UK mobile carrier Orange plans to offer customers an Asus Eee PC 900 and a 3G modem for a monthly fee of £25 per month. Silicon.com reports that the goal is to compete with mobile operator O2 who offers for the iPhone for a bit more money. But seriously, is there anybody out there trying […]
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Gigabyte M912 unboxed
Steve at UMPC Portal has a first look at the Gigabyte M912 ultraportable tablet. According to his first impressions it: Is a bit heavier than some of the other tiny laptops on the market, and is too heavy to use as a one-handed tablet Has an attractive glossy finish to the case Has a higher […]
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Liliputing Forums now open
Last weekend I transitioned the site from Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress installation. While there were many reasons for making the switch, the primary reason was that I wanted to be able to expand Liliputing so that it’s not just a blog, but also a community. Many of you have been quite vocal in the […]
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MSI: Upgrading the Wind’s RAM voids your warranty
Remember how Asus tried to tell customers that upgrading the RAM in an Eee PC would violate their warranty? Eventually Asus backed down from that position (in the US and some other countries where the laws were on the customers’ sides anyway). But now it looks like we’re seeing the same thing all over again […]
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HP to maker cheaper Mini-Note
The HP 2133 Mini-Note is probably the most professional looking low-cost mini-laptop on the market today. It’s got an attractive aluminum case, a shockingly high resolution 1280 x 768 pixel, 8.9 inch display, and a nearly full sized keyboard. But HP has stretched the definition of low-cost to some degree, with some versions of the […]
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Eeetiger: Puppy Linux + Compiz effects for the Eee PC
Eeetiger is a light weight Linux distribution that’s been customized to run on the Asus Eee PC. Eeetiger is based on Puppy Linux, or TigerPup to be more precise. Puppy is a Linux distro with a small memory footprint that’s perfect for older machines or for running from a USB flash drive. Tigerpup is a […]
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2 more netbooks on the way, from Toshiba and LG
Two more big names in computers and electronics could be preparing to release low-cost mini-laptops. APC Magazine is reporting that Toshiba Australia general manager Mark Whittard says the company will have a ULPC, or ultra low-cost PC available soon. Aside from the fact that the machine will have a 9 inch or larger screen, that’s […]
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Asus announces Eee PC 1000HD, 904HD
Asus has decided to throw its naming conventions to the wind and launch two new Eee PC models with rather nonsensical names. The Eee PC 1000HD is pretty much just like the Eee PC 1000H, but instead of an Intel Atom CPU, it features an Intel Pentium M Dothan CPU running at 900MHz. In other […]
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AMD: No netbook chip for us
Despite all evidence to the contrary, AMD’s head of marketing says the company is not working on a low-cost, low-power chip for the netbook market. That doesn’t mean that AMD isn’t looking at cheap, low power chips for general use, but the chief marketing officer Nigel Dessau told eWeek that the company is not planning […]
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How to gain root access on a Razorbook 400/Alpha 400
The “world’s cheapest laptop” goes by many names. In some countries it’s known as the Alpha 400, while others call it the Razorbook 400. But all the variations have one thing in common so far: They run a custom version of Linux that makes hacking/tweaking the operating system pretty difficult. When Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern […]