Sony VAIO Netbook – January 9, 2009?

Is Sony going to be introducing their VAIO-branded netbook on the 9th of January? There is a very cryptic Sony New Zealand sony website with a countdown alluding to a new VAIO product, and we know Sony is planning on a netbook. We also may … Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad S9 – US, Germany

Looks like the 8.9″ Atom-powered Lenovo IdeaPad S9 netbook will be available in the US after all. It is currently listed as being sold at Buy.com (SSD, 512MB RAM, Linux) and other online retailers, starting at $349.99 (USD). $349.99 gets you: – Intel Atom 1.6GHz … Read more

Dell Adjusts Inspiron Mini 12, Adds XP

Dell has adjusted the pricing and added Windows XP Home to its Intel Atom-powered 12.1″ Inspiron Mini 12 netbook lineup. There are three new configurations/prices. All have 1GB of RAM and are powered either by a 1.33GHz Atom or a 1.6GHz Atom, with Intel GMA … Read more

NVIDIA Wants to Boost Netbook Performance

NVIDIA wants to radically boost the performance of Intel Atom-powered netbooks. They plan on combining their GeForce 9400M chipset (graphics included) with Intel’s Atom CPU to create a new platform – Atom + GeForce 9400M. It’ll be called the NVIDIA Ion platform. The result will … Read more

Asus Eee PC 1002HA Availability Online

The 10.2″ Intel Atom-powered Asus Eee PC 1002HA is now starting to appear at various online retailers in the US. It’s got a 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, and Windows XP Home. It was just announced a few weeks ago, and retailers now show them in … Read more