There’s been a lot of talk about so-called smartbooks in 2009. These netbook-like mini-laptops have low power ARM-based processors and are designed to get excellent battery life while maintaining a constant connection to the internet via WiFi or a 3G cellular connection. In other words, they’re a cross between a netbook and a smartphone, thus […]
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MenQ EasyPC E790: $80 and still barely worth it
MenQ has been pumping out ridiculously cheap mini-laptops for a little while. But the MenQ EasyPC E790 takes things to a whole new level with an $80 price tag, although it’s not entirely clear if that’s the price for consumers or the price that MenQ will charge retailers and redistributors. Of course, you can’t exactly […]
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Haleron introduces $189 Mio Smartbook
Think that the only new thing PC maker Haleron has up its sleeve is that Ocean OS for netbooks? Think again, because it looks like Haleron has added a dirt cheap Smartbook to its line of mini-laptops. The Mio Smartbook is a low power devices with a 7 inch display. It sells for $189, although […]
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Creative ZiiLABS ZMS-08 chip will bring Flash, HD video to netbooks
Creative’s upcoming Zii EGG is a handheld device that looks like an iPod Touch, runs Google Android, and will have a ZMS-05 processor that supports OpenGL ES, and 1080p video output. While the Zii EGG hasn’t really hit the streets yet (some developer kits are already available, but that’s it), Creative is launching it’s next-generation […]
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NVIDIA Tegra 2 coming next year
NVIDIA’s Tegra platform enables HD video playback on low power devices by combining an ARM-based processor with NVIDIA graphics. The first Tegra powered device to hit the market is the ZuneHD, but we should start seeing more mobile devices and netbooks using the platform in the coming months. But according to Fudzilla, NVDIA is already […]
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Broadcom to develop ARM-based netbook processors?
US chip maker Broadcom is best known for its communication and broadband technologies. But the company recently launched the Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Media Accelerator which enables HD video playback on low power netbooks. And now it looks like Broadcom may go all-in on the mobile device market by developing a CPU that could be […]
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CZC uses creative measurements to produce “world’s thinnest netbook”
The CZC C9 netbook from Shenzhen Zichuang Technology in China measures under 0.5 centimeters thick. That’s about 0.2 inches, which would make this laptop ridiculously thin if you just looked at the picture of the ruler above. There’s just one problem: It’s measuring the absolute thinnest part of the netbook. As you can see in […]
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Chip news: ARM launches 2GHz chip, AMD introduces affordable quad-core CPU
Chip makers ARM and AMD both launched interesting products today. ARM is introducing a new 2GHz chip based on its Cortex A9 dual core architecture. While 2GHz may be old hat for companies like Intel and AMD, that’s blazing fast for a chip maker best known for producing low power processors for cellphones and mobile […]
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Foxconn working on ARM-based smartbooks
Foxconn is one of those companies that you don’t hear too much about in the West. But they’re responsible for making a significant portion of the notebooks and other consumer electronics devices (including the iPhone) that we purchase. The Taiwanese company just doesn’t usually slap its own name on the products, but rather builds them […]
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Nokia still working on an ARM-based smartbook?
Did that rumored $799 price tag for the Nokia Booklet 3G turn you off? Well, first, it’s just a rumor at this point. And second, it looks like the Booklet might not be the only clamshell laptop-style device coming from Nokia. DigiTimes reports that the cellphone maker is working with Taiwanese netbook makers to produce […]