Dell Mini 10 GPS Option, Hands-On
June 30, 2009
We just had our hands on the upcoming GPS option for the Dell mini 10 (no hack involved). The optional upgrade comes in the scheme of a mini-PCI module that includes a GPS chip. With that version, Dell plus plans to deliver an HD display (1366×768) already present in the $449 Dell mini 10. Loc…
Russian, Nigerian joint venture to be called ‘Nigaz’
June 30, 2009
You just can’t form that stuff up, folks. The Russian energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5 billion deal with Nigeria’s state-controlled NNPC to scheme a new company they’ve decided to signal “Nigaz.” Which raises a lot of questions. Such as: Will they have attitude? Don’t these citizens listen to …
Next Generation Atom Processors Improve On Graphics
June 30, 2009
With each new generation of processors, we end users generally benefit from improvements incorporated into such releases. Well, it seems that the new Pineview generation of Atom processors will be able to run much cooler thanks to better heat dissipation alongside support for 800MHz DDR2 RAM and a …
Asustek Lowers Prices Of Older Eee PCs
June 30, 2009
Asustek has started to reduce prices of its ageing 7″ and 8.9″ Eee PCs, presumably to clear stocks of it. Could that move point toward a type new range of Eee PCs? We certainly hope not, but for folks who have enlarged lusted after one of those 8.9″ models can now pick up the Eee PC 900A (one of ma…
Dell Working On An Android PDA?
June 30, 2009
This is supposedly a Dell Android Smartphone
The Wall Street Journal mentions an Android pocket device. Here’s the description from their source: ” slightly larger than Apple Inc.’s iPod Touch, which is similar to the iPhone but does not have cellphone capabilities”. Wow, how many characters do you …
Asus RT-N16 Wireless-N Gigabit Router
June 30, 2009
Asus has just rolled out its RT-N16 Wireless-N Gigabit router that is tipped to offer up to 300Mbps maximum wireless throughput speeds, and that is a figure we’ll never get to see in real life usage unless the land you’re living in is called Utopia. The RT-N16 comes with more video memory than the …