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Verizon has added the Samsung N150 to its mix of 3G netbooks. The netbook now comes with a 3G modem that works with both the Verizon’s EVDO network and tri-band HSPA networks, including AT&T’s in the US, Canadian networks and at least some of Europe. The carrier preloads it with SIM support for international traveling. The 2.73-pound... [Read more of this review]

Intel has recently told their notebook partners that they plan to cut back the manufacturing of Celeron CPU’s and will replace this range with Pentium and dual core Atom N-series processors. The schedule for a complete phase-out of the Celeron line has been set for 2011, according to sources from notebook makers. Intel has denied the rumors saying... [Read more of this review]

The promised influx of new netbook models are coming now and in heaps. Now Acer has unveiled three new netbook models powered by AMD’s new low power processors and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225. The Acer Aspire One 521 has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.2GHz AMD V105 single core processor, DDR3 memory, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, HDMI... [Read more of this review]

The Asus 1215N netbook will be a good option for users waiting for ‘mainstream’ netbook with relatively good hardware specification and graphics capabilities. The new netbook comes with a 12-inch display panel and a dual core processor and Nvidia ION discrete graphics for extensive graphic capabilities – will run 1080p content easily . In... [Read more of this review]

Source - blog.gsmarena.comAcer Aspire One D255 Netbook Comes with Intel’s shiny new dual core Atom N550 netbook processor, which features dual 1.5GHz cores with 512KB of L2 cache. The Atom N550 has two cores and with Hyper-Threading, that makes up for 4 threads in total. Hyperthreading should give you a bit of a boost when performing multitasking. There... [Read more of this review]

Samsung has recently upgraded its Samsung N150 popular netbook to Samsung N150 Plus (N150-11). The Samsung N150 Plus now sports a larger storage capacity (250GB vs 160GB HDD), Microsoft Office Starter Edition 2010 preloaded, utility for reducing power in standby mode, quick boot utility – a stripped-down Linux distro that allows you get online... [Read more of this review]

Korean netbook manufacturer Samsung has released a new netbook capable of delivering up to 13.8 hours of battery life with an extended battery, while the standard battery option delivers 7 hours of batter life. This is an impressive feat – if the real battery life is anywhere close to Samsung’s claims, and is achieved through their efficient... [Read more of this review]

Looking for a netbook that has a little more processor power? The Toshiba NB305 is widely regarded as one of the best netbooks around – and with good reason. It’s a good looker, has an amazing keyboard, good build quality and a pretty reasonable price. It has now been updated with the new Intel Atom N455 processor. The Atom N455 chip is equipped... [Read more of this review]

HP has updated both the Mini 110 and Mini 210 to use Intel’s faster 1.66GHz Atom N455 and 1.83GHz N475. Both provide an extra speed boost through the use of DDR3 memory. The Atom N475 is optional, at the cost of an extra $25 when getting the netbook. The Mini 110 with 1GB of RAM costs just $280 at the moment, while the 210 can be bought for $330... [Read more of this review]

Microsoft has sent out a reminder to OEMs that, as of October 22, they won’t be able to pre-install Windows XP Home on new netbook PCs. This cut-off date was announced during the launch of win 7 on 22 oct 2009, where Microsoft promised to support Win XP Home for another year. Windows XP has been out a long time now since its launch in August 2001... [Read more of this review]

Intel launched its second-generation Atom N450 and N470 processors in January 2010 and is planning to launch DDR3-supporting Atom N455 and N475 shortly. Besides the support for DDR3 the specs of Atom N475 and N455 will remained clocked at (1.83 GHz – 6.5W TDP) and (1.66 GHz – 5.5W TDP) respectively. According to Fudzilla, Intel plans to launch... [Read more of this review]

Asustek Computer chairman Jonney Shih has announced that Asus is planning to introduce its tablet PC, the Eee Pad, at Computex 2010, the yearly computer exhibition to be held in Taiwan in early June. There isn’t much information on the exact features of this gadget but to compete against Apple’s Ipad Asustek has improved the Eee Pad’s... [Read more of this review]

Intel’s next generation atom platform codenamed Cedar Trail M will naturally support Windows 7 in Starter and Home Basic variants. Fudzilla has reported that it will also support a number of open source operating systems including Google Chrome OS and Meego (the collaboration between Intel and Nokia). MeeGo is expected to be a multi device os... [Read more of this review]

Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek Computer, during a shareholders meeting on April 22, said that based on Intel’s Atom processor shipments, the company was still the world’s second largest netbook maker in the first quarter of 2010. According to Digitimes research, Samsung Electronics shipped 1.8 million netbooks in the first quarter, surpassing... [Read more of this review]

Intel Atom based CPUs, which is part of the Pine Trail Platform is the current flagship chip featured in the majority of new netbooks. They have been well received mostly because of their low power consumption. However, their inability to handle HD media have prompted Intel to support Full HD content in its next major Atom platform, codenamed Cedar... [Read more of this review]

Jeff Barney, general manager of digital products for Toshiba America told Reuters that Toshiba plans to launch “slate” PCs this year, running on both Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Google’s mobile Android operating systems. Toshiba is looking at a variety of form factors for its slate PCs, including a dual-screen model running Windows,... [Read more of this review]