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  Asus’ latest netbook boasting an extended battery life has reached the Indian shores. The Eee PC 1000HE gives about 9.5 hours of continuous usage and integrates the new Intel Atom N280 processor. Rest of the specifications is a regurgitation of the previous Eee PCs with the usual 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, 1.3MP camera, [...]

  Memorizing model numbers of gadgets is not everyone’s cup of tea. Thus, LG decided to give its X120 netbook, a name of its own which a layman could easily recall. Christened as Ice-Cream netbook, the only ice-creamy thing about this is the soft translucent border which will come in vanilla, lime and cherry flavors. [...]

  Samsung made a lot of N310 netbook today but it seems they decided to keep the new N110 netbook low in the priority list. We still haven’t got any official release but LaptopMag confirms that N110 is somewhat a successor of NC10 and works on few negatives of it. Though the internals are the [...]

  Macles* has leaked up some new Aspire One related info. Apparently, the marketing whizzes at Acer deem that there needs to be some distinction between the old Aspire Ones and the new ones surfaced recently. The revamped models will be christened with the Aspire One Pro tag for those who want a bit more [...]

  Samsung has expanded its netbook line with the addition of N310. The netbook has been designed in such a way that it eliminates LCD frame as well as gives a smooth pebble look on the outside. Though the netbook is touted to be a fashion statement with a friendly design, I think the choice [...]

  With Aspire One leading the netbook charts, Acer is looking to cash in more with the brand. We have already seen a revamped 10.1-inch Aspire One and according to latest reports, Acer is already preparing an 11.6-inch variant of the netbook. The 11.6-inch Aspire One will be based on the same revamped version with [...]

  Ok, I made up that weird name but don’t you think it goes correctly with the mirrored Apple logo? Anyways, if you dismiss the logo as a marketing gimmick and were to see this netbook with a real company’s branding, I bet this could turn out to be a good netbook. How? Well, firstly [...]

  Yota, the Russian WiMAX service provider and Samsung have announced NC10 netbook (also known as WiTU PC) with an integrated WiMAX module. Apart from this 4G addition, other specs remain the same: Intel Atom processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Windows XP, 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth, card reader and different I/O ports. The netbook [...]

  Acer has launched its 10.1-inch Aspire One variant in the Indian market. Priced at Rs. 20,999, the netbook will be exclusively sold by Croma retail across India. For those who are unacquainted, D150 is a successor to 8.9-inch Aspire One and features a 1.6GHz N270 Intel Atom processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, webcam [...]

  Now that we were really hoping to see this Lenovo shelled netbook to retail soon, Johnson Li, Director of Lenovo’s Beijing Inovation Center spills the beans that Pocket Yoga is just a concept. Yes, only a CONCEPT. He claims that Lenovo developed this concept about two years ago before the netbook and Vaio P’s [...]

  UPDATE: Lenovo Pocket Yoga is just a concept. The image which we saw a few days back that hinted on Lenovo’s version of Vaio P has now been confirmed by Lenovo’s official Flickr stream. Images uploaded on the stream shows Pocket Yoga in full glory. As seen in the sketch, the netbook will sport [...]

  What do we have here? It looks like Lenovo was pretty awed by Sony Vaio P’s design that they decided to churn out their own version. The picture is claimed to be taken at Lenovo’s office in Beijing, China but it is still uncertain if the pictured device is a working model, a prototype [...]

  The Taiwanese rumormonger has spurned a new juicy one today. This time, it’s about the Cupertino giant and its small netbook. According to them, Apple has roped in Wintek to provide multitouch panels for its netbook with the shipments expected to begin from Q3 2009 while Quanta Computer will be making the whole product. [...]

  Asus showed its Eee PC Shell netbook (1008HA) at the press conference yesterday. The 10-inch netbook is just 2.5cm thin and weighs 1.1kg. The model has been made to look a bit different from the rest of Eee PC range with its shiny pearl colored chassis. On the software front, it features an application [...]

  Asus revealed its fleet of products that will be showcased at the CeBIT today. First is the Asus-Lamborghini offspring VX5. Apart from the classy Lamborghini styling, the VX5 has a 16-inch screen and features an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT 130M GPU, Blu-ray drive and 1TB SSD making it the [...]