The Apple iPad runs a simple operating optimized for touchscreen displays, and the screen is practically the only thing you use to control the device. Sure, there’s a power/home button and volume buttons, but that’s about it. The Anadem P101 is the opposite. OK, I guess the opposite of a tablet might be a ball […]
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Zotac launches ZBOX HD-AD01 nettop with AMD inside
Zotac has introduced a new small form factor PC called the Zotac ZBOX HD-AD01. Other nettops from Zotac have been powered by Intel Atom processors, often paired with NVIDIA ION graphics. But the HD-AD01 bucks the trend with an AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 1.5GHz dual core processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics. The nettop […]
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Quanta and 3M developing touchscreens for finger, stylus input
While it’s not a hard and fast rule, I’ve gotten kind of used to the fact that most tablets, smartphones, and other devices with touchscreen displays released over the past few years come in one of two varieties. Either you have a touchscreen that recognizes finger input (capacitive), or stylus input (resistive). You rarely get […]
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Intel Moorestown-based devices are still 6-12 months away
Intel may have introduced its new Intel Atom Z6xx Moorestown platform in early May. But it’s going to be another 6 to 12 months before we start to see tablets, smartphones, and other Moorestown-based devices hit the streets. That’s according to Intel vice president Anand Chandrasekher, speaking at an event in Taiwan today. That doesn’t […]
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VIA introduces dual core Nano processor
VIA’s Nano processors haven’t exactly revolutionized the mobile computing space, but the low power Nano chipset has been available to PC makers looking for an alternative to Intel’s Atom platform for the past year or so. This week at Computex, VIA is showing off the next-generation Nano chip, with a dual core processor. The VIA […]
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Pegatron demonstrates Android tablet with custom user interface
Just because a tablet is running Google Android doesn’t mean it has to look like it’s running Android. After all, HTC has made a habit of shipping Android Smartphones with the custom HTC Sense user interface running on top of Android. And now Sascha from Netbook News.de found a tablet prototype that runs Android with […]
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Closer look at the Asus Lamborghini VX6 thin and light laptop
Asus introduced its new Lamborghini VX6 notebook earlier this week. Now we have a few more details about the laptop, including a launch date and target price. Word on the street is that the laptop should be available in August for about $699. That’s pretty expensive by netbook standards, but it’s actually not ridiculous for […]
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MeeGo user interface coming to Acer, Asus, other Linux devices
Just a few months after the MeeGo Linux project was formed by the merger of the Maemo and Moblin projects, it looks like MeeGo is making some pretty serious progress in the marketplace. The other day we reported that it looked like Asus was going to launch devices running MeeGo in 2011, and a press […]
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Asus introduces Eee PC 1015T AMD-powered netbook
Asus may not have mentioned the Eee PC 1015T during its press conference a few days ago, but the company is showing off the 10 inch netbook at its Computex both this week. And while at first glance, it looks a lot like all of the other 10 inch netbooks Asus has introduced this year, […]
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Acer Aspire One 533 breaks cover
As expected, it looks like Acer is showing off a shiny new 10 inch netbook with support for DDR3 memory. The Acer Aspire One 533 is hanging out at the Acer booth at Computex this week, and Netbooked snagged a few hands-on photos. The netbook comes with either a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 or 1.83GHz […]