Megawhat were at the launch of the new Toshiba NB200, or the UX as it’s known in Japan. An update to their Netbook line up with a full size keyboard, long battery life, Intel Atom processor and a very up market finish Toshiba have kicked it up a notch.

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Doray Minerals makes flat ASX debut
Gold explorer Doray Minerals Ltd has made a flat debut on the Australian stock exchange before backtracking by half a cent.
Saints beat Colts to win first Super Bowl crown
The New Orleans Saints won the first National Football League title in their 43-season history on Sunday by defeating the Indianapolis Colts [...]

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1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Windows XP Home (SP3), Over 3 Hours of Battery Life (3-Cell 2200 mAh)
10.1″ WSVGA CrystalBrite LED Display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Product DescriptionAcer AOD250-1116 comes with these high level Specs. Intel Atom Processor N270, Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3, 10.1″ [...]

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iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says

February 8, 2010

When is one more gadget just too many?
NEW YORK – Kira Marchenese works in online communications, and so she arrived on a business trip to New York earlier this week equipped with all the gadgets you might expect: personal smart phone, work smart phone, laptop, iPod touch.
iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says
When the over-the-top [...]

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Asus Projects Big Drop in Portable PC Sales

February 8, 2010

3G Studios continues to grow in downtown spot
Company heads usually get their pick of office space when moving into a new building.
Asus Projects Big Drop in Portable PC Sales
Netbook PC pioneer Asustek expects shipments of its portable PCs to fall by up to 20 percent in the current three months from the previous quarter, lagging [...]

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An iPad in Your Pad? It’s Up to the Apps

February 7, 2010

ARM Preps 2-GHz, Multicore Chips for Smartphones
While ARM has so failed to succeed in the netbook market, it is prepping faster, multicore versions of its Cortex processor, running up to speeds of 2 GHz. The goal? Take on Intel’s Atom and cement ARM’s space in the smartphone market.
An iPad in Your Pad? It’s Up to [...]

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eMachines eM250 netbook (Sold at WalMart) Review / Jolicloud OS Demo

February 7, 2010

The emachines em250 Series Model KAV60 netbook which sold at walmart for $228 (bit.ly It looks very similar to the Acer Aspire One AOD250. Starting at 5 minutes into the video I demo the Jolicloud netbook OS I installed from jolicloud.com. It installed on this netbook without one problem and runs pretty fast! This machine’s [...]

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Samsung N150 10.1-Inch Red Netbook – Up to 7 Hours of Battery Life

February 7, 2010

1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
1GB DDR2 Memory; 160GB Hard Drive
Longer battery-powered performance of up to 7 hours*. *Battery life based on independent MobileMark test scores
10.1″ Non-glare Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition

Product DescriptionThe Samsung N150 netbook gives you value without compromise. It starts with a powerful Intel Atom N450 processor [...]

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Tech Showdown: Smartphones vs. Netbooks

February 7, 2010

An iPad in Your Pad? It’s Up to the Apps
Apple’s new device is lovely and loaded with potential, but it won’t fly unless there’s cool content to go with it
Tech Showdown: Smartphones vs. Netbooks
Smartphones and netbooks typically can help you accomplish many of the same tasks, such as mobile web browsing, e-mail and office applications. [...]

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Gateway LT2114u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

February 6, 2010

1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
160GB SATA Hard Drive; 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Windows XP Home; Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

Product DescriptionGateway LT2114u Netbook comes with these specs: Intel Atom Processor N450, Windows XP Home (Service Pack 3), 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display, [...]

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