(TS) – Acer apparently decided to give its Aspire One D255 a fresh new kick, so it will be releasing some extra versions of the 10-inch netbook (all called ‘Happy’) that will feature an overall white chassis, with a bright color on the display cover and palm rest. Spec wise, there will be surprises with [...]

(TS) – Acer’s first and currently only netbook based on Intel’s Atom N550 dual-core chip, the Aspire One D255, has now went on sale in the US in four color versions – Black, Red, Aquamarine and Sandstone, and priced at $399. This new Aspire One model packs the mentioned N550, a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) [...]

(TS) – Asus UK has today announced a couple of new N series laptops, the 15.6-inch N53JN and 17.3-inch N73JN models which are based on Intel’s Calpella platform, make use of Nvidia’s Optimus graphics switching technology, and feature a SonicMaster superior sound system. The N53JN goes from £649.99 to £999 in terms of price and packs an [...]

(TS) – Intel yesterday proudly announced the start of the true dual-core netbook era so it almost comes to no surprise that Lenovo, one of the Top 5 PC makers, has come up with a low-cost portable machine powered by the soon-to-be-infamous 1.5 GHz Atom N550. The dual-headed model in question is the IdeaPad S10-3 [...]

(TS) – Via its Direct2Dell blog, Dell has yesterday announced the European introduction of the Inspiron Mini 1018 and promised that the netbook will become available in markets outside Europe this fall. The Mini 1018 is designed for everyday computing and is based on Intel’s Pine Trail platform. The EU-available netbook has a high gloss Obsidian [...]