Samsung’s 11.6-inch N510 Netbook Introduced. Goes Live In July With NVIDIA ION Chipset Inside
Samsung is on the prep with its latest 11.6-inch N510 netbook, which suppose to make an official appearance somewhere next month with Nvidia ION chipset inside, along with some other goodies, including a 1.66 GHz N280 processor, GeForce 9400M graphics, an HDMI output, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiF/ Bluetooth connectivity, 3-in-1 card reader, a 6-cell battery and that 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 WXGA display we earlier mentioned. Price is yet to be determined, although rumors claim it will run for around €570 ($799), which is clearly an expropriated tag for any netbook machine alive. Stay tuned.
[via netbooknews]
AT&T Officially Releases a Turn-By-Turn iPhone Navigation App
AT&T has finally released a turn-by turn iPhone navigator app which can be downloaded through Apple’s App Store for a monthly fee of $9.99 or somewhere around $240 for a perpetual l subscription [iTunes link].The new application, that was developed by Telenav, offers traffic alerts and full 3D mapping, both verbal and on-screen guided, with Yellow Pages access, online trip planning capabilities and automatic map updates, supporting street names and business listings. Full press release is after the break.
[via Slashgear]
HP Mini 5101 Netbook Boasts Clean And Chic Business-Like Design
Those of you who anxiously look for high-end netbook machine with business exterior flavors, HP might have the right solution, as the company recently announced a new netbook, the Mini 5101, which comes with a slick aluminum and magnesium alloy body, housing Intel’s 1.66GHz N280 Atom processor, together with four-cell or six-cell batteries, 2 MP webcam, Bluetooth 2.0/ WiFi b/g/n connectivity and up to a 320GB HDD or an 80GB SSD. Additionally, you get to choose between a standard 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 WSVGA display or HD-compatible 1366 x 768 LED screen at the same size, paired with optional WWAN module and either Windows XP Home, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 or FreeDOS systems aboard, offered at a starting price of $449 from July. See how the Mini 5101 netbook really looks, with HP’s offiial video after the break.
[via HP]
Gateway’s 11.6-Inch LT3100 Netbook Introduced
With its LT2000 netbook edition, already available for over a month, Gateway is re-storming the market with a new upgraded version, which carries the title LT3100 and houses a trendy 11.6-inch 1364 x 768 WXGA display, along with what appears to be AMD’s 1.2GHz Athlon 64 L110 CPU, instead of those regular Atom N270/280 processors, we all know pretty well. Other than that, Gateway’s LT3100 includes an improved ATI Radeon X1270 graphics accelerator, up to 2GB RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi connection, three USB 2.0 sockets, 1.3MP webcam, a 6-cell Li-ion battery and 250GB HDD. Additionally, it sports Windows Vista Basic OS inside and offered in NightSky Black or Cherry Red flavors at your choice, with a suggested retail price of $399.99. Official release is undetermined as of today, but should be considered as “very soon”.
Safa’s New G3 PMP Packs Both Touchscreen And Accelerometer In One Device
Yes, everyone wants a touchscreen inside their players, and Safa is clearly one of them, as the company officially rolls out the G3 PMP, which includes a 3-inch touchscreen, equipped with an accelerometer, a built-in microphone, an FM tuner, and either 4GB or 8GB of internal storage to choose from. Battery will run you 15 hours of audio playback and 4 hours of video, for most acceptable file formats available in the market. Still no word on a price or availability but South Korean readers will probably be the first to enjoy this one.
[Via Le Journal du Geek]
iPhone OS 3.0 Gets The Pwnage Jailbreaking Tool Up And Ready
In case you were wondering if Dev-Team will ever be able to pull it out together and bring a jailbreaking solution for OS 3.0, pat your shoulders guys, as a new Pwnage tool was officially released - currently for Mac users only - with some precautions at stake, to be taken into consideration while handling this thing. There’s absolutely no compatibility with 3G S devices, and frankly we don’t think those lucky people who already got them should really jump on the wagon and jailbreak their machines, with so many free applications available for downloading from Apple’s App Store. To get this thing done, you’ll need a Mac OS X platform, running your computer with either Pwnage or QuickPwn tools already jailbreaking your 2.2.1 version. Otherwise, it just won’t work for you. Jump after the break to read the complete instructions as earlier displayed by Dev-Team themselves. You can also download the Pwnage tool directly from here.
Update: Looks like iPhone 3G owners can finally unlock OS 3.0 interface, as Dev-Team officially releases their latest Ultrasn0w version, allowing 3G machines get Apple’s recent platform work inside. Mind you, this version WILL NOT work with iPhone 3GS units, only with first generations. Hit the link to get started - with the right cautions.
[Dev-Team]
iPhone 3G S Gets Ripped And Dissected Into Pieces, Unveiling ARM Cortex A8 CPU At 600 MHz
With only hours before iPhone’s 3G S version officially goes up on sale across the world, Rapid Repair gang have managed to get their hands on one of Apple’s few available copies around, and dissected it into pieces, letting us closely look into the main components assembled inside, including chips, amps, processors and involved manufacturing companies, who helped Cupertino building this powerful machine. From their tear-down, we learn that South Korean giant, Samsung provides the SoC S5PC100 chipset, while main processor confirmed to be ARM Cortex A8, running at 600 MHz, with 720p high-def support. PowerVR SGX graphics also integrated within the iPhone 3G S, with 256MB of RAM, instead of 128MB on previous models. In addition, we can see the NAND Flash memory, provided by Toshiba and Infenion is there as well, providing myriad parts of the phone. Hit the jump to checkout the comparison chart of iPhone’s hardware and Palm’s Pre, as more pictures available at their website. Also, feel free to start sharing your personal reviews, once getting a brand new iPhone 3G S in the following days.
Update: iSuppli says the estimated cost of Apple’s new iPhone 3GS for the 16GB configuration, stands at $178.96 to manufacture. Mind you, this price valuation, refers to direct materials cost, with no inclusion of other essential operational expenses, such as shipping, distribution, royalty fees etc, which add some value to the overall price.Check out their components and cost drivers table, after the break.
[via RapidRepair]
Pagatron’s Vivid Netbook Bluntly Shows Up With Tegra Acceleration And Internet Friendly Shortcut Keys
Apparently, more Tegra machines start showing up across the pond, equipped with strong accelerating chips and ultra high-def video support, fluently running 1080p media files through HDMI ports, built inside . One of those honored guests that recently spotted in Computex is Pegatron’s ARM-based Vivid netbook, which sports NVIDIA’s desirable Tegra chipset, along with integrated stereo speakers, matte-finish display, an HDMI port, SD card reader and two USB slots to match the list. The Vivid also runs full FireFox browser and boasts friendly-internet shortcut keys on top of its keyboard for Yahoo!, Google, MSN, and Skype. Regretfully, there’s no word about price or availability as of this moment, but netbooknews has taken a short video of the pink edition, so head up after the cut and watch it.
[via Liliputing]
iPhone OS 3.0 Is Officially Up For Downloading
As planned, Apple has officially released iPhone OS 3.0, to be available in your iTunes application right now. If you don’t see it, juct click the updates button and make sure you’re running version 8.2. Apparently, OS 3.0 weights 230 MB, and with thousands of people concurrently downloading the update, it might take longer than expected. Needless to say, the upgrade is free in case you’re holding iPhone or iPhone 3G devices, and will be part of the iPhone 3GS version the moment it gets live tommorow. However, iPod touch owners will have to shell out $9.95 to download this one. Stay tuned for updates.
Update: You can download the latest iPhone OS 3.0 directly from here.
[Apple]
Asus To Announce The Release Of Netpal Netbook In Collaboration With Disney
Apparently, Asus wants your kids to get into the portable netbook world from early stages of their life, otherwise how can you explain the new project the company is launching in collaboration with Disney, which suppose to go live, for $350, somewhere this year under codename Netpal. In terms of specs, the netbook itself packs an 8.9-inch display, along with 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive (16GB SSD optional), 802.11 WiFi connection and “Princess Pink” or “Magic Blue” external colors at your choice. Additionally, the kids will get a friendly Disney interface, customizable Disney character themes, and other Disney widget apps to play around, with their parents fully in charge. Hit the break for one more image.
Update: To get even more impressions from Asus’ Netpal kids project with Disney, jump after the break and take a look at the new hands-on video we just added (courtesy of engadget).
[via usatoday]
Archos To Introduce The Archos 9 Windows 7 Powered Tablet PC
While technology world is at its first steps getting into the portable touchscreen era, French corporation Archos was always there first to come out with the most advanced and sophisticated media devices around, and as of now, it seems the company had done it again with yesterday’s interesting announcement of the Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet PC, which is literally a 16mm thick / 800gm of portable netbook device, made in the form of tablet unit that boasts an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen, along with Intel’s Atom Z515 processor, up to 120GB of storage capacity, 802.11b/g WiFi connection, built-in Bluetooth 2.1 antenna, integrated 1.3MP webcam, 10/100 Ethernet port, two stereo speakers, a microphone and even an optional 3.5G HSUPA WWAN support. Official release is scheduled for somewhere around September this year, while prices start at €450 ($630) for basic version and up to €500 ($705) for the premium models. Head forward, after the break, there’s a nice video preview from techvideoblog, together with a full specs table and some first hands-on images.
[Archos]
Archos 3 Touchscreen PMP Officially Announced (Update: Now known As 3 Vision PMP)
French media corp. Archos has just announced the Archos 3 touchscreen PMP, which suppose to go live somewhere this year for an undetermined price. Regretfully, we’re lack of any core details as of this moment, but we can definitely say it’ll have 8GB of internal storage, along with 14 hours of audio playback, voice recording, 3-inch tactile display and a built-in photo viewer with landscape view capabilities. Stay tuned for more to come.
Update1: More details surface up, moments before a UK release takes place. Apparently, the Archos 3 was re-branded as Archos 3 Vision and the device itself packs a 3-inch touchscreen, along with 8GB of storage, microSDHC card slot, a voice recorder, an FM tuner and a competitive price of £90 ($148). Stay tuned.
[Archos]
Lengda’s Stainless steel X10K Netbook Introduced
One of the cool things about tech shows, is that you get a chance to find products and companies you wouldn’t hear about on a daily bases, and speaking of which, a company named Lengda has recently introduced the first stainless steel netbook ever made, with the usual 10.2-inch display and other regular specs, you already know, but also with additional extended 3G / TV-tuner antenna and a hefty 1.37 kg of weight, resulted from that stainless steel alloy, the chassis is made of. Still no word on price or availability, but apparently the company is prepping an aluminum version as well, in case that steel is too heavy to carry (Not!) . Meanwhile, you can hit the break and watch the video.
[via netbooknews]
Taiwan’s ARM-Based Mtube II Crams Both Android Tablet and XP Netbook In One Device
The idea of having both Android tablet and XP netbook, packed in one small portable device is lighting our imagination for quite some time, and when Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry was recently introducing the Mtube II netbook / tablet hybrid machine at the Computex show, we knew we’re on the right direction with this one. The interesting combination of HP Mini 1000, coming with Windows XP flavor, and an Android tablet platform that can easily pulled out of the main body and serve as an independent touch unit, will probably reach the markets in a year or two, but at the meantime, having the ability to watch this wonder in action right here, right now, directly from our armchair is truly exciting, despite the poor processors that were integrated inside - VIA C7-M for the netbook and unspecified ARM processor with the Android tablet - and the screen, which is connected by VNC, providing a medicore video quality at most. Nonetheless, the technology for itself is pretty fascinating, so if you’d like to see this enlightening video for yourself hit the break and start dreaming.
[via chinese engadget]
Apple’s WWDC 2009: New iPhone 3G-S Announced, $199 Price Tag And OS 3.0 Inside
Apple’s WWDC 2009 event is already behind and we were lucky to hear exactly what we’ve all been waiting for, as Cupertino unsurprisingly announced a new iPhone device, also known as the iPhone 3G-S, with the “S” referring to “Speed”, as for faster and stronger than previous iPhone 3G model. The event itself started with Apple’s staggering revelation, claiming there are over 50,000 apps in the App Store and more than 1 billion application downloads in the last 9 months period - which is quite overwhelming, to say the least. Once ending with those astonishing details, Apple has proudly introduced the official iPhone OS 3.0 platform, which suppose to go live on June 17th, free of charge, while iPod Touch users, repeatedly deprived, with Apple asking them to pay $9.95 for getting the update. As for the Os 3.0 version, apparently it’ll bear inside most of the things we’ve been writing about for quite some time, including Copy/Paste, MMS, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, Peer-to-peer connectivity, 30 integrated languages , landscape keyboard, real turn-by-turn TomTom GPS navigation system, Autofill support, Find My iPhone compatibility, internet tethering connection, “rent and purchase” online service (purchase movies directly from your iPhone), and other cool add-ons you can read about, in here (overall, over 100 new features).
Heading forward, after endless speculations and about one million rumors floating around, the star of the day, which is probably the fastest iPhone device ever made, was finally introduced with stronger processing elements and upgraded data speed - standing at 7.2Mbps HSDPA, instead of only 3.6Mbps on previous model. In terms of design, the new iPhone 3GS boasts the same sleeky rounded body, its 3G predecessor had, only this one has a lot more to offer, with a brand new 3 megapixels autofocus camera that can easily capture videos at 30fps in VGA mode, along with in-phone edit / adjustment capabilities. Another cool feature that Apple was kindly adding to this wonderful machine is the Voice Control function, that seamlessly brings up a whole different user interface that lets you do various things like making calls or handle your iTunes whenever holding down the Home button control. And if that wasn’t enough, a “revolutionary” battery that holds up to 12 hours of 2G talk, or 5 hours of 3G chat is part of this affordable package. Speaking about affordable, Apple has really gone wild this time with prices dropping down to $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB when it goes on sale on June 19th, in 80 countries across the world - with current 8GB 3G version remain in the market for ONLY $99 a piece. Hit the jump to checkout the comparison table together with a group of images from yesterday’s event.
Update1: Looks like T-Mobile Netherlands wasn’t told about the embargo that Apple was casting on specs or any other information related to the new iPhone 3G-S device (at least until official release, on June 19th). According to the company’s website, Apple’s new wonder will presumably pack a 600MHz CPU with 256MB of RAM. That’s up from 412MHz and 128MB of RAM in both previous generations, which is roughly twice as fast as previous hardware. Check the specs image after the break.
Update2: In case you really can’t wait for the official release, take a look at the new video (in Portuguese) after the break, featuring the brand new iPhone 3GS with some of the new features inside.
[Apple]
Asus Eee PC T91 Will Support Multi-Touch Capabilities With Windows 7 Onboard
Remember the Eee PC T91 tablet netbook from Asus? Turns out it will support multi-touch handling with Windows 7 inside, as the Taiwanies officially unveiled full specs details of this cool swiveling machine, which includes an 8.9-inch touchscreen, together with Intel Atom Z520 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD. The cool thing about this one (as noted above) is that Asus will now have a capacitive touchscreen that will comply with multi-touch gestures, once installing Windows 7 inside, and if that’s not enough, the entire system will go for £449 ($684). Hit the jump to take a look at the video preview from Computex.
Update: According to Netbook Market, the T91 will start shipping today, so stay tuned for more images to come out.
[via Slashgear]
NEC Brings Out To The Pond a Newer Hybrid Storage “LaVie Light” Netbook
NEC is about to update its netbooks lineup with a new LaVie Light hybrid storage edition, which is literally the 10.1-inch version in the series. But screen size aside, the latest LaVie Light netbook (AKA: BL350/TA6) also adds a more-classic design, along with a LED-backlit display, Atom N280 processor, 1GB of RAM, 802.11n WiFi, and the dual 16GB SSD and 160GB hard drives, sitting next to each other. Availability isn’t determined yet, but in terms of money, you’ll be able to get this one for an expropriated price of ¥70,000 (around $730), either in Black or White flavors. There are better options for this amount of money, don’t you think?
[Via Portable Monkey]
Acer To Implement Moblin Linux OS In Its Netbooks Lineup
Great news from Moblin Linux direction, as Intel’s free open-sourced platform will apparently receive a significant corroboration from Taiwanese corp Acer, who recently pledged on a computex conference to widely implement this phenomenal OS inside its desktop computers, laptop devices and Aspire One netbook machines, starting this year. And while anxiously waiting for self interaction, various editions of Moblin 2.0, including Suse, Xandros, Linpus, Red Flag, and Ubuntu were flauntingly demoed in that same press gathering, running on different portable netbook brands from HP, Asustek, MSI, and Hasee Computer, impressively raising our impatiemt feelings. But needless to say we’re constantly following, so just stay in touch for future updatings.
[via pcworld]
Mio’s Atom N890 Netbook Makes a Debut At Computex
Looks like GPS navigation giant, Mio is making its first steps at the overcrowded netbooks market with the new 8.9-inch N890, which packs Intel’s Atom N270 processor, along with a 3.5G module, integrated GPS system, Mio navigation software, an accelerometer for landscape mode (on a netbook?) and a revolutionary MagSafe power connector - all to be available in Q3 of this year for an undetermined price. Stay tuned for even more details to show up.
BenQ’s 11.6-Inch Joybook Lite U121 Eco Netbook Announced
BenQ is out with a new netbook machine that suppose to give “a lot more for a lot less”, and you have to admit that’s exactly what you’ve been looking for on recession time. But without a given price, the only data you’ll have to settle with at this point is the specs themselves, which are quite impresive, to say the least. And getting into the core details, BenQ’s Joybook Lite U121 Eco is one of those extra sized netbook devices, having an 11.6-inch WXGA (1366×768) display and 100% full sized keyboard on top. Other that that, the Joybook unit will also include up to 500GB of HDD or 32GB SSD, along with Intel’s Atom Z520 / Z530 processors, 1GB of RAM, three USB2.0 sockets, 3-cell battery (with 6-cell optional), Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, WiFi 802.11 b/g and optional 3.75G HSUPA connectivity. Asian residents will be able to grab this one in Ocean Blue or Arctic White at the end June, either with Linux or Windows XP onboard. Hit the jump to read the full specs.
[BenQ]
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