USB dongle

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is one of the most powerful Android tablets on the market. It has a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a high quality 10 inch display, and an 8MP camera. But while it also has a GPS receiver it gets poor signal reception, making it a kind of lousy GPS device. Now Asus has a…

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April 6th, 2012, 8:55 am by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Asus Eee Transformer Prime software update improves GPS

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the most powerful Android tablet currently available thanks to its quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. But the tablet has at least one major flaw: Early users have reported that the included GPS receiver doesn’t work very well. Asus initially responded by removing GPS from the list of the tablet’s features. Since the receiver…

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January 19th, 2012, 12:33 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

ViewSonic gTablet hack: Adding GPS

gps

In the early days of the netbook era, I was surprised to see just how much hardware hacking was going on. Back in 2007 and 2008 it seemed like every day someone took apart an Asus Eee PC or Acer Aspire One and slapped some extra hardware inside the tiny case. It turns out it wasn’t all that tough, because…

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May 25th, 2011, 3:48 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

MiTAC plans to launch 4 Android tablets with integrated GPS

MiTAC is better known for making GPS systems and mobile entertainment devices than full-fledged tablet computers. But according to SoftPedia, MiTAC will be showing off four new Android tablets at CeBIT in Germany next week. The first two are 7 and 10 inch Android tablets featuring Google Android 2.3. Both will features 1080p HD video support and HDMI output as…

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February 24th, 2011, 12:00 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Lenovo ThinkPad X100e now available with 3G

Been holding out on picking up a Lenovo ThinkPad x100e thin and light laptop until you could get one with 3G and GPS capabilities? It looks like the wait is over. Lenovo is selling a version of the X100e with a Gobi 2000 card which supports 3G and GPS for $649. That’s about $100 more than the exact same computer…

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January 26th, 2010, 9:08 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Onkyo launches 7 inch netbook with GPS, touchscreen tablet mode

Onkyo NX707A4

Onkyo’s new 10 inch, dual-screen netbook isn’t the only new product the company is launching today. Onkyo Japan is also introducing a 7 inch netbook that has a touchscreen display that you can fold over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. The Onkyo NX707A4 also has built-in GPS, which means you can easily fold it into tablet mode, throw…

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December 10th, 2009, 2:11 pm by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Asus Eee PC T91 hacking with jkkmobile – Video

t91 jkk

The Asus Eee PC T91 netbook I reviewed a few weeks ago was a loaner, so I didn’t want to go too far out of my way to open up the case and trying rearranging the hardware. But jkkmobile spent his own hard earned money on one, and a day or two after it arrived, he opened the case and…

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August 5th, 2009, 1:41 pm by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 now available with GPS (really this time)

Dell

After a false start a few weeks ago, Dell has finally rolled out a GPS option for the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook in the US. The upgrade doesn’t come cheap. You’ll have to pay $70 for the integrated GPS unit and software, plus another $35 to get the higher resolution 1366 x 768 pixel display option. The GPS option isn’t…

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July 8th, 2009, 12:02 pm by Brad Linder | 9 Comments

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 GPS option explained – Video

inspiron mini gps

Thinking about picking up one of those newfangled Dell Inspiron Min 10 netbooks with integrated GPS? Better get out the wallet, because Notebooks.com is reporting that the feature will set you back an extra $69. Dell is also working with Skyhook to make sure you can track your location through wireless networks even when you can’t receive a GPS signal….

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July 1st, 2009, 5:12 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

GPS for Dell Inspiron Mini 10 coming next week (US only)

Dell has been teasing us with the promise of a GPS receiver for the Inspiron Mini 10 since first unveiling the netbook at CES in January. Next week the company will finally begin offering the netbook with an integrated GPS receiver that also uses WiFi locationing. The technology will calculate a computer’s position using either GPS satellites or WiFi access…

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June 30th, 2009, 4:59 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Mio launches a GPS-enabled 9 inch netbook

mio-n890

Just when you thought netbooks with 8.9 inch displays were a thing of the past, Mio comes along and shows a new mini-laptop with an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display at Computex. But the display’s not really the most interesting component of this netbook. Mio, which is best known for making GPS devices, is throwing a GPS receiver…

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June 3rd, 2009, 11:18 am by Brad Linder | 6 Comments
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