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
Are all Apple MacBooks slated to have LED-backlit displays next year? It certainly seems that way, at least according to an article in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News. DigiTimes is reporting that Taiwan-based Kenmos Technology will be providing LED-backlit displays for Apple next year. It … Read more
Interesting little comparison of the 11-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U110 versus the 13-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X300. For the time being, until the ThinkPad X200 comes along, these are the two “current” ultraportables currently sold by Lenovo to business users and consumers (although it depends on just … Read more
One of the first reviews (albeit a very brief review) of the MSI Wind PC has been published by Chile Hardware (CHW.net). It appears to be a review of the 10-inch version of the Wind PC (the review is in Spanish). They compare it to … Read more
Yesterday, Sal Cangeloso over at Geek.com posted a new review of the 11.1-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U110, Lenovo’s high-end ultraportable laptop. The U110 was compared to the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 as well as the Sony TZ series and Toshiba R500 (performing better than the latter two, … Read more