SONY VAIO P look-alikes are on fire now. The Wistron Firstbook is a Linux based netbook, which looks a lot like the VAIO P. It is a powerful machine with built-in 3G and 11.1-inch widescreen with Bluetooth and WiFi. It is running on the Snapdragon platform, which is also being used by Toshiba’s TG01, a windows mobile device. The Snapgradon consumes much less power as compared to the Atom processor, but it is also less capable than the Atom.
Samsung has made the N110 product page online now and is also now available for preorder at compsource at $458. It is a capable netbook with 10.1 inch screen; full size keyboard and incredible 9.5 battery life(!). Rest of the specs are pretty much standard netbook specifications which include Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD.
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We have already seen and heard a lot about the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. A couple of weeks back, it made its appearance at Dell’s website. Now, it is being launched in Japan with the new Atom Z520 processor.
There are very few Windows Mobile devices that come with front-facing keyboard and Samsung Propel Pro is one of them. Unlike most Windows Mobile devices, it comes with non-touchscreen edition of Windows Mobile (Windows Mobile Standard). It comes with zippy 528MHz processor and 3MP auto-focus camera that should take decent pictures.
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Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 StandardInterestingly, the previous Propel was not a Windows Mobile device, but the Propel Pro is. So, it is definitely nice to see Samsung using Windows Mobile instead of some other dumb OS.
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Fring for Windows Mobile already has twitter support. But, now it allows you check out the profiles of other twitters and also see who all are following you.
There are two ways to get your hands on the new Twitter 2.0 Add-on… If you have a Windows Mobile, just go to the Add-ons tab inside fring, unsubscribe from the old Twitter & re-subscribe to the new Add-on. And if you’re a Symbian handset owner, simply download the new fring version 3.37 first, unsubscribe from the old Twitter & re-subscribe to the new Add-on.
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akihabaranews is reporting that the MSI WIND U123 will made available in Japan within two weeks from now. Wind U123 is very capable netbook that comes with an Atom N280 CPU (1.66GHz) on a 945GSE+ICH7M Chipset. Other specs includes a 10” WSVGA LCD, 1GB of RAM (Max 2), 160GB of HDD, Wifi N, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, SDHC-capable SD card slot and web camera.
It will be made available in Japan and will cost 49,800 Yen ($490).
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There were several rumors about the Verizon Wireless Netbook, but now it is confirmed that it would be the HP Mini 1000. This device was listed that will be released via Verizon’s data service package. There is currently no information about its price, but it looks like it would be $99/month to compete with the Aspire One netbook plan by AT&T.
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If you go to expansys to order the 1.86 GHz version of the OQO, you will find that the expansys is showing that product has been discontinued. This makes us wonder as the product is barely few months old. This can only mean one thing: OQO is going to launch the revision of its flagship model. It can be that OQO is preparing the revision of model 2+ with Intel Atom 2.0 GHz (Z550) instead of Intel Atom 1.86GHz (Z540).
It may be noted that the power consumption of Z550 is same as Z540 even with the speed jump. Also, it makes sense to equip the flagship model with the best available mobile processor.
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Daylight saving time (DST; also summer time in British English) is the convention of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.
So, if you have not seen the above message on your Windows Mobile device, then you will have to adjust the time manually.
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The HTC Touch 3G has finally made its appearance on the Orange’s website. The HTC TOUCH 3G is a very capable phone and we were very impressed with the device. It is a snappy device which includes almost all the bells and whistles that you would otherwise find in an expensive device.
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