Have you been looking for an in-depth review of this highly anticipated netbook/notebook from SONY? How is the self-proclaimed size-zero, ultra slim notebook in terms of performance? Is its over-a-grand price worth it? Read the full review by clicking on the title!
Ubuntu 9.10 is the latest Ubuntu’s release that brings in myriad of fixes and new features that make it the most user-friendly Linux OS ever made. GadgetMix.com spent quite a lot of time with the Alphas, Betas and the final release and we are impressed!
People use their netbooks for a variety of purposes. Some use it for Internet surfing on-the-go and some for basic office editing. There are many of us, who use these nice little devices for GPS navigation. Netbook screens are perfect for this as they are smaller than the big and bulky notebooks and have bigger displays than the usual in-car GPS devices.
Read review of this wonderful car mount from ultimate-netbooks!
Alright, so we have completed doing various tests on the EEE 1008HA and we have developed a both love and hate relationship with this slim netbook from ASUS.
With so many netbook manufactures now breaking into the 10-inch+ screen limit, Acer was no way going to left behind in the business where it actually rules.The Acer A0751H is the first Acer Aspire One to sport an Intel Atom Z 520 processor that is clocked at 1.3GHz. However, the best part of this netbook is its resolution: 1366 x 768 px, which gives it an obvious edge over its competitors. So, was it able to impress us?
After the sweet success of ASUS EEE S101, ASUS rolled out a hard disk version of it, the EEE S101H. It is built along the lines of S101. It is just 2.5cm thin; weighs just 1.1kg and its metallic finish makes it perfect for making a style statement. But, do not go swayed away by its looks, it is pretty powerful too. Read the full review to find more about it!
Now Windows Mobile users can access the Marketplace on their computers and have an extensive research on the app before transferring it to their phones. Since the Marketplace is now open for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1, this facility can be enjoyed by them as well.
The applications are transferred wirelessly to your phone after you purchase them online. These can be used afterwards on your phone’s marketplace client. Microsoft proposes a better anti-privacy shield with this launch.
Adobe released BETA of newer version of flash that is supposed to provide GPU acceleration. However, since it does not supports GMA 950 which is used in most of the netbooks, it is going to make little to no difference at all in the flash performance in the netbooks.
Right now, it only supports GMA 4500 and Nvidia ION. So, users ION powered netbooks and nettops should update to the this version. Others shall wait for Adobe to include GMA 950 support
Note: Linux and Mac netbooks/notebooks are not yet supported
Nokia N900 is a great phone for some, but for us, it has to be awarded the title of best MID ever made. Here is a video where Nokia N900 is shown running 12 apps opened at the same time. Music is playing in the background; PDF files are opened; game that was being played is paused; photo viewer displaying a hi-res picture and everything on this MID is opened.
Guess what, it handled them all with panache and not even a single slowdown was noticed anywhere. Take about some effective and efficient memory management!
Rejoice netbook makers! Adobe has finally announced that Flash Player will be available for the Android and WebOS system in the first half of the year 2010.
If you are running Android on your netbook or on your device, you will be told to check next year. Here is the message shown on Android devices:
“Adobe Flash Player 10.1 coming to Android 2.0 in the first half of 2010″
Adobe also promised that BETA would be available to the WebOS users this year, but we are yet to hear something about that. Windows Mobile users can also expect a Flash Player version too.
Here are few tweaks that one can do on a netbook that comes with GMA 950 chipset to improve its performance:
- Disable Power Savings (Right click desktop, Graphics Properties, Display Settings, Power Settings, set the slider to “Disable Power Savings”)
- Set Driver Memory Footprint to High (Right click desktop, Graphics Properties, 3D settings, Change “Driver Memory Footprint” value from Normal to High)
- Some people have luck with GMABooster, I however haven’t tried it yet because I’m unsure about the safety of it. http://www.gmabooster.com/
-If you run Vista/7, turning off Aero will give you some more frames in the games.
Jolicloud OS consistency with lots of new netbooks have been posted on the website. But there is no support for GMA 500 graphics powered netbooks.
Instead of going with Jolicloud, we would recommend our readers to go for something like Ubuntu 9.10 OS (review) or UBUNTU NBR for which GMA 500 drivers are already available.
This mighty netbook has a nice 12.1-inch display with 1366×768 resolution, Intel Dual Core Atom 330 processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB har disk, Nvidia ION chipset, Bluetooth and WiFi b/g/n.
It is being offered with Windows 7 Home Premium (not starter or basic edition) so that you can enjoy Aero on it in its full glory. After all, you have the strong ION GPU to back it on.
ASUS made the right decision by not bundling this amazing netbook with the atrocious GMA 500 chipset. At $499, it may sound expensive to some, but, then it has far better specs than the SONY VAIO X that we recently reviewed
Intel is planning to launch Arrandale CPUs based on Calpella platform. These CPUs includes:
Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz)
Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz)
Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz)
The price are US$305, US$278 and US$241, respectively. These will make their debut in the first half of 2010 and more will follow in the 3Q of 2010. Intel is targeting the mid and high-end market with the aforementioned CPUs
Commentary: Clearly, the CPUs are NOT meant for the netbooks, may be for the high end netbooks that fall in the VAIO X category, but certainly not for the ones under $400 range.
Have you been looking for an in-depth review of this highly anticipated netbook/notebook from SONY? How is the self-proclaimed size-zero, ultra slim notebook in terms of performance? Is its over-a-grand price worth it? Read the full review by clicking on the title!
Motorola is all set to unveil their ‘new’ Android platform for their upcoming MIDs. We suspect them to be nothing more than some basic modification on the exisiting Android OS.
The above screenshot shows three moto-devices; equipped with 3.5-inch, 5-inch and 10-inch screens respectively. According to midbbs (Chinese), the 5-inch one has already been developed.
The other products are expected to have very strong performance and features. They will accelerometers, 8MP camera, 3G and big capacity batteries. Of course, they will have built-in WiFi and Bluetooth.
Connectify is a free serivice that lets you use you Windows 7 netbook as a portable wifi hotspot. You can share this connection with your other WiFi devices too. Sign up for their BETA program here
