The Acer Aspire One D250 is the latest 10 inch netbook from Acer. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, but fits into a smaller and lighter case than the Acer Aspire One D150. Joe Rybicki is a freelance writer who’s spent the last 13 years […]
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Acer Aspire One 751 available for pre-order for $400 and up
Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Acer Aspire One 751. This mini-laptop has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU. it ships with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Edition. For $399.99 you can order an Aspire ONe 751 with a 3-cell, […]
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CrunchPad prototype unboxed, and that’s about all – Video
We already knew that TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad internet tablet was almost ready for the group to show off in the flesh, well you know, if computers had flesh. Now the folks at CrunchPad Fans spotted a YouTube video showing what the near-final retail packaging looks like, as well as a nearly finalized prototype […]
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MSI Wind U115 could be phased out almost as soon as it’s introduced
MSI is just starting to sell the Wind U115 netbook in some parts of the world, but it looks like the company is preparing to phase this model out soon. In fact, if you want to get your hands on this netbook with excellent battery life and a combo hard drive/solid state disk storage system, […]
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Asus launches Eee PC T91 product page
Asus has published a US product page for the upcoming Eee PC T91 convertible tablet style netbook. This will be the first mini-laptop from the company with a touchscreen display that can fold down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. The Eee PC T91 has an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display. […]
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Robe:Do rolls out updated netbook-controlled robot kit
The folks behind the Robe:Do kit that we first spotted a few months ago are back, with a new and improved model. The Robe:Do Three starts at $399 and comes with pretty much everything you need to make a fully functional robot except for the computer. You supply your own in the form of a […]
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Compal KTV00 with a super-wide touchpad – Video
Taiwanese computer maker Compal’s KTV00 is an interesting looking netbook with a wide, Dell Inspiron Mini 10-like touchpad with integrated mousebuttons. Sascha from Netbook News spotted the mini-laptop at Intel’s booth at Computex last week, and shot a short video which you can find after the break. The demo unit was running Moblin 2.0 beta, […]
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Kaspersky introduces netbook-specific security suite
Internet security software provider Kaspersky has introduced a new product designed specifically for ultra-portables. It’s designed to work on netbooks and other small notebooks with Intel Atom, Celeron-M, or VIA-C7-M processors that are running Windows XP. It’s been tested to work on netbooks from Acer, Asus, MSI, and Samsung. So what exactly makes this product […]
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Rumor: HP working on a Qualcomm Snapdragon powered Smartbook
HP has been working with wireless carriers to sell subsidized 3G enabled netbooks for a while now, but so far all of those netbooks have been powered by Intel Atom processors. But The Street reports that the company may introduce its first ARM-based mini-laptop, or “smartbook” based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform soon. I had the […]
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Samsung reportedly working on an 11.6 inch laptop
Samsung already makes netbooks and mini-laptops with 10.1″, 10.2″ and 12.1″ screens. Now it looks like the company could be working on an 11.6 incher. DigiTimes reports that Samsung and Dell have both placed orders for a new 11.6 inch screen from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes. We’ve already seen evidence that Dell is […]