Crave is reporting that the upcoming MSI Wind ultraportable will have a “turbo” button that will let you overclock the CPU by about 20% instantly by hitting Fn+F10. My guess is what this actually means it that the Wind will typically be running a bit below capacity, and you can easily switch it up to […]
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VIA redubs Isaiah processor line: Meet the Nanos
Chip maker VIA is introducing a new line of low-power, high performance processors. The Nano family of chips (formerly known under the codename Isaiah) are a long overdue upgrade to VIA’s C7-M series. While the C7 chips are certainly low-power, they also underperform similar chips from Intel. The 1.2GHz C7 CPU in my HP Mini-Note, […]
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Asus Eee Box gets dissected
Asus is preparing to ship the desktop version of the Eee PC in July. AnandTech got a chance to check out a prototype Eee Box (formerly rumored to be known as the EBOX), and like any good tech site, one of the first things they did was dissect the unit and take a look at […]
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Asus stops taking orders for the Eee PC 900?
DigiTimes is reporting that Asus has stopped taking orders for the Eee PC 900 in anticipation of the launch of the Eee PC 901. That doesn’t mean the Eee PC 900 will disappear overnight. You can still find plenty of Windows and Linux models at online retailers including Amazon and Newegg. But it’s possible that […]
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Acer Aspire One images hit the web
Now that you know what Dell’s low-cost mini-laptop looks like, say hello to Acer’s entry, which will reportedly be called the Acer Aspire One. A couple of allegedly leaked photos of this laptop are making the rounds. And 3fire reports that the computer will feature: CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom RAM: 512MB RAM Storage: 4GB SSD […]
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Dell releases press photos of its mini laptop
Dell still hasn’t released any details about it’s upcoming mini laptop. We don’t know how much it will cost, what OS it will run, what kind of processor it will use, or what the screen resolution will be. We don’t even know if it will be available in the US and Europe. But shortly after […]
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First pictures of the upcoming Dell mini-laptop
Gizmodo’s Brian Lam managed to convince Michael Dell to let him snap a few photos of a prototype mini-laptop. We’ve known for a while that Dell plans to launch an Eee PC/HP Mini-Note competitor. But there’s been no real word on what the PC would look like, what kind of specs it would have, how […]
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OLPC XO-2 will have multi-touch, feedback
Turns out the OLPC foundation isn’t done innovating. Not only does the group plan to include 2 touch panels in the next generation XO Laptop due out in 2010, but the XO 2 will feature some of the latest touchscreen innovations, including support for multi-touch and haptic feedback. What that means is that you’ll receive […]
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3K slashes RazorBook 400 price to $299
The 3K RazorBook 400 hasn’t even hit store shelves yet, and already the company is cuttings MSRP by 25%. At $400, the Razorbook looked like a pretty crappy Eee PC wannabe. At $300? Well, yeah, it still pretty much looks like a crappy Eee PC wannabe. But the lower price, plus the fact that it’s […]
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Asus confirms 10 inch Eee PC coming June 3
Asus will introduce the long-anticipated 10-inch version of the Eee PC at Computex on June 3rd. The company has been talking about a 10 inch model almost since day one, but so far the only two Eee PC units available for purchase are the Eee PC 700 and 900 series, which have 7-inch and 8.9-inch […]