Notebook/Tablet Category

Guest writer Gary Sims is a freelance technology consultant from the UK. He is the senior blogger of the Hi-Tech Squad.

TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington decided to build himself a touchscreen web tablet called the CrunchPad and now according to an article in a Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times the CrunchPad will start shipping in [...]

Dell’s Mini 12 netbook

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Dell will release Mini 12. The 12-inch notebook’s price is starting at $549 for 1.33GHz Atom processor, 1GB of memory, 40GB hard drive and standard 3 cell battery. Another configuration starts at $758 and supports 1.6GHz Atom processor, 80GB hard drive and a 6 cell battery. Windows Vista Home Basic is the OS.

New HDPC from MIU

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MIU presented a teaser of their Hybrid Dual Portable Computer with Intel Atom proccessor inside. It features also OS up front and Windows XP below, GSM, GPRS and CDMA connectivity to receive your e-mails.It will make phone calls as well. No information about price and availability.

ASUS laptop owners find bizarre information- confidential and personal software along with an illegal keygen software hack bundled with their new rigs. According to some ASUS forums and PC Pro readers a directory on the ASUS-branded Vista recovery DVD contains illegal software serial numbers, source code and even someone’s resume.