Dell to Add GPS to Mini 10

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/30/2009

Dell today announced that it will add its Dell Wireless 700 location solution to the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook next week.

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Touch Panels Coming to Netbooks Soon

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/30/2009

According to a DigiTimes report, netbook makers are going to take an early start using touch panels.

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Gateway Intros its First 11.6" Netbook

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/24/2009

Gateway today introduced its new LT1300 netbook featuring an 11.6-inch display with LED backlighting and a high 1366x768 resolution.

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Samsung Develops Mini-SSD for Netbooks

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/24/2009

Samsung is developing a new mini Solid State Disk (SSD) with a SATA 3.0Gbps connector for the netbook market.

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ASUS and Disney Introduce Netpal Netbook

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/18/2009

ASUS and Disney have teamed up to bring us the Netpal Netbook for children.

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Atom N270/280 Netbooks May Not Get Windows 7 Upgrade

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/12/2009

According to a DigiTimes report, netbook manufactuers may not offer upgrades to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system on their Intel Atom N270/N280-based netbooks.

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Toshiba Announces mini NB205 netbook

By Jerry Jackson | 6/1/2009

Toshiba today announced their first consumer-oriented netbook in the United States, the Toshiba mini NB205. Like the many compact, lightweight companion PCs already on the market, the mini NB205 makes it easy to stay connected and productive while on the go. With a design features a nearly full-sized keyboard and touchpad, promises nine hours of battery life and is offered in a variety of colors.

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Microsoft, Intel to Limit Windows 7 Netbooks to 10.2"

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/27/2009

According to a DigiTimes report, Microsoft and Intel are planning to limit the screen sizes of netbooks running Windows 7 to 10.2 inches, down from the previous high of 12.1 inches for netbooks running XP.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Netbook Officially Announced

By Andrew | 5/25/2009

The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook became official today with specs and release date details being revealed by Lenovo. The much anticipated Nvidia Ion platform will be available on this 12-inch screen netbook starting in mid-August, while the Intel integrated graphics version will be shipping in June.

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Next-Gen Atom to Handle HD Decoding

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/21/2009

Intel's next-generation Atom processor, dubbed Pine Trail, will be able to handle HD video decoding in conjunction with a Broadcom graphics chip.

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Intel Atom Dual-Core Netbooks Coming?

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/19/2009

The Sony VAIO P29 netbook showing up on ComputercityHW.it features an Intel Atom Z630 processor - so far there is not been a whisper about this processor from Intel.

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Leaked Acer Aspire One 571 has Blu-ray, 720p Screen

By Charles P. Jefferies | 5/15/2009

According to a post on macles.blogspot, Acer is planning to introduce an Aspire One 571 netbook with a higher-resolution screen and high-definition playback capability.

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