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After its first attempt at making an impact on the ultra-thin mobile PC market ended with the Yukon platform being largely forgotten, Advanced Micro Devices has now devised the 'Congo' platform for laptops. To herald what some see as AMD's second attempt at grabbing a share of this market segment, MSI ... |
27 November 2009
06:48 GMT |
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As you might have noticed in the recent months, there has been an increasing interest in ultraportable computer systems, coming from a number of PC vendors, most of which have already updated their product portfolio with such products. MSI is one of these vendors, as the company has already introduced several new sys... |
16 September 2009
03:45 GMT |
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Konami is announcing that it plans to release a new game called Tornado Outbreak set to arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Nintendo Wii on September 15. The title is focused, as the name implies, on the player controlling a tornado as it chews through the scenery of the game an... |
4 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Most existing inland and offshore wind farms have accustomed us to a landscape where we see the tall and elongated, three-blade turbines spinning gently into the breeze. This design, coupled with the fact that the entire plant is built in an area prone to intense wind, ensures that the energy output is maximized. Now... |
3 August 2009
02:03 GMT |
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According to a recent report that surfaced on the Internet, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant Microsoft has banned netbook vendors from developing systems with hybrid storage and Windows XP OSes. Microsoft's decision directly affects one of MSI's most successful netbook products, the Wind U115, w... |
11 June 2009
10:54 GMT |
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MSI has certainly drawn a lot of attention to itself, with the release of the CULV-based X-Slim series of laptops, but the company plans to be successful in some other market segments too. This is probably one of the reasons why it's currently toying with various available pieces of hardware to be enabled on som... |
29 May 2009
07:04 GMT |
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MSI is one of the first system vendors to adopt Intel's CULV platform for ultra-thin notebooks, with the introduction of the X-Slim series of portable PCs. However, the company appears to be planning a new model, one that will be based on the CULV platform but will be part of the Wind series of notebook PCs. Acc... |
13 May 2009
10:33 GMT |
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Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has just released the specifications of its latest ultra-portable computer systems, the Wind U123 and the two ultra-slim X-Slim PCs, the X320 and the X340. According to the company, the new Wind netbook now provides users with options for 3G/WiMAX solutions, while the X340 is among the firs... |
1 April 2009
09:44 GMT |
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Much like ASUS, Acer and almost every other netbook vendor on the market, MSI will reportedly launch a new Atom-based netbook early next month. According to available details, the company is planning the release of its first netbook to boast one of Intel's latest Atom processors, the N280. The MSI Wind U123 will... |
27 March 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Just recently MSI announced a new ultra-portable computer system, as part of the company's lineup of Wind-branded netbooks. Touted as the “world's power saving number one netbook,” the MSI Wind U110 ECO was said to be featuring an Intel Atom processor that had been combined with AMD's ATI R... |
17 March 2009
05:18 GMT |
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MSI has just updated its lineup of small-sized, ultraportable computer systems with the introduction of the new Wind U110 ECO netbook, claimed to be the world's number one power-saving netbook. Designed on the same Intel Atom platform that has been featured on almost every other netbook on the market, the new ma... |
16 March 2009
04:56 GMT |
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This has truly been a week of product releases on the part of Micro Star International, as the Taiwanese company announced a couple of new products, including the latest Wind Nettop CS120, which has just been announced in the US. The new product joins the latest releases from MSI, including the value-series VX600 and... |
13 March 2009
05:48 GMT |
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MSI has just updated its Wind family with the addition of a new desktop computer system that gets powered by Intel's dual-core Atom 330 processor. Dubbed Wind NetTop D130, the new system comes as the company's first dual-core-equipped mini PC, capable of offering performance for mainstream users inside a sm... |
15 January 2009
08:28 GMT |
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It appears that dangerous neighborhoods are not only a problem down here, on Earth, but instead cosmic bodies face such difficulties as well. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, seeing in infrared, has managed to capture an interesting phenomenon going on near a group of large stars. The image depicts an apocalyptic... |
18 December 2008
09:24 GMT |
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According to recent details in the industry, Micro Star International plans to unveil the new 10.2-inch Wind U110 and U115 portable computer systems at next year's Consumer Electronics Show in Los Angeles. The Taiwanese manufacturer is expected to showcase the new systems, built on Intel's Menlow platform,... |
4 December 2008
09:01 GMT |
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After the highly anticipated Wind 2, set to debut as the Wind U120, has recently held all the headlines, it seems that Micro Star International holds yet another ace up its sleeve. The Taiwanese manufacturer is now expected to introduce two more models, part of the Wind netbook family, which will provide users with a... |
1 December 2008
03:12 GMT |
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Details on MSI's new Wind U120 netbook, the company's second Atom-powered, low-cost portable computer system, have surfaced the Internet quite some time ago, but it is only now that we’re getting the very first unboxing video of the netbook in question. The video has been uploaded on YouTube by ... |
26 November 2008
09:00 GMT |
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It appears that almost everybody is talking these days about the overclocking capabilities of Intel's newest Core i7 processors and AMD's upcoming 45nm-based Phenom II X4 CPUs. However, news about an overclocked Intel Atom processor, the CPU that currently powers most of the low-power, low-cost portable com... |
25 November 2008
09:33 GMT |
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Earlier today we reported on recent details according to which Taiwanese notebook and netbook manufacturer, MSI, has raised its laptop expectations by as much as 1 million units, which the company hopes to ship until the end of the year. The change came just after the company recently announced that its Wind netbook ... |
20 November 2008
11:34 GMT |
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The netbook market is showing clear signs of expanding at a much faster pace than any netbook maker initially predicted. With approximately another 6 weeks to go until the end of the year, some of the early netbook manufacturers are changing their initial predictions regarding the number of shipped netbook units. Tha... |
20 November 2008
03:22 GMT |
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One of the first companies to have released a product to compete with ASUS' Eee PC netbook systems was MSI, and it initially went for the 10-inch form factor. The Taiwanese netbook maker is now expected to expand its product lineup with a new system that will most likely go against ASUS' much anticipated Ee... |
19 November 2008
09:45 GMT |
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For the past 2 or so years, our own star has kept an unusually low profile that has worried most scientists, involving both the numbers of its spots and its wind-like phenomena. However, over the past month, it has finally shown distinct signs of an increased activity, which is normal to happen during its 11-year cy... |
8 November 2008
06:59 GMT |
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The latest images sent by the Martian human-made explorers and orbiters show, in more detail, how the sand ripples scar the planet's surface in some regions, which allows scientists to build up on their existing theories related to their formation, or to come up with entirely new ones. Yet, as we lack more accur... |
6 November 2008
06:38 GMT |
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NASA scientists have not yet forgotten the nasty surprise that the Sun had in store for us 5 years ago during this time of the year. As we’re passing this half-decade milestone, they recall how one of the most atrocious solar storms ever recorded – and definitely the most powerful one of modern times &nd... |
4 November 2008
02:59 GMT |
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Some time ago, rumors of a 9-cell battery specifically designed to power MSI's Wind netbook surfaced on the Internet. It now appears that such a battery option is available from third-party sellers on eBay, and MSI Wind users have already started to upgrade the battery of their netbook. Moreover, it looks l... |
3 November 2008
08:31 GMT |
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We already know that netbooks such as ASUS' Eee PC, Acer's Aspire One and MSI's Wind can handle all the major operating systems out there, namely Linux, Windows XP and Vista and, with some modifications, even Apple's OS X. However, talking about Windows 7, an operating system that is pretty much ... |
31 October 2008
05:50 GMT |
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MSI Wind owners have a reason to cheer, as the company announced the release of an updated BIOS for this mobile machine, one that enables users to operate some changes in their processor's speed. To put it simple, users are able to overclock their mobile machine nice and easy, which is something we do not see ev... |
28 October 2008
05:09 GMT |
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Earlier this year, both ASUS and MSI, two of the largest manufacturers of netbook systems, publicly announced their expectations regarding the shipments of their small-sized, low-power portable systems. ASUS' CEO, Jerry Shen, said that his company expected to ship about 5 million units of Eee PC netbook sys... |
24 October 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Although people take it for granted, it doesn't mean that clouds remain up there in the sky just because we're accustomed to. There is a number of reasons for which this happens, and these include water particles' size, air and wind pushing or weight.Surely, this is a question that reminds us of the Ig... |
17 October 2008
02:55 GMT |
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The third sunspot in 3 weeks has just been discovered on the Sun's surface, which possibly means that its long dry period has finally come to an end. As you may know from our previous articles, the star of our solar system has been going through a rough time, with both its winds and sunspots at a record lo... |
14 October 2008
10:33 GMT |
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Although Ike only registered as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson measuring scale, it eventually proved to be the third most devastating storm in American history, after Katrina and Andrew, as it surpassed Katrina at certain moments (the most costly storm ever) in intensity. This proves that a new approach... |
14 October 2008
08:06 GMT |
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Early this week, we told you about a new Wind netbook that the Taiwanese manufacturer was planning to release later this year. As mentioned in our previous article, the upcoming netbook has been designed to meet the requirements of business users, which is why it will bring forth a more professional design, differen... |
9 October 2008
05:58 GMT |
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Certainly, MSI has become an important player in the portable computer systems market with the launch of its 10-inch netbook, the Wind. Back when it was released, this small-sized, ultra-portable system was thought to become one of the major competitors to ASUS' extensive lineup of Eee PCs. However, due to... |
6 October 2008
05:38 GMT |
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One of the main issues with all the netbooks currently available on the market is that, despite having been designed for portability, they are not able to deliver enough battery life for users to fully enjoy the benefits of having a netbook. This is all the more true in the case of a 3-cell or a 4-cell battery, which... |
3 October 2008
05:16 GMT |
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Despite the fact that it might not be the best selling netbook on the market, MSI's Wind could literally win a yet-to-be invented award, for the “The netbook with the most number of clones” category. As it turns out, the small-sized Wind is actually available worldwide in 23 differently branded vers... |
1 October 2008
05:35 GMT |
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We have already seen, earlier this year, how MSI's bet on the netbook market, the Wind, can boot into an OS X operating system. Even back then, the MSI Wind wasn't the first netbook to be tested running on Apple's Mac-only OS X, as the Acer Aspire One was probably the first ever to be spotted on the In... |
30 September 2008
04:46 GMT |
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Although other sources may prove more effective in the long run, of all the natural energy providers out there wind is always the closest and the easiest one to comprehend. More and more people build their own wind-fueled energy mini-stations at home, which is compared to having your own car instead of relying on pub... |
26 September 2008
03:51 GMT |
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Data provided by Ulysses spacecraft indicates that the Sun's hot-particle wind is less powerful and emanates less heat than at any previously recorded date since humankind began its space race in the 1950s.During a more tranquil period of the Sun's activity, the Ulysses spacecraft has been able to measure i... |
24 September 2008
08:05 GMT |
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Before the netbook-mania started to take over the entire IT industry, Sylvania was a company known only as a bulb manufacturer. Now that the times have changed, it is preparing for the release of its new netbook, specifically designed to compete with all the other 10-inch ultra-portable computer systems currently ava... |
24 September 2008
08:03 GMT |
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After several announced delays, it looks like MSI's Wind with 6-cell battery has been made available for purchase. This means that all those users who have so patiently waited until now for the upgrade will finally have the chance to purchase their favorite netbook with a battery that can provide them with a mo... |
4 September 2008
05:52 GMT |
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The netbook market is certainly one of the most dynamic segments of the IT industry. As a direct consequence of that, each day brings more details about freshly released netbooks and other netbook-related products. We, as regular consumers, can only attempt to stay up to date with the advances in the field by keeping... |
3 September 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Since this year's Computex show, which was held in Taipei, Taiwan, some of MSI Wind’s fans have been waiting for the release of the 9-inch version of the company's netbook. It took the Taiwanese manufacturer this long to finally release the entire specification list for its Wind U90 netbook, which ha... |
1 September 2008
04:36 GMT |
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MSI is one of ASUS' main competitors as regards several products, including motherboards, graphics cards, notebooks, and even the newly emerged netbooks. Both companies are currently offering small-sized, Atom-powered portable computer systems to all users out there who are interested in acquiring such a device.... |
22 August 2008
01:22 GMT |
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MSI's Eee Box competitor was announced as early as the beginning of June this year but, since then, the Taiwanese manufacturer has failed to start shipping the product. Known as the Wind PC or the Wind Nettop, this desktop system has been designed to compete with ASUS' Eee Box for the title of the best smal... |
8 August 2008
10:21 GMT |
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If you remember the MSI Wind Netbook Love Edition we mentioned earlier this week, then you should know that you can already get your hands on it, as the Taiwanese manufacturer has listed it on its own shopping website. In fact, at this time, the Love Edition is the only Wind Netbook available here so, quite obviously... |
8 August 2008
05:30 GMT |
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While ASUS is hard at work to bring to light more Eee PC models that fans can enjoy, MSI also has a few surprises in store for the customers, and one of them is the unveiling of the latest edition of its highly successful 10-inch Wind Netbook. In order to celebrate the successful run that it has had so far, the manuf... |
6 August 2008
09:20 GMT |
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One of the biggest issues with today's netbooks is related to their battery lifetime. This mostly happens because netbooks equipped with a 3-cell battery can only provide users with about 2 to 3 hours of battery life, which isn't all that much when you are looking for a truly high on portability computer sy... |
4 August 2008
06:22 GMT |
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The change in the circulation patterns of oceanic currents is likely to have been the key mechanism for the abrupt climate change that took place during the last glacial period of Earth more than 21,000 years ago. If this is indeed true, then air temperature and wind speed could have also had a significant contributi... |
21 July 2008
05:53 GMT |
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The small town of Rock Port is currently the first community in the United States to be powered 100 percent with energy generated by wind turbines. Its 1,400 habitants consume about 13 million kWh of electric energy every year and since April the town has been powered only with electricity provided by the Loess Hills... |
16 July 2008
03:45 GMT |
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There's a saying that goes something like this: everything that is forbidden is more interesting, or more gratifying. Nonetheless, the point is that people tend to do things that are generally forbidden or off limits. That also seems to be the case with those that take pleasure in installing Apple's Mac OS ... |
15 July 2008
09:28 GMT |
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