Intel's Atom Processor to Face Short Supply Later This Year
	Intel's low-power, low-budget 45-nanometer CPU for mobile Internet devices is expected to run short in supplies during the third quarter of the year because of the increased demand on the OEM market. According to Intel, the company is struggling to deliver as many units as possible in due time, but the initial estimations seem to be outpaced. "We are working closely with our customers to meet their needs", said ... [read more >>]
	05 May 2008, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gigabyte Boasts its 13.3-Inch Good-Looking UMPC
	Hardware manufacturer Gigabyte might not be a reference name on the mobile computing market, yet it managed to score pretty high with its upcoming 13.3-inch sub-notebook. The company has previously released some UMPC devices built on top of VIA's low-voltage offerings, and other Atom-based models are on the hose. The newest model backed at the company's headquarters is a 13.3-inch model, also known as the Gigabyte W3 ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2008, 05:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Big Gets Bigger: Asustek to Release 10-Inch Eee PC Later This Year
	Taiwanese conglomerate Asustek has just announced another version of Eee PC to follow up the introduction of its 8.9-inch Eee PC 900 model. The new notebook will come with a 10-inch LCD display screen, along with other goodies. The tiny Eee PC 900 c ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 06:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Fukato's Jupiter UMPC Joins the Cheap Linux PC Army
	The market defined by Asustek's Eee PC is getting more and more crowded as both large and small PC manufacturers are flooding it with inexpensive, low-performance devices. Hewlett-Packard's 2133 Mini-Note UMPC triggered t ... [read more >>]
	14 April 2008, 04:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HP's Mini-Note Refresh, to Come With Wither Intel Atom or VIA Isaiah Chips
	Hewlett-Packard's miracle sub-notebook in the 2133 Mini-Note series has just been released, and rumors about a mid-cycle refresh have already started to emerge. The sub-notebook is one of the most impressive low-cost notebooks on the market and is extremely suitable for both kids and businesses. The notebook is packed in an aluminum shell and comes with a fully-fledged keyboard, with an 8.9-inch LCD display, able to rende ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2008, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HP Goes Official With Its 2133 Educational Sub-Notebook
	Hewlett-Packard has finally introduced its rumored low-cost educational sub-notebook, dubbed 2133 Mini-Note. Previously spotted last month, the device is HP's first shot at the ultra-mobile PC market and represents an optimal balance between low price and comp ... [read more >>]
	08 April 2008, 04:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel's Classmate Goes to Philippine as Neo Explore
	Philippine PC vendor Neo has recently launched its first Netbook PC powered by an Intel processor. Just like its older Classmate PC sibling, the Neo Explore X-1, the new sub-notebook is primarily aimed at the educational market, and comes as an affordable solution to unlock new possibilities in the learning process. According to Mariel Que, business development manager of Neo, the new PC is a "simple, practical, PC-type ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 19:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Atom-Powered Computers Expected to Run on Linux
	The upcoming computer models built around Intel's Atom low-cost processor will be mostly shipping with a Linux-based operating system. You may remember the second generation of Asustek's Eee PCs, which has been announced to support Windows XP; however, it will also sell in Linux flavor in order to keep costs to the minimum. Cutting costs down is the main reason for the advent of the Atom processor. When it finally ma ... [read more >>]
	29 March 2008, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Eee PC Gets Dissected By FCC: Bluetooth and Multi-Finger Trackpad
	Asustek's next generation of Eee PC has just landed on the FCC's workbench, where it got minutely dissected and specified. The Federal Communications Commission's report revealed quite some nifty features to go along with it's larger, resistive screen. In spite of Asustek officials' statements, the new Eee PC 900 features a power adapter much larger than the previous 401 model, and while it might not ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2008, 17:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Confirmed: Asustek's Upcoming Eee PC Will Feature Touch-Screen Capabilities
	Asustek's ultra-popular Eee PC was announced earlier this year to come with a significant memory boost and touch screen capabilities along with a bigger LCD display. However, many of the promised features have been stripped down as the Asustek engineers were "cooking" the notebook. According to Asustek's president Jerry Chan, the 9-incher was stripped down of its touchscreen capabilities. The news was brok ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2008, 16:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Acer's Low-Cost PC, Cheaper than Austek's Eee 2.0
	Acer plans on tightening the competition on the low-cost ultra-mobile PC market with the advent of its newest 8.9-inch sub-notebook. According to sources quoted by the tech site Digitimes, Acer's low-cost offering is expected to sell $50 less than the free-on-board (FOB) price for Asustek Computer's second-gen ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 17:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel's Eco PC Notebook Gets Specifications, Even More Pictures
	Remember the tiny Intel notebook leaked last week? Previously known as the NetBook, Intel's (not so) secret weapon on the UMPC market finally got specifications and some more high-resolution photos. Extremely similar to the Classmate PC sub-notebook, the new ultra-portable device from Intel is expected to pitch at the educational market as well. The first rumors about the so-called NetBook emerged from an US-based OEM wor ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ECS G10IL Sub-Notebook to Come in Atom Flavor
	ECS' G10IL sub-notebook has been spotted during the CeBIT show, but as reported, the main hardware specifications were not disclosed. The newest and the handsomest ultra-mobile PC from Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) finally got its technical specifications public, and it seems that ECS is trying to leave the cheap UMPC market behind. We have ... [read more >>]
	20 March 2008, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel to Spread the Classmate PC Across US, European Markets
	Intel is reported to introduce its educational Classmate PC sub-notebook on the U.S. and European retail markets during the next weeks. The ultra-mobile notebook is one of the direct competitors of the OLPC XO sub-notebook and is especially designed for the emerging and developing markets worldwide. According to Lila Ibrahim, general manager of Intel's emerging market platform group, the Classmate PC will hit the retailer ... [read more >>]
	20 March 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ECS Unveils the 11-Inch Eee PC 900 Killer
	The recently announced Asustek Eee PC 900 with its 8.9-inch monitor was extremely good news for the ultra-mobile enthusiasts. Expected to arrive during the second quarter of 2008, the Eee PC 900 may be good, but but ECS' offering is everything an UMPC enthusiast might ever need. The Eee PC is still writing the major headlines when it comes to inexpensive and low-performance computing system, and it managed to irritate its ... [read more >>]
	07 March 2008, 02:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Dell to Shovel New Low-Cost Mobile Computers
	System builder Dell plans on introducing some more low-cost offerings on the Asian market during this year. The announcement was made by a company executive during yesterday's meeting. "We've been pretty much a leader in the mid- and high-end price bands. We haven't played as strongly in the lower price bands," said Steve Felice, president of Dell Asia-Pacific. The new policy will bring some new models ... [read more >>]
	01 March 2008, 05:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Elonex Is Baking Another Eee PC Sub-Notebook Clone
	British system builder Elonex has come up with further details regarding its upcoming Elonex One educational sub-notebook that will compete with archrival Eee PC. Following the idea that "it's all in the looks", the British system builder will release its educational notebook in a wide range of colors, including black, pink, green, white, and silver. The Elonex One is touted as a sub-$150 mobile computing system ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 04:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sony Starts Worrying as the Eee PC Gains Popularity
	The tiny ultra-mobile computer from Asustek looks more of a toy than of a notebook computer, but this is no surprise, since the main targets of the sub-notebook are children. However, the "pseudo-computer" has hijacked the whole industry and set a new trend on the mobile computing market. The Eee PC had millions of units sold by now and industry giants start to worry about it's explosive popularity. The noteboo ... [read more >>]
	27 February 2008, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Acer Will Focus on Selling Low-Cost Notebooks
	World's number 3 computer vendor, the Taiwanese company Acer will start selling low-cost notebooks later this year. The company's shift from the mid-range market to the low-end segment is motivated by the continuous demand in affordable notebooks. Other PC vendors, such as Asustek for instance, have sold millions of units and they are still facing strong demands. Acer has previously stated that it won't enter on ... [read more >>]
	13 February 2008, 06:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

BestBuy Reveals Pricing Details About the Lenovo X300: the MacBook Air Killer
	Shielding the new technology from the prying eyes of media is a huge hassle, no matter how "educated" the own employees are. The greatest snitches continue to be the manufacturing and distributions partners, who, luckily for us, keep disclosing juicy details about the upcoming technologies. I have told you about ... [read more >>]
	11 February 2008, 04:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

UMPCs to Storm the Market: Press F1 for Help
	Asustek's Eee PC has started a real revolution in the UMPC sector. Initially perceived as a niche market, UMPCs would appeal to business people and would act more like a sophisticated personal organizer. Asustek took their size, shrunk it more, then mix it with an eye-candy case and a free colorful operating system. This was the recipe for the sub-notebook's mass adoption. Eee PC's popularity rapidly attracted some other ... [read more >>]
	28 January 2008, 08:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The 8G Eee PC Gets Delayed By Parts Tight Supply
	Remember the Asus Eee PC crisis that hit the market just before the Christmas shopping season? The Eee PC was really hard to snatch, and everyone was asking why Asustek had not produced even more units. Well, first of all, Asus was not aware of the ... [read more >>]
	28 January 2008, 06:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Asustek to Release Windows-Based Eee Until the End of Q1
	Sub-notebooks have sold tremendously well during the last quarter of 2007, and especially the small and eye-candy Eee PC from Asustek. As any business that can bring huge revenue over a small timeframe, the sub-notebook market has been invaded by miscellaneous vendors to showcase their own version of UMPC. However, Asustek is not to pull back and, in order to stay on top, has started performing small changes to the Eee platfor ... [read more >>]
	17 January 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MSI to Jump In the Low-Cost PC Bandwagon
	Micro-Star International (MSI) is munching over the idea of introducing a new line of low-cost PCs. According to Sambora Chen, director of Greater China sales, the company will introduce its first new products in June this year at the earliest, with more of them to arrive afterwards. More and more companies have jumped in the low-cost PC bandwagon, as this kind of computers have a tremendous appeal to the public, mostly becaus ... [read more >>]
	04 January 2008, 11:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Lenovo Wants a Share in the Sub-Notebook Market: Meet IdeaPad
	The consumer notebook market is the new battleground for system builders, and Lenovo sensed that it could squeeze some nice income out of it. The Chinese notebook manufacturer has announced the availability of a new series of consumer notebooks, nicknamed the IdeaPad. The latest Lenovo products are aiming at both gamers and home users and represent a low-budget line of notebooks to go with Lenovo's already existing ThinkP ... [read more >>]
	03 January 2008, 11:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Asustek to Unveil the Eee PC Sequel
	Who would have thought that low-price, low performance notebooks would sky-rocket sales figures, since PC users are obsessed with performance? Well, it seems that Asus did, and their Eee sub-notebook line sold gold last year and was the most wanted present to be found under the Christmas tree. Asus has greater plans for the new year and is determined to sell over 5 million units of their "next-generation" sub-notebook. ... [read more >>]
	03 January 2008, 04:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Display Maker Belinea Dreams on Its Own Sub-Notebook
	Asus' tiny sub-notebook PC has been in the center of attention in the last quarter of 2007. It is already one of the best-sellers in the notebook sector, but there are dark clouds at the horizon for the most wanted Christmas present. Asustek's real success has made other competitors come out with similar products. One of them is the monitor manufacturer Belinea, that has geared up for launching a 7-inch notebook, to ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia