AMD: No Atom-beating Low-Voltage Chip For Netbooks

Bit-tech quotes comments made by AMD’s chief marketing officer Nigel Dessau this week by eWeek, that there are no chances for an Atom-beating low-voltage chip to come from AMD.
According to those sources Nigel Dessau AMD isn’t looking to compete in the low-cost ‘netbook’ market. Furthermore Dessau is quoted by eWeek as saying that the company [...]

Acer: Centrino 2 For Aspire And TravelMate Notebooks

Yesterday Intel’s ‘Montevina-Day’ – and – of course Acer was also unveiling information on new Centrino 2 laptops. Nine new notebooks, which take advantage of Intel Centrino 2 with faster processors and FSB. Four notebooks of the Aspire lineup will support WiMAX functionality and are aimed towards the multimedia user. Five new TravelMate notebooks are [...]

Sony: New Montevina-Based Vaio BZ, FW, SR And Z

Now Sony has confirmed the new Sony Vaio models out of the BZ, FW, SR and Z notebook and laptop series. Of course, the new linup is based on Intel’s brand new Centrino 2 mobile technology platform, codenamed ‘Montevina’. All Vaio laptops rely on Intel 45-nanometer processors and feature now Intel’s X4500 integrated graphics beside [...]

Fujitsu: Six New Notebooks Based On Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today debuted six LifeBook notebooks powered by next-generation Intel Centrino 2 processor technology offering increased performance and longer battery life. Perfect for advanced users and consumers who want desktop performance and sophisticated style on the go, the enhanced LifeBook A6210 notebook features a stylish high-gloss black lid, bright 15.4-inch LCD display, [...]

Sony: Teaser For Centrino 2 Notebooks On Monday

Sony posted today a teaser confirming the start date for its new Centrino 2-based Vaio line. Sony expects to formally unveil the new range on July 14th at 9PM Eastern and is known to be introducing several new models as well as potentially refreshing existing systems for the initial launch. Additionally the Centrino 2 notebooks [...]

ECS: 3G-enabled G10IL Netbook Fighting MSI’s Wind In September

ECS is going to take part in the US netbook battle with their 3G-enabled G10IL Netbook. The term ‘netbook’ was initially coined by Intel for describing potential small, low-cost systems with roughly enough power to only surf the net, powered by Intel’s ATOM CPU. Formerly named UMPC (ultra mobile PC) and MID (mobile internet device) [...]

Samsung: Five New Notebook Models

Notebookitalia revealed Samsung’s five new laptop models: The ultraportable Samsung Q210 (12.1″) and Q310 (13.3″) as well as the mainstream R510 Aura (15.4″, WXGA) and R560 (15.4″, WSXGA+). The 17″ bang is the Samsung R710 with a WUXGA display (1920 x 1200 pixels).
The subnotebooks Q210 and Q310 come with actual Intel CPUs, Core 2 [...]

MSI Wind: First Wind UMPC Hits US

MSI confirmed finally shipping the Wind PC, MSI’s UMPC or first mini notebook aka netbook. Amazon, Buy.com, Fry’s, and Newegg are the first shops to receive the neat 10-inch MIDs. MSI starts with a basic version: The Wind comes with a three-cell battery and Windows XP Home. The longer-lived six-cell battery and versions with Linux [...]

Sony VAIO: New Vaio FW And Vaio SR Notebooks

No secret and posted already all over the web: Sony’s new FW and SR laptop models. Some most important specifications in short, because the detailed specs are available through Sony then anyway.
The Vaio VGN-SR come with a 13.3-inch, LED-backlight widescreen display and an ATI HD3470 Graphics Chipset. The European Models should enlist as VGN-SR11M (1250 [...]

Gigabyte Netbook M912V: 8.9” Touch Swivel Panel And Atom CPU

After rumors for a long time, especially at this years Computex show, Gigabyte has finally released this month the thin and light Netbook-M912V, listed currently at 699 U.S. dollars.
The M912V netbook has a 8.9 inches rotating touch screen with a resolution of 1280 x768 pixels, including a 1.6 GHz Atom processor, a 945 GSE chipset, [...]