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Archive for January 23, 2009
Acer reveals UK pricing and availability for 10” Aspire One
Jan 23rd
In the press release for the ten incher, Acer observes that netbooks have really taken off. It then goes on to boast: “Acer, thanks to its unique ability to read market trends and anticipate user needs, rapidly introduced the Aspire One, the world’s most popular netbook.”
There was more insight from Acer CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci: “Despite the recent problems of the financial markets and general economic uncertainty, the netbook and notebook markets will continue to grow in 2009,” he said.
The 10″ Aspire one will be available in the UK by the middle of next month, Acer claims, and will cost around £300.
Source Hexus
Jolicloud: New Netbook OS
Jan 23rd
Jolicloud is a new operating system that’s being developed for use on netbooks specifically. The OS has been developed by Netvibes founder Tariq Krim. Jolicloud is a stripped down version of Linux, to “simplify netbook use”. The OS has a simple iPhone style interface that until now we’ve seen little of but, the developers have posted up an image of Jolicloud in action for our enjoyment.
The menu is similar to the iPhone interface and this lends to less clutter and a particularly stylish looking OS as you can see for yourself in the full sized image here and once Jolicloud is released of course. A private beta is rumoured before the OS goes to retail in the coming months and the Krim has said that they are hoping to include support for touchscreen too.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Japan Release for the Mouse Netbook
Jan 23rd
Branded under the Ilyama name, Mouse Computer Japan are releasing a new netbook in the country. The new Ilyama netbook will be sold exclusively by Kojima, a Japanese electronics retailer.
The Illyama KDU-G1 netbook, as it is named, will come installed with Windows XP as an operating system and will be powered by an Atom N270 processor (1.6GHz) with an Intel 945GSE. It will be fitted with a 10.2″ WSVGA screen and Wifi B/G. There are two options on this model – to choose a 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD package or a 2GB RAM and 250GB HDD configuration for the KDU-G1.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Japan Release for the Mouse Netbook
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