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Netbook Deals of the Day

Welcome to our latest installment of “Netbook Deals of the Day”. Let’s get down to it shall we? ==== Dell.com Dell’s running a 3 day sale across various systems on their website. On the netbook front, the company has sale prices for various Mini 10 netbook configurations. At the low end of the spectrum, you can pick up a base Dell Inspiron Mini 10 for a low price of $279. The system features the Atom N450 processor clocked at 1.66GHz, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP Home Edition, 1.3 megapixel webcam, ...

Netbook Deals of the Day

Yeah it’s been awhile since we ran a “Netbook Deals of the Day” posting – mostly because the holiday season was over and the transition to the new Pine Trail platform was upon us. However, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, several e-tailers are running netbook deals that you might be interested in, so without further ado, let’s check out them deals! In the thin-and-light category, Newegg is selling the Toshiba Satellite T135-S1305 notebook for a mere $549.99 ($150 dollars off the ori...

Direct2Dell provides update on Chrome OS on Dell Mini netbooks

A quick update on the Dell Chrome OS image that’s available for the Dell Mini 10v courtesy of Direct2Dell.com. The image is now running on the Latitude 2100 and Mini 9 systems too A new updated compressed image is now available to help improve download times (the pipe was also increased for the server) You can grab the updated image at http://linux.dell.com/files/cto – here - http://linux.dell.com/ChromiumOS_Mini10v_Nov30.img.gz Lionel at Direct2Dell also sat down with Doug (the guy who’s ...

PC Mag reviews Dell Mini Nickelodeon Edition and Disney Netpal by ASUS

Netbooks for kids seems like a great idea doesn’t it? Netbooks are fairly inexpensive; offer the right form factor and specs for kids; and seem like the perfect platform to introduce computing to youngsters. However, as is common in most things in tech, it ultimately depends on the content at hand and this is best seen in two recent reviews by PC Mag – the Disney Netpal by ASUS and the Dell Mini Nickelodean Edition netbook. With one netbook (the Netpal), you have a system loaded with apps and ...

Pre heads to Mexico, Dell Mini 3 to hit China and Brazil, and Behold II for T-Mobile gets date

Mobile phone users in Mexico who have been waiting to get their hands on the Palm Pre will be glad to hear that Telcel will offer the handset starting on November 27. The Pre for Mexico will be the same GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset already offered in the US. That Dell Mini 3 smartphone we have been hearing so much about is set to debut in China and Brazil according to the Washington Post. The device is a touchscreen phone and it is rumored that it will show up in the US next year likely with AT&T...

Dell Mini 3iX Android Based Smartphone Gets FCC Approval

Dell's first Android smartphone just took another step toward being released in the U.S.: it has received FCC approval. And the version being approved has features not seen in this device before, possibly making it more appealing. The Dell Mini 3i was released in China earlier this year as a stripped down, entry-level model. The FCC signed off today on a more advanced version, the Mini 3iX. This will include Wi-Fi and 3G mobile broadband, the two features most notably absent from the original.T...

Dell Mini 3iX Android Based Smartphone Gets FCC Approval

Dell's first Android smartphone just took another step toward being released in the U.S.: it has received FCC approval. And the version being approved has features not seen in this device before, possibly making it more appealing. The Dell Mini 3i was released in China earlier this year as a stripped down, entry-level model. The FCC signed off today on a more advanced version, the Mini 3iX. This will include Wi-Fi and 3G mobile broadband, the two features most notably absent from the original.T...

TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Lamborghini phone, MILESTONE gets official, and Dell Mini 3iX

The Dell Mini 3iX has broke cover and has the same 3MP camera found in the Chinese counterpart. The main difference between the two is that the US version of the device has support for 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. The European version of the DROID called the MILESTONE is now official. The device will sport multitouch, but will not get that sweet Google Maps Navigator app that the US DROID gets. We aren’t sure exactly why the MILESTONE gets multitouch and the DROID doesn’t at th...