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Intel to launch AppUp Center (netbook App Store) next month

Intel’s AppUp Center is basically an App Store for netbooks, with a focus on software that’s designed to play well with low power computers with Intel Atom processors, integrated graphics, and 1024 x 600 pixel or lower resolution screens. The company first unveiled the AppUp Center in January, but Heise reports that the company will […]

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Archos A28 2.8 inch Android handheld on the way

In the market for a handheld Android device that doesn’t function as a phone, but think that the Archos 32 with its 3.2 inch display might be a little too big for you? Don’t worry, Archos has you covered with its tiny Archos A28, which sports a 2.8 inch touchscreen display. This little guy looks […]

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Toshiba Libretto W100 dual screen notebook up for pre-order in the US

The Toshiba Libretto W100 went on sale in Japan recently, and Conics is offering to ship you a Japanese model with the operating system converted to English for about $1400. But if you’re the patient sort, it looks like you can save some money — because Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Toshiba Libretto W100 […]

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Correlation is not causation: iPad may or may not be killing netbooks

The iPad is selling really, really well right now. And it’s not a complete surprise. It’s one of the cheapest, easiest to use tablet computers ever to hit the market. It won’t be the last, and there’s a chance that by this time next year a dozen Android, WebOS, or Windows 7 tablets could be […]

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Qualcomm to launch 1.5GHz dual core ARM-based chip by year’s end?

If you thought the 1GHz ARM-based processors showing up in smartphones like the Droid X and Samsung Galaxy S are ridiculously fast for low power chips, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Computer World reports that chip maker Qualcomm is set to introduce its 1.5GHz dual core chips in the fourth quarter of 2010. The new […]