Intel Atom is getting good traction and is currently dominating nettop market with a series of processors under this family. In order to continue its momentum, the giant chipmaker is planning to launch its successor, codenamed as Pineview combining with its TigerPoint chipset offering two-chip solution for much effective board design with lower BOM (Bill of Material) cost. While most of us are still waiting for its availability targeted by early next year, a recent FCC filing has disclosed that the first Pinetrail based netbook could be provided by Lenovo under one of its IdeaPad series.

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We mentioned about Jointech JL7100 and Lanyu LY-EB01 as cheaper version of nettop/netbook under sub $100 price range earlier, now seems that another China-based manufacturer, Menq has unveiled an ARM based netbook to fill up the low cost category targeted for those that are tight of budget. Named as EasyPC E790, it is now available at only $80, and is believed to be able to run Android as one of the cheapest machines in this competitive and fast growing market.

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We have been mentioning about new Intel Atom processor Z5XXPT with larger foot print and extended temperature support and if you wonder what actual platform that has been specifically designed based on this, now here is one of them that you may be interested in. Just recently, Eurotech has announced a COM (Computer on module), with the name of Catalyst XL based on Intel Atom Z5XXPT and SCH US15WPT as well as a relatively larger Catalyst FX carrier board to extend various peripherals IOs support targeted for developers and system builders.

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With the increase demand of elderly folks to stay connected with internet, Wessex Computers and Valerie Singleton see the business opportunity to develop an entry level easy-to-operate PC machine that allows even older generation folks to enjoy internet browsing activities without being limited by their ages and PC computing knowledge. Named as SimplicITy, it is designed with very simple GUI that enables quick and direct access to system functions in simple clicks.

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After a long waiting, Dell has finally announced the specifications of its new ultra-thin laptop which named as Adamo XPS. The Adamo XPS is a stunning laptop which has been designed to provide a unique experience with the swipe of a finger, the keyboard that appears from under the display as the system is open. The Adamo XPS is claimed to be the world’s thinnest laptop with only 0.4-inch thick.

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Typically, conventional keyboard buttons are arranged in such as way that Ctrl (Control) button stays at the most bottom left end with Fn (Function) button on its right. But Lenovo has designed it slightly different with both of their positions swapped and this small change may actually cause trouble for users especially those that being exposed to other brands before transitioning to Lenovo machine. So instead of trying to lock the computer using Ctrl + Alt + Delete buttons, you may mistakenly type Fn + Alt + Delete that activates nothing, that may cause inconvenience and inefficiency of your daily life. Good news now, the company hears consumers’ feedback and is currently working on BIOS fix that will add an option to allow users configuring both the buttons as inverted functions while keeping its keyboard buttons unchanged.

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Acer has announced the upcoming availability of its new Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 notebook PC, the 18.4″ notebook which features new Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M graphics and Windows 7 Home Premium OS, aiming to deliver extremely fast performance for gaming, entertainment and multimedia applications.

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We keep on hearing new Intel Atom processors being released to the market and in order to compete against the giant chipmaker that tends to monopolize nettop and netbook market, VIA Technologies has recently announced a new series of low power and low cost processor under Nano family. Named as Nano 3000 series available with both L-series and U-series, they are targeted for mainstream desktop and ultra low power mobile laptops respectively with higher clock speed as well as extended SSE Instruction set.

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