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) [...]

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 [...]

Notebook Sales: Netbooks To Boost Sales Worldwide

With more and more brands like Acer, Dell and HP entering the market for low-cost small notebooks like the Asus’ Eee PC, the market specialists from Topology Research raised forecasts for the worldwide laptop market from 120 to 128 million units. That is around 7 percent more than expected. So Topology Research sees a plus [...]

Centrino Atom Platform: PC Vendors Pessimistic

Digitimes reports, that although Intel is aggressively pushing Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and its Centrino Atom platform, PC vendors still feel pessimistic about the market’s future in general. Digitimes calls an increasing demand for 7- to 10-inch netbooks, a declining worldwide economy and Nvidia’s ARM11-based Tegra as negative factors toward MIDs. Intel declined the opportunity [...]

EEE PC 904 and 905: New Tiny Screen And Bigger Keyboards

Sources of DigiTimes say that Asus is working on a couple of new Eee PCs: The 904 and 905. The models take the 8.9″ screen from the 900 and 901 and mash it up with the bigger keyboard on the Eee 1000, which doesn’t seem like a very good idea to us because the mini-notebook [...]

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.