ASUS EP101TC (Now) Shipping with Android in Q1 2011
July 20, 2010
Today the Netbook News team went down to the ASUS headquarters to hang out with the Eee Pad team, and we learned something that actually made us breath a sigh of relief. The EP101TC pad will dropping Windows CE and will be shipped with Android. Rather than running an outdated Windows CE, ASUS and the majority of tablet manufacturers will be relying on Google’s Operating System. There is no further insight in Android 3.0 or Gingerbread but we have to admit we are pretty curious to find out what happens in the Fall. ASUS is planning on waiting for the 3.0 dust to settle and launch in Q1 of 2011 with products on display at CES. If you just can’t wait until January, you might be able to grab a sneak peak with some telcos as they will be delivering the good first to them in December.
Apple readies 11.6-inch MacBook Air and new iPod touch
July 15, 2010
Our favorite Taiwanese tech mag, Digitimes, has come out with a story about Apple being ready to launch a new generation MacBook Air featuring an 11.6-inch display and Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor in the second half of 2010, as well as a new iPod touch in August or September. Both devices will be manufactured by Quanta Computer, according to Mingchi Kuo, senior analyst at Digitimes Research.
Kuo, citing discussions with upstream component makers, noted that the 11.6-inch MacBook Air will feature an even slimmer and lighter design than the previous-generation models and the technologies used for the design and concept are expected to be broadly used in the company’s other product lines to boost their competitiveness.
However, shipment volumes of the new 11.6-inch MacBook are expected to reach only 400,000 units in 2010, Kuo pointed out.
The new iPod touch will feature a 3-megapixel camera, capable of both photo and video recording, and will adopt Apple’s latest A4 processor, which is also used in the iPhone 4.
Kuo noted that new iPod touch shipments are expected to reach 17-18 million units in 2010.
We want you to take this for what it is a rumor, Digitmes lets their analyst use their judgment and not necessarily fact to write these reports.
BlackBerry Tablet gets More details – Video of Processor in Action
July 12, 2010
Monday Morning Gossip?? Rodman & Renshaw is adding more fuel to the fire on the tablet that BlackBerry is supposed to be coming out with in Q1 of 2011. Under the hood we are now expecting to see a [Read more]
ASUS & ACER Netbook Release Freeze Over Intel Atom N550
July 8, 2010
Acer and ASUS are reportedly freezing netbook releases until mid-August, according to DigiTimes‘, in order to clear their inventory before the Atom N550 processor is meant to be released in Q3. [Read more]
Android 3.0 aka Gingerbread Targets Tablets for Fall Release!?!
July 2, 2010
A well respected Russian Mobile Journalist Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review.com. The way this rumor is playing out, Ginger Bread would be for high-end, powerful devices, and Froyo would continue to ship on smaller, slower models. If these tidbits of information are true, we can also see Ginger Bread as the flagship Android OS for tablets.
Take this gossip for what its worth, it does fall into line with [Read more]
