INTEL TO SUSPEND THE SALE OF Z-SERIES ATOM PROCESSORS TO NETBOOK MAKERS

Intel may suspend the sale of Atom Z processors to netbook makers. Does this mean that Intel intends to stop the production of Z-series processors at all? Well, not really. The Z-series processors are used outside the netbook market too and Intel intends to keep it the same way at least for the time being. The Intel Z-series processors run on the Menlow platform and Intel plans to continue this

ASUS T91MT NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

Asus plans to roll out an updated version of its Eee PC T91 touchscreen convertible netbook. Like the previous version, the new model is also powered by a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor. Though it ships with 1GB of RAM, it is upgradable to 2GB. The new Eee PC T91MT runs on Windows 7 Home Premium. It has an 8.9 inch touch screen display that supports multi-touch gestures. The display can be

BUY AN ASUS UL20A AND GET $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM AMAZON

Asus is expected to offer a promotion in association with Amazon some time soon. As per the deal, buyers will get about $75 off the price of its �UL20A� thin and light laptop. Amazon currently sells the UL20A for $581 which is less than the MSRP of $600. Starting today buyers who purchase the device from Amazon will also get a gift certificate worth $75 which kind of means that you will be able

ASUS TO LAUNCH A SMARTBOOK IN 2010

Asus plans to launch a smartbook during the first quarter of 2010. The company has not yet released further details, but smartbooks are 3G enabled highly portable laptops running on ARM-based processors. They are highly power efficient as ARM processors consume much less power than Intel or AMD processors found on typical netbooks and notebooks. Asus says the new device will cost around $184. It

ASUS U3S6 PCI-E CARD TO BE THE FIRST TO SUPPORT USB 3.0 STANDARD

Asus has launched a PCI-E card supporting USB 3.0 ports. The card called U3S6 also meets SATA 6.0 specifications. The Asus U3S6 PCI-E is believed to be the first card to offer support for high speed USB 3.0 ports. The card has two USB 3.0 ports and two SATA 6.0 ports. It is true not many products available today can utilize the high speed offered by USB 3.0, but things will eventually improve as

MSI RELEASES UPGRADED WIND U230

MSI has released an updated version of its U2xx series of notebooks. The new MSI Wind U230 looks very similar to the U200/U210 notebooks already available in the market. Major updates pertain to the processor and the operating system. While the U200/U210 laptops run on Windows XP, the U230 comes with Windows 7 Home Premium. The processor has also been upgraded to dual core AMD Neo X2. Quick

II-VIEW RELEASES 12 INCH A2 NETBOOK

ii-View has unveiled a 12.1 inch netbook called ii-View A2. The device has better specifications than average netbooks and comes with a low price tag.In design the ii-View A2 is very similar to the MacBook Air, but it has very different specifications. The ii-View A2 is powered by an Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz processor with 2GB of RAM. The maximum storage capacity is 320GB. The 12.1 inch LCD