There’s been a flood of mini-laptops with 11.6 inch and 12.1 inch displays over the past few months. Call them netbooks, ultraportables, thin and light notebooks, or what you will, but it seems that these machines are targeted at people looking for something in between a small, low power netbook and a larger more powerful […]
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HP Pavilion DM1 launches in Europe
The HP Pavilion DM1 may not be available in the US yet… but it’s getting a little closer. A few weeks ago it showed up on HP’s Japanese web site. And now the 11.6 inch laptop is available in Germany for 499 Euros. We’re just an ocean or two away from seeing it in North […]
Acer to launch 9 cell, 12 hour battery for Timeline laptops
There are two ways to squeeze extra battery life out of a computer. You can reduce power consumption, and you can use a ridiculously high capacity battery. It looks like come December, Acer Aspire Timeline users will have the option of taking both approaches. The Acer Timeline series includes a number of thin and light […]
Nokia Booklet 3G to sell for €249 with wireless contract in Germany
Nokia has announced that the Booklet 3G will be available from German wireless carrier O2 on October 22nd. The price? €249 or about $365 US. Of course, you’ll need to sign up for 2-year service contract to get that price, at €20 to €25 per month. The Booklet 3G is Nokia’s first netbook. It includes […]
Smartbook trademark battle heats up: Qualcomm gets a restraining order
The fight over the term “smartbook” is starting to look about as contentious as the battle for “netbook.” The difference is that the Germany company that owns the trademark for Smartbook might have a better case. It’s currently selling products under the name and it’s actively working to protect the trademark just a few months […]
Is Smartbook about to become an endangered word?
Now that we can all use the word “netbook” safely without fear of a lawsuit, a related trademark holder has come out of the woodwork. A German company called Smartbook has sent a letter to Sascha at Netbook News asking him to remove all references to the word “smartbook” on his site within 2 weeks. […]
MSI Wind U200 to ship soon in Germany
The MSI Wind U200 may share a name with the company’s netbook line, but this 12 inch notebook packs a whole lot more power. It has a 1366 x 768 pixel display, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and runs Windows Vista Home Premium. It has a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium US2700 CULV processor. And […]
MSI to continue selling Wind U115 despite Microsoft’s new policy
Microsoft has apparently told computer makers that machines with hybrid SSD and hard drive based storage don’t qualify for low cost Windows XP licenses. But MSI says that’s not going to affect its decision to sell the MSI Wind U115, which happens to be the only netbook on the market fitting that description right now. […]
Asus consolidating Eee PC lineup: Germany edition
While the folks at Asus USA still haven’t made any announcements about the future of the Eee PC 1000HE and other older models, over in Europe, they’re dropping like flies. Asus officials in France have said that the company will be focusing on the Eee PC 1008HA, 1005HA, and other new models soon, while phasing […]
Acer Aspire One 531 to come in two flavors: Pro and… not pro
The Acer Aspire One 531 netbook first showed up on Acer’s German web site earlier this month. Then it disappeared for a little while. Now it’s back, and it’s not alone. It looks like Acer will be selling two very similar netbooks, an Aspire One 531 and an Aspire One Pro 531. Both models sport […]