Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Watching all the journalists struggle with their clunky
notebooks, while the journalist who was busily tapping away on the
keyboard of his little Eee PC with 7 inch screen had an almost
permanent smile transfixed on his face, I realised that the current
generation of notebooks are simply too big and too heavy.
This was further reinforced when a demo model of the new Lenovo u110
with its 11 inch screen and weighing in at just over 1kg was passed
around. For my money, the Eee PC is just a little bit small and it's
good to hear that a slightly larger 8.9 inch screen model is on the
way. As far as form factor goes, the Lenovo u110 is just about perfect.
The big downside, however, is the AUD$3000 price tag which is way too
much for the average self-funded road warrior.
When I think about what I use a notebook for when I'm on the road - web
access, word processing, a bit of spreadsheet work, skype and emails -
the Eee PC would probably do the job. What I really need, however, is
something just a little bigger but with a reasonable price tag. Asus'
new 8.9 inch model is supposedly six months away. It can't come a
moment too soon and ditto for the 3G iPhone.
David Bass
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