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Toshiba AC100 Review

, Oct 21st 2010 Discuss [6]

Companion devices come in all shapes and sizes, from big-screen smartphones through tablets to netbooks and ultraportables, but Toshiba is hoping that by borrowing a little of each they’ll find a gap in the market. The Toshiba AC100 looks like a netbook but runs Android, an OS we’re more familiar with on smartphones or, more recently, tablets. The company reckons a traditional keyboard and NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor should make the AC100 the best multimedia, browsing and communication ultraportable around, but is Android being asked to do more than it’s currently capable of? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Sprint offer 3G/4G-enabled Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Inspiron 11z

, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint has obviously decided that when you have a 4G network it makes sense to leverage it, and so the company has outed its latest range of netbooks and notebooks that bundle both 3G and 4G radios.  The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) and Dell Inspiron 11z each support high-speed WiMAX when coverage is available, falling back to regular old EVDO Rev.A when it's not. Read The Full Story

I Don’t Use It, Why Should You?

, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [6]

I use my DVD drive all the time. Some readers may laugh, but I actually pay for movies and music content. Sometimes, I’ll find a deal on a movie or a CD that is better than what I could find online. I take it home, I rip it to my laptop, and it’s mine, convenient and digital. I used my DVD drive when I installed Windows 7 on my MacBook, and when I had to reinstall iWork, after iMovie started crashing again. In my old Camry, my tape deck stopped working, and that’s my favorite way to connect my iPod to my car stereo. Radio transmitters don’t work reliably in my area, but instead of shelling out a few hundred bucks to buy a proper car stereo for a car that won’t last me through next year, I did what we used to do back in the old days. I burned a CD.

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ASUS Eee PC 1215N Review

, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [6]

The line between a netbook and a notebook used to be pretty straightforward, but with Intel’s increasingly powerful Atom processors and NVIDIA’s ambitious Ion-powered Optimus graphics, the distinction is more blurred. Typifying this new breed of netbook is ASUS’ Eee PC 1215N, a 12.1-inch Seashell-series machine that could well be considered a true ultraportable despite its roughly $500 price tag. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Archos Arnova $200 netbook not worth the money

, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [7]

Given Archos' weren't exactly responsible for the design and manufacture of their last netbook, the Archos 10, we're guessing they haven't had much of a hand in the new Archos Arnova bar the badging.  The 10.2-inch ultraportable is already on sale for the bargain price of £126.75 ($202) through Amazon, though there are understandably a few compromises made in order to hit that figure. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One Happy Range of Dual-Booting Netbooks Dazzle Your Senses with Colors

, Oct 12th 2010 Discuss [2]

Acer has recently unveiled their brand new line-up of Aspire One-branded netbooks, but this time there's certainly a major difference. While the hardware might seem similar to previously released netbooks, the new Aspire One Happy range brings pastels to the table. Offering up four different models, all of which feature a different, brighter color, Acer's new Aspire One Happy line-up makes sure that your next netbook purchase is an easy one. Especially if you like to be happy. Read The Full Story

Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop & Netbook Editions due Oct 10; Dell first to release hardware?

, Oct 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Open-source addicts have been eagerly awaiting Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Edition and Netbook Edition, and Canonical has confirmed they won't have long to wait for it; both versions will go up for download on October 10 2010.  Meanwhile, DigiTimes's sources reckon Dell will be the first to out an Ubunto 10.10 based netbook. Read The Full Story

Acer says dual-OS Android/Windows 7 netbooks are the future

, Oct 7th 2010 Discuss [1]

Unlike Toshiba, Acer has been more tentative in its Android netbook adoption, offering a few dual-booting machines - the Acer Aspire One D260 being one of the most recent - but no Android-only versions.  Now, though, they're committing to Google's open-source OS a little more; according to DigiTimes, the company intends to make all future dual-core netbooks dual-booting between Windows 7 and Android. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One AOD255 netbook gets official

, Oct 5th 2010 Discuss [1]

Back in August, we first heard of the new Acer Aspire One AOD255 netbook. At the time, we were missing a few pertinent details about the machine and Acer has now revealed all. The AOD255 is a small netbook with an Intel Atom dual-core CPU inside. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One D255 Now Available in the US

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

As of this week, Acer has officially made available the Aspire One D255 in the United States. Originally uncovered at the beginning of July this year, the new netbook is one of the earliest to feature Intel's 1.5GHz Atom N550 dual-core processor. While the specifications of the new netbook may seem familiar with others on the market, it's the dual-core chip inside that Acer believes will give it enough of a performance boost amidst the other single-core netbooks already available. Read The Full Story

Toshiba AC100 Ubuntu hack gets video demo; Official build could be in works

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [3]

Friday's news that open-source tinkerers had managed to get Ubuntu 10.10 up and running on Toshiba's hitherto-Android AC100 smartbook raised a few eyebrows, but the usability of the hack was significantly scuppered by the fact it wouldn't load past the boot screen.  That's been ironed out over the weekend, and Carrypad now has video of the AC100 doing its Ubuntu thing. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Toshiba AC100 dumps Android for Ubuntu 10.10, gets useful

, Oct 1st 2010 Discuss [3]

Toshiba's AC100 is certainly an interesting notebook on the face of it: Tegra 2 processor, full QWERTY and plenty of battery life, but the Android OS does mean it's definitely a companion device and not your sole ultraportable.  That could all change, however, now a hack for loading Ubuntu onto the AC100 has been developed; Carrypad pulled together the instructions and files from tosh-ac100.wetpaint.org, ac100.gudinna.com and the official Toshiba forums and managed to get his AC100 up and running with Ubuntu 10.10. Read The Full Story

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