Vodafone’s South African subsidiary Vodacom is now offering customers a 10 inch netbook with an ARM-based processor and Ubuntu Linux operating system. It’s called the Vodafone Webbook and the mobile data provider is pushing it as a low cost computer for South Africans that may have had little to no access to the internet apart from cellphones. The Webbook alone runs about…

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Plenty of wireless carriers are offering 3G or 4G versions of Android tablets from Samsung, Motorola, HTC, and other device makers. But Vodafone Germany is taking the unusual step of launching two new tablets under its own brand name. The Vodafone Smart Tab will come in 7 and 10 inch versions, and both are set to hit the streets in…

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The US version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab isn’t due out until June 8th, but if you’re in Germany you can already get your hands on a 10.1 inch tablet from Samsung. The Galaxy Tab 10.1v is now available for 660 Euros from Vodafone, although you can drive down that up-front price if you sign up for a service contract….

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Samsung didn’t mention how much the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 will cost when the company introduced the new 10 inch Android tablet earlier this month. But now Vodafone Portugal says it will sell the tablet for €699 when it goes on sale in March. That’s apparently the unsubsidized price for a contract-free tablet, since Vodafone Spain will be selling the…

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Linpus is probably best known as the group that makes the Linpus Linux Lite operating system found on the Acer Aspire One netbook. But the copany had another netbook running the operating system on display at CeBIT last week. Sascha from Netbook News.de checked out the unnamed prototype and posted a video which you can find after the break. Here…

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Vodafone is offering the Samsung NC10 netbook with a 3G modem in Germany. Customers can pay 479 Euros to get the netbook without a service plan, or they can get the netbook for free by signing up for a plan that costs 49,90 Euros a month. A member of the Eee PC News forums has already received the netbook, and…

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The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is available with a 3G modem in Europe, Australia, and the US. And while you’ll have to shell out nearly $200 to get the 3G model in the US, wireless provider Vodafone has actually been susidizing the price of the netbook in Australia for customers who sign up for a 2 year service plan. There’s…

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Trusted Reviews has been spending some quality time with a Dell Inspiron Mini netbook designed to work with Vodafone’s 3G wireless network in the UK. As you can kind of see from the picture, the SIM card slot hangs out behint he battery. Just pop the battery out, slide in your Vodafone SIM card, and you can connect to the…

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Want a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 but don’t feel like shelling out a few hundred for it? European wireless carrier Vodafone is giving them away — when you sign up for a 2 year service contract. While that means you do need to pay £360 to £600 over two years for the data plan, it’s certainly a better deal than…

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European mobile carrier Vodafone has announced plans to sell Dell Inspiron Mini 9 laptop’s bundled with 3G wireless modems. The laptops will be available for purchase at Vodafone stores throughout Europe and online. The laptop should be available from Vodafone (or directly from Dell) in late September. There’s no word on exactly how much Vodafone will charge for the netbook….

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