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ASUS EEE 1005HGO with Embedded SIM hits Orange UK

ASUS-EEE-1005HGOOrange have announced that it will be shipping the ASUS Eee 1005HGO netbook along with an embedded SIM card for on the move broadband access. The netbook will come with the Windows 7 operating system installed.

The ASUS EEE 1005HGO weighs 1.27KG, has a 10.1 inch screen and will run the Windows 7 Starter operating system.

The netbook is available on both 18 and 24 month contracts with prices ranging from £29.36 (1GB plan) through £40 / month. Data included with the price plans varies from 1GB to 3GB and up to 5GB. Note that the cheapest 18 month contract requires a £50 payment for the netbook. Other plans offer the netbook for free. Full pricing details can be found here. [Read more…]

Google Chrome OS Revealed

Google-Chrome-OSYesterday, Google [GOOG] introduced a new operating system called Google Chrome OS. We have heard a few things about it over the last few months, but now it has been officially displayed. The idea behind Chrome OS is that most users switch on their computer and want to go online to get email, check Facebook, browse websites, search for jobs, go shopping and perhaps play games while chatting to friends and listening to music etc… with other programs not getting as much use, if any at all. Perhaps the web browser is the most important and most used program on a computer in Google’s words.

When a computer boots up if often takes a while from hitting the power button to loading up a web browser. For this reason Google decided to get rid of all the things that slow it down and make the browser the operating system. After hitting the power button you can be online within seconds. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee PC 1201N now Available on Pre-Order

eee-pc-1201n-laptopWe have mentioned the ASUS Eee 1201N a couple of times in the last few months. We now see that it is ready for pre-order.

The Eee 1201N has a 12.1 inch screen running with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It has an Intel Atom 330 dual core processor along with NVIDIA ION graphics. Priced at just under $500 it comes at a fairly decent price. The netbook is also ASUS’s first ION netbook to be released.

The ASUS 1201N is part of the Seashell line of laptops and looks similar in some ways to various other models from that range such as the best selling Eee 1005HA. [Read more…]

Apple Tablet Delayed till 2H10

apple-tabletMore rumours are here today about the Apple [AAPL] tablet that was rumoured to be launched early next year. Reports are now saying that the tablet will move back to the 2nd half of 2010.

Reasons for the delay are due to some changes being made to some of the components which includes a 9.7 inch OLED display built by LG.

Two models have been mentioned which include a 10.6 inch TFT LCD display while a 9.7″ OLED panel will also be made available as mentioned above. [Read more…]

Samsung Go going to AT&T

samsung-go-netbook_2Samsung announced today that they are launching the Samsung Go on to the AT&T network on November 22.

The Samsung Go is a netbook that has access to the AT&T network and runs the Windows 7 Starter Edition operating system. The Samsung netbook it’s self weighs 2.8lbs making it fairly light weight. The screen is backlit by LED and measures 10.1″ and has a WSVGA format displaying 1024 x 600 pixels. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee PC T91MT User Interface

ASUS-Eee-PC-T91MT-DemoJust yesterday ASUS launched the T91MT over in the US making it available to buy from Amazon.com. If you have your eye on the new Tablet netbook and are not sure how the multi-touch interface works then check out the video below.

The T91MT runs the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system that allows a number of multi-touch functions to work on the device. A look at the video shows that it runs quite smoothly although I’d prefer to see it actually running live than seeing a promotional video. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee PC T91MT Tablet Now Available in US

asus-eee-pc-t91mtAmazon in the US have started to ship the ASUS Eee PC T91MT tablet. The T91MT is a newer version of the standard T91 with MT referring to multi-touch. The netbook tablet runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has an acceptable 5 hour battery life.

Spec wise it has a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor along with 1GB of DDR2 RAM (with the ability to take up to 2GB). For storage you get a 32GB solid state drive along with 500GB of free online storage courtesy of ASUS. [Read more…]

Dell Mini 10 with Integrated EVDO on Sprint

dell_inspiron_mini_10Sprint have announced that they are offering an EVDO enabled netbook in the form of the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. The netbook costs $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and will set you back $59.99 on a 24 month contract that will provide 5GB of data per month.

The Mini 10 netbook has a 10.1 inch screen that has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Powering the netbook is an Intel Atom Z520 processor running at 1.33GHz along with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB harddrive.

Connectivity wise it has wireless at b/g speeds along with the integrated EVDO Rev.A for hooking up to mobile networks while on the move. Separately the netbook costs $349 if ordered direct from Dell, so you do save a bit on the netbook although you are locked in to a 24 month contract in getting the cheaper price. [Read more…]

Viewsonic VOT132 Nettop PC is ION-Based running Windows 7

vot132-1Viewsonic are launching an updated version of it’s nettop PC. The new version is a step up from their older version, named the VOT131. The new VOT132 will feature a dual core Intel Atom processor and rather than running Windows XP Home, this version will run Windows 7 Home Premium.

As can be expected with all announcements of Windows 7 computers and netbooks, the VOT132 will also launch this week on the 22nd October. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee PC T91MT

eeepct91mt-listing-rm-engIt probably won’t be a surprise for you, but Amazon.de have listed a new netbook tablet with a launch date of October 22… ie, Windows 7 launch day. The netbook tablet launching is the Asus Eee T91MT that’s a multi-touch tablet netbook that has an 8.9 inch screen along with a 160GB HDD.

It is similar to the Asus Eee T91 but rather than the solid state drive of the T91, this one opts for a harddrive instead. Inside you’ll also find the same processor on the T91MT as the T91 had.

The netbook tablet is available in either black or white according to the site and will cost the equivalent of $754. [Read more…]

Dell Vostro 1520 Notebook offered by AT&T – Built in 3G

dell-vostro-3g-notebookAT&T [T] have announced that they will be launching the Dell Vostro 1520 laptop enabled with 3G wireless connectivity built in.

The availability of devices from Dell with 3G embedded in them was announced today and is targeted at small businesses to allow them to work while on the road. For this reason, business users are given a discounted rate on the laptop.

The offer is not restricted to the Dell Vostro 1520 laptop though and also includes various netbooks including the Inspiron, Latitude, Precision and XPS devices that already have embedded 3G technology built in. [Read more…]

Asus Eee 1201N and 1201HA Spotted

eee-pc-1201nAsus are working on a couple of new 12 inch Eee netbooks named the Asus Eee 1201N and the Asus Eee 1201HA. Both feature a 12.1 inch screen running at a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The main difference between the two new models is the processor with the Asus 1201N being the quicker of them running at 1.6GHz compared to the 1201HA running at 1.33GHz. Also the 1201HA also has less RAM, a slightly smaller harddrive and no HMDI port either. Each have a 6 cell battery capable of giving about 8 hours of light usage which isn’t too bad considering the screen size. Both of the Asus netbooks will run the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system which indicates that October 22 is the absolute earliest these netbooks will be made available. [Read more…]