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Dell Launches Inspiron Netbook, Hides 3G Feature

2008-09-05 17:52:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
 
From PC Mag After announcing it back in May, Dell has finally launched the Inspiron Mini 9, a "companion device" for the "grab-and-go mobility person", designed to access the Web while on the road. It has the same physical dimensions as the Asus Eee PC 900 The Inspiron Mini Windows XP Home will be priced at $399 while a Xubuntu based model...
 
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ASUS N10 notebooks get scooped

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2008-09-05 17:46:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
The Boy Genius Report was able to get the specs and features of the Asus N10 10.2 LED 1024600 screen Windows Vista / Windows XP 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU NVIDIA GeForce Go 9300M GS 256MB graphics card 2GB RAM 250GB 5400rpm HD One ExpressCard slot One HDMI port Three USB 2.0 ports 1.3 megapixel webcam Fingerprint reader 3.5 lbs 6-cell battery with...
 
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Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC in Nov

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2008-09-05 16:51:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
From Electronista According to a report citing an OLPC official, Amazon will sell the dual-boot XO laptop starting in November under its Give One, Get One program, where buyers will purchase two XO notebooks, with one being donated to a school kid in a poor country, and the other coming to the buyer. The previous program was offered to US...
 
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Hotspot Shield

2008-09-05 16:27:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
 
For those who love to surf on public wireless networks but have privacy (and security) concerns, you may want to check out Hotspot Shield from AnchorFree . It is a free ad-supported utility. As described on their website Public networks (both wired and wireless) are great. After all, what would life be without connecting while at airports,...
 
Tags: hotspot shield, hotspot shield runs, offer hotspot shield, credit card information, anchorfree website, anchorfree, credit card, network, windows
 
 
 
 
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Project Inkwell Spark

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2008-09-03 00:28:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
From Tuvie IDEO has released its concept design for the Project Inkwell Spark as shown above. Part of IDEO's P.R. blurb Project Inkwells goal is to greatly increase the size and effectiveness of the K-12 education technology market by managing the synthesis of functional specifications for a ubiquitous computing platform. As a Project Inkwell...
 
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Not-an-Eee Eee PC S101 shows up at the FCC

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2008-09-02 17:40:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
From Engadget While Asus succeeded in branding its premium N10 subnotebook separate from its ubiquitous Eee moniker, its 10" S101 subnotebook showed up in the FCC database still with the Eee name despite the company's announcement that it won't be part of the product line
 
Tags: eee, ubiquitous eee moniker, premium n10 subnotebook, product line, fcc database, s101 subnotebook, asus, engadget, announcement
 
 
 
 
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Strong sales growth for HP Mini-Note

2008-09-02 17:35:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
 
From Digitimes Per Apple Daily, the Mini-Note is seeing strong global monthly shipment growth at 50% rate with Asian sales including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seeing the best sales. However, the markets with consumers still focusing on buying their first PC, such as China, were not showing great acceptance You can check out the...
 
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339 8.9" MSI Wind U90 demo'd

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2008-09-02 17:26:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
From Engadget MSI has finally demo'd its 8.9-inch Wind U90 after announcing it back at the June Computex. The unit uses the full keyboard of the 10"Wind, and merely bumped up the bezel; all other specs are the same. OS is SUSE Linux which boots quite rapidly Release timeframe is end of Sep/early Oct at 339
 
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Self-Debate on Subnotebooks

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2008-09-02 16:31:00 by xujiren in Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks
Gizmodo's Mark Wilson has two contradictory pieces on subnotebooks - Why I Love Netbooks and Why I Hate Netbooks that have triggered lengthy discussions Main reasons why he loves subnotebooks include the cost, the small size, surfing conditions, and the spartan functionality Main reasons why he hates subnotebooks include the cost, the small...
 
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