You’d be forgiven for mistaking the Jetway EM130 for a MacBook. Cosmetically, it looks an awful lot like a 13 inch MacBook. But on the inside, this 13.3 inch notebook is all netbook — albeit one with relatively powerful netbook components. The Jetway EM130 has a 1366 x 768 pixel HD display, NVIDIA ION graphics, […]
New Sony Vaio P dissected
That was quick. Just hours after Sony introduced its next-generation Sony Vaio P mini-laptop, the folks at PC User in Japan have ripped apart the tiny notebook to see what’s inside. Not surprisingly, they found a motherboard, processor, wireless components, and solid state disk. But in order to fit everything into the Vaio P’s Lilliputian […]
Ubuntu Light: Netbook operating system boots in 7 seconds
Ubuntu is a full-fledged Linux distribution that provides all the tools you’ve come to expect from a desktop operating system, including a web browser, office suite, communication and security features, and the ability to run thousands of third party apps. But like Windows, OS X, or any other desktop operating system, it can take a […]
Intel’s next-gen ULV processors will be based on Core i3, Core i5 platforms
Over the past year we’ve seen a number of thin and light laptops with Intel CULV processors hit the streets. Some of the most popular chips are the Intel Celeron SU2300, Intel Pentium SU4100, and Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 dual core processors, although there are a few other models as well. What these chips […]
Apple iPad now up for pre-order around the globe
Apple doesn’t plan to actually start shipping the iPad internationally until May 28th. But starting today customers in Europe, Canada, Japan, and Australia can pre-order the iPad. While we already knew that the base price of the tablet was going to be £429 in the UK and €479 in other parts of Europe, Engadget has […]
Sony launches updated Vaio P mini-laptop for $800 and up
A little over a year after launching the Vaio P mini-laptop with its 8 inch, 1600 x 768 pixel display, Sony is giving the Vaio P line a refresh. The new Sony Vaio P features the same small size and high resolution display. But it has a couple of new features, including: There’s an optical […]
SmartNote for iPad lets you write, draw with palm-ignoring technology
One of the iPad complaints I hear from long-time tablet PC enthusiasts is that the Apple iPad’s capacitive touchscreen isn’t really designed for accurate drawing or handwriting. That’s because it doesn’t recognize pressure-sensitive input and it doesn’t automatically ignore input from your palm. That means if you rest your palm on the screen while using […]
HP Hurricane: WebOS tablet due out in Q3, 2010?
At this point it should be no surprise that HP is hoping to bring out a tablet based on Palm’s WebOS mobile operating system. HP practically said as much when the company announced its plans to purchase Palm for $1.2 billion. But now the folks at Examiner are reporting that HP is alread moving on […]
Tranquil PC introduces tiny, fanless media PC with NVIDIA ION
There was a time when Home Theater PCs, or HTPCs had to be big, pwoerful systems with fast processors, enormous hard drives, and room for a couple of TV tuners to record live TV broadcasts. And while there’s still definitely room for those systems, a few developments have led to a surge in low power […]
Skype offers new monthly plans for dirt cheap international calls
Skype lets you make free voice and video calls to other Skyper users anywhere on the planet — assuming they have Skype installed on their computer or mobile phone. But Skype also lets you make Skype-to-Phone calls using SkypeOut credits. You can either pay by the minute or purchase a monthly plan. Up until now, […]
Jetway preps a nettop with next-gen NVIDIA ION graphics
We already knew that Jetway was preparing an NVIDIA ION powered mini-desktop with NVIDIA ION graphics and an Intel Atom Pine Trail processor. Now the folks at SemiAccurate report that the company will soon put out a model with NVIDIA ION 2 and Intel’s upcoming Atom processor with support for DDR3 memory. The new model […]
Research: Netbooks and ultrathin laptop shipments expected to grow this year
Right. So yesterday when I was pointing out that saying that netbook growth from 2008 to 2009 was 641% was kind of like saying that the Apple iPad has experienced infinity-percent growth year over year — because there was no iPad last year, and there were only a handful of netbooks on the market in […]
