A member of the MSI Wind.net forums has put together a tutorial for modding an MSI Wind U120 netbook lid to include a glowing Apple logo. Look, I know this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a hack like this. But that doesn’t make it any less cool, OK? One thing that really makes this […]
February 2009
Like Dell, Intel is challenging Psion’s trademark of “netbook”
Dell wasn’t the only company to challenge Psion’s netbook trademark in court last week. It turns out that Intel is also asking courts to cancel Psion’s trademark, declare that Intel has not been infringing on the trademark and prevent Psion from asserting any rights to the term again in the future. The Intel complaint makes […]
Acer Aspire One AOD150 battery runs for 4.5 hours
The folks at Laptop Magazine were some of the first to get their hands on an Acer Aspire One AOD150 netbook. You know, the one with the new 10.1 inch display. And when they posted their review of the laptop a few weeks ago, they reported that the machine got excellent battery life, running for […]
Australian netbook with user requested specs coming soon
Last week, Ruslan Kogan, the head of Australia’s Kogan Technologies, announced that his company would be developing a netbook. But while he planned all along to use an Intel Atom CPU and a 10.1 inch display, Kogan took the unusual step of asking people to leave comments on his blog to help determine hte color, […]
Dell’s international keyboard for the Inspiron Mini 9
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is one of the cheapest netbooks around, with a starting price of just $249. It’s also one of the smaller mini-laptops on the market, wehing in at just 2.3 pounds and measuring about 9.1″ x 1.3″ x 6.8″. But in order to keep the size small, Dell did some interesting […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 available for order – over the phone
Dell isn’t expected to start taking pre-orders for the Inspiron Mini 10 through its web site until Thursday. But you can apparently order one today by picking up the phone and giving Dell a call. That’s what tle097 from the My Dell Mini Forums did, and he was able to place an order for a […]
Acer working on yet another netbook model?
The 10.1 inch Acer Aspire One AOD 150 may still be warm, but it looks like Acer already has a new model up its sleeve. Macles has obtained a few pictures of a new netbook that looks a lot like the AOD150, but has a thinner chassis, and the 2 SD card slots, much like […]
1 in 3 Dell netbooks runs Ubuntu Linux
There’s been a lot of talk over the last few months about how Windows has been crushing Linux on netbooks. When Asus launched the Eee PC 701 back in 2007, it ran Xandros Linux and open source enthusiasts started proclaiming that netbooks would help Linux finally make it as a mainstream consumer-oriented operating system. It’s […]
Either netbooks are getting more like cellphones, or vice versa
Most netbooks today are nothing but tiny computers. They have similar displays, keyboards, and components including CPUs, RAM, and hard drives or solid state storage. And most netbooks powered by Intel or VIA chips are capable of running Windows, Linux, or in some cases OS X. But a growing number of netbook makers are considering […]
MSI to expand its thin and light laptop line
MSI is adding two new models to its X-Slim series of laptops. The MSI X320 that was launched at CES in January hasn’t hit the streets yet, but Engadget reportst hat when it does, it will be joined by an MSI X340 and X600 model. The MSI X320 will have a 13.4 inch, 1366 x […]