Author: Tarandeep Kaur

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AT&T's $99 Dell Netbook plan now confirmed – dell mini 9

Want to get that sleep Dell Mini 9 for just $99? Now you can because AT&T has now confirmed to offer $350 mail-in rebate, if you get a two year AT&T contract. The Mini 9 is originally available for price of $449, but thanks to this sweet mail-in rebate, the deal becomes irrestitible. For $99, you are getting a quite powerful netbook, which not only has the AT&T coverage, but also WiFi via which you can connect the netbook to the nearby WiFi hotspots.

Hurry as this offer is valid till January only!

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Gigabyte to launch 3 new Netbooks in Second Quater in 2009

The Gigabyte is planning to launch 3 new netbooks in the second quarter this year. Out of 3 netbooks, two will be manufactured by Quanta, which is a popular manufacturer of notebooks and Windows Mobile smartphones. All three netbooks are rumored to have prices around $400, although the folks at Gigabyte are trying to get one of them at around $300 for the emerging markets.

I hope the netbooks made by Quanta won’t have hardware problems like the MWG had with the Atom Life. I have personally owned Atom Life once and had to sell it at a ridiculously low price. Not only me, but countless people complained about the hardware issues of Atom Life and the original Atom (then known as O2 Atom).

[digitimes]

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ASUS P565 vs HTC DIAMOND – Speed Comparison Video

If Benchmarks say a thousand words, video would then say (at least) a million words. Right? Here is a quick video, where I’ve tested the browsing speeds of both the devices. Both are running the Opera Mobile 9.5. ASUS P565 really shows it’s power when it comes to processor intensive task like web browsing. The Opera Mobile 9.5 truely shines on the ASUS P565, where it not only loads faster on the P565, but the web browsing too is noticeably faster on it as compared to HTC DIAMOND.

I also did some basic tests like making a new MS Word file, opening Excel and Powerpoint Mobile. The speed of both devices were similar with P565 being slightly faster in those tests. Of course, the speed won’t be that noticeable in such tasks as they don’t take the CPU to it’s limits. But, the ASUS P565 impresses us, where it should: in the processor intensive tasks like web browsing.

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New GroupSMS released and reviewed! [Windows Mobile]

Windows Mobile lacks the ability to send sms to a particular group of people. Fortunately, there is a way to handle this missing function from the Windows Mobile, thanks to the GroupSMS by Shubaroo.com

Installation
The installation went fine with no problems. The installation is done via a CAB file, which is meant to be run on the device itself.

After the installation, you get two icons in the programs folder under the start menu: Group SMS and Group MMS. Both of them work similarly. First select the group to which you wish to send the SMS/MMS. There is also an option to send the SMS to all of the contacts on the list.
Continue reading “New GroupSMS released and reviewed! [Windows Mobile]”

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Samsung shows-off the Q1EX UMPC

It has been quite a long time since the Samsung came up with the any UMPC news. Anyway, Samsung had the Q1EX on display at CES. The Samsung Q1EX comes with a small 7-inch display and is powered by a VIA processor. By the photo given below, it seems to have a resolution of 1024 x 600. It features the latest goodies like integrated GPS and WiMax support too. Battery life seems to be around 4.5 hours.

image via UMPCportal

As it is common with the Q1 range, the Q1EX also would not come with any built-in keyboard. All the input has to be done via stylus. The display is passive. This means that you can use your finger(or stylus) to select items on the screen.

Although, the odd thing was that they didn’t officially announce the Q1UX at CES 2009. It might be that they still have some unresolved issues with it.

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AIGO MID with Windows 7 will be launched later this year

Aigo has announced that by the end of this year, they will be coming up a MID that will be powered by Windows 7. Yes, you read that right. A Windows 7 powered MID is in the works at Aigo.

Will they use their current MID, shown in the picture above to run the Windows 7? Only time will tell. Windows 7 is way MID and Netbook-friendly OS than the fat and bulky Vista. The Windows 7 feels as-snappy-as the Windows XP and looks as great as the Windows Vista. It would be great to see the Aigo MID running Windows 7

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Backup those favorites! [Opera Mobile 9 Tip]

Unfortunately, Opera Mobile does not give you an easy to backup the favorites that you’ve made on your device. The odd part is that unlike Netfront which shares it’s favorites with the Internet Explorer mobile and vice-versa, Opera manages the favorites separately. If you are going to buy a new device or updating the ROM of your device, you might want to backup those favorites so that you don’t have to do the tedious task of remaking the favorites again.

Follow these steps to backup your favorites, if Opera came with your device:

  • Using file explorer on your device, go to windowsOpera9
  • backup the file named opera6.adr to your desktop or somewhere secure on your device. We suggest storage card as it’s contents don’t get erased away when a hard reset is committed

If Opera didn’t come on your device and you have installed it manually: Continue reading “Backup those favorites! [Opera Mobile 9 Tip]”

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ASUS unveils EEE PC T91, T101H and S121

At CES 2009, Asus has announced their three new devices EEE PC T91, EEE T101H and EEE S121 Netbook. The EEE PC T91 is the first official EEE which has a 8.9-inch swivel touch screen. It will come with Windows XP Home edition. It comes with an optional TV-tuner or GPS. EEE PC T101H looks similar to the T91, but sports a bigger 10-inch screen and sports a better keyboard where there is more space between the keys. The EEE PC S121 looks a lot like Asus S101 Netbook, but with new powerful specifications, especially the use of 512GB SSD:

  • Intel Atom Z520 processor
  • 512GB SSD
  • 12.2-inch slim chassis
  • whooping 8-hours of battery time
  • dimensions: 11.7×8.3×0.9

I’m really excited about the one with the 512GB SSD. I am still wondering though how ASUS will be able to keep the price of the S121 low since a 512GB SSD won’t come cheap for sure.

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New Netbook from Velocity announced

VelocityMicro have released a new netbook, NoteMagix M10. It has the same specifications as any other netbook in the market like an Atom processor, a gig of RAM and 10.1-inch screen. Velocity is targeting this netbook at the students, who want to carry a fully-capable computer with them on the go running Windows XP. It will be shipping at an expected price for $379.

Features:-

  • 10.1” screen, the perfect size for web browsing, email, and viewing documents.
  • 4-cell lithium ion battery for extended run times– up to 5+ hours
  • B+G Wifi and integrated webcam to stay connected with friends and family
  • Extremely lightweight chassis weighs just 2.6 pounds with battery
  • Microsoft Windows XP for a true computing experience
  • Custom carrying case made of wet suit-grade neoprene

In case you don’t know about VelocityMicro, it is a famous North-American Desktop PC maker.

Visit VelocityMicro website