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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 [...]

 
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 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 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, [...]

 
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 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. [...]

 
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 [...]

 
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 [...]

 
Asus has officially announced the new line of Eee PCs. All the new Eee PCs (Eee PC 1000, Eee PC 1000H and Eee PC 901) will run on Intel’s Atom processor, will have the convenience to choose from Windows XP or Linux and even an option of going with SSD or HDD. One of the [...]

 
Acer Aspire One’s existence turns out to be real. Engadget Chinese who are covering this year’s Computex have got their hands-on Acer’s netbook. The One is powered by an Atom processor by Intel, has an 8.9-inch display, Wi-Fi, SD card support, up to a gig of RAM and an option to run Linux or Windows [...]

 
Here is a live pic of VIA’s OpenBook which bagged a gold award at COMPUTEX TAIPEI design & innovation 2008. As we are aware, OpenBook has a 8.9-inch screen, 1.6 GHz VIA processor, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Wi-Fi, WiMax and many other things. Click here to see the specs or the image for a humongous [...]

 
Asus Eee PC is a good steal but it lacks touchscreen which would have made the Eee more fun to play with. But fret not as here is a DIY tutorial to make Eee PC 701 touchscreen. The author has also modded Eee 900.
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[Via Engadget]

 
When Asus thought of launching a small size sub-notebook, no one would have imagined that it will take the world by storm. And by the time this storm fades away, other companies want to cash in with the available opportunity. Pictured above is Dell’s offering, the Mini Inspiron. It is rumored to be equipped with [...]

 
We are still in a fix on what to believe. English site reckons that a desktop version of Eee will be released this Computex and the Aussie counterpart say that a non-clamshell touchscreen-only tablet is in the offing this June. Both the websites seem to have obtained information from trustable sources and it will be [...]

 
Amtek has a very small and compact UMPC on display at the Computex. Having a sliding form factor to unveil the QWERTY keypad, the U560 can display at a resolution of 1024 X 600 pixels on its 4.8” LCD screen, features 600 or 800MHz Intel processor (depending on the version), 512MB RAM and 40GB hard [...]