Since April 3rd, Microsoft dropped its press release note that all customer who running on Windows XP must find your update to the latest version Service Pack 3 or Window 7. It means that Windows XP SP2 will also reach the end of support.
According to what they have learned so far, this change won’t be a major problem since 81 percent of netbooks were already using the much more modern OS by April.
Since the release of Window 7 in October, 2009, most of netbook are sold with Window 7 ore-installed.
[Microsoft via windowsteamblog]
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It is not hard to think and that for those who live in UK can get their hand on this two new laptop form Toshiba, the Satellite T230 and T210. Actually these two version are upgraded from Satellite T130 and T110. It will be available this July but no more detail on pricing.
The 13.3-inch T230 feature Intel Core ULV i3 330UM processor, and 500GB HDD with 3D impact sensor while retaining the up- to-4GB DDR3 (800MHz) RAM, and weight as starting at 1.75kg. It is available in Precious Black finish.
The 11.6-inch T210 features Intel Pentium U5400 while retaining the 250GB HDD with 3D impact sensor, up-to-3GB DDR3 (800 MHz) RAM, and weight starting at 1.48kg. It is available in Iron Red Metallic finish.
Both feature Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), 2 x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA / USB combo port with Sleep-and-Charge, Multi-Card Reader, HDMI, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), and Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) support. They are also ultra-thin just 17.6mm at its thinnest point and claim 8.5 hours of battery life on a single charge with 6-cell battery.
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How do you feel with the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta version? Did it hurt you? Of course now the full version is ready for the run. This 10.1 version offers enhanced conformance to consistent browser usability guidelines, ensuring optimized user experiences and improved user control over privacy.
It also includes numerous media quality improvements and is ready to take advantage of upcoming media delivery technologies to provide new ways to deliver rich media experiences and create new business models.
[Adobe]

Panasonic has just introduced another touch laptop, ToughBook T9, with extremely robotic design but slim and very light weight. ToughBook T9 is powered by an Intel Core i5 vPro processor clocked at 2.4GHz with 2GB SDRAM DDR3. You also can find a 14.1-inch 1,440 x 900 display, 320GB of storage space, and options for Bluetooth 2.1, WiMax, a dual-layer DVD drive, fingerprint reader and 7-hour battery.
It will be available this July for around $2,899.
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More touchscreen? Of course not just y0ur phone or laptop but now you can feel your desktop with Sony Vaio J Touchscreen PC. By spending $900, you will be able to get a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display, Core i7 CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium, 8GB of RAM, a Blu-ray Disc optical drive for 1080p high definition video, Wi-Fi and a webcam.
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Of course it is very simple and one of the most popular EeePC, now the ASUS EeeTop ET1610P is available in Japan. What are you waiting for? It carries almost everything you need.
Running on Windows 7 Home Premium with 15 inch touchscreen, EeeTop ET1610P is powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, 2 gigs of RAM, 250GB of hard drive space, 6 USB ports, a 5-in-1 card reader and 802.11b/g/n.
It costs about $580.
[Engadget via Impress]

Wortmann AG, A German based company, has just released a new powerful notebook which can be use for any purposes. Terra Mobile 1585 Pro provides you three options for the processor, Intel Core i3, i5, or the i7-620M at 2.66GHz. You can boost up to 8GB of ram and 500GB hard drive. It also features a 1GB nVidia GeForce GT 330M graphics, a 15.6-inch LED backlit display with 1366×768 resolution, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, card reader, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD burner, 1.3-megapixel camera, and 6-cell or 9-cell battery. Not different from other standard notebook, Terra Mobile 1585 weights 2.8 kg.
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Just less than 60 days, Apple announced that sales of its tablet computer iPad have now topped two million since on April 3. In addition to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK that Apple shipped iPad in this last weekend, Apple say that iPad will be available in nine more countries in July. However, they don’t mention about which countries yet.
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Today, Sony have released a Crocodile skinned VAIO P. What’s more, you also can upgrade your Sony VAIO P to 256GB SSD or an Intel Atom Z560 processor, intel US15X chipet, and the 12.5 hour battery. Plus, it comes with one touch resolution button and quick web access key. It is cool, right? This Crocodile skinned VAIO P is now available in Japan. It is expected that it will be available globally soon.
[eeepc via sonybrands]

Today, Dell representative tells Shuffle Magazine about the upcoming Alienweare gaming computer at DCC. It is expected that Dell is going to release the 11-inch Alienware M11x gaming netbook core i7 with in this June. Rumors said that it will come along with i7 chip, i3 and i5 processors.
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