Networking (Wireless, etc.) News
Fujitsu has announced the Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile U9200, a new ultraportable with a 12.-1-inch widescreen display (1280×800), weighing around four pounds (with weight saver). It offers up to 6 hours of normal battery life, 10 hours with the second battery. It’s based on Intel’s … Read more
MobileWhack has a story up about OQO announcing that the OQO Model 02 has optional EV-DO Wireless WAN capability (for Verizon customers):
OQO Inc today announced that their critically acclaimedOQO 02 modelcomputer is now also available with EV-DO Wireless WAN capability and is compatible with the Verizon Wireless Broadband Access service. Thus users in the United States will be able to access their email, the Internet, and business and personal applications at speeds of 400-700 kilobits per second.
Interesting article over at CNET News – Fujitsu is one of the first to put a “high performance digital microphone” in their new ultraportable notebook, the LifeBook Q2010.
jkOnTheRun reports that the ThinkPad X60 series are shipping with integrated EVDO options, and speculates that the rumored ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC could be the first of the major Tablet PCs to ship with the EVDO communications option (not just the first of the ultraportable notebooks or Tablet PC hybrids either!).
Couple of stories concerning high-speed 3G mobile connections being built-in or bundled with upcoming laptops from Acer, Dell, HP, and Fujitsu