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OLPC and Marvell to bring tablets to students around the world

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Totally missed this press release from the end of last week. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and Marvell have agreed to jointly develop a family of next-generation OLPC XO tablet computers based on the Marvell Moby reference design. According to the press release, the new partnership will enable a new range of educational tablets [...]

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Hannspree HannsNote 10 inch netbook

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I didn’t realize this but Hannspree USA apparently has their own 10 inch netbook called the HannsNote. Featuring somewhat dated specs, the HannsNote features: Mirror finish and contoured edges Intel Atom N270 processor clocked at 1.6GHz Windows XP Home Edition Intel 945GSE + ICH7M chipset 1GB of RAM 10 inch 1024 x 600 resolution display Microphone/Line-in/Headphone out Built-in speakers 160GB SATA HDD Built-in 1.3 [...]

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Kindle for PC to come preloaded on select ASUS Eee PCs

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ASUS announced today that select ASUS netbooks and notebooks sold at Amazon.com would come pre-loaded with the “Kindle for PC” software application. Not familiar with “Kindle for PC”? It’s essentially the Kindle software for the PC platform allowing users to: Purchase, download, and read more than 540,000 books Browse by genre or author, and take advantage [...]

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Sony to release special edition Billabong VAIO W netbook in AU

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Sony has teamed up with Billabong to release a new VAIO W series netbook to match the Australian designer’s 2010 summer board short lineup. The new VAIO W Series Imperial Lime netbook features lime-green, blue, and black hand-drawn artwork that’s supposed to represent “the vibrant colour palette that helped define surf fashion in the [...]

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Core i3, i5, i7 processors coming to Alienware M11x

Thanks to a video interview with a Dell rep over at Shufflegazine, we now know Dell plans on releasing updated versions of the Alienware M11x netbook. The updated systems will feature Core i3, i5, and i7 processor options (which presumably will be the new updated CULV processors announced today by Intel) and will continue to [...]

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Samsung N150 Review

Thanks to Stefano in Rome for alerting me to this new review of the Samsung N150 Corby. We've had a couple of posts recently featuring unboxing and disassembling but here NetbookNews.it put the N150 to the test.The video is in Italian, but a translated version of the review can be read here.

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Intel brings Nehalem to CULV family

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Intel finally refreshes their consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) product line with today’s introduction of the new CULV 2010 Intel Core Processors. The new processor lineup finally brings Intel’s Nehalem architecture down to the ultra-low processor segment which powers systems such as thin-and-light notebooks and ultra-portable notebooks. All the new processors will feature the letters [...]

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MSI SketchBook combines graphics tablet with netbook

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Above is MSI’s “SketchBook” concept system combining the netbook form factor with a graphics tablet. Need a keyboard? Not a problem – the graphics tablet can be flipped over to reveal a keyboard. The SketchBook was recently showcased in Amsterdam ahead of the COMPUTEX show to be held in Taiwan in the beginning of [...]

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HP Mini 210-1076NR now available at Verizon Wireless

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Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday the availability of theHP Mini 210-1076NR netbook for $149.99 after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate and a new two-year mobile broadband plan. The HP Mini 210-1076NR features the following specs: Windows 7 Starter 10.1 inch LED BrightView Infinity widescreen display Intel Atom N450 processor 1GB of RAM 250GB HDD Built-in stereo speakers and HP webcam [...]

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PC Mag reviews ASUS Eee PC 1005PR

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PC Magazine reviews the ASUS Eee PC 1005PR Seashell netbook here on their website. Although at first glance, the 1005PR looks like any other ASUS Eee PC 10.1 inch netbook, the system actually features a higher-resolution display (1366 x 768) and the Broadcom Crystal HD decoder (BCM 70015) to help decode 720p/1080p video clips. [...]

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