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Samsung x180 Ultra-Thin-Netbook with Intel Core i3

Nicole Scott — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:11:16 +0000

Samsung x180 has appeared in Korea with a 11.6-inch display and the latest Intel Calpella platform featuring the Intel Core 330UM i3-processor running at 1.2 gigahertz. The display's resolution is 1366 × 768 pixels and is illuminated by LEDs which is pretty standard. Samsung also built in 3 gigabytes of RAM and an Intel GMA card with HD. The battery capacity is a comfortable 8850mAh making the x180 good for 8 hours of running time.

First “Moorestown” 1.9 GHz Intel Atom Z650 Tablet Sighted

Nicole Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:16:12 +0000

Looks like Moorsetown is hitting the streets of China in August, the Intel Atom Z650 1.9GHz processor can be found in a Chinese tablet, Teso. Teso has on display this 9.7-inch tablet available in two flavors – Atom Z515 1.2GHz or Atom Z560 1.9GHz. The Z515 version runs Windows 7 OS while the Z650 version comes with either MeeGo or Android. The reason for the differing operating system is that the new Intel Atom Z600 processors "Moorestown" architecture is fundamentally different from its predecessor the Z500 series. As far as we know the new chipsets offers no support for a normal BIOS, but supports what's called a Simple Firmware Interface (SFI) and some specific BIOS options. This means that it can not be used with Windows which is for x86 systems.

ASUS Eee PC 1015Ped & 1018P Up for Pre Order on Amazon

Nicole Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:31:51 +0000

Chris over at NetbookReviews uncovered the 1015Ped and 1018P up for pre order on Amazon, actually they are showing that you can order them but are temporarily out of stock. The 1015Ped is the non ION 2 version of a much anticipated 1015N which will be the first 10 inch netbook with ION. For now we'll have to be content with the 10.1" Netbook Intel Atom N475 (1.83GHz) Processor, 10.1" WSVGA (1024x600) LED Backlight Display, 1GB DDR3 Memory, 250GB Hard Drive, High-Speed Wireless 802.11n & Bluetooth 3.0, 6-Cell Battery (63W/h). Its meant to run up to 13 hours of battery life and come with Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Preloaded.

Intel Shows Off Chips Transferring an HD movie in 1 second

Nicole Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:45:34 +0000

Yesterday Intel announced that it has created a breakthrough data-transfer technology using a combination of silicon chips and lasers to transfer data over a fiber optic cable at a speed of 50 gigabits per second. Copper wire's top transfer speed is about 10GB a Second, Intel Silicon Photonics Link is fast enough to transfer an HD movie in one second, or transfer 1,000 high-resolution photos in a second, or a 100 hours of music in a second, or send 45 million Tweets. We thought that USB 3.0 is going to change the way we deal with data and that is only offering 4.8GB a second transfer speeds. It will take Intel some time to perfect the manufacturing of the device. But it now has all of the necessary building blocks for hybrid silicon and laser components to commercialize silicon photonics. Want to see it in action? The video is below.

Look Out Taiwan, ACER Android Dual Boot Hits the Streets Next Week

Nicole Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:27:27 +0000

The 2010 Taipei Computer Applications Show to take place from August 5-9 next week. According to Digitimes Acer will be exhibiting the much anticipated Aspire One AOD 255 10.1-inch netbook sporting a dual boot Android and Microsoft Windows XP operating systems. The unit will retail for NT$11,900 (US$370) and we don't know whether this model will be available in other parts of the globe.

Samsung Quietly Intros 11.6″ X125 AMD Notebook, Pre-order Ready

Peter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:49:31 +0000

Samsung has quietly introduced the X125 – their third generation 11.6-inch notebook over in Europe and the UK, however this time it’s sporting one of the latest thin and light processors from AMD. Other features being touted are Bluetooth 3.0, silent operation and a high sensitivity webcam. The design looks similar to the older ones but [...]

The Best Sony Vaio Clone Ever

Peter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:23:20 +0000

Every now and then you hear about a netbook clone from popular manufacturers over in China but most of the time they have questionable build quality and the labelling gives it all away but not this time. Shanzai company Jumper Computers is selling a Sony Vaio netbook clone that looks as good as it would have [...]

Sharp’s New Chip For Dual Display Netbooks, Smartphones & E-book Readers

Peter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:57 +0000

In recent years, I’ve seen a few dual display devices like MSI’s 10-inch dual display netbook or the 7-inch version but most, if not all of these never get pass the prototype stage. Very few that I’m aware of have made it to market like the Entourage Edge and then there’s the Toshiba Libretto W100 [...]

Augen Android Tablet Gets Hands On Videos, Compared to iPad

Peter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:21:28 +0000

Users get their hands on Augen's 7-inch Android tablet at Kmart. How good is it?

Toshiba Portégé R700 Powerful Ultra Portable Hands on

Nicole Scott — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:07:33 +0000

At the 25th Anniversary Toshiba Press conference in Taipei, we were able to get our hands on the Portégé R700. Toshiba has decked out the Portégé R700 with several options with regular Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 CPUs. Initially there will be five models offered in the Portégé R700 range and their specifications will vary, the ability to run up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM (via two stacked memory modules and using the 64-bit version of Windows 7) and the ability to run a third-generation solid-state drive (SSD) with a storage capacity of up to 256GB. We were able to get our hands on the Core i5 and a regular HDD. Graphics performance will be handled by the integrated Intel QM57 chipset, which will be powerful enough to drive the 1366x768-resolution screen, as well as Full HD resolution via the HDMI port. You also get two USB 2.0 Sleep-and-Charge ports, VGA, a combination eSATA/USB 2.0 port, headphone and microphone ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, an SD card slot and, depending on the model you choose, you'll get an ExpressCard slot and a built-in 7mm thick DVD burner. We also have heard that the machine has a decent 6 hours of battery life. Frequent travelers or anyone else looking for a highly portable but powerful notebook will find a lot to like about the Portege R700.