Apple, Steve Jobs on Netbooks, Finances

Apple Redesigned MacBook 2008 AppleInsider has several articles up about Apple’s fourth quarter conference call today. Included among them, Steve Jobs’ comments on netbooks. Jobs commented on netbooks recently when Apple’s latest MacBook was launched, saying that they felt the market was just getting started.

Based on today’s financial discussions, Apple is only getting stronger, and clearly has the cash to do what they want to do. They now have $24.5 billion in the bank, with no debt. That’s some pretty hefty financial resources.

The iPhone App Store is doing extremely well as well – Jobs commented that “we’ve never seen anything like this in our careers” and by this time tomorrow, the 200 millionth app should be sold.

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Asus Eee PC S101 Hands-On

A couple of hands-on articles about the upcoming 10.2″ Asus Eee PC S101 have been posted on Engadget, Gizmodo, and LAPTOP Magazine (who also posted a fairly in-depth video hands-on). They were able to take a look what appears to be a production S101 at … Read more

Interview with ASUS CEO, Eee PC Plans

Yesterday, an interview between LAPTOP Magazine’s Joanna Stern and Asustek’s CEO Jerry Shen was published, that shed a lot of light on where Asustek sees things now and where they see things going, as well as the plans they have for the Asus Eee PC … Read more

Samsung NC10 – Drivers, User Guide Online

Samsung has posted drivers and the user guide for the Samsung NC10 netbook online (or NP-NC10 as it’s being referenced). They’ve also setup a US-specific part of their website for some of the laptops they are going to be introducing to the US market later … Read more

MSI Wind U100 – $399.99 in US after Rebate

There are some models of the 10.2″ MSI Wind U100 that are down to $399.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate (through October 31, 2008) through Amazon.com and MWave.com Specifications: – 120GB HDD – 1GB RAM – 3-Cell Battery – Windows XP Home MSI Wind U100-016US … Read more