MSI Wind U115 Hybrid now on sale in UK and Japan

The netbook market has never been this competitive. Taiwanese netbook manufacturer Micro-Star International or MSI has recently made the MSI Wind U115 Hybrid (or the MSI Wind U115H) unit available in the United Kingdom and in Japan.

Asus soon to launch the Asus Eee PC 1005HA

Being the company that introduced netbooks to the world and created a whole new market for it, looks like Asus is not resting on it laurels.

In the immediate future, Asus will launch the Eee PC 1005HA. The newest Netbook from Asus sports a 160GB Hard drive (with 10GB complimentary online Eee Storage), a 10.1-inch LED-backlit display (1,024 x 600 resolution), 1GB of DDR2 RAM, VGA output, three USB 2.0 sockets, a 0.3 or 1.3 megapixel webcam,  Ethernet, 02.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, a multicard reader and audio in / out. The Asus Eee PC 1005HA comes in two models which differ in processing power: model 1005HA-M with Intel Atom N270 or the model 1005-HA-H that comes with the Intel Atom N280. Both units come with Windows XP Home.

However, one of the intriguing parts of the Asus Eee PC 1005HA is the rumored removable battery that lasts for an astonishing 10.5 hours. Should this be true, the unit’s weight will slightly be heavier. However, this should be a small sacrifice to carry for a longer battery life. It remains to be seen.

The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-M will go on sale for $405 while the Asus Eee PC 1005HA-H at $473.

Asus is aggressively sending out new models and campaigning heavily due to other companies such as HP and Acer that are jogging for position in the netbook industry.

SOURCES: SLASHGEAR, ENGADGET, FUDZILLA, NETBOOKCHOICE, ITPROPORTAL

Dad, get off the internet!

Some children get worried when they see their parents glued to the computer playing games or browsing the internet. I would join them. Wouldn’t you?

It seems that a 13-year-old girl was really concerned by her mother being obssessed by World of Warcraft. I’m not going to discuss the game as I don’t play it, I prefer car simulation games and soccer games, especially the ones that are played on a real field. Here’s the excerpt:

“I know it sounds ridiculous but my mother has started playing the computer game WoW, World of Warcraft,” wrote the 13-year-old.

“This summer she has been sitting up all day and all night and she forgets what’s important to me. And when she’s not at the computer she’s like a lost soul. She just looks straight ahead and says nothing. I’m not doing so well.”

Other problems are dads watching porn on the internet and both parents stuck on internet chatrooms.

OCZ gets in the gaming notebook business

Many companies let their customers customize some parts of their laptops or notebooks with limited components, but when it comes to gaming notebook, the best in the field are Alienware.

OCZ is known as a expensive gaming memory manufacturer, and having their reputation on notebooks is what every enthusiast wants.

For starters, you won’t  be able to customize much, only choose between Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a TV tuner, and a Intel 4965AGN 802.11a/g/n wireless adapter. The standard components are a 15.4″ WXGA display, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB GPU, Intel PM965 northbridge/ICH8M southbridge, SATA support for HDDs or SSDs, 8x dual-layer DVD burner, four USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard 34/54 slot, and a fingerprint reader

Pink Windows Vista for the Japanese

Microsoft launched a new package of its Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. It comes in pink colour, hopefully will have some extras direct to the female population. (Yes, pink looks better on girls).

This edition comes with one year subscription of Windows Live OneCare and a copy of a Windows Vista tips & tricks book.

Source: 2dayBlog

Lenovo X300 suffers from anorexia

No offense to anyone who is anorexic, especially top models. The new Lenovo X300 surely impresses even the guys at Apple, because the MacBook Air is 0.1lbs heavier than the X300…

You should get different versions, but the most recent one I saw had an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU at 1.2GHz with 4MB cache against MacBook’s 1.6GHz, 2GB of RAM which is the same as its Apple counterpart. The hard drive is only 64GB against Apple’s 80GB, but there are 3 USB ports, and a DVD writer, which doesn’t even exist in the MacBook.

Source: Engadget via TheGadgetSite