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  • Verizon adds the HP Mini 210-1076 to its netbook stable

    Verizon adds the HP Mini 210-1076 to its netbook stable

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Verizon's latest netbook nearly completes its collection. The 10.1-inch HP Mini 210 offers the N450 1.66GHz Atom CPU along with 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Windows 7 Starter edition powers the netbook and it can be yours for for $149 with a 2-year data contract. Of course $50 more will get a larger screen and Windows Home Premium with the HP Mini 311.

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  • The Archos 9 PC Tablet makes room for the Atom Z515 CPU

    The Archos 9 PC Tablet makes room for the Atom Z515 CPU

    Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Isn't it grand when companies somewhat silently update their products with new hardware but keeps the previous price. That's just what Archos did with the 9 PC Tablet. Overnight it went from the Intel Atom Z510 1.1GHz CPU to the Z515 1.2GHz Atom with Hyper-Threading and Intel Burst Performance Technology. It's a nice little spec bump, actually.

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  • Samsung announces 3G-equipped ‘Go’ netbook for AT&T

    Samsung announces 3G-equipped ‘Go’ netbook for AT&T

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    go-open-620 The nation's "fastest" (and often most frustrating) 3G network (i.e. AT&T) is adding another netbook to its lineup of 3G portable devices, the Samsung Go. So what exactly is said Go? Well, according to Sammy, it's "a compact and lightweight netbook with instant access to broadband speeds powered by the nation’s fastest 3G network and the Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition operating system."

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  • Review: Nokia Booklet 3G

    Review: Nokia Booklet 3G

    Posted on November 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: When Nokia first announced their Netbook 3G, expectations were mixed. After all, Nokia defined the mobile phone space but they’ve hardly been good at expanding out of the handset market. My take? This is a bit too underpowered and a bit too generic to be a truly great Nokia product but, given the [...]

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  • Archos 9 tablet PC just now available for pre-order at $550

    Archos 9 tablet PC just now available for pre-order at $550

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Although previously targeted for launch on October 22nd with a price tag of $500, it looks like Archos’ 9-inch tablet is just now available for pre-order on the company's web site and priced at $550.

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  • Crazy like a fox? Microsoft to release an ad-supported, introductory version of Office 2010

    Crazy like a fox? Microsoft to release an ad-supported, introductory version of Office 2010

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Years ago, when Microsoft started pushing Internet Explorer, it enjoyed favorable adoption rates because, well, it's already on there, so why not use it? (Law-breaking aside, of course!)That may be what Microsoft is thinking this time around with Office 2010. Redmond will allow OEMs to install Office Starter 2010 on brand new Windows 7 PCs. It will be a pared down version of Office, and one that will be ad-supported. That, of course, has caused the Internet to freak out.

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  • Netbook makers will be able to use any Windows 7 version without restrictions

    Netbook makers will be able to use any Windows 7 version without restrictions

    Posted on September 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Good then. Netbook manufacturers will be able to preload any version of Windows 7 onto their machines – not just Windows 7 Starter Edition. And while we found out in May that the arbitrary three-application limit had been removed from Windows 7 Starter (thereby making it virtually indistinguishable from Windows 7 Home Basic), the lack of other features like not being able to change your desktop wallpaper or use some of the cooler Aero stuff felt more than a bit underwhelming.

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  • Microsoft wants to change ‘netbook’ to ‘low cost small notebook PC’

    Microsoft wants to change ‘netbook’ to ‘low cost small notebook PC’

    Posted on June 3, 2009 | No Comments
    lcsmpcsDigitimes is reporting that "Microsoft plans to redefine mini-notebooks that Intel has categorized as netbooks with a new term -- low cost small notebook PC." Oh that's much simpler, thank you.

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  • Microsoft confirms: no three app limit in Windows 7 Starter

    Microsoft confirms: no three app limit in Windows 7 Starter

    Posted on May 30, 2009 | No Comments
    We'd heard it through the grapevine that Microsoft was gearing up to right the wrong and nix that ludicrous three application limit for Windows 7 Starter Edition, and sure enough, it did just that via The Windows Blog. The company admitted that it was removing the three application at-a-time limit previously slated for inclusion in Win7 Starter "based on the feedback it has received from partners and customers." (Psst... thanks for yelling, people!) That said, the OS is still severely gimped, with no multi-monitor support, DVD playback, Windows Media Center, remote media streaming, XP Mode or network connectivity. Just kidding on that last one... we think.

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