The latest laptop news from around the web for May 21st:
- Toshiba tunes up new netbook: the NB200 – Itwire.com – Toshiba’s new NB200 netbook is a big improvement on its predecessor, the NB100, finally giving Toshiba a much better netbook to compete with. What’s inside, and what makes it stand out a bit more in the netbook world of same, same but not that …
- * The Loongson-2 MIPS Lemote Yeeloong Netbook * (OSNews) – Few hardware vendors have not yet launched their own mini laptop (or, “netbook”). Most brands these days produce their own version of the same hardware, with Intel’s i386-compatible Atom cpu’s and Windows XP installed on a spinning hard drive or sometimes still a solid state disk. Some Linux models are still sold by some vendors, among whom Asus, which more or less started selling in this …
- Top tips on buying great Netbook … at the right price (ITBusiness.ca) – The term netbook , coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless networking, but so does every other laptop. What the term originally helped to identify was a class of small, ultralightweight, cheap-as-dirt mobile PCs.
- MacBook Pro Catches Fire Over Night – Softpedia – A MacBook Pro user writing over at MacForums claims his laptop caught fire during an over-night backup session. Apple instructs Mac users to leave their notebooks running with the MagSafe adapter plugged in while long backup sessions take place. The …
- Stories about: MSI – Australian PC World – Dell’s Latitude 2100 is designed specifically for school students, but it’s available for everyone. It’s the first netbook we have seen to feature a touch screen as well as a ruggedised case. It’s a little heavier than a typical netbook, but it doesn …
- Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook compared with Asus Eee PC 1000HE (I4U) – Today we look in our Netbook comparison series at the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook. Is the 12 inch screen of the Mini 12 still making it a netbook? Does the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 have enough at its disposal despite the big screen to overtake the Asus Eee …
- Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Gets Official Specifications Page – Softpedia - Netbook pioneer ASUS has once again updated its line of ultraportable computer systems with the introduction of a somewhat anticipated Eee PC 1005HA , designed as a follow-up to the recently announced Eee PC 1008HA Seashell. The new netbook appears …
- Nexus’s Velvety Laptop Cooler Has No Fans [Cooling] (Gizmodo) - Another gadget to keep your laptop from burning you silly, Nexus’s TDD-9000 liquid cooling pad is a soft, velvety cloth filled with a patented, gel-like substance that needs no plugs, wiring or…
- Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware – Securecomputing.net.au – In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The factory-infected device, an M&A Technology Touch netbook, came with trojans on the disk image, found during a …
- Dell Plays with Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Android on Netbook Video (Salon.com) – It is common knowledge that many netbook enthusiasts are playing with different operating systems on their netbooks. Heck, Kevin is busy playing with the new Moblin 2.0 beta on his netbook. It is widely expected that OEMs are looking at netbooks running Android, too.
- Dell spins lower-cost netbook (WindowsForDevices) – — May 12, 2009 — Dell has announced a lower-cost version of its popular Mini 10 netbook, replacing Intel’s Z5xx-series Atom with the typical N270. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10v sells for $300, with a 10-inch display, 120GB or 160GB hard drive, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam, the company says. …
- Vodafone UK offers Acer laptop & broadband bundle (ARNnet) – The 15.6in laptop, which is available on a 24-month contract, comes bundled with a mobile broadband dongle and a 3GB monthly data allowance for £40 (US$61) per month.
- Laptop batteries recalled due to fire hazard (The New Zealand Herald) – SYDNEY – Hewlett-Packard is recalling thousands of rechargeable battery packs sold worldwide and used in laptop computers due to a potential fire hazard . The voluntary recall comes after the company received reports a fault in…
- Dell spins lower-cost netbook (Linux Devices) - — May 12, 2009 — Dell has announced a lower-cost version of its popular Mini 10 netbook, which runs Ubuntu Linux. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10v sells for $300, offering a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, 10-inch display, 120GB or 160GB hard drive, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam, the company says.
- AT&T’s Netbook Trial Is Now a Formal Rollout (PC Magazine) – AT&T said Wednesday that it was satisfied that its 3G netbook trial was successful enough to bring it nationwide.
- Purple(TM) Launches The P3 Optimized Purple Netbook, Delivering All-In-One Mobile Communications, For People Who Are … (redOrbit) – P3(TM) Optimized Purple Netbook(TM) Blends Windows Computing, Videophone Communication, Video and Text Relay, and Easy Internet Access NOVATO, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Purple Communications(TM), Inc.
- ASUS F50Sv A2 16-inch laptop (CNET) - While it’s a Blu-ray-equipped 16-inch laptop with good gaming muscle, the Asus F50SV-A2′s design left us cold.
