On behalf of his neighbours in Florida—as well as California—Nathan Nabors is attempting to take on Google in a breach of contract class action lawsuit, due to the continuing problems with the Nexus One’s 3G signal. You’d think he’d be better off taking his issue up with T-Mobile, really. [TechCrunch] More »
Acer is planning the release of an 11.6-inch Aspire One. It’s a lot like the 10-inch version, but it will feature the Atom Z530 processor (as opposed to the N270), which as my pea brain understands it, features identical clocks speed to the N270/280s but lower power consumption. The system also features a GMA500 graphics core to deal with HD content, full sized keyboard and a promised 4 to 8 (extended) hours of battery. There’s no word on price or availability. [macles via SlashGear]
Jim Jannard has announced a price reduction on their Scarlet and EPIC cameras, their latest modular systems for still and motion photography. Plus, now there are multiple trade-in upgrade paths:
I was fortunate enough to have a briefing with the folks from Acer yesterday, who were showing off their new Aspire One Netbook.
It’s a nice little Eee PC competitor, with an 8.9-inch screen and powered by Intel’s Atom processor. There are a raft of ports, including three USBs, VGA output, ethernet, a dedicated SD card slot and 6-in-one card reader, plus microphone and headphone jacks. There’s both 802.11b/g and Bluetooth, with a webcam built in as well.
The Aspire one will come in two configurations – 8GB flash memory running Linpus linux (which Acer have customised for the Aspire One), or 80GB hard drive running Windows XP. At launch, it will be available in white and blue colours, with brown, pink and black models to follow from August. UPDATE: Acer have just informed us that the Aspire One will come with a 120GB hard drive instead of the previously announced 80GB. There’s no changes to the price – which makes this an even more appealing device.
