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2:00AM Brian Barrett | If you’re in the market for a netbook – the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle – know this first: on the inside, they’re all basically the same, making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. More »
TESTED: The Best New Netbooks
2:00AM Brian Barrett | If you’re in the market for a netbook – the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle – know this first: on the inside, they’re all basically the same, making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. More »
Computers
Acer Working On Slim Intel Calpella Laptops
7:49PM Kat Hannaford | Acer’s working on some viddy, viddy slim laptops with Intel Calpella processors inside, according to Digitimes. Calpella was rumoured to be making an appearance in the MacBook Pro line last year, but never materialised. More »
Computers
Is Acer Readying A Chrome OS Netbook For A Mid-2010 Launch?
8:23PM Kat Hannaford | It may be a case of semantics, but Digitimes is reporting that Acer – who we already know are desperate to be the first manufacturer with a Chrome OS netbook – will be launching “devices running Google’s Chrome OS in the middle of 2010″. So far, we’ve been hearing the end of the year for releases, but if there’s any chance to grab hold of a mid-2010 Chrome OS whisper, we’ll take it. More »
Screens
3D Monitor Fight: Acer GD235HZ Vs Alienware OptX AW2310
2:37AM Mark Wilson | The 23.6-inch Acer GD235HZ ($US399) and Alienware OptX AW2310 ($US499) represent the latest gen 3DHD monitors. So which is the better buy for 3D gaming? Tom’s Hardware actually likes them both quite a bit. More »
Hardware
Ion 2 GPU Benchmarked As Slower Than Its Predecessor
1:58AM Brian Barrett | The first Nvidia Ion 2 netbook has been benchmarked, and the early results are disappointing: the Acer Aspire One 532G’s next-gen GPU managed to underperform the older Ion LE. More »
Computers
Begun, The Tablet Wars Have: HP’s Slate Wants To Undercut The iPad
2:59PM Matt Buchanan | Even if you hate Apple, you can’t deny they set the tone. The WSJ reports that while HP announced their Slate first, they waited for the iPad unveil to make changes, like the price& – sh;which they plan to undercut. More »
Computers
Acer’s Aspire One 532G First Netbook With NVIDIA’s Ion 2 Graphics
11:02PM Kat Hannaford | Acer’s keen on racking up lots of firsts for its netbook arm, with this Aspire One 532G having the claim of being the world’s first to use NVIDIA’s Ion 2 graphics technology for 1080p playback. More »
Phones
Acer’s Android 2.1 Liquid e May Be The Ecstasy You’re Looking For
8:50PM Kat Hannaford | Acer’s updated its Android range of phones with the Liquid e, running Android 2.1 and built using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 768 MHz processor, so isn’t quite as zappy as some others we’ve seen recently. More »
Computers
Acer Will Not Release Tablet Competition For The iPad
11:53AM Dan Nosowitz | Acer, in contrast to what we’d heard before, has just said that they’ll not be making a tablet to compete with the iPad, instead focusing on ultra-thin laptops. More »
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