The LG X110 is, in my opinion, another very stylish looking netbook. The only things that help it to stand out against other netbooks (other than its sleek looks) is integrated 3G and the 160GB HDD. If you feel the same way, you’ll appreciate this short hands-on from IFA which gives a quick harwdare tour of the device. [jkkmobile]

MicroPCTalk forum member Anh did some serious surgery on his UX280. Taking the unit apart, he de-soldered the factory U1200 Core Solo (1.2GHz), and soldered in a U7600 Core 2 Duo (1.2GHz) CPU. An impressive instillation in a machine that has so much hardware stuck in such a tiny footprint. Was it worth it? Take a look at the graph belo; the benchmark performance almost doubled in certain areas. The graph compares the modded UX280 to a UX380, I compared to the 380 because both machines were running Vista and […]

JKK and I talk about the press day at IFA where the Fujitsu Amilo Mini and LG X110 Netbooks were launched. We also talk about the Samsung SSDs. The recording was made over Ustream which isn’t the best for audio quality but the MP3 is extracted and linked below. Direct playback and download: MP3, 21 Minutes https://www.umpcportal.com//uploads/podcasts/podcast19.MP3

Yes, a strange statement to make but its exactly what I though if when I saw it. A design daring to be different but not really having any classic, timeless lines. The Amilo looks cool on first glance but I bet it looks, er, less cool in 12 months! Fashion aside though, the specs aren’t anything to moan about, apart from the slow-looking 60GB HDD perhaps. The Array mic will help with Skype, the ExpressCard slot will help with multi-device 3G cards and I like the fact that its got […]

I know there are quite a few of you out there waiting for the M912 so rather than post this update in the forum, I thought I’d air the info here . If you’re waiting to push the button on an M912 but can’t decide what information is correct about the screens, here’s the latest word from Gigabyte. For M912V/X which is 1280×768, the LCD back light is using “Inverter technology inch. For M912M which is 1024×600, the LCD back light is using “LED back light technology inch The info […]

Before I give you an update on some other netbook news happening this morning, allow me to highlight the LG X110 that has been given an outing in Berlin at the IFA today. Its all pretty standard HDD/XP Netbook stuff here with the exception of the built-in 3G module and the price. When the HTC Shift and Q1b came out in 2007, they were two of the cheapest 3G-enabled PCs available at around 1200 Euro. Previous to those two, you’d have to look at the LG C1, P1610 and Flybook […]

…assuming they all reach the market of course! By my research and calculations I see 33 design wins for the Intel Menlow MID platform. We’ve seen a lot from the likes of Benq, Willcom and Gigabyte in the last 6 months but there are a number of MIDs out there that have been very quiet and aren’t in the database yet. Here’s a list with as much detail as I know at this stage. Information comes from various sources. They are all based on Silverthorne and Poulsbo. (Menlow platform) KJS/Inventec […]

The device was apparently first announced at Computex. I don’t recall reading any news on it but it did make me laugh. Just look at the headline: Albatron’s “Tee PC inch is all that you need with not an inch to spare As the article on HotHardware.com mentions, it comes out of the box with Windows CE 6.0 and everything you need preloaded: WordPad, MediaPlayer and Internet Explorer…right. The device has both WiFi and Bluetooth, weighs 343 grams, has a 400Mhz ARM926 processor, 128 MB of RAM and 128MB of […]