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More Portability Deals: Netbook Cases

March 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

We gave you the lowdown on a handful of netbook bags last week, and they ranged from classy pin-up to simple, plain and black.  We’ve got an assortment of new netbook transportation options for those of you who were left unsatisfied by last week’s post.  This time around, we’re focusing on the fabled netbook case, [...]

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A New Challenger Approaches! Australia’s Kogan Agora

March 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Electronista:
Guess what?  Another completely generic netbook, this time from Australian company Kogan is set to be released this April in the US.
It’s got everything you’d expect it to have and nothing else even remotely notable.
The CPU will be Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom N270, and the hard drive will have 160GB capacity, with no option for [...]

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Microsoft Hamstrings Windows 7 for Netbooks

March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via DailyTech:
It’s common knowledge among the netbook community that Steve Balmer cringes every time someone buys a netbook running Windows instead of a full notebook or desktop running Windows.  Microsoft hacks down the price of their Windows OS in order to keep their netbooks competitive with the cheaper, free-er Linux option.  So, instead of compromising [...]

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Two New Sources Arise in Support of Apple Netbook Rumor

March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via ArsTechnica:
Well, two new, completely unconfirmed sources who claim to be “close to the situation” have given us a new tidbit on the rumored Apple netbook .  Apple is rumored to be working with manufacturers Quanta and Wintek on the hypothetical netbook, despite previous quotes by Steve Jobs saying that Apple doesn’t know how to [...]

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Samsung’s UMPC Ruined by Thriftier Netbooks/Tablets

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via RegHardware:
Not quite a netbook tablet, Samsung’s UMPC is going to be a miss with the innovation hungry consumer crowd for one reason, price.
The sleekly designed UMPC tablet features everything you’d find in a tablet and everything you wouldn’t (keyboard of any kind).  It’s got some respectable specs, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 60GB HDD storage, a [...]

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From Now on We’re Calling This the Eee Anti-Tablet PC

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Wired:
We mentioned the Eee PCT T91, Asus’ first tablet netbook coming out in the near future that won second place at the CeBit Preview Awards, now here’s the contraption that won first place.
The Eee PC Keyboard is the anti-tablet, all keyboard - no screen.
Well, that’s not entirely true, this new-fangled contraption boasts all the [...]

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Need Worker’s Comp? Tell Your Boss You Have “Netbook Fatigue”

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via jkOnTheRun:
Those of us looking for the easy way out of of your nine-to-five cubicle job now have a new office based ailment to list on their Worker’s Compensation form.  “Netbook Fatigue” is all the rage amongst those folks who aren’t used to typing up a TPS Reports on a their new netbook.
Staring at your [...]

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Always Innovating’s Touchscreen Miracle Netbook Too Good To Be True?

March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

At the recent Demo 09 conference, Always Innovating gave a brief demo of their new netbook, dubbed the Touch Book.
This fancy little piece of hardware offers the following on a Texas Instruments (the guys who make calculators) ARM Proccesor:
10 to 15 hours of battery life - optional keyboard - under 2 lbs - detachable touch [...]

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It’s On: Psion Issues Countersuit to Intel/Dell

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via GottaBeMobile.com:
Psion wants a fight.  This counter-suit indicates an obvious desire from the tiny Canadian hardware manufacturer’s legal team that either they’re looking for a jury trial or however much the massive sum of settlement money Intel/Dell offered them wasn’t nearly enough.  So, let’s do a little hypothetical experiment and briefly map out the possibilities [...]

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Fidelity Makes the Bargin Bin Deeper

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via UberGizmo.com:
Fidelity has just announced that it is trying it’s hand at the netbook game.  The not-so-creatively named Fidelity Netbook VPC, VPC being short for, no kidding, Very Personal Computer, will be released sometime this month at the price for $199.
This thing is as bare bones as you will find in a type of computer [...]

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