As more information comes to light regarding the functionality of the IPad it seems every little detail about the device is getting a lot of criticsm and it is certainly true that machine is not the netbook killer that Apple had claimed it to be.
Just a quick one as more IPad news trickles in:
MediaMarkt the giant european electrical retailer has announced this morning (via twitter!) that I will be selling the Apple IPad for €899 from the first of March.
So the whole world is going insane for the IPad tablet… and so are we ! Read on for our first impressions, the first hardware specifications and photos from the Apple presentation. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba have slotted out a press release touting their first intel Atom N450 powered netbook: The Toshiba Mini NB305.
Among words like ‘Versatile’, ‘Diminutive’ and ‘Pioneering’ they managed to give away the spec:
There’s big news from Samsung, who have let the news slip that they’re about to release 4 new netbooks:
Today the BBC has an article on their news website which reports netbook popularity is on the slide and that they will become redundant within a couple of years. Read on for our thoughts on the subject.
If you’re on the bargin hunt for the best netbook deal during the January sales, Amazon have a cracking deal on the Asus 1001HA 10 inch netbook which I think is unbeatable for £199 with free delivery.
It sounds like Google are looking around for a manufacturer to produce a set of netbooks for them. Techcrunch – one of the biggest tech blogs out there – is reporting Google has sent an RFP to several suppliers.
Nokia’s Booklet 3G Netbook is finally available for pre-order in the UK. But… the price is a massive £650.
There are some great points about the Booklet 3G…
Yep, that’s right, Viewsonic – the famous monitor makers – have launched a Windows 7 netbook, the VNB102.
Earlier in the year they launched the VNB100 which more-or-less flopped. So why are Viewsonic pursuing this?
Well, it isn’t really surprising: Everyone else is doing it! (see our article on the ridiculous ‘Dual Screen Netbook’ for proof).
So, the big questions: