On the 17th of March, 2009, at the ShenzhenAir International Hotel in Shenzhen, China, VIA will host the VIA GMB Tech Forum Spring.

The second VIA Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB) Alliance event, following the first event held in October of last year, the VIA GMB Tech Forum Spring will bring together a host of PC manufacturing and infrastructure partners focused on delivering affordable, power efficient mini-notebooks to global markets.

With a rapidly growing membership that includes leading component vendors such as PQI, SanDisk, American Megatrends (AMI), InnoLux, ITE Tech and TD Hi-Tech, the VIA GMB Alliance seeks to facilitate the swift entry of new players into the popular mini-notebook market, resulting in a broader choice of innovative devices for the consumer.

Over 200 VIA GMB Alliance partners who have registered to attend the VIA GMB Tech Forum Spring will observe live demonstrations of the latest mini-notebook technologies, as well as presentations exploring business and technology trends in the market segment. Topics to be covered include new opportunities for memory module and SSD manufacturers, application utilization tips for embedded controller suppliers, and an overview of a wirelessly networked world and how we go about getting there.

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Dell’s first 10 inch netbook get good review. here is the gist of it

Pros:

• Compact design
• Five color options
• Roomy keyboard
• Bright, glossy display

Cons:

• No six-cell battery at launch
• Finicky touchpad and touch buttons
• Lacks VGA port
• Struggles with 720p video

detailed review here

UPDATE: Ignore the image. It looks like ibnlive is showing some image related to  hcl mileap (check here) Thanks to visitor viswa for pointing this

UPDATE 2: Actual images are out. ‘Ultra-low-cost’ access device

India’s UPA government has unvieled a prototype of laptop which will cost Rs. 500 and can be used by student. This laptop will be having

• wifi,
• 2GB memory (we feel this refers to storage)
• consumes just 2 watts power
• USB
• Ethernet

no other information seems to have been revealed.

Design of this device has been done by students and faculty at IIT Madras, VIT (vellore institute of technology) and IIS bangalore.

Sakshat (e learning wing of IGNOU) will provide information to students using this laptop. Sakshat provides lots of learning resources in various categories like agriculture, computer and information sciences, education, engineering and technology, health sciences, humanities, jounalism and new media studies, law, management studies, social science, social work, tourism and others.

We shall keep you posted as more info is revealed.

source: ibnlive

sakshat

The Acer Aspire one netbook with integrated 3G wireless technology, is available starting Dec. 14 exclusively at RadioShack stores nationwide for $99.99 when combined with qualifying AT&T mobile broadband service. (RadioShack Corporation)

The Acer Aspire one 3G netbook comes equipped with the following features:

    --  Weighs 2.44 pounds
    --  Ultra-compact size measuring 9.8" x 6.7" x 1.1" (W x D x H)
    --  Stylish piano-black finish
    --  Built-in 3G capability
    --  802.11b/g wireless (Wi-Fi)
    --  8.9-inch LCD screen
    --  Built-in Web cam
    --  Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor
    --  Windows XP(R) Home
    --  1GB memory
    --  160GB hard drive
    --  Built-in memory card readers (dedicated SD and 5-in-1)

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Lenovo S10 is a nice, styliish netbook running Intel N270 Atom processor. Its specification includes 1GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, 10.2 inch display with 1024×600 resolution. It is slim and easy to carry. It comes with standard elements like 2 USB, VGA, speaker, mic jack.

Features which are not common among all subnotebooks are webcam, built in bluetooth, express card slot, fast harddisk.

Pros:

• Good looking, slim, stylish
• 160GB HDD
• Solid build
• Display quality
• Express card slot

  

• small keyboard
• warm temperatures
• short battery life

Check how it looks beside a 13 inch laptop

  

Is is worth your money? if you are not a person looking for long battery life then this definitely the netbook to buy.

People at xtremesystems.org have overclocked Intel ATOM N270 which runs at 1.6 GHz in stock configuration to over 2.3GHz. 

They used Liquid Nitrogen to cool the processor. They managed to cool it to sub zero, -15 degrees to be precise. 

System used for overclocking was a MSI Wind Netbook.

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