Mobile PC News

Finally we got the right lightweight OS for our netbooks. I hope it will run much faster than Windows XP now on my ASUS EeePC 901. Google will be launching the Chrome OS for netbooks in second half of 2010. With OS will be focused on web apps. So you can move all your work to the web with your netbook. Will se how it will compete with Microsoft Windows XP and future Windows 7 products.

Korean company Raon Digital reported that it has developed first netbook (mobile PC for network access) powered by dual core AMD Turin 64 X2 processor. Name of this device is Everun Note. New processor operates on 1.2 GHz rate. The device equipped with 1Gb RAM, 60Gb hard disk, 7-inch display with 1024x600 pixel resolution. Also device has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, 1.3 Mpx webcam and SD/MMC flashcard adapter. The size of this device is really small - 200x118x2,5 mm. This is smaller that ASUS EeePC and MSI Wind size. Also it is really lightweight - the weight of netbook is only 0.75kg. This Mobile PC running Windows XP.

Lenovo has presented a new model of ultra-portable laptops also known as netbooks - IdeaPad S10. This is classic low-cost laptop with very small size and weight. It is a 10,2-inch display device running the 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. It also has 10/100 Ethernet controller, Intel WiFi adapter, two USB ports, 4-in-1 multicard reader and a webcam. A cheaper model with 512MB of RAM and 80GB harddisk has price $400, while advanced model with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB harddisk will cost $450.

This blog found the info that the another EeePC killer - laptop from Dell will be called the Dell E. It will be an 8.9-inch display model. This Dell E is planned to sell at $299 in Q3 2008. Other device specifications will be available soon.

New Nvidia technology called Tegra has been presented yesterday. This is mobile platform for mobile Pc's and UMPC with rich video capabilities. Let's see what Tegra technology contains:

• Tegra chip contains 800МГц ARM CPU, GPU GeForce, additional image processor, HDTV processor, other communication controllers, USB controllers,memory and others.
• There will be two Nvidia chip models — Tegra 600 and Tegra 650. This chips will support Quake 3 on 40 fps and HD 1080p, WSXGA+.
• It will support only Windows Mobile, not Symbian or Android.
• UMPC with Tegra onboard with displays from 4-inch to 12-inches
• Price will be from $199 to $249

Some people has received a Computex invitation from ASUS to the official global launch of the new Eee PC 901 and 1000 series. This related to the MSI Wind soon launching with their 10" mini notebook. Asus would present their own 10-inch UMPC notebook.