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Windows 7 And Intel Chipset Causing iPhone Woes?
8:59AM Chris Jacob | Users on Apple’s discussion board have been experiencing issues with their PCs locking out iPhones when using Windows 7 with the Intel P55 USB chipset. It’s a pretty specific combo that you’re probably not running, so don’t panic. More »
Gadgets
MSI’s eReader Will Have Nvidia Tegra Graphics in 2010
10:09PM Danny Allen | That rumour about an MSI eReader looks good-to-go: their chairman acknowledges a reader with Tegra graphics is coming, but they’re ironing out some problems at the moment. Meanwhile, Asus also has some cool-sounding readers in the works. [DigiTimes]
Computers
IDF’s Affordable Thin-And-Lights Are Decidedly Not Netbooks
7:33AM Dan Nosowitz | Want the tiny size of a netbook, but the power of a full-size? Intel showed off a crop of ultraportable laptops, all aimed at around an $US800 MSRP, using Core 2 Duo processors, not Atom. Check out our gallery below. More »
Computers
MSI Wind U110 Eco Updated (Slightly) With 15-Hour Battery Life
11:00AM Dan Nosowitz | MSI’s Wind U110 was a perfectly fine netbook when it was released in January, but the newer Toshiba NB205 and HP Mini 5101 make it look outdated. MSI updated the U110 with a 15-hour, 9-cell battery, but is that enough? More »
Gadgets
Asus Eee eBook Reader Could Arrive By Christmas
8:16PM Danny Allen | The company’s top dog, Jerry Shen, told DigiTimes that it will arrive by the end of 2009 at the earliest. Also unexpected (and less confirmed): the report says “industry sources” believe MSI is sniffing out the eBook space, too. More »
Computers
MSI Wind Top AE2010 20-incher: More Grunt Than Atom Nettops
6:15PM Danny Allen | The AE2010 improves on the AE1900 pretty much where it counts. The Atom CPU has been ditched for a faster Athlon X2 3250e, the memory and storage increased (4GB and 320GB, respectively), and the larger 20-inch touchscreen now does 1600-by-900. More »
Hardware
Intel’s Next-Gen Mobile Platforms = Awesome Time To Buy A Laptop
10:20AM Joanna Stern | Windows 7’s launch is going to be a hell of a busy time for laptops. Expect a slew of higher end Intel Core i7 mobile rigs and thin notebooks powered by new dual core ULV processors when the OS ships. More »
Computers
MSI Confirms Wind U150 Netbook With Touchscreen
10:00AM Joanna Stern | We heard that MSI may release a touchscreen netbook with Intel’s next generation Pine Trail Atom platform, and it will. According to MSI, the new Intel Atom chipset is planned to be officially launched at CES. More »
Computers
Openbook Nano Review: The Lazy Man’s Hackintosh Netbook
3:00AM Mark Wilson | I’m a little torn. In even acknowledging the OpenBook Nano, I ensure that Apple will shut down Macwind, the company selling stock MSI Wind U100s preloaded with OS X for $US399. But that’s not the worst of it. More »
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