Sure, Intel is expected to introduce a dual core Atom N550 processor built for netbooks any day now. But some folks just don’t want to wait. Take Asus, for example. The company has apparently crammed an Intel Atom D510 dual core processor in its upcoming Asus Eee PC 1215N notebook. The D510 processor is designed […]
HP confirms plans to build WebOS tablets… and other devices
You didn’t really need to be a fortune teller to figure out that when HP announced plans to purchase Palm a few weeks ago, the company wasn’t just planning to build smartphones. Now HP CEO Mark Hurd has come right out and said it: HP plans to use Palm WebOS on devices “beyond smart phones” […]
Mozy online backup service adds offline backup capabilities
After a few too many run-ins with hard drive failure (and user error), I’ve become a big fan of online backup services. I personally pay $50 per year to have Carbonite to back up all the important files on my computer so that I can retrieve files that have accidentally been deleted or recover all […]
Asus officially launches Eee PC 1015P
We’ve caught a few glimpses of the Asus Eee PC 1015P before, but now Asus has gone and launched a product page for the new netbook, complete with some pretty photos and detailed specs. It looks like the netbook will come in two models, the Eee PC 1015P and the Eee PC 1015PE. The specs […]
ViewSonic launches VOT125 nettop with Intel CULV processor
Is a nettop still a nettop if it’s small, light, and has a low power processor that’s not an Intel Atom or VIA C7/Nano chip? I’m going to go out on a limb and say yes, as long as it’s reasonably priced — and that puts the new ViewSonic VOT125 right on the border. On […]
Compaq Airlife 100 unboxed, demonstrated – Video
The Compaq Airlife 100 isn’t widely available yet, but Chippy at UMPC Portal got his hands on a pre-release unit and he’s posted an unboxing and hands-on video of one of the first so-called Smartbooks. The device has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, 16GB of flash storage, and 3G and WiFi capabilities. […]
Epson Endeavor Na03 Mini netbook with Atom N470 processor
Epson has launched a new netbook in Japan — meaning you probably won’t be able to pick it up in Europe or the US anytime soon. But if you happen to be in Japan, the Epson Endeavor Na03 Mini looks like a rather attractive netbook, albeit one with a tiny space bar and a single […]
Linkbook 9 inch netbook with a PowerPC processor
Intel may dominate the netbook space with its Atom chips. But there’s no rule that says a netbook needs to have an Atom processor… or even an x86 processor. A South African company has built an 8.9 inch mini-laptop called the Linkbook which is powered by a Freescale PowerPC processor. If the PowerPC architecture sounds […]
Acer: We don’t have a Chrome OS netbook yet
Acer took an unusual step today and put out a press release to let the world know what it’s not working on. And that’s a netbook running chrome OS. Acer says it has “no short-term plans for such a product.” Last week there was a rumor going around that Acer would show off netbooks and/or […]
ECS to introduce latest netbooks at Computex
ECS is a company that doesn’t generally produce netbooks and notebooks that are sold under its own brand name. Instead the company’s products tend to be rebadged and sold under different brand names, like the Averatec Buddy. According to DigiTimes, ECS will be showing off a new crop of notebooks at Computex in Taiwan next […]
Rumor: Intel wants dual core Atom netbooks to sell for $349 to $399
While the OLPC foundation got people all worked up about $100 laptops a few years ago, and Asus promised that the original Eee PC might hit $200, the truth of the matter is it’s much more likely to find new netbooks released for between $300 and $400. And it looks like even the next-generation netbooks […]
Lenovo Ideapad U165 to ship with AMD processors
Last week Lenovo introduced a series of new laptops with 11 to 15 inch displays and new Intel processors. But something that I totally missed was the mention of a new Lenovo IdeaPad U165, which according to Netbook News.de will be powered by an AMD processor. There’s not a lot of information available at the […]
