From Engadget -
The Dell Mini 10 will apparently have two display options: a unique 1366 x 768 and a more conventional 1024 x 576 WSVGA option for those less concerned with 720p content. It will also be available in either 1.3GHz or 1.6GHz Atom processors, six different colors, with a 3-cell or 6-cell battery. No word on a price or release date, though.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
More rumored Dell Mini 10 details, colors surface
Origami R2H Style Eee PC 701 Prototype
Portable Monkey has some photos of a customized Asus Eee PC 701 touchscreen slate prototype inspired by the original Origami R2H device found in the Mobile1 forum.
It has buttons like the Origami device, is keyboard-less and is lighter at 760g. It even comes with a stylus and a has a storage slot as well. Apparently it is a prototype model which could possibly turn into full production.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Windows 7 on Acer Aspire One
From Electronic Pulp has posted a guide for installing the beta Windows 7 on the 8.9" Acer Aspire One 8GB SSD model.
While it is not a straight procedure - you need to shrink the install files - it is still fairly straightforward and easy to follow.
Windows losing market share to Mac and Linux
From TG Daily -
A Net Application's Market Share report shows that Windows is losing ground to Mac OS X and Linux at an accelerating rate. Declining from a 90.73% market share to just 88.26%, Windows has given ground to Mac OS X which has moved from 8.03% to 9.93%, and Linux (all flavors) has moved from 0.76% to 0.83%.
The study is based on information gathered from 160 million monthly visitors to its hosted websites. The data set is not conclusive, but is a very high representative sampling due to the large number of unique users.
Net Application's full "Operating System Market Share" breakout:
| Year | Windows | Mac | Linux |
| 2004 | 96.36% | 3.25% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 95.97% | 3.64% | 0.31% |
| 2006 | 94.85% | 4.68% | 0.38% |
| 2007 | 92.91% | 6.40% | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 90.73% | 8.03% | 0.76% |
| January 2009 | 88.26% | 9.93% | 0.83% |
| Change from Dec'08 to Jan'09 alone | -0.46% to 88.27% | +3.12% to 9.93% | -3.53% to 0.82% |
Acer aims to gain 2-3% in 2009 notebook market share
From Digitimes -
Acer is aiming to increase its global notebook market share 2-3 percentage points in 2009. Per company chairman JT Wang, China, Japan and the US are the three markets with high shipment growth potential for Acer this year and the company will work on enhancing its performance there. Currently, Acer has around 30% of most of its major markets, and the company hopes to boost the share to 40-50% in 2009.
India's $10 laptop
Remember the exciting news about India's $10 laptop, which turned out to be just a typo per a spokesman for the Minister of State for Higher Education? (See previous post here.)
Well, it's back.
Yahoo News is reporting that India has unveiled plans (again) to produce a laptop costing just $10 in a bid to improve the skills of millions of students. While Higher Education Secretary R.P. Agrawal has already announced that the laptops would be available within six months, details are still scarce. Reported features include 2GB RAM and Wifi, but officials have not publicly demonstrated a prototype nor yet explained how it can be produced at such a low cost.
The government has earmarked more than 46 billion rupees ($939 million) to develop the laptops to work in rural areas with unreliable power supply and poor Internet connectivity.
Here's hoping it isn't yet another typo.
Monday, February 2, 2009
The State of the Netbook, Part I: WEee have lived before
Ars Technica has a nice retrospective of how netbooks came to be. It touches on several iconic products, including two of my personal favorites, the HP200LX and the Toshiba Libretto. It would have been nice if the Tandy Model 100 were included also, though it would be stretching the definition of a netbook.
The article also refutes the common misconception of netbooks being an overnight success by tracing the evolution of the now ubiquitous form-factor. While it has some facts wrong, like the introduction of netbooks - not at the beginning of 2008 but rather announced in June 2007 and delivered October 2007 (Asus Eee PC 701), it does provide interesting trivia for those unfamiliar with computing history.
All in all, it makes for an interesting, educational read. Can't wait for the second part.
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