I’ve been keeping an eye on DataWind’s UbiSurfer netbooks for the past few years. The company offers cheap mini-laptops in the UK bundled with limited mobile internet service. You pay one fee up front for the netbook and you can also go online for about 30 hours per month for no extra fee. If you […]
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New DataWind UbiSurfer swaps Linux for Windows CE
The DataWind Ubisurfer is an unusual mini-laptop. The selling point isn’t so much that the Ubisurfer is a cheap, portable computer — it’s that it’s a cheap portable computer that comes with a free mobile internet connection. Customers in the UK can pick one up for just under £160 (about $243) and get up to […]
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Datawind Ubisurfer: 7 inch netbook with GPRS and WiFi
The Datawind Ubisurfer isn’t exactly the most impressive looking netbok. It’s got a small 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display, a rather larger bezel around the screen, and a keyboard with an awkwardly placed right-shift key. But there is one thing that makes this little netbook stand out. When you pony up £159, or […]