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5
Apr

Dell roadmap LEAKED: High-end 720p Mini 10 and Mini 11!

Looks like there’s going to be a high end Dell Mini 10 coming, codenamed the Mini 1010 Tiger, with “purpose-built for the internet entertainment and mobility”. It’s coming with a higher end 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z processor, and a Magnesium Body “for Looks”. A 16:9 HD 720p ETE Display and HDMI completes this awesome high end netbook. Other Options include Touch pad with gestures, Integrated GPS and Mobile TV.

Another thing would be the new Mini 11, coming sometime in Q3 in 2009. Check out the slides below. Thanks to netbooknews.de for the leak.

Josh’s Verdict: Wow, a netbook with HDMI? No way. I can’t wait to see it!

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30
Mar

Is this the new MacBook mini?

A Russian magazine has just showed a picture of the new, so called MacBook mini, aka Apple’s netbook. Of course, I can’t read a single bit of Russian so I can’t tell you what it says.. but I can read the specs.. .. sounds pretty sweet to me :)
• 10.4″ WXGA display.
• 1280 x 768 pixel with LED backlighting.
• NVIDIA MCP79
• Intel Atom Z740 1.83GHz with 1MB L2 cache.
• 2GB DDR3-800.
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
• 64GB Solid State Drive.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
• 1 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Mini Display Port
• Battery Li-Ion 5100mA


So how does this differ to the MacBook Air, you ask? Well here’s a comparsion shot: 


Josh’s Verdict: Some Russian Photoshopper? Maybe. But according to the magazine, it’ll be released in 2009 for a cool $899.


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4
Mar

Asus announes Eee PC 1008HA

Asus showed off a new Eee PC’s at CeBit this year, in Hannover: The Eee PC 1008HA. In addition to this, Asus also showed existing/previously released Eee PC’s: The Eee PC 1000HE, Eee PC T91GO, Eee PC 900SDGO and the Eee PC 1003HGO.

The Eee PC 1008HA is meant to replace the Eee PC S101, while this netbook is 1-inch thick and weighs 2.4 pounds, with a curved, shiny plastic “shell” (ASUS calls it “pearlescent”) to give a bit more luster than the average Eee PC. ASUS is including 802.11n, Bluetooth, 3G and WiMAX options, and packing in it Eee Sharing and Eee Arena software. 
More details to follow – if you follow Josh’s Blog RSS, you’ll get the latest details about the 1008HA anywhere! 


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6
Feb

Acer Aspire One 10 now in Shops (in Hong Kong)

Acer Aspire One 10 are already available in shops in Hong Kong (yay!) and Taiwan. The rest of the world will be getting this baby in Mid-February (Acer announced a February 20th launch in Japan), according to DigiTimes. Remember, the Acer Aspire One is the world’s best selling netbook (even beating Asus). 
The specs lowdown:
Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 (950GSE chipset)
1GB RAM
SDHC Card slot
x3 USB ports
Optional 3G
Josh’s Verdict: Just remember though, if you’re into performance, we suggest you get the Asus Eee PC 1000HE rather than this, as this has the latest Intel Atom processor N280 1.66GHz and the new G40 chipset, which can play 720p video. Meanwhile, Nvidia Ion can play 1080p videos. Oh wells.

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5
Feb

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE announced

Asus just released the Eee PC 1000HE (E for Extended), ready for preorders. Oh, who said Traditional companies weren’t into Web 2.0? You can only pre-order the new Eee PC if you’re in Asus’ Official Eee PC Facebook Group. The PC has a 10 inch LED backlit screen, a new chicklet keyboard, and ships with 802.11b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 2.0, and 160GB Hard Drive and a 10GB Eee Online storage. The new processor, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280, combined with the Asus Super Hybird Engine – is where Asus claimes the longest battery life for an Eee PC ever – 9 hours.

Josh’s Tip: Join the Eee PC Facebook Group and get a $25 discount off the $399 pre-order price.

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1
Feb

Intel releases Moblin OS Alpha for netbooks

Intel made an Operating System? Oh yes, even though it’s a modified version of Linux (based on Fedora) for netbooks, specifically for installing on Intel hardware, ie., Intel Atom, as well as Core 2.

This is confirmed to work on Dell Mini’s and Acer Aspire One, but Eee’s won’t have working Wi-Fi. Remember, it’s an alpha, so it’s not final yet. Squash those bugs! Read

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21
Jan

High Quality Acer Aspire One 10" Shots

Seriously. Are you sick of those grainy spyshots? Well, stop asking for them, you’ll got them right here!
According to SlashGear : It looks like Acer is doing a good just of scaling up the size of their portable notebook without loosing the basic concept. We can see that the trackpad buttons have made a bit of a journey to just below the pad. .  Good news though on the underside of the device as there are not three panes that can be removed to access the internals rather than the one that was previously on the Aspire One. Also the second memory card reader has been removed from this mode

As we stated previously the new 10.1-inch Acer Aspire is expected to include the standard Atom processor and anywhere up to 2GB of RAM. The screen should have the same 1024 x 600 screen resolution as seen in previous modes.  It is nice to see a larger screen without bumping the price up to a higher price range.

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What’s Gangsta? SlashGear for providing these shots. You guys are awesome!

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21
Jan

Asus’ Eee PC Touch new UI – Verdict: It’s Awesome!

Having trouble figuring out how a touchscreen Eee PC could fit into your life? No worries, ASUS just did all the heavy synaptic lifting for you with the release of a near 6-minute video showing its new Eee PC Touch UI. A UI teased at CES and built specifically for ASUS’ new touchcreen Eees. All in all it makes a pretty case for why you should pick up a new Eee PC T91 or T101H convertible tablet later this year. Let’s just hope the processor can cope.


Josh’s Verdict: Looks Awesome. I can’t wait for one to come to the shops.

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19
Jan

First Images of Acer Aspire One 10"

Acer announced the release of the AAO 10 “for the month of February 2009, and already leaks appear on the Net.
A user forum aceraspireoneuser to put his hand on the photos of the new (and future best seller) AAAO screen of 10 “.
Note that the touchpad buttons have migrated under the touchpad unlike the 8.9 model.
Here are the technical specifications:
Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz N280/N270
1GB Ram (1 slot)
Screen 10.1 “with resolution 1024 × 600
Hard Drive 160 Gb
Bluetooth
Wifi
3G (Optional)
Multitouch touchpad
WinXP
SDHC card reader (no second expansion slot)
3x USB
Webcam.

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17
Jan

Rumor: 11 and 13" HP Mini-Note netbook coming?

Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch new members in its Mini-note family including the Mini-note 2150 with built-in a 3G module at the beginning of June this year, according to sources at notebook makers.
Before the Mini-note 2150, HP will launch the Mini-note 2140 featuring a 10.1-inch 16:9 aspect ratio panel in the beginning of February priced starting at NT$18,900 (US$567) for the enterprise market.
HP will launch a new 11.6-inch notebook in the second quarter and a 13.3-inch low-cost model in June. Both will be part of the Mini-note family and will possibly use Intel’s Atom Zxx series processors (Menlow).
All the Mini-note notebooks and netbooks will be manufactured by Inventec.

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