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10:45AM Matt Buchanan | How light is Sony’s carbon-fibre X Series, miraculously the “lightest notebook in the world”? It feels fake, like a trick. More »
Sony X Series Hands-On: It Feels Like Special Effects
10:45AM Matt Buchanan | How light is Sony’s carbon-fibre X Series, miraculously the “lightest notebook in the world”? It feels fake, like a trick. More » 
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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 »
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Tiny UMID mbook M1: A Mini-Netbook With Mini-Features
2:10AM Dan Nosowitz | We spotted Korean manufacturer UMID’s new MID back in November, but now it’s finally seeing release, with a few changed specs and a $US599 pricetag. But it probably won’t change MID-haters’ minds. More »
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Toshiba Dynabook SS-RX2: World’s First Laptop With 512GB SSD
3:35PM Dan Nosowitz | Despite Asus’ earlier announcement, Toshiba is the first manufacturer to bring a laptop with a 512GB SSD to market. The 12.1″ screened laptop also boasts a 12-hour battery in a svelte body. We want. Badly. More »
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Intel Also Designing Processor for Low-Cost, Ultrathin Laptops
10:53PM John Herrman | Just days after we heard about AMD’s oddly-positioned processor for ultrathin laptops, the Neo, Intel is reported to be working on something almost identical. Are these bridge laptops the secret next big thing?
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AMD’s Neo Processor Ignores the Atom, Gives Netbooks the Tiny Cold Shoulder
9:25PM John Herrman | AMD’s anticipated answer to the Atom is coming soon, but there’s a catch: It’s not an answer to the Atom. It’s more expensive, faster, sucks more power, and isn’t intended for netbooks. Oops! More »
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MSI Wind Scores 30% Performance Boost in Free Update
4:01AM Mark Wilson | Overclocking is nothing new, but rarely is it promoted by a PC manufacturer, let alone in a netbook. But MSI has released the v1.09 BIOS update for their Wind mini-notebook that allows users to function key toggle an 8%, 15% or 24% automatic overclock that can translate to a 30% performance boost (as independently tested). You’ll notice the extra power in apps like Photoshop especially, but keep in mind that it probably won’t do wonders for the battery life. All in all, however, it sounds like an absolute must-have update. [Electric Vagabond] More »
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Pomera Digital Memo DM10 Goes Way Back to the Future
10:48PM Mark Wilson | The Pomera DM10 will not go on the internet or send you emails. It can’t grab RSS from a Wi-Fi connection or even display in colour. But the Pomera Digital Memo does take notes, and it takes them hard. Booting in just two seconds off two AA batteries, the Digital Memo features a fold-out keyboard and monochrome TFT LCD, storing up to 8000 characters per file on a MicroSD card. The Digital Memo will be pulled from its nuclear fallout shelter following 10 years of quarantined development this November when it hits the Japan market for $US270. [Impress via OhGizmo!] More »
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Fujitsu P8020 Ultraportable Comes With Multitouch Trackpad, Higher Price
1:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | Now that netbooks have lowered how much we’re willing to pay for laptops with a smaller footprint, it looks like ultra-portables are looking for ways to justify their higher price point. In that vein, Fujitsu’s upcoming P8020 is packing a multitouch trackpad that’ll allow those pinching zoom in, zoom out motions and circular unlimited scrolling gestures currently seen on Macbook Pros. Is that, and the 1.4Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 120GB hard disk, DVD burner and GMA 4500MHD video card enough to make it worth $US1,800? I guess we’ll see come November. [Fujitsu Store via
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