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Malata touchscreen tablet hits the FCC, coming to the US?

Remember that cheap touchscreen tablet-style netbook from Malata that we spotted last month? It looks like it might be headed to the US after all. The FCC has published some documents (PDF link) related to the PC, which is a pretty good indication that it could be available in the States in the not too […]

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Malata introduces budget touchscreen tablet-style netbook

Chinese PC maker Malata’s PC-91008 is a netbook with a 10 inch touchscreen display that can be used in tablet mode. It looks a bit like an oversized version of the Asus Eee PC T91 (including the awkward right-shift key location). But the Malata version has a faster 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and GMA […]

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Chinese electronics makers getting in on the netbook action

You know a PC category is hot when companies that aren’t known for making computer begin pumping them out. We’ve already seen a few electronics makers like Archos and Coby dip a toe into the netbook game. Now several Chinese electronics companies have announced plans to sell mini-laptops. DigiTimes reports that LCD monitor maker AOC, […]

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Malata launches a whole slew of subnotebooks

If you haven’t heard the name Malata, that’s probably because this Chinese based company doesn’t typically sell computers directly to consumers. Rather, it makes PCs for companies you may have heard of to sell under their own brand names. So you may never see a Malata PC-81007 in a store near you, but that doesn’t […]