It’s probably fair to say that we haven’t been particularly impressed with what we’ve heard about Acer’s Aspire One 751. The phrase “pretty but dumb” has been muttered more than once, an aesthetically pleasing machine but one lacking in processing power. So when Acer offered us the latest version, the AO751h-1522, we jumped at the opportunity to see how it holds up to our own exacting standards. Check out the full review after the cut
As we just mentioned earlier today, Nokia is set to announce their RX-51, N900 Rover in just a couple weeks at Nokia World, but the guys over at Mobile Review got a prerelease model and took some time to play with it. They aren’t giving a lot of information out yet, considering they have a lot of respect for Nokia, and even mentioned that if there hadn’t been so many leaks regarding the device, we wouldn’t be seeing any kind of review from them. Luckily for all of us though, they did it, and they have the pictures to prove it.
It may look like MSI’s X-Slim X600, but this is actually the company’s unannounced X-Slim X610. Ostensibly the same as its early cousin, the X610 differs in switching from Intel’s Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor to AMD’s 1.6GHz Athlon MV-40 CPU. According to Russian site 3DNews’ review, this cheaper processor will hopefully bring down the whole cost of the X610.
There isn’t much to go on here, just a quick post from a member of our Android Community’s forums, but it’s definitely something to get excited about. If you have an HTC Hero that is. There’s been some squabbling around the internet about the Hero, dating back to before official launch, and most of it consists about the user experience, and whether or not there is any lag. We did a review of the device, and while we enjoyed it, there was obviously some room for improvements. But, that’s part of having a piece of technology now a days. HTC made some remarks, stating that some optimizations could be rolling out, and even said that word we all love in this business: soon.
With the sales success of the Viliv S5 and X70 MIDs, all eyes are on the Viliv S7 to see if the company can make 7-inch touchscreen convertible netbooks popular too. Yet to go up for preorder in the US or Europe, an S7 has dropped into the hands of UMPC Fever in Hong Kong; they’ve been sharing their first impressions.
The first early reviews of TomTom’s navigation app for the iPhone 3G and 3GS are filtering through, and we can’t help but think the software sounds a little half-baked. Over at Shift Solutions, reviewer Mathew’s early conclusion tips the disappointed theme for the whole piece – “if this software is as good as Tom Tom gets, I don’t know why anyone would buy a Tom Tom GPS” – before going on to critique the quality of the mapping data and the app’s sometimes bizarre directions.
Video demo after the cut
Remember the 5-inch Inkia MID from back in July? The Intel Atom Z510-powered handheld has finally landed with a reviewer, in this case Shanzai, and in the process gained a (rubbish) name: the Inkia 500. They’ve found it’s an affordable device, albeit a not especially inspiring one.
Backup remains a guilty chore many people avoid, and yet plenty of us are already carrying around a potential backup device. Most people don’t think of it that way, but your iPod is a huge chunk of storage just waiting to be repurposed as a portable hard-drive. Clickfree sent over their latest easy-backup system, the Transformer for iPod, for SlashGear to take a look at.
With official photos, full specifications, an unboxing and demo video behind us, all that’s left for MSI’s X-Slim X600 – before a post eventually saying it’s been retired, of course – is a full review. Happily LaptopMag are on hand to deliver just that, putting the 15.6-inch CULV ultraportable through its paces to see if it’s more than just good looks or falls flat like its smaller X340 sibling.
Now that LG have officially announced their latest Chocolate phone, the BL40, it seems the floodgates have opened for unofficial hands-on. Russian site mobile@mail.ru are the latest, offering up not only plentiful shots of the 4.0-inch 800 x 345 “cinema-like” touchscreen handset in its various menus and options pages, but alongside some of LG’s other recent marvels.
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