ITG xpPhone now comes with Windows 7 and bigger display

ITG’s xpPhone, that is currently available with 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, AMD processor and Windows XP can now be configured with 7-inch display, 5MP camera and Windows 7. Its price and release information will be available in a day or two.

According to its manufacture, ITG, the keyboard on it has been so nicely that touch typing speed on xpPhone can reach up to 90% of that on a desktop computer

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Sandisk launches SSDs for netbooks – pSSD P2 and S2 SSD

We have waited long enough for Sandisk to make its entry to the netbook market and they have finally unveiled pSSD P2 and S2 SSD. The S2 SSD offers 9000 vRPM (virtual revolutions per minute). Both of these new SSDs use a new technology called nCache which basically allocates a dedicated 320MB for caching which improves the overall performance.

Both of these SSDs are available in 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB capacities.

“Canonical is enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and designers (ODMs) to offer consumers a fantastic user experience with Ubuntu Netbook Remix running on netbooks,” said Chris Kenyon, director, OEM services, Canonical. “Our tests have shown SanDisk second generation pSSD equipped with nCache performing significantly better than a 5400 RPM HDD, providing Ubuntu users with the speed and stability that they need.”

“All-day battery life is critical in the netbook space, where OEMs carefully evaluate each component for optimal energy efficiency,” said Glen Burchers, marketing director, consumer segment, Freescale. “Like Freescale’s i.MX51 processor, SanDisk’s pSSDs are designed with power management in mind, thus addressing critical market requirements.”

Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix to be available soon!

Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, has announced the availability of Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix. The newer version of ubuntu is going to be made available this coming Thursday. The newer version sports faster boot times. It also comes with an interface which lets them launch their favorite application easily and quickly. Other improvements include better power management and easier switching between networks.

Although, I really enjoyed EEEbuntu, which is actually an Ubuntu 8.10 with EEE drivers, but its long bootup time was the main turn off. That is the reason, I kept going back to Windows XP. I’m really looking forward to download the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix version. I hope the improvements are enough to make me use the Ubuntu full time.