Gigabyte has gone out of its way to make sure the company’s first low cost ultraportable stands out from the crowd. Not only will the Gigabyte M912 feature a swiveling tablet-style touch screen, but Engadget Chinese reports that it also runs Windows Vista instead of Windows XP. The decision to use Vista is apparently due […]
Brad Linder
Editor and publisher of Liliputing, freelance journalist, mobile tech blogger, and podcast producer and editor.
First VIA Nano-powered PC shows up at Computex
While the Computex trade show in Taiwan is awash with Intel Atom-powered computers, the VIA Nano CPU has been a bit harder to find. That’s not really too surprising, since Intel officially launched the Atom today, while VIA’s newest chip probably won’t be ready to ship for a little while longer. But the folks at […]
AMD intros new chips for ultraportables
It looks like AMD doesn’t plan to sit back while Intel and VIA duke it out over the low-cost laptop market. AVING is reporting that several new computers on display at Computex are powered by an AMD CPU and ATI graphics card. Honestly, it’s hard to make out much from the garbled translation, but jkkmobile […]
More Acer Aspire One details – Video
Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern got some one on one time with an Acer Aspire One today. In a nutshell, she says the computer is one of the most attractive low cost mini-notebooks she’s seen. But while it’s a tiny bit longer than the Eee PC 900, the keyboard is at least as cramped. The Aspire […]
MSI Wind laptop gets (even more) official
While a ton of news has come out over the last few weeks about the MSI Wind laptop, now that Intel has officially introduced the new Atom CPU used by the device, all the non-disclosure agreements have been lifted, which means we’re starting to see complete reviews of the device that actually look at things […]
Acer announces the Aspire One subnotebook
As expected, Acer has jumped into the low-cost mini-notebook fray. The company introduced the Aspire One today at Computex in Taipei. Here’s a rundown of the specs: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor RAM: 512MB, upgradeable to 1.5GB Storage: 4GB or 8GB SSD or 80GB hard drive Display: 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 pixel LED-backlit screen […]
Eee PC 901/1000/1000H get official, colorful
Asus has finally launched its new line of Eee PC computers. I say finally, because over the past few weeks we’ve learned so much about the Eee PC 901 and Eee PC 1000 that I didn’t think there were many surprises left. But Asus did still have a few tricks up their sleeves. First, the […]
First official images of the Eee PC 1000
Asus will officially unveil the Eee PC 1000 tomorrow, but French site Blogeee snagged a couple of high resolution images of thew new computer today. And you know what? It looks an awful lot like the Eee PC 901. In fact the two computers are pretty much identical, but the 901 has an 8.9 inch […]
Future subnotebooks to be powered by Windows Mobile 7?
Taiwanese computer maker Inventec is developing a low cost laptop that could run Windows Mobile 7 when the operating system is released (probably sometime next year). There are a few advantages to Windows Mobile over Linux or a full version of Windows. It’s cheaper to license than Windows and has lower hardware requirements. Windows Mobile […]
GeCube launches 10 inch Eee PC competitor
GeCube has unveiled a subnotebook that includes a 10.2 inch screen and a VIA C7-D processor. The laptops most likely won’t hit the streets under the GeCube name. Instead, the company will manufacture the computers for other computer companies. It’s not clear at the moment whether any big names have signed on. The specs look […]