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Pegatron AQUIC Netbook Shows Up

20. November 2009

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The former OEM manufacturing arm of Asus (before they split), Pegatron, has showed up at ARM’s “Connected Community Technical Symposium 2009.” The Pegatron AQUIC (Always on Quick on User Interface Cost) Smartbook is an ARM-based notebook that, at least in the event, was running UBUNTU. It should have all the features and furnishings of the [...]

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Apple Tablet release postponed to 2H of 2010; 9.7-inch OLED, 10.6-inch LCD tablet in the works

19. November 2009

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Here’s an update on those long-rumored Apple tablet units in production. Its release, currently pegged in March of 2010, has apparently been moved to the second half of next year. This is in respect to the prevailing prices of the LG OLED touchscreen panels which now stands at $500 and will be used in these Apple [...]

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DigitalRise PC-729 Tablet PC Runs Windows XP

17. November 2009

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Just when you think everyone will be jumping on the Windows 7 bandwagon, we’re getting more reports than usual of devices running Windows XP. Here’s another one from DigitalRise. The PC-729 Tablet boasts a 7-inch touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth and an Arm9 processor. I’m quite concerned with the 480 x 272 resolution of the 7-inch touchscreen [...]

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Netbooks + Apple iPhone = Fight!

16. November 2009

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According to this rather enlightening CNET article, netbooks are not to be compared with laptops. Rather, think of netbooks as smartphone with a bigger screen and a QWERTY keypad you can actually speed type on. … students in K through 12 are accustomed to iPhone-size screens and performance. So moving to a Netbook is a big [...]

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$80 Android Netbook: MenQ EasyPC E790

13. November 2009

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Just like the guy on the video says, the MenQ EasyPC E790 is currently running Windows CE but is able to run on Android as well. The best feature of this 7-inch 800 x 480 Shenzhen laptop is its price: only $80. It’s powered by a Samsung ARM9 processor. It must be iterated, this netbook can… [...]

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G-Five KTNO2 Netbook: Stainless Steel and Aerodynamic

12. November 2009

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It’s hard to imagine carrying a netbook with you on the road only for the portable computer to become a drag on your biker’s lifestyle. As a non-biker myself I can imagine the benefits of an aerodynamic ultraportable for the true road warrior. Well, Shenzen has the answer. Meet the G-Five KTNO2, the netbook with [...]

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HTC netbook a looming possibility for the future

9. November 2009

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Nokia has bravely taken the leap from simply being a phone maker to netbook maker as well with the launch of their Booklet 3G mini laptop. While I can’t recall of any other phone manufacturer making such a bold move in recent history, it looks like HTC may join Nokia in the not-so-distant future. Peter [...]

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Nokia Booklet 3G hitting Best Buy on November 15

8. November 2009

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It’s no secret that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available through Best Buy in the US, and now we’ve got a date to look forward to when it will actually hit stores across the nation. November 15th is the big day, but for Reward Zone members, you can already pre-order yours beginning today. As [...]

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Sagem Spiga Takes Over From UMID M1 Mbook

6. November 2009

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We cannot confirm if Sagem has changed the specs of the UMID M1 mbook, but what we can say is that the renamed Sagem Spiga will go for less: 499 euros from the previous 600 to 700. It’s still the same tiny 4.8-inch (1024 x 600) screen netbook with the 1.1GHz Intel Atom processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, [...]

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Asus Smatbook to Sell for $180

29. October 2009

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Good news once more for the computing public.  Asustek, the pioneer of cheap netbooks, is planning to launch an even cheaper Smartbook in the first quarter of 2010. This smartbook was shown at Computex with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Though we would be more excited with a dual core netbook, Asus is obviously keen on [...]

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