Ultra, yet another Tegra tablet

December 22, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

ICD Ultra2010 is going to be the year of the tablet, with or without an Apple tablet. Following its Vega tablet ICD announces a more compact 7-inch-model running Googles Android OS.

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Nokia N900 smartphone confirmed

August 27, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

nokia-n900-openAlso known as RX-51 or “Rover”, N900 is now officially confirmed as a smartphone, a surf tablet and more. It runs the Linux-based Maemo 5 OS and will be offered starting in October.

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Nokia RX-51: Is it a tablet? Is it a phone?

August 10, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Nokia RX-51It was also leaked as N900 and known by its code name Rover. A T-Mobile version has just passed through the FCC. More pictures and specs have been revealed.

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Why is Dell shrinking its netbooks?

August 10, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Dell MiniThe Inspiron Mini 12 is discontinued, one of few Atom-powered netbooks with a 12 inch display. The smaller Mini 9 – which was phased out some months ago – is coming back. The reasons behind Dells netbook downsizing are quite unclear.

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Sony Vaio to get touch

July 24, 2009 by Bernd Kling 3 Comments 

Sony Vaio Logo upsideVaio products with touchscreens are coming with the launch of Windows 7 which is to be expected anytime soon. A Sony manager disclosed this and more during a recent interview.

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Intel: We don’t bet on Windows 7

June 8, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

intel-atom-and-chipset-225Intel chief financial officer (CFO) Stacy Smith doesn’t count on Windows 7 to start the PC replacement cycle. He gave some unexpected insights in his interview with a German finance weekly.

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Eee Box B206 comes with HD graphics and HDMI

April 15, 2009 by Marcel Bantle  

asus-eee-box-b206-whiteB206 promises to be quite a bit more desktop than nettop. It is “the world’s smallest HD capable desktop PC” according to Asus.

Expecting a premium price? Calm down. There is a reason why Asustek might want to sell B206 amost as cheap as its predecessor.

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Eee Station: NAS, Home Server and PC

March 3, 2009 by Marcel Bantle  

eee-stationAsus demonstrated at Cebit today what it wants to sell as Eee Station PC NAS. It offers up to 2 Terabytes Network Attached Storage (NAS) and promises to be a fully functional PC at the same time.

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Psion: We are still selling netbooks, really

March 2, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

trademark-symbol-orangeThe company still wants to own the trademark Netbook. So they try to convince everybody they are still selling them. They don’t produce them anymore, but why should it prevent them from talking about multi-million dollar sales?

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