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Acer revealed plans to release its first netbook based on AMD's Brazos platform Aspire One 522. This new netbook has a 10-inch display and is powered by the 1.0 GHz AMD C-50 "Ontario" CPU. This chip integrates two x86 cores and embedded graphics adaptor. The AspireOne 522 has standard equipment for such type of netbooks - a built-in webcam, USB and HDMI ports. Such powerful device may successfully beat Intel's Atom netbook devices if its price won't be too high. More important that this powerful device able to run over 6 hours using standard battery. Acer plan perform more complete presentation at CES 2011.

Labels: Acer, AMD Brazos, AspireOne 522, netbook

Today Google has launched widely rumored Chrome OS. As we know this is planned to be the fast, lightweight OS that is based entirely on Google's Chrome web browser. Along with OS presentation Google opened its web-based marketplace for web apps, Chrome Web Store.
Specially for new OS Google Chrome browser got some updates. It got improved speed and support for HTML5 and WebM video, also now it can run 3D worlds scripted with WebGL. The biggest improvement announced today was an enchancement to browser's script engine called Crankshaft. It makes the engine up to 2x faster and 100x (!) faster than IE was two years ago.
Web Store is now available on this link http://chrome.google.com/webstore Chrome OS need only one minute to setup and start using it. UI is based on Chrome browser. To share Chrome OS netbook with other people is really easy. Just activate guest mode. That it. It opens a full incognito mode. In offline you still can continue working in Google Docs. Next time netbook establish connection changes get synced. Every Chrome OS netbook will get builtin data connectivity of many types. So you are able to stay connected all the time . Printing implemented through Google Cloud Print.
Acer and Samsung plan to be first who released Chrome notebooks in mid 2011. But the first Chrome netbook already is available. Its name is Cr-48. It got 12.1 inch display, Wi-Fi, 3G GSM, Webcam for video chat.

Labels: 3G, Chrome, Chrome OS, cloud, Cr48, Google, netbook, Web Store

PeeWee PC company has started sales of new netbook with water resistant keyboard and rugged case. It specialy targeted for kids. It has about twenty learning games preinstalled and Internet firewall with parent control functions.
Device specificatoin is: 1.6 MHz Intel Atom CPU, 1Gb RAM (may be extended to 2Gb), only 30Gb HDD, SD card reader, WiFi connectivity, screen resolution is 1024x600. Windows XP or Windows 7 may be preinstalled to this netbook. The proposedd price is USD $450.

Labels: netbook, netbook for kids, PeeWee, Windows 7, Windows XP