9 inch netbooks and smaller

Jolicloud is an operating system specially designed for netbooks. It is a lite OS based on Linux, though I’m not sure if it’s Ubuntu but it’s very much similar. It also features a netbook remix UI. I got an invitation to try the new Jolicloud Alpha release for developers a week ago...

My Asus EEE PC 1000HE has been plugged and busy for 3 straight days already. I’m using it the whole day and I leave it downloading copies of Live Linux distros all night. Of course I did a couple of restarts as well as required by application updates. But I noticed it did not heat [...]...

Sad to hear that Asus is phasing out the Eee PC 701, but I guess it’s wonderful to see it for the last time with multi-touchscreen function. via eee-pc.de ...

Asus started their EEE PC line with an overwhelming welcome to 7 inchers. Later they come up with larger screens of 8.9 – 15″ including the Nettops. Now we have to admit that the first-gen EEE PC we loved will soon say its goodbyes. Asus will focus more on their larger netbooks and seem...

As part of inventory sales, netbook makers are dropping the prices for their 8.9 netbooks and apparently for smaller sizes ssd-based. Looks like HDD is getting more practical on netbooks since it has larger storage capacity in lesser costs. SSD as we all know has lesser capacity but the prices are v...

For those who can’t afford to replace their frist-gen EEE PC like me, don’t feel bad about it because that thing is the one which changed computing history. However, sometimes we can’t help but feel that we’re get used to it and want something more. A member of Mobile01forum...

If you look at the Sony Vaio P from afar, you’ll hardly notice its difference from netbooks because of its shape and size. But according to Sony blog, “You Can’t Tell a Netbook by its Cover”. Sony still continues to claim that their Vaio P is not a netbook, maybe because the...

I happened to pass by the Eee PC comparison site and noticed that there’s already a 10GB Eee Storage availble for Eee PC 701SD/701SDX. Don’t know how long this has been available but the Eee Storage Utility has been on the support site for months already. The service is still unavailable...

It turned out that the news we have posted previously are just rumor misquoted words, and Asus was a little shocked by it, got up and confirmed it’s not true. ZDnet interviewed an Asus spokesperson and according to the interview, there will still be 7 and 8.9 incher Eee PC’s. And the ref...

The Eee PC 901 will soon be your whole day companion anywhere you go. According to Asus, this 8.9 incher will boast 3.75/HSUPA, with data transfer speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps respectively. Of course it depends on provider/operator. The latter will be available in October 2008, but no price i...