The latest laptop news from around the web for July 1st:
- Rise of the Netbook: Dell Mini 10 Gains Location-Aware A-GPS Option (Salon.com) – Dell’s Mini 10 netbook is gaining a smartphone-like feature with an optional internal GPS card. It’s called the Dell Wireless 700 , but the card is actually a Broadcomm A-GPS solution that leverages Skyhook Wireless for Wi-Fi positioning.
- Some netbook vendors looking to clear Windows XP-based netbook inventory (Digi Times) – Netbook vendors looking to utilize Microsoft Windows 7 are looking to speed up their clearance of Windows XP-based netbooks, as Microsoft has precluded Windows XP from upgrading to Windows 7, according to sources in the netbook industry.
- AT&T Unveils Embedded Netbook and Laptop Offers Targeted at Small Businesses (redOrbit) – DALLAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Contrary to conventional wisdom, netbooks aren’t just for consumers. AT&T* today announced another way for small businesses to enjoy access to the nation’s fastest 3G network in 350 major U.S.
- Error loading operating system – Toms Hardware - my thinkpad t60 ,(hitachi SATA hard disk -win XP )laptop stopped booting(after 2 years) with a error “Error loading operating system”.I tried to re install a new OS but it says “Setup did not detect any hard disk drives “. Not sure which part of the …
- Is It Time to Ditch the Laptop for a Smartphone? (Fox News) – Our intrepid reporter tries to replace his laptop with a smartphone for a week — and almost makes it.
- BenQ Rolls Out a New 10-Inch, Atom-Based Netbook – Softpedia – BenQ has recently announced the introduction of yet another Joybook portable PC, dubbed Joybook Lite U102. The new model has been featured with a 10-inch display and is part of the company’s growing line of Atom-powered netbook systems. While the …
- Which is more desirable: Smartphone or Netbook? – CNET Asia – Just last week, we got a peek at Nvidia’s new line of HD-video-playing processors in downtown Manhattan. One of them, the Ion , is a GPU that pairs with an Atom processor to give Netbooks gaming and HD-video-playing muscle, coming soon in Netbooks …
- BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook – Australian PC World – On the surface, BenQ’s Joybook Lite U101 doesn’t appear to have any features that differentiate it from all the other netbooks on the market. However out of all the netbooks we’ve tested, this is the easiest one to upgrade. It has easily accessible …
- Would you rather have a super smartphone or a new Netbook? – CNET News - Tegra Netbooks in action. (Credit: Scott Stein/CNET) Just a week ago, we got a peek at Nvidia’s new line of HD-video-playing processors in downtown Manhattan. One, the Ion , is a GPU that pairs with an Atom processor to give Netbooks gaming and HD …
