I learned two things today. First, the Samsung NC10 netbook was recently featured on the QVC shopping channel in the UK. And second, there’s a version of QVC in the UK. The network is based in suburban Philadelphia not too far from where I sit writing this blog post, but I had no idea how […]
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Dell Vostro A90 hits Europe, paints the town black
The Dell Vostro A90 netbook is basically just a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 dressed up in a dark, (like solid black) case. Yet for some reason, when Dell launched the Vostro A90 as a business class netbook in Japan, the company decided to charge ¥92,830 or about $998 for the mini-laptop, which is significantly more […]
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Datawind to launch a PocketSurfer netbook
UK company Datawind makes a handheld internet device called the PocketSurfer with a 640 x 240 pixel display and a GPRS modem for always available internet connections. What makes the company’s business model unique is that users can surf for up to 20 hours per month for free for the first year. An additional year […]
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Compaq Mini 700: It’s the HP Mini 1000 with optional HSDPA
While trolling around for HP Mini 1000 news, I noticed a number of stories in UK based publications including Pocket Lint and T3 about the Compaq Mini 700. At first glance, I just figured this was the UK version of the Mini 1000. But upon closer inspection, it appears that the Compaq Mini 700 has […]
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Rumor: Samsung NC10 will cost £299
When the Samsung NC10 was first announced a few weeks ago, Samsung said the laptop would cost £329, or about $590 US. Now it looks like Samsung could be preparing to slash the price to £299, or about $530 US. It also looks like the netbook will come with a 160GB hard drive standard, not […]
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Cuol Book: Netbook running Windows CE, or a glorified PDA?
Before there were netbooks running Linux and Windows XP, there were handheld PCs, running EPOC or Windows CE software. They may not have been able to run full fledged desktop applications like Firefox, Office, or OpenOffice.org, but they were good enough to give you some mobile computing power on the go. But for some reason, […]
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Advent 4213 netbook now available in the UK
The Advent 4211 netbook was basically a rebranded version of the MSI Wind. It’s successor, the Advent 4213 is something else. Blogeee suggests it’s a rebranded ECS G10IL, but it doesn’t really look like one to me. The status LEDs and ports are in different locations. I’m going to go with PC Pro’s suggestion, which […]
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Fizzbook: The Classmate is UK-bound
UK PC maker Zoostorm plans to launch a tiny computer aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 14 next month. Shiny Shiny reports that Zoostorm’s Fizzbook is based on Intel’s Classmate PC (not the Classmate 2 or the tablet version), and includes a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display, 512MB of RAM, […]
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£25 a month will get you a “free” Eee PC 900 in the UK
Want a tiny laptop, but don’t feel like shelling out a few hundred to get one? As expected, UK wireless provider Orange is offering customers the chance to pick up an Asus Eee PC 900 for free starting this Saturday. And by free, I mean you have to sign up for a monthly service plan […]
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Elonex webbook: $525 netbook free with a wireless plan
The Elonex webbook looks interesting enough on paper. The laptop packs a 10.2 inch display, 1.6GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 80GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, runs Windows XP, has 3 USB ports and weighs just 1.3kg. Oh, and you can pick one up for £264 or about $525 USD or get one free when you […]