High End Asus Eee S101
Asus’s onslaught of Eee range continues. This time they unveiled a high end S101 Eee netbook in Taiwan. But reportedly the Eee tag will be stripped from it when it goes to retail this September. The 10.2-inch snobby netbook is equipped with an Atom processor, LED backlit screen and comes in interestingly thin profile of [...]
Lenovo jumps into netbook arena
Lenovo is the latest entrant in the flourishing netbook market. They are offering Ideapad S9 and S10 netbooks as their initial product which measures 8.9-inch and 10.2-inch respectively. The S10 will have a 1.66 GHz Atom processor, up to 1 gigs of RAM, 80GB or 160GB hard drive space, Windows XP or Linux onboard and [...]
Toshiba eyeing netbook market
So how many vendors we have selling the latest phenomenon better known as netbooks? The scene is already crowded and before Toshiba misses the bus, they have unofficially declared that they want to be a part of this spurting market. A prototype picture has been surfaced which seems to be a mixture of UMPC [...]
Asus R2E makes its way to India
With the boom in the demand of small sized notebooks in India, Asus reckons it’s the best time to launch its 7-inch UMPC, R2E. But with the price (Rs. 64900) R2E will be retailing, there won’t be a rush for the buyers to buy this one. Some of the highlights include touch sensitive display, GPS, [...]
Asus Eee PC with a larger keyboard coming soon?
Asus Eee PC is small, compact but its keyboard is a pain. Users have often complained about the small keys and it seems Asus has taken the issue seriously. According to the reports, Asus is working on a new model which will have an 8.9-inch display, a big keyboard fitted in the Asus Eee PC [...]
Panasonic CF-U1 Toughbook UMPC
Panasonic today announced its first Atom powered Toughbook UMPCs. If you’re unknown with the line, Toughbook has the highest durability any notebook can offer. The CF-U1 can withstand a drop on a concrete surface up to 120cm. Depending on the model number, it will come preloaded with Vista or XP. The specifications: 1.33GHz Atom processor, [...]
Daewoo brings Lukid MID to the fray
Another netbook on the block comes from an unexpected player, Daewoo. Named as Lukid, it is a re-badged version of Intel Classmate PC. It is powered by an Intel 900MHz Celeron processor, has a 9-inch display, 30GB HDD and 512MB RAM. Lukid runs Windows XP and also features Wi-Fi, USB and a SD card [...]
Samsung to launch netbook based on Qualcomm’s chip
Samsung is working with Qualcomm to bring out a decently spec’ed netbook. The release date is slated to be in the last week of June and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 1GHz ARMv7 microprocessor. It will be a true multimedia device because of its HD playback capabilities and also a whopping 12 megapixel camera. [...]
Dell mini Inspiron is indeed Dell E
The much rumored Dell’s MID range has got a name. It is reported that these new devices will be pitched under the ‘E Series’. The two variants under this series will take a shot in two different markets with Dell E trying to penetrate the 8.9-inch netbook market and Dell E Slim in a niche [...]
Gigabyte’s trio of tablets in Computex
Companies have sought Computex as a perfect platform for launching their netbooks. And Gigabyte too joins the bandwagon by unveiling three tablet netbooks. First in the queue is M912 which boasts an 8.9-inch display and is powered by Intel’s 1.6 GHz Atom processor. It is a tablet PC so obviously it does have a touchscreen [...]