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News.blog: Dell confirms low-cost minilaptop

News Dell CEO and namesake Michael Dell lent credence to Compal's statement yesterday when he said, in response to HP's 2133 Mini-Note PC, "We will introduce a similar laptop. You didn't expect Dell to sit idly by while Asus, Intel and now HP went...

Tags: dell, processor, products, hp

10 April 2008, 9:27

Video in, mini drives out on Samsung music players

News Meanwhile, Samsung will begin to de-emphasise players with mini hard drives. The company released a mini drive player last year, but no more are slated. Once you hit the sweet spot of 4GB with flash, you have parity" with mini drive players, Farish...

27 July 2005, 10:10

Intel developing Linux mini-tablet

News Intel is developing its own take on the mini-tablet, with a new ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform to be announced at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. The big surprise? It's based on Linux. Called a Mobile Internet Device, or MID, the...

17 April 2007, 9:47

News.blog: Acer favours Linux for mini laptops

News Acer officially unveiled its entry into the low-cost mini laptop market, the Aspire One, on Tuesday. Plus, as Acer points out, Linux has a quicker boot time and can extend the battery life of tiny mini laptops like the Aspire One.

Tags: linux, market, laptops, develop

5 June 2008, 9:56

News.blog: Ubuntu readying version for mini laptops

News A version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is coming later this year for mobile Internet devices and mini laptops. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, said on Monday that it plans to demonstrate the new version, called Ubuntu...

Tags: devices, atom, remix, ubuntu

4 June 2008, 10:19

Microsoft limits XP mini laptop specs

News Microsoft has reportedly set strict limitations on the specifications of the cheap mini laptops that can carry its Windows XP operating system. In April, Microsoft issued guidelines for manufacturers of cheap mini laptops, recommending among other...

Tags: storage, cpu, processor, mini

16 May 2008, 10:24

News.blog: Sony to u-turn on low-cost mini laptop?

News At the WiMax Expo in Taipei, contract manufacturer Quanta Computer showed a mini laptop based on Via's just-released design that will be out in the third quarter of this year. The mini laptop has an 8.9-inch screen, at least an 80GB hard drive...

Tags: names, hard drive, laptop, laptops

3 June 2008, 11:02

News.blog: Via opens up its mini-laptop design

News Chip designer Via Technologies unveiled its OpenBook Mini-Note reference design on Monday, in a move that throws some open source into its core business of developing chips for mobile devices. The OpenBook design aims to aid PC makers in creating...

Tags: devices, source, wi fi, market

30 May 2008, 10:03

Intel unveils Mac Mini clone

News Taking another crack at the living room, Intel is again showing off a concept PC that closely resembles Apple's Mac Mini. The chipmaker unveiled the prototype with AOpen on Tuesday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.

1 June 2005, 11:00

News.blog: Opera Mini 4.1 released

News On Tuesday, Opera sewed up a short beta run of Opera Mini 4.1. Opera Mini 4.1, like Opera 9.5 Beta 2, can now guess the URL you want when you enter a search term in the address bar, a praiseworthy ability.

Tags: beta, java, phones, mini

14 May 2008, 9:56

Mini robot mimics cockroaches

News Insect extermination may soon involve mini robots that can befriend and lure cockroaches from their dens. Scientists in Lausanne, Switzerland, have successfully infiltrated a colony of roaches with a micro robot that has enough intricacies to...

25 July 2005, 10:14

News.blog: Facebook adds Mini-Feed comments

News Facebook has made it possible for members to leave comments on each others' 'mini-feeds' of activity, according to an announcement on Wednesday from the social network. The Mini-Feed, introduced in 2006 to initial shock and eventual acceptance, is...

Tags: friends, activity, feeds, feed

26 June 2008, 9:44

Apple doubles its money on Mac Mini

News The sleek Mac Mini from Apple costs $499 (£359 in the UK) at retail, but the total sum of the parts is less, says research firm iSuppli. Analysts at the research firm dissected one of the Mac Mini computers and estimated that the total component...

18 August 2005, 9:52

Apple offers Mac Mini 'lucky dip'

News Consumers who buy a Mac Mini this week may or may not end up with a machine that's faster than the desktop Apple was selling in previous weeks. Some Mac Mini systems may contain components that slightly exceed the published specifications," Apple...

30 September 2005, 9:42

Opera Mini puts on a show for cheaper phones

News The company, based in Oslo, on Wednesday began distributing Opera Mini, saying it would allow "users to access the Web on mobile phones that would normally be incapable of running a Web browser. With Opera Mini, the company hopes to start making...

11 August 2005, 9:31