VIA has announced the VIA OpenBook, an 8.9-inch replacement / upgrade of the 7-inch VIA NanoBook, which was a reference design for sub-notebook / netbook manufacturers. In addition to a larger LED-backlit display, there are other changes in store – some of the new features … Read more
LAPTOP Magazine has put together a guide for solutions on common problems that many people run into when it comes to the top three Sub / Mini / Netbooks in North America, the 7-inch Asus Eee PC, the 8.9-inch HP Mini-Note, and the 7-inch Everex … Read more
A user over at the MSIWind.net forums states that they’ve acquired a sample Singapore MSI Wind. Whether it’s a manufacturing sample or a retail sample is not clear, this is the CPU identifier they have listed: …it’s reported as “Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270”, which further … Read more
Until we see a little bit more on this story, we are going to file it under “rumors”, but it’s definitely worth mentioning and it seems to have legs. Fudzilla is reporting that Intel will be launching a dual-core Intel Atom-based CPU, dubbed the Atom … Read more
There’s a very interesting competition going on when it comes to Netbooks / Sub-Notebooks and their CPUs. It doesn’t involve AMD – it’s basically Intel versus VIA Technologies, Right now, the main face-off, as far as the public is concerned, is between Intel-powered devices such … Read more