Netbook

Apple – OLED for Netbooks?

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On top of the rumors already floating around, Smarthouse published an article last week claiming that not only is Apple close to launching a touch screen-based netbook, but that they have been looking at using OLED display technology for both the display and a keyboard. … Read more

VIA VX855 Chipset Announced

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VIA has announced their new VIA VX855 MEdia System Processor (MSP)/chipset. It’s oriented towards small form factor PCs as well as mobile/ultraportable/UMPC systems. It has a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 2.3 watts, and offers a smaller size than some current systems. VIA claims it … Read more

Qualcomm, Freescale to Launch ARM-Based Netbooks at Computex?

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DigiTimes is reporting that Qualcomm and Freescale will both be launching ARM-based netbooks/ultraportables at the upcoming Computex Taipei. As recently as January of this year (CES 2009), Freescale was showcasing it’s netbook platform. Back in November, it was reported that ARM was working with Canonical … Read more

Slimmer Acer Aspire One ZG8 / A0530 at the FCC

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Acer Aspire One 10-inch We’ve been hearing about the rumors and leaked information since last month, and now we have some confirmation – This new netbook/ultraportable has now shown up at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for testing of its communications hardware (WiFi, etc.). The document dates are listed as March 9, 2009, with some of the submission documents listing March 4, 2009 in the headers, while some of the documentation lists application dates of February 11, with test dates of February 27, 2009.

One of the documents lists this information:
We, Acer Inc, hereby declare that ZG8, Aspire one, AO530 (model name) can not be used for operation of HSUPA and CDMA2000 1xRTT/EV DO function. The HSUPA and CDMA2000 1xRTT/EV DO functions of this EUT are disabled by firmware control, which the users cannot enable it.

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Adding eSATA to an Acer Aspire One (tnkgrl)

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If adding a touchscreen to your 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One wasn’t enough, tnkgrl Mobile has put together the 4th part in their ongoing series on modding the AAO. This time around, it’s a really major mod/upgrade, but it wasn’t as difficult as some mods. She’s … Read more