items tagged with Asus
The Linux killer 10 inch netbook
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-08 22:09:24
The release of the very nice Asus Eee PC 1000HE signals a turning point in the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not like. It looks like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for consumers and that sweet spot includes Windows but not Linux.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-08 22:09:24
The release of the very nice Asus Eee PC 1000HE signals a turning point in the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not like. It looks like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for consumers and that sweet spot includes Windows but not Linux.
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A Kevin37, an Asus 1000HE, rent or food?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-07 04:59:32
These days $900 is not exactly a fortune but it does come in handy if you want to buy cheap technology or enough food to keep your family's bellies full. Here in Australia, many families are about to receive another Government handout of AUD$900. What can they buy that will benefit them most?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-07 04:59:32
These days $900 is not exactly a fortune but it does come in handy if you want to buy cheap technology or enough food to keep your family's bellies full. Here in Australia, many families are about to receive another Government handout of AUD$900. What can they buy that will benefit them most?
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Asus Eee PC 1000HE high price tag matches long battery life
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 01:40:39
ASUS has unveiled its new Atom powered Eee PC 1000HE, which boasts up to 9.5 hours battery life. However, at almost A$100 for each hour for us Australians the latest Eee PC model no longer carries the el cheapo netbook price tag that helped make the brand famous worldwide.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 01:40:39
ASUS has unveiled its new Atom powered Eee PC 1000HE, which boasts up to 9.5 hours battery life. However, at almost A$100 for each hour for us Australians the latest Eee PC model no longer carries the el cheapo netbook price tag that helped make the brand famous worldwide.
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Android the real Linux desktop threat to Windows
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-01 02:25:14
Microsoft got things seriously wrong when it released Vista and the company knows it. In the past, the absolute market dominance of Windows on the desktop has allowed Redmond to get away with such mistakes. That may no longer be the case now that Google has entered the operating system market with its Linux-based Android platform.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-01 02:25:14
Microsoft got things seriously wrong when it released Vista and the company knows it. In the past, the absolute market dominance of Windows on the desktop has allowed Redmond to get away with such mistakes. That may no longer be the case now that Google has entered the operating system market with its Linux-based Android platform.
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Android Asus Eee PC due by year’s end?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Apple still tops for customer satisfaction
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 22:20:38
Once again, Apple has come out on top in a customer satisfaction survey, leaving other big brands in the dust. The same research company also has some interesting findings about consumer purchasing plans.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 22:20:38
Once again, Apple has come out on top in a customer satisfaction survey, leaving other big brands in the dust. The same research company also has some interesting findings about consumer purchasing plans.
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Android plus Asus plus Garmin equals Eee Phone
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-12 06:41:57
Asus make great netbook computers, Garmin make great GPS portable navigation devices, and Android is proving to be a successful smartphone operating platform based on glowing reviews of the HTC Dream. All this adds up to what promises to be an exciting product slated for later in 2009, the Eee Phone.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-12 06:41:57
Asus make great netbook computers, Garmin make great GPS portable navigation devices, and Android is proving to be a successful smartphone operating platform based on glowing reviews of the HTC Dream. All this adds up to what promises to be an exciting product slated for later in 2009, the Eee Phone.
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Economic slump and web services give netbooks big role in business
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-02 00:31:28
When the Eee PC burst on the scene many of us were ready to dismiss it as a cheap consumer toy which would never be suitable for business. No longer. In the cash strapped era of SaaS and the Cloud, netbooks may be just the paradigm shift that enterprises need.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-02 00:31:28
When the Eee PC burst on the scene many of us were ready to dismiss it as a cheap consumer toy which would never be suitable for business. No longer. In the cash strapped era of SaaS and the Cloud, netbooks may be just the paradigm shift that enterprises need.
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ASUS fighting at the top may spawn new brand
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-01-28 09:10:15
The Pegatron Eee anyone? This week Taiwan "Business Today" magazine broke the news of titanic power struggles between Asustek chairman Johnny Shih and OEM breakaway boss Tung Tsu Hsien, strongly suggesting Hsien will establish his own brand.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-01-28 09:10:15
The Pegatron Eee anyone? This week Taiwan "Business Today" magazine broke the news of titanic power struggles between Asustek chairman Johnny Shih and OEM breakaway boss Tung Tsu Hsien, strongly suggesting Hsien will establish his own brand.
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Eee Top – top in touch but top in price, too?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-28 02:14:44
The touch revolution arrived long ago but has been getting refined ever since, and while the iPhone has shown the way, the Eee Top aims to bring touch screens to the masses at a price that’s cheaper than HP’s touch screen computers but still expensive compared to netbooks. Given the Eee Top uses an Atom processor, can we expect similar pricing for touch capable netbooks, too?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-28 02:14:44
The touch revolution arrived long ago but has been getting refined ever since, and while the iPhone has shown the way, the Eee Top aims to bring touch screens to the masses at a price that’s cheaper than HP’s touch screen computers but still expensive compared to netbooks. Given the Eee Top uses an Atom processor, can we expect similar pricing for touch capable netbooks, too?
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Jolly new cloud computing netbook OS seeks to bring market back to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-26 07:26:41
Out of nowhere, an independent software developer has produced his own fast and fancy netbook operating system. It promises lightning boot times, an iPhone-esque icon-studded interface, modern cloud apps. The secret ingredient is Linux.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-26 07:26:41
Out of nowhere, an independent software developer has produced his own fast and fancy netbook operating system. It promises lightning boot times, an iPhone-esque icon-studded interface, modern cloud apps. The secret ingredient is Linux.
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ASUS CES showcase products on the way to Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-14 21:59:06
It’s one thing to showcase some great new products at the Las Vegas CES, but the big question is when those products will hit local shores. ASUS has come forth with a pronouncement on when some of its products will go from showcase shelf space to the retail showroom floor.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-14 21:59:06
It’s one thing to showcase some great new products at the Las Vegas CES, but the big question is when those products will hit local shores. ASUS has come forth with a pronouncement on when some of its products will go from showcase shelf space to the retail showroom floor.
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Vodafone makes $0 Dell 3.5G netbook deal even cheaper!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-13 23:48:35
If you were tempted by Vodafone’s $0 upfront Dell Mini 9 netbook deal with 5GB of mobile broadband at $69.95 per month over 24 months, but haven’t yet taken up the offer, Vodafone has just sliced $10 off the monthly price – and is throwing in three months of free access to boot, making the deal cheaper still. Nice! (and story is UPDATED).
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-13 23:48:35
If you were tempted by Vodafone’s $0 upfront Dell Mini 9 netbook deal with 5GB of mobile broadband at $69.95 per month over 24 months, but haven’t yet taken up the offer, Vodafone has just sliced $10 off the monthly price – and is throwing in three months of free access to boot, making the deal cheaper still. Nice! (and story is UPDATED).
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OLPC days numbered as recession bites
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-12 17:01:53
The One Laptop Per Child organisation (OLPC), looks to have conceded that its "$100 laptop" has been a gigantic lapflop as the global recession bites deeper. Recent reports indicate that OLPC has suffered a massive sales downturn of its XO computer, resulting in equally massive staff layoffs and budget slashing.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-12 17:01:53
The One Laptop Per Child organisation (OLPC), looks to have conceded that its "$100 laptop" has been a gigantic lapflop as the global recession bites deeper. Recent reports indicate that OLPC has suffered a massive sales downturn of its XO computer, resulting in equally massive staff layoffs and budget slashing.
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Eee PC and Eee Box gain free Norton security software - but only just
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-09 00:05:15
Buyers of ASUS's Eee family of netbooks and nettops will come with a preinstalled copy of Norton Internet Security. Trouble is, they only get a very limited free look before being expected to sign up as paying customers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-09 00:05:15
Buyers of ASUS's Eee family of netbooks and nettops will come with a preinstalled copy of Norton Internet Security. Trouble is, they only get a very limited free look before being expected to sign up as paying customers.
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Cease and Desist: the netbook war of words
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-12-29 05:45:23
Have you got one of those small, cheap sub-notebooks that have proved so popular thanks to the likes of Acer and ASUS? Better not set up a website about them or the trademark police might track you down.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-12-29 05:45:23
Have you got one of those small, cheap sub-notebooks that have proved so popular thanks to the likes of Acer and ASUS? Better not set up a website about them or the trademark police might track you down.
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Dumbass consumers squander netbook experience by rejecting Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-18 05:48:24
ASUS created the whole netbook market single-handedly with the ASUS Eee Linux PC. The diminutive portable sold in numbers far beyond expectations catching both ASUS and its competitors by surprise. Fast forward to today and Microsoft have gained the upper hand. In this instance the customer isn't right and by rejecting Linux end users are missing the best experience they could have.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-18 05:48:24
ASUS created the whole netbook market single-handedly with the ASUS Eee Linux PC. The diminutive portable sold in numbers far beyond expectations catching both ASUS and its competitors by surprise. Fast forward to today and Microsoft have gained the upper hand. In this instance the customer isn't right and by rejecting Linux end users are missing the best experience they could have.
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Asus confirms Linux netbooks market decline
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-12-18 02:35:55
Netbooks market maker Asus, the champion for the past year of Linux advocates the world over, has confirmed that sales of Eee PC models pre-loaded with Linux have fallen in the wake of availability of Windows XP versions.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-12-18 02:35:55
Netbooks market maker Asus, the champion for the past year of Linux advocates the world over, has confirmed that sales of Eee PC models pre-loaded with Linux have fallen in the wake of availability of Windows XP versions.
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Windows crushing Linux in netbook market: Acer
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-17 05:03:19
Contrary to some recent reports, senior managers at Acer and other leading vendors have confirmed that Microsoft Windows XP now dominates the emerging sub-notebook market with more than 90% of new sales. Meanwhile, Linux, which had the netbooks market to itself until April this year, has seen its share of the space eroded to less than 10% in a breath-taking decline.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-17 05:03:19
Contrary to some recent reports, senior managers at Acer and other leading vendors have confirmed that Microsoft Windows XP now dominates the emerging sub-notebook market with more than 90% of new sales. Meanwhile, Linux, which had the netbooks market to itself until April this year, has seen its share of the space eroded to less than 10% in a breath-taking decline.
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Windows you done stole my netbook market away: Linux
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-12-14 03:21:21
For a brief moment in time, between October 2007 and April 2008, thanks to the Asus Eee PC it really did seem as if desktop Linux was finally going to have its moment in the sun. Unfortunately for the Linux crowd, however, Asus, Acer and other hardware makers realised they could sell many more netbooks if they did deals with those nasty folks in Redmond.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-12-14 03:21:21
For a brief moment in time, between October 2007 and April 2008, thanks to the Asus Eee PC it really did seem as if desktop Linux was finally going to have its moment in the sun. Unfortunately for the Linux crowd, however, Asus, Acer and other hardware makers realised they could sell many more netbooks if they did deals with those nasty folks in Redmond.
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