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Gateway LT3100 Netbook Out Soon!
Looks like Gateway also has its own tricks up its sleeve - this time releasing a netbook running on an AMD processor! Presenting Gateway LT3100 : Here are the specs: 1.2GHz Athlon 64 L110 Processor Integrated ATI Radeon X1270 graphics, 11.6" WXGA...
Thinkpad T400s Chases Tornadoes !
In the spirit of IBM's Legends of Thinkpad videos released earlier this century that basically show Thinkpads surviving the most harrowing upheavals gadgets can undergo, here's Lenovo's promo video for its new thin and light Thinkpad, T400s : The T...
Apple's Glossy Screens May Cause Injury ?
... or at least that's what an advisory from Queensland University of Technology from Brisbane, Australia claims. How so, exactly? Reflections and glare on high gloss monitor screens and their relation to the angle of the monitor screen, could cau...
Dell Latitude Z Series Laptop Photos Leaked!
In the midst of all the current cellphone flurry in the gadget world, a forum goer at NotebookReview surprised everyone by posting several photos of what looks like the new Dell Latitude Z-Series. Off hand, it's ultrathin - kinda like the Dell Adamo ...
Sony Vaio P Gets Atom Z550, SSD and WiMAX Upgrade
The title says it all - Sony's lifestyle notebook, Vaio P, is getting a few hardware updates. The new version now sports Intel's latest and fastest Atom processor, the 2GHz Z550, plus a 'more spacious' Solid State Drive. On top of these, the Japan...
Free WIFI Hotspots - Manila, Makati, Cebu, Davao etc.
Public Service: Ella Fadreligan from Quezon City emailed us this question just a while ago: "Dear TechPinas, where can I find free wifi hotspots or zones here in Metro Manila? Freebies in these financially trying times should definitely be taken adv...
MSI X-Slim X600 Specs
Here's the latest update about the MSI X-Slim (Macbook Air Look-Alike) line. Notebook Italia has just disclosed that X-Slim X600 with 15.6-inch 1,366 x 768 screen will come in 2 variants: One runs on a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo processor, 4GB of RAM...
Yellow Tint at Laptop Screen Bottom Edge
Bing Sarmiento from Cebu, YM'd us this question a while ago: "TechPinas, the bottom edge of my glossy LED-backlit laptop screen has a sort of yellow tint or leak to it. It's not that noticeable but it bothers me no less -- especially when I consider ...
Lenovo Thinkpad T400S Spotted in the Wild
Great news for Thinkpad and Classic Design fans (like me)! The latest iteration to the T-series line has just been spotted. Check out the 0.83-inch-thick Lenovo Thinkpad T400S (Seriously, what's up with the sudden S's?): Sure, it looks 'just like' ...
Free WIFI Hotspots in Manila, Makati, QC, Cebu, Davao, Baguio
Public Service: Ella Fadreligan from Quezon City emailed us this question just a while ago: "Dear TechPinas, where can I find free wifi hotspots or zones here in Metro Manila? Freebies in these financially trying times should definitely be taken adv...
Microsoft's Maximum Windows 7 Netbook Specs
We are already a bit behind on this -- but we're publishing it anyway so our readers know what to expect of Netbooks once Windows 7 is launched in October. Here are the maximum Windows 7 netbook specs that Microsoft is currently pushing for: OK, if...
White Macbook : The Last Macbook
Another important note for Apple fans: One of the announcements made during WWDC 2009 is that the updated White Macbook will be the only remaining Macbook in Apple's current roster of laptops. This means that, at least from the outside, it will be ...
Acer Aspire 3D Laptop Out in October
Campbell Kan, Acer Vice President for Mobile Computing Business Unit, has just given word that the 15.6-inch Aspire 3D laptop will finally arrive sometime in October this year. As expected the unit will require stereoscopic glasses in order for th...
ASUS Eee PC T91 Tablet Netbook Out !
... but only in select locations worldwide. Keep tuning in for updates on when it will reach our shores - in case that's part of Asus' strategy. Let's keep our fingers crossed though, as this one looks cool, save for the lack of chicklet keys. In th...
MSI GT729 and EX723, Gaming and Multimedia Laptop Ushered In
It seems like MSI is releasing a new laptop or netbook every week! Here are two and their standard specs: MSI GT728 Gaming Laptop (left) Core 2 Duo processor, 17-inch LCD, 3GB of RAM, up to 500GB of HDD space, ATI's 1GB Mobility Radeon HD 4850 GPU,...
MSI X-Slim X320 Demo and Size Comparison Video
I found this cool MSI X-Slim Size Comparison video courtesy of NCIX.com: Weighing just around 1.3kgs (2.9lbs) with its tapered edge measuring just 6mm, 13.4" MSI X-Slim X320 is tagged as a Macbook Air clone. Like most netbooks, MSI X-Slim runs on...
HP Mini 1101 and Mini 110 XP / Mi Announced
HP has just added 3 new models to its ever growing netbook line; The HP Mini 1101, Mini 110 XP and 110 Mi. All three will have these base specs: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 or 1.66GHz N280 processor GMA 950 graphics, VGA output, 3 or 6 cell batterie...
Lenovo Ideapad S12, First Netbook with NVIDIA Ion Out!
As promised, less than a week before June, netbooks with NVIDIA Ion graphics chipset are already starting to hit the shelves. First of which is the far-from-dowdy Lenovo Ideapad S12: But first, what's so special about NVIDIA Ion? Quoting NVIDIA: N...
MSI Wind U115 Hybrid Out! Demo Video in!
MSI Wind U115 Hybrid is now out -- at least in Japan and UK. The Wind has been quite successful here in the Philippines and I bet it won't be long before this particular hybrid reaches our shores. But what's so special about MSI Wind U115 Hybrid? ...
Asus Eee PC in the Philippines
This is just an entry to collate all info that TechPinas has on the Asus EEE PC (or eeePC, for some). But first, what is Asus eeePC? Well, quoting Wikipedia: The Asus Eee PC ("Eee" is pronounced [iː] as in "see") is a subnotebook/netbook computer ...
Asus eeePC 1005HA and 1008HA SeaShell Range
Asus has just released 2 rather sexy netbooks, the 1005HA and 1008HA -- both belonging to the new eeePC SeaShell range. Where the hell did they get the SeaShell range name? It's simple really: Both netbooks have tapered edges similar to that of...
