he Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset is based on an ARM-based processor with integrated wireless and HD video capabilities. It is primarily meant for use in smartphones, but it can also power tablets and smartbooks. In fact, the Snapdragon platform is known to deliver decent performance on devices running Google Android. Some smartbooks on display at the [...]
Continue Reading...Pioneer Computers is a name little known outside of Australia. The company recently introduced two netbooks called the DreamBook Lite M81 and DreamBook Lite E79. The E79 is equipped with a 7 inch display with 800 x 480 pixels. It features a tiny keyboard and a touchpad and is powered by a 533MHz Samsung ARM-based [...]
Continue Reading...The Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator allows netbooks powered by Intel Atom processors to play 1080p HD video with minimal difficulty. The problem is that many media players do not work well with the Broadcom video card. So if yours doesn’t support the card you will have to be content watching a slideshow rather than [...]
Continue Reading...Dell has updated its Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks with WiMAX and 3G. Starting today, the Inspiron Mini 10 is configurable with an Intel Centrino 802.11n + WiMAX 6250 card. The WiMax-enabled Inspiron Mini 10 will cost $60 over the base version. The standard wireless card that comes with Mini 10 is an 802.11g card. Getting [...]
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