Notebook News
On this page you can find the top news about notebook and laptop related information.
Monday 28. of April 2008 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 integrated into automatic updates
Microsoft included its Vista Service Pack 1 into the operating system’s automatic update function. It is also available for manual download.
Wednesday 23. of April 2008 Price of flash memory rises
The requirement of NAND flash memory is very high because of the use in the SSD drives (e.g., in many new low cost notebooks). Therefore, the price of the modules is rising.
Tuesday 22. of April 2008 Problems with the OLPC’s keyboard
The XO-laptop of the OLPC project has some problems with its keyboard. Sometimes it happens, that a key is stuck or when pressed one key there are activated its neighbours too.
Wednesday 16. of April 2008 Windows XP Service Pack 3
The Windows XP service pack 3 is going to be available for end-users at April 29th 2008.
Tuesday 15. of April 2008 Asus Eee PC with new battery
Asus replaced the battery of its Eee PC with a new and more compact one. The capacity of the new standard battery is not as high as the capacity of the older one (which is still available as an accessory).
Tuesday 15. of April 2008 Series production model with Intel Atom CPU
Willcom presents its D4 WSO16SH, which is the first series production model with Intel Atom CPU. It is equipped with a Z520 processor with 1.33 GHz and 1 GB RAM.
Wednesday 09. of April 2008 2nd generation Eee PC will be available earlier
The second generation of Asus Eee PC will come on the market earlier as planned. Asus renounces Intels Atom CPU in this generation, because they want to release their Eee PC sooner.
Monday 07. of April 2008 WiMAX stack for Linux
Intel started developing a Linux stack for a possible WiMAX chipset.
Monday 07. of April 2008 Wireless USB devices for Europe
Some wireless USB devices shall finally arrive in Europe in the first half of 2008.
Monday 07. of April 2008 Toshiba expands double warranty for Austria and Germany
Toshiba extended the double warranty of its Tecra M9 by six month. If the notebook breaks down, then it gets repaired and the customer gets the purchase price back additionally.
Wednesday 02. of April 2008 First notebook with Atom CPU spotted
The first notebook with Intel’s new Atom CPU was spotted at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai.
Wednesday 02. of April 2008 Toshiba redesigns Satellite series and presents sleep-and-charge USB ports
Some of Toshiba’s Satellite notebooks are going to be equipped with Fusion Finish design, and with "Feather Touch" multimedia buttons. Furthermore, the Satellite notebooks will feature USB ports which enable recharging USB...
Wednesday 02. of April 2008 Dell equips laptops with EV-DO / HSDPA
The Gobi dual-3G-chipset by Qualcomm enables users connecting to multiple 3G networks.
Tuesday 01. of April 2008 HP equips notebooks with BluRay drive
The manufacturer HP updated its Pavilion notebook series. Those laptops are available with BluRay drive (optionally) and HD DVD drives aren’t longer available.
Tuesday 01. of April 2008 Liedl sells Targa notebook
The discount shop Liedl offers the Targa Traveller 1526 notebook in every of its stores from April the 3rd.
