NVIDIA ANNOUNCES NEW CHIPS AT CeBIT

ATI was not the only one who decided to announce new GPU's at CeBIT currently underway in Germany. NVIDIA has also chosen the occasion to let the wraps off its new GeForce GTX 280M which (according to NVIDIA) is "the fastest laptop GPU on the market, with up to 505 more performance than previous generation enthusiast laptop GPU's"If that is too exciting for you or will probably frighten your

XANDROS DEBUTS LINUX DISTRO PRESTO INSTANT-ON OS

We'd say its a bit lake to debut instant on OS as they are bound to cave within a few months seeing that Window's 7 is happily courting the netbook crowd.Despite that, Xandros has decided to do "Presto," their new instant on OS which is built off (you guessed it), Linux. The new instant on OS is said to boot within "seconds" and as usual Xandros says this will not be a replacement to Window's but

MACBOOK 15-INCH GETS SLIGHT AND QUIET SPEC BUNP

This is a bit surprising seeing the new 15-inch models were released just a few months ago and I'm sure Apple is trying to justify the $2700 price tag on their new unibody MB Pro 17-inch (our review coming this week).But yet they have seen it fit to upgrade the clock speed of the Core 2 Duo processors in their MB Pro 15-inch systems from 2.4GHz to 2.53GHz. That means that the ultimate upgrade in

AMD RELEASE ATI MOBILITY RADEON GPU

Both ATI and NVIDIA are at CeBit with their new mobile GPU's. The former company is debuting two new models. The ATI MObility Radeon HD 4850 and the HD 4860.Both cards are works from AMD's new 40nm processes and support DirectX 10.1 as well as dual DisplayPort and 1080p acceleration (2560 x 1600). The 4860 (to be expected), boasts some bigger features over the 4850 which include GDDR5 memory.

DELL STUDIO 15 SPECIAL EDITION RELEASES ITSELF

We really don't get the big deal with "special edition" version of basic or midrange laptops. Give us a special edition Mac or Voodoo PC and we'll gobble it up. But with all the netbook news around we're happy to be dealing with real laptops for a change.This version of Dell's highly affordable Studio 15 series line comes in a "Black Vapor" paint job as well as Dual Core Pentium processors or

ASUS COMES CLEAN WITH Eee PC 1008HA "SHELL" ULTRAPORTABLE

Remember a few days ago I discussed the new "Shell" netbook that Asus was said to be releasing at CeBit within a few days? Well as usual, the predictions were true and I'm glad to say that the official debut of the Asus Eee PC 1008HA "Shell" 10-inch ultra-portable is complete.The netbook is damn thin and is only an inch at its thickest point. It also weighs considerably less then the MacBook Air

MSI WIND U100 - 432US QUICK REVIEW

The MSI Wind (Wi-Fi Network Device) U!))432US is a power packed mobile computing device that boasts distinguishing features. Weighing just 2.6 lbs, it’s easy to carry around and is the ideal size to make full-page web browsing convenient. Available in three colors – black, white and pink – this netbook isn’t just functional but also stylish and comes with a carrying case in matching colors. A