Last week, Xandros released a beta of Presto, a Xandros-based Linux distribution designed for laptops/netbooks and ultraportables as an “instant-on” OS environment. It’s considered a “pre-boot” environment that works with Windows XP and Windows Vista-based systems. It allows you to quickly boot into an environment … Read more
DigiTimes is reporting that Intel will be temporarily postponing two of its upcoming Menlow-based Atom CPUs to sometime in mid-April. These are primarily intended for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), however they could find their way into other devices such as netbooks. The CPUs affected are: … Read more
We’ve already seen several hands-on previews of the new addition to the Eee PC line from Asustek, the 10-inch Asus Eee PC 1008HA, and now we have some pricing and availability information, at least for UK buyers. The 1008HA, aka the “Shell” or “Eee Shell” … Read more
Earlier this month, we mentioned that the 12-inch Samsung NC20 would be available this week from NewEgg (March 16 to be precise). This is an exclusive distribution deal for the USA. Unfortunately that’s been delayed until the first week of April, according to LAPTOP Magazine, … Read more
MSI has announced a refresh or addition to the MSI Wind U110 line, calling it the MSI Wind U110 ECO. It’s based on the Intel Menlow Platform, powered by an Intel Atom CPU. MSI is claiming up to 9 hours of battery life, saying that … Read more