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  • asus

    ASUS T91 Eee Tablet Hits Online Stores for $500

    Ahh, that's more like it. Early reports of lofty British pricing had us worried that the ASUS T91 convertible tablet would sell for nearly $700; now, online retailers are listing the 8.9-inch touchscreen Eee at a much more reasonable $500. More »
    07/09/09
    10,576
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by mathew: Is it available without Windows? Windows is a dealbreaker. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • art

    Apparently, the Secret of the Order of the Universe Is the Lego Brick

    Little knew Democritus—the ancient greek philosopher, mathematician, and biologist who first postulated the atom in the 4th century BC—that his Great Order of the Universe would look like Godtfred Kirk Cristiansen' Patent #3,005,282 for Lego blocks. More »
    07/08/09
    12,822
    22

    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by Anthemx: Um. Not meaning to be picky, but aren't those 4x2? :) 4 Responses | Other threads

  • tablets

    Should We Be Excited About the Archos9 Windows 7 Tablet Netbook?

    We already knew pretty much everything about the Archos9 tablet netbook running Windows 7, but with nobody sure what kind of touchscreen the thing uses, we're left to wonder if we'd want anything to do with a resistive-touchscreen tablet. More »
    07/03/09
    19,408
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by Baashar Alawneh: How can you not be sure what type of touchscreen it uses? If it responds to a stylus its resistive,... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • nokia

    Report: Nokia Partnering With Intel for Mystery Device

    Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia has chosen Intel to supply processors for upcoming devices. What kind of devices? Who knows! That news could come tomorrow, when the partnership is set to be announced. Nokia tablet, anyone? [Bloomberg—Thanks, Tim!]
    06/23/09
    5,077
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by pmathews: Is this another device for Nokia to help oppresion in totalitarian regimes? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • netbooks

    Gateway LT3100 Netbook Runs an AMD Athlon Processor, LED Backlit 11-inch screen and Multitouch

    What's up, Gateway? You think you're too good for the Atom? All the other netbooks are using it. Doesn't this really make your new LT3100 more of a tiny-screened, $400 laptop? Yes, plus LED backlight and multitouch. More »
    06/23/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz
  • netbooks

    The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks

    If you're willing to fork over $1500, the Vaio P got a slight spec jump this morning as you can now score one with a 1.6GHz Atom processor (up from 1.33GHz). More »
    06/22/09
    9,327
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by FriarNurgle: Sorry, don't understand this product. Could someone please explain to me the appeal of this that would make it worth... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • netbooks

    Toshiba NB205 Netbook Gets 8 and a Half Hours of Real-Time Battery Life

    10-inch, Atom-based netbooks tend to blend together in the mind, as they all have similar specs and similar designs. But when you can boast an insane 8.5 hour battery life in real-world conditions, we sit up and take notice. More »
    06/17/09
    13,022
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    By Dan Nosowitz
  • intel

    Rumor: Graphics-Infused Atom "Pineview" Processor Slated for Q4 Release

    Digitimes has it from one of their annoyingly anonymous, sometimes accurate "industry insiders" that the N450 Pineview, one of Intel's next-gen Pine Trail Atoms, which boast built-in GPUs and memory controllers for slightly improved graphics performance and massively improved battery life, will ship in Q4—October at the earliest. [Digitimes]
    06/10/09
    3,388
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by Dirkfart Faeclefunk: Anybody know if these new Atom processors will be compatible with any form of Ion ? Regards, Me. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • mid phones

    Computex Spawns Hellish "MID Phone" Phenomenon

    New device categories almost invariably fall between preexisting ones. Sometimes they find a useful niche, like netbooks. Other times, they seem like obsessive compulsive attempts to fill a tiny, intentional gap in the spectrum of consumer electronics. Like MID phones! More »
    06/04/09
    9,415
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by gmjhowe: Meh, personally, I think these are between the smartphones, and the netbooks. Its either/or, not imbetween. I would take an... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • giz explains

    Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?

    Low-power processors aren't just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what's the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? More »
    Feature
    06/03/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz
  • professional mods

    Atom-Based Ferrari Makes Up for Lack of Horsepower With Extreme Levels of Novelty

    There really isn't a whole lot that distinguishes a conference like Computex from a real life version of the Ben Heck forums: yesterday, we saw a PC in a vase; today, an Atom-based net-top in a Ferrari. More »
    06/03/09
    9,215
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by PrimitiveWallflower: "Ladies and gentlemen, behold... the Acura PC!" "ACURA?! I WANTED A FERRARI!!!" "Acuras are nice cars!" 3 Responses | Other threads

  • netbooks

    Fujitsu M2010 Joins the Atom Netbook Army, Struggles to Stand Out

    Fujitsu's M2010 is a 10.1-inch Windows XP netbook, based on Intel's 1.6 GHz Atom N270 processor and 945GSE chipset, with a 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, a 3-cell battery, a 1.3MP webcam and an integrated multi-card reader. Familiar, no? More »
    06/02/09
    2,527
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by All_Thumbs - R.O.A.C.H.: The important question here? Will it Hackintosh? 1 Responses | Other threads

  • flash

    Adobe Promises Flash Video Acceleration on Netbooks: Not For a While, And Not For Everyone

    HD Flash video, which has a hearty appetite for CPU cycles, and Intel's Atom, which doesn't have huge surplus of said CPU cycles, have never made a great couple. So Adobe getting serious about Flash hardware acceleration on netbooks is great news! Well, for some. Eventually. More »
    06/02/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by kalleboo: Please please please Adobe, support it everwhere. I can't even play HD flash on my damn 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • servers

    The Home Servidor: A Server We Can See Sitting On Castro's Desk

    Which brand goes best with your new home server: The popular Cohiba, or the unvarying mellowness of a Macanudo? I ask because this is the kind of question you'll deal with once you install a Home Servidor. More »
    05/31/09
    10,123
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    By Jack Loftus

    Comment by 4DoorSkyline: As an exiled cuban....I take offense to the title, Thats like telling a jewish blog "this is an ashtray that... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • rumor

    The Netbook Conspiracy: Intel and Microsoft Collude to Keep Netbooks Crappy

    Remember those crappy specs that define a netbook in Microsoft's eyes? Apparently, Intel is just as much to blame. More »
    05/26/09
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Where's AMD in all this? What are their plans? 15 Responses | Other threads

  • desktops

    $450 Lenovo C300 All-in-One Desktop Has Netbook Guts

    Lenovo's new summer products all share the same thrifty sensibilities, and the C300 AIO desktop is no exception. Looking at the specs, it's roughly an Atom-based netbook. Looking at its pictures, it's a nicely-styled desktop, not unlike the new Dell Studio all-in-one. More »
    05/25/09
    11,787
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by Lloyd Humphreys: Is it me or is the image broken for anyone else? 4 Responses | Other threads

  • mids

    Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features

    We spotted Korean manufacturer UMID's new MID back in November, but now it's finally seeing release, with a few changed specs and a $599 pricetag. But it probably won't change MID-haters' minds. More »
    05/23/09
    18,040
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by ilovexspin: Word on the street is that Brian Lam has mini-features as well. 35 Responses | Other threads

  • atom

    Intel's Next-Gen Atom Puts CPU and GPU on One Fun-Lovin' Chip

    Along with its neato Moblin 2.0 netbook OS, Intel's also laid in more detail out what the next generation of Atom looks like—Pineview integrates the CPU, GPU and memory controller onto one chip, making the platform cheaper and less power-hungry overall. More »
    05/21/09
    8,477
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by Andre Oceans: Is it True Intel GPU's S**K I only ever hear off Nvideia and ATI 8 Responses | Other threads

  • counterintuitive things

    Despite a Horrible Quarter, AMD Gains on Intel

    Exhibiting just about every symptom of a suffering company, AMD isn't in great shape. But through a brutal, money-bleeding Q1, they actually caught up with their chief rival a little. Ha, what? More »
    05/12/09
    5,854
    12

    By John Herrman

    Comment by pz: "Outdated" isn't exactly accurate -- their main "Phenom" line has support for all the same new instruction sets that Intel's... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • android

    I-Buddie Netbook Proves It Can Run Android

    We don't know much about this odd German I-Buddie netbook, but this video shows a prototype in action, which presumably means this Atom-driven gadget will actually be sold at some point. [Netbook News via Engadget]
    04/21/09
    4,683
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by xbrav: So many netbooks. I admit they're handy, but why can't they put the money to good use and give us... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • netbooks

    Intel Promises Two-Second Boot Times With Their Moblin Netbook Linux OS

    Imagine if your netbook went from completely powered off to fully booted and ready in two seconds. It would be an entirely different gadget in your life, wouldn't it? That's what Intel hopes. More »
    04/09/09
    11,991
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    By John Mahoney

    Comment by Homerjay here for OxyClean!: "Moblin?" It looks like Intel laid off the guy that comes up with really cool names. Isn't there supposed to... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • future of cheap pcs

    Acer Revo and Nvidia Ion Hands On: Flawless Blu-ray Playback Changes Cheap Computers Forever

    Acer's Revo, a tiny desktop that'll be "well under" $500, is the first computer with Nvidia's Ion netbook platform. Why care? Because it's got a crappy Intel Atom processor and plays HD Blu-ray movies flawlessly.
    04/08/09
    43,663
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by diabolusunknownTheSecond: Looks like the child of an XPS from the side. Still impressive that Acer, of all companies, was one of the... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • offer

    CONGRADULLATIONS! Free Acer Hornet WII Nintendo

    Dobrý deň, môj. Acer Hornet. KontaktovaÅ¥ prostredníctvom mojej e-mailovej. More »
    04/01/09
    7,834
    49

    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by craig_16: I guess it's still not noon in America. Or is that a British thing? Either way, this is childish and... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • clips

    A Tour of MSI's Thin and Light X340 Laptop

    Every major netbook manufacturer has their own budget MacBook Air-like system coming to the market soon. Here's the first look at something slightly more spacious, MSI's X340, a full-sized 13.4-inch laptop in a petite frame. More »
    03/31/09
    7,570
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    By Mark Wilson
  • product spam

    Every Netbook In One Big Obnoxious Picture

    UMPC Portal has gone through the trouble of putting every netbook and UMPC released in recent history into one big collage.
    03/27/09
    14,662
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    By Mark Wilson
  • netbooks

    Slender Asus Eee 1008HA Priced at £359

    We don't have North American pricing for the thin and light Asus Eee 1008HA, but we do know its European price of £359 (or about $500). So...would you? [Electricpig via Slashgear]
    03/20/09
    7,040
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Slowly but surely Asus is pricing its self right out of the Netbook market. Or maybe they are going... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • processors

    Intel's Leaked Z550 Atom Processor For Netbooks/MIDs Reaches 2GHz

    Leaks suggest that Intel will be dropping a new single-core Z-series Atom proc that will be the first of the family to reach 2GHz. More »
    03/20/09
    8,373
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    By John Mahoney

    Comment by A Snake a Snake... OH it's a Snake!: "This means it could almost be used in a cellphone." I love hearing stories like these. One day cellphones will probably... 23 Responses | Other threads

  • pcs

    Shuttle X50 Touchscreen Nettop Makes Me Miss My Lunchbox

    The Shuttle X50 is a touchscreen nettop that isn't afraid to be manhandled around the house More »
    03/18/09
    6,649
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Enigmaaron1: Where's the computer? All I see are some sexy legs. Seriously though, what is the actual use of this device? If... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • laptops

    MSI's X-Slim X340, X600 Are Two More Sub-$1000 Macbook Air Lookalikes

    We don't know much about MSI's X-Slim netbook line being touted in China, but from the looks of it, these machines are winners: super-slim form factors, light-weight, 13.4 or 15.6-inch screens, and low cost. More »
    02/23/09
    21,536
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    By John Mahoney
  • nvidia

    NVidia's Ion Netbook Platform First Appearing in a...Desktop

    Although Ion was pitched as a fast netbook platform, its poor battery life makes it a better mini desktop. And that's what it will first appear in. This confirms the suspicions of many. [electronista]
    02/11/09
    17,157
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by OMG! Bacon!: I wouldn't mind an ultra-low power, small computer to always run torrents 24/7 so I can turn off my main... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • hackintosh

    Benchmarking the iBook Vs. a Hackintosh Nebook

    No one expects an MSI Wind to run OSX as well as the latest MacBook, but how does the 1.6GHz N270 Atom system stand up to the 1.33GHz iBook G4 with 768MB of RAM? More »
    02/03/09
    23,475
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by syko21: PPC will no longer be supported in snow leopard though. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • netbooks

    Nvidia Ion Netbook Platform Reviewed: Incredible Video Performance, Not-So-Incredible Battery Life

    PC perspective took an Nvidia Ion reference platform—all the guts crammed in a box—for a test drive and found the performance very much lives up to the hype: It blows away every other netbook.
    02/03/09
    24,896
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    By matt buchanan
  • interview

    Intel's Barrett on Paranoia, the Core Craze and the End of Gigahertz

    At first, Intel chairman Craig Barrett struck me as a testy old dude. More »
    Feature
    01/16/09
    44,219
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    By matt buchanan
  • intel

    Next Intel Atom's Biggest Upgrade Is Its Price

    Some details have emerged about Intel's Atom N280 processor, the successor to the wildly popular N270 that drove last year's netbook craze. In short, it's not looking like much of an update. More »
    01/15/09
    13,585
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by Brandon Terrill: @Nacon Why do you think we have computers that don't take up whole rooms, or cell phones that can actually fit... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • processors

    Intel Also Designing Processor for Low-Cost, Ultrathin Laptops

    Just days after we heard about AMD's oddly-positioned processor for ultrathin laptops, the Neo, Intel is reported to be working on something almost identical. Are these bridge laptops the secret next big thing? More »
    01/12/09
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    By John Herrman
  • ces 2009

    OQO Model 2+ Is +10 Awesome: OLED Touchscreen, Global 3G and Speed UP

    Not much left to divulge beyond what leaked already about the OQO Model 02+: It's newly endowed with a stunning OLED touchscreen, global 3G and faster 1.86GHz Atom CPU. But! It's only $1500. And pics! More »
    01/07/09
    52,835
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by SJRNWT: WHO buys this stuff???? $1500??? wtf 10 Responses | Other threads

  • ces 2009

    Asus T91: Your 1-inch Thick Convertible Eee PC

    The Asus T91 is an intriguing netbook from Asus. Just 2lbs in weight, it features an 8.9" convertible touchscreen display and Atom processor. Pricing/availability are yet unannounced. More »
    01/06/09
    41,608
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    By Mark Wilson
  • processors

    AMD's Neo Processor Ignores the Atom, Gives Netbooks the Tiny Cold Shoulder

    AMD's anticipated answer to the Atom is coming soon, but there's a catch: It's not an answer to the Atom. It's more expensive, faster, sucks more power, and isn't intended for netbooks. Oops! More »
    01/06/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by OMG! Chariot!: Intel is the future... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • intel

    Intel Wants Netbooks to Keep Sucking

    Digitimes reports Intel's pissed that Nvidia's trying to muscle into the Intel-dominated netbook niche with their new Ion platform that combines the Atom processor with Nvidia's GeForce 9400m which makes netbooks fully HD capable. Updated.
    12/24/08
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    By matt buchanan
  • designmodo

    Light Balls Stack, Recharge in Compromising Positions

    Maarten DeCeulaer’s Nomad Light Molecules lighting project consists of individual light "atoms" that can stand alone, but are recharged by plugging back into a "molecule."
    12/18/08
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    By Erica Ho

    Comment by strider_mt2k: Looks more like Di-ethylbromilate in an O'Niel Matrix. -or a pony! :D 3 Responses | Other threads

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