Category: Laptops / Notebooks
Eee PC 901 will be launching June 3rd, for under $650 according to blabbermouths
Yesterday we saw the first pictures of the Eee 901, which is an updated 900 model with a few noticeable differences exterior-wise, and with a new Intel Atom chip.
It appears June is the month for product announcements and launches, with the 901 due to hit retail on June the 3rd, for under $650 (£325) reportedly. Another…
Apple rumour #78,941 for the week – new MacBooks in as little as six weeks?
Thankfully another rumour from inside Cupertino has reared its smooth white head, with a Commercial Times article claiming that we’ll be seeing an upgrade to the MacBook range in the third quarter of 2008.
For anyone holding out for a new MacBook, that’s at least six weeks away, and even then, it’s still just rumour. The rumours this time around seem to be based on two Taiwanese flat-panel makers receiving orders for up to 3 million units for new MacBooks.
Most believe the revision will…
Mostly Harmless modding – PDA with complete Wikipedia on board
Ok, now unlike this morning’s piece of mod-mania, this is one I don’t think I could manage.
Some might argue that with mobile internet going from strength to strength, an all-knowledgeable, Wikipedia-filled Psion 5mx PDA…
Intel u-turn over slip on Atom-powered Apple handheld
Ok, so yesterday the CEO of Intel Germany, Hannes Schwaderer, was reported in ZDNet suggesting that Apple would be bringing out a new Atom chip-powered tablet device.
Today, under some likely pressure, Intel has released a disclaimer…
Microsoft signs up with One Laptop Per Child
Microsoft has announced an agreement with the One Laptop Per Child (OLCP) organisation to bring Windows XP to the company’s XO machines, often referred to as the ‘$100 laptop’…
Laptops get stylish with the Samsung OLED concept
Samsung’s OLED TVs are on their way in 2009, but OLED laptops are coming too – looking not unlike this super-thin Samsung AMOLED concept…
ASUS updates Eee 900 with new motherboard, dubs thee Eee 901
The Eee 900 has been out for just a week, however ASUS has declared it’s time for an update. Meet the 901, which has slight changes to its exterior, and a new Intel Atom chip buried within the 8.9″ sub-notebook.
Other changes include several metal finishings to the casing, including on the screen hinge (which is also lacking the power button now), on the keyboard, and trackpad, plus two microphones. One other thing worth noting…
Shiny Video Review: Alienware Area-51 m15x laptop
They’ve been on sale for a while now, however Susi checked one out for a few days and was amazed – as you would expect – by the processor power amongst other specs. With prices starting from £1,543, you can choose storage, RAM, and other features and build it up from there…
MSI Wind notebooks gets official – and a price for US market
We mentioned this Eee contender some time back, but the MSI Wind notebook has got official – and an official US launch via an interview with Laptop Mag…
Dell dropping some XPS models – pushing its new toy Alienware harder instead
High-stacking, low-selling PC maker Dell is planning to dump some of its XPS range of power machines, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Thanks to Dell’s buying of Alienware in 2006, the box-shifter has no need for a high-end range of its own and will instead start pushing the Alienware machines harder on its site. The report in the WSJ suggests Dell is worried that its cheaper XPS desktops are competing too well against the equivalent Alienware models…
