Asus unveils the new Eee PC 1008HA with 3.5G WWAN and WiMAX.

Asus has shown off a bunch of Eee PCs at the CES in January. Now the Taiwanese powerhouse is apparently planning to release a high-end netbook called the EEE PC Shell which could give you a better bargain than S101, if you have not already got one that is.

Just 1-inch thick and 1.1kg in weight, the 1008HA “shell” will have optional WiMAX and 3.5G WWAN connectivity. As the model number suggests, the 1008HA has a 10.2-inch LCD panel as in S101, but higher capacity battery and with a higher specification, at the same time will sell at a much lower price - $570 compared to $699.

The Eee PC 1008HA is called “Shell” because of its sea-shell inspired pearlescent paint job. Asus reveals to audience that the 1008HA will sport an Intel Dual core Atom processor along with a 64GB storage space. It will sport a 92% of a full-length keyboard, and the same touch keys we have come to love in previous Eee PCs, with the addition of a one-click access to a full suite of exclusive software including

• Eee sharing that makes it easy to synchronize Eee PCs with other computers and share messages and documents with other Eee PC users - even without Internet access.
• Eee Arena: Offers easy access to thousands of songs, videos, radio stations, games, magazines and more.

The S101 weights less than 1 kilogram and is only 1.8-centimeters thick and is available in brown, champagne, and graphite colors. The S101 sports 1024 x 600 pixel display, an Intel Atom1.6GHz N270 CPU, a 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB solid state disk, 1GB of memory, Wi-Fi (802.11n), Ethernet (10/100), built-in card reader, Bluetooth 2.0, a VGA output, three USB 2.0 ports and 0.3-megapixel webcam.

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Asus’ dual screen notebook comes with no physical keyboard at all.

CeBIT is an excellent platform to showcase your innovation, and we all know Asus has never been more than a hair’s breadth away from core innovation. You do not have to look far – just look at the over 20 models of Eee PC and the W90 with 18.4-inch screen, for example. Now they are showing off this latest dual screen notebook with no hardware keyboard at all. It is quite possible that one of the screens will have an on-screen keyboard. But whether it will give equal typing comfort and pleasure is a judgment we should hold back till someone of us lays his hands on it. It better be quite responsive.

As part of the “Community Designed PC” project initiated by ASUS and Intel, the concept is still a work-in-progress which requires continued feedback. ASUS is thus taking the opportunity to encourage users to participate in the development of this concept notebook. Additional information regarding this concept can be found at WePC.com.

The OLPC project has a similar concept model called the XO-2 netbook which could be available in 2010, but the project has been suffering from unfortunate budget constraints. No such problem with Asus though, and it is good to see them working on a commercial model. Why, we like the touch-keypad on iPhone!

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Netbook with a touchscreen? Netbook with a detachable keyboard? Netbook with 10 - 15 hours of battery life? Meet the TouchBook by Always Innovating.

Always Innovating, a California based company debuts a new netbook called the Touchbook. It features an 8.9 inch touch panel hence the name, and a detachable qwerty keyboard. Always Innovating has claimed it to have a battery life of 10 to 15 hours, this is because each section, keyboard and monitor has its own battery.

The TouchBook will be running on a OMAP3 ARM Chip with an 8 GB microSD card for storage all in a package weighing roughly 2 pounds.

The TouchBook also has 6 USB ports, 3 of which are internal. The reasoning behind this is so that consumers don't have to remove USB dongles everytime the TouchBook is packed away.

The screen section alone will have a price of $299 and $399 with the keyboard.

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HP quietly upgraded its Pavilion dv7t and slashed the price by almost 35%.

Don’t know why HP kept this useful update quiet. But the Pavilion dv7t you’ll see on their website is not the earlier 17-inch, 16:10 $ 1229 machine. Instead a new bigger machine with 17.3-inch has taken its place, which also comes with the widely appreciated 16:9 resolution and a sharper 1600 x 900 display. It also gets the new 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 as an option, along with the already available 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4650 and the 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4650 Graphics - For Quad Processors.

The HP Pavilion dv7t is a commendable entertainment consumer notebook which can be quite a cool desktop replacement device. It comes in two colors – Espresso black and Moonlight white. You get a choice of six processors – one Pentium Dual-core (T6400), four Core 2 duo (T6400, P7450, P8600 and T9550) and a quad-core (Q9000). A free memory update is available from 2GB to 3GB although you’ll have to pay extra for a higher brain. Up to 1TB of hard drive can be selected. The 8-cell Lithium ion battery should give enhanced battery life.

The price is reduced to $799.99 from which the customizations start. The base configuration will cost $849.99 and the one HP recommends here will set you back by $1173.99 .

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Asus has added two more notebooks to its already impressive lineup of new products at the CeBIT in Hannover. The ASUS P30 and P80 which are part of Asus's latest P Series commercial notebooks are currently on display at the CeBIT.

Both the P30 and P80 models offer outstanding power efficiency with more than 12 hours of battery life along with the ASUS Xpress Charge feature that enables the notebooks to be recharged in approximately 90 minutes. These notebooks will include the ASUS AI Pre-Boot Finger Logon and AI Secure Delete function for better security along with an Anti-theft technology security feature that will help to locate the notebook if stolen or lost. The P30 and P80 will also include the HDD ShockShield Protection to safeguard your data against shock or collision. Both the notebooks have a sleek Magnesium Skeleton design for safety and durability.

The P30 is an ultra portable notebook measuring just one inch in thickness and weighing just 3.3 pounds. The P80 model will include the Hot-Swap Module Bay and is expected to be shipped later this year.

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Samsung’s NC10-11PBK Special Edition 10.2-inch netbook is now available in the US.

The NC10-11PBK, offered by Amazon, has a battery life of “up to 9.4 hours”. That’s an increase from 8 hours in the standard NC10 models. Furthermore, the Special Edition is black, whereas the standard NC10 has either white or blue chassis. The product page on Amazon.com also says that the NC10-11PBK’s touch pad is larger than on other NC10 models.

The core components remained the same and include the 1024 x 600 display, Intel’s Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP Home preloaded.

About a week ago, when we talked about the Samsung NC20, one of my problems was that this netbook only comes in white. Fortunately, its smaller brother, the Samsung NC10, just became available as I like them all - black as the moonless night!

Currently available on Amazon for $469, the black Samsung NC10 already got 2 customer reviews, both users giving it 5 stars out of 5. Unfortunately, the item can only be shipped within the US for now, but let's hope they'll also make it available in Europe and other areas.

Anyway, until we get to see this special edition black beauty running free all over the planet, let's take a look at those technical specs, shall we?

Samsung NC10 Technical Details:

- 5900mAh 6 cell high capacity battery giving up to 9 hours and 40 minutes of continuous run-time
- touch pad larger than other NC10 models
- 10.2-inch Wide, 1024 x 600 WSVGA , 220 nits
- Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz Front Side Bus, 512 KB Level 2 Cache
- 160 GB, 2.5-inch HD
- 1 GB DDR2 800 MHz
- Intel 945GSE shared
- 802.11 b/g WiFi
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- 10/100 BaseTX LAN

At last, you know what's the cookie on the cake with the Samsung NC10 special edition? It comes with Windows XP Home! It may not allow you to play with your CAD/CAM projects on the road, but it surely delivers a lot for those who simply need to get online from various places, and stay there for as long as possible.

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An inexpensive option that will fit into any budget, the Dell Vostro A860 Laptop offers enthusiastic mobility and connectivity for the individualist who needs a young many versatility output from a machine. Offered at $349 through Dell as endeavor of a posthumous 2008 switch, there's arguably no gambler machine for your money.

The Dell Vostro A860 offers leash designate packages for customization. . However, no unnecessary trial software is in the mix to clutter the hard drive or the desktop The amply distributed 15.1-inch widescreen LCD communicate offers enough inhabit to view multiple tasks and projects with the ability to stream media or DVDs on the standard drive. Connectivity is no worry with a built-in integrated network, modem and wireless connectivity and optional Bluetooth capabilities. The exclusive real drawback, when considering the unbeatable price, is the filler and the power-pull of a four-cell Li-Ion assault. Yet, when reviewing the pros and cons, a low $400 terms tag far outweighs any latent drawbacks.

The computer offers a low-profile, the loaded keyboard allows for maximized person efficiency and pleasure, and with the four-cell battery, the metric is righteous over 5 lbs. The Dell Vostro comes in 15.6-inch A860 and 14.1-inch A840, these specifications are both pre-configured. They present apiece be open with a action of Ubuntu Unix or Windows Vista and faculty be supercharged by 1GB of RAM and either Intel Celeron (singular or duple set) or Pentium dual set processors. The Dell Vostro A860 will come with 160 GB hard drive and the Vostro A840 offers a 120GB drive..

Finished the thousands of daily conversations Dell and its direct partners acquire with undersized businesses in these countries, Dell identified significant challenges concomitant to the get, ownership and operation of discipline. These include:

1. The preventative toll of study, especially mobility.
2. Product reliability and grade.
3. Finding solutions that are unproblematic to set up and maintain.
4. Accessible strengthener and services.

The new Vostro products were intentional to communicate these needs as follows:

1. Affordable: These systems enable ontogeny businesses to gain fruitfulness through primary playing and workaday computing applications.

2. Reliability: The new Vostro products reflect Dell's estimate for high-quality standards and underwent up to 7,000 hours of tight reliability testing.

3. Easy to confirm: The set configurations are easygoing to set up and maintain, delivering out-of-the-box fruitfulness. The systems are also pre-configured with core duty fruitfulness applications and exclusive the software customers need.

Price: Approx $400

Dell Vostro A860 Ratings:

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