Asus Eee PC 901, 1000 And 1000 Unveiled At Computex 2008

Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2008 – Upon reaching the milestone of surpassing 1 million Eee PC sets sold in just 6 months after its launch, Asus has provided yet another wave of anticipation with its release of the new Eee PC 901, 1000 and 1000(H) models. These new iterations of the ever popular electronic gadget add even more options to users. With its shockproof Solid State Drive (SSD) design, users will be able to enjoy stable and reliable computing on-the-go – making it the ideal and travelling companion for outdoor activities. This new range of Eee PC are also equipped with the exclusive Super Hybrid Engine technology that can provide longer battery lifespans of up to 7.8 hours*, exclusive web storage and high speed connectivity**, and large displays for easy viewing. Available on both Windows and GNU Linux platforms – this range expands upon the original 3 ´E´s to further its “Easy” concept to cater to even more discerning users.
* Exact battery life subject to actual usage and model.
** 3.5G concept sample will be displayed at Computex 2008.

NVIDIA GeForce 9M Series: Notebook PC GPU at Computex 2008

On June 3, 2008 NVIDIA announced its GeForce 9M series graphics processors (GPU) that incorporate the company’s new Hybrid SLI technology. NVIDIA claims that the GeForce 9M GPUs are the fastest notebook PC GPUs on the planet allowing you to blaze through games, work on 3D applications and enjoy HD movies. The GeForce 9M GPUs [...]

EeePC Update: Computex Pics

Taipei (Taiwan) – Earlier today we brought you news of the updated Asus EeePC line with larger screes and WiMax connectivity. Now here are several snapshots of the EeePC 901 and 1000H to round out the coverage.as you’ll see in the pictures, some specs (like the battery) are in flux.
The 10-inch screen EeePC 1000H [...]

Computex 2008: Intels Atom Rules And Taiwan’s Tiger Roars

Ricky Morris from Digitimes writes that Intel’s Atom-based notebooks (netbooks) and desktops (nettops) have opportunities in emerging markets as affordable devices for first-time PC users. For mature markets those devices are seen as an opportunity as a cheap PC for children … also 90% of the Atom-based devices currently announced are designed by Taiwan-based companies. [...]

Acer announces Aspire one low cost ultra-portable

Acer gets into the low cost ultra-portable notebook market with the introduction of the new Aspire one notebook. The system offers an Intel Atom processor, 512MB to 1GB of RAM, an 8.9inch screen and your choice of Linux or Windows XP
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Radeon HD 3850 for laptops

Behardware.com claims Diamond Multimedia and Smooth Creations having pre-announced a laptop equipped with a Radeon HD 3850. While the RV670 in MXM format has existed for some time now on certain ASUSTeK graphic cards, AMD’s graphic division only offers at best the Mobility Radeon HD 3600 to laptop manufacturers…
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