http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/strong.booklet.3g.demand.nets.2nd.model/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/nokiabooklet3g-ctia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Demand has been high enough for Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook that the company is moving ahead with a second model next year, a leak to Taiwan's Economic Daily News newspaper claims. Nokia's contractor in the area, Compal, is reportedly working "overtime" to meet demand for the Atom-based portable and that it's likely to receive orders for a 2010 model as well. Details of the system are unknown, in... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/strong.booklet.3g.demand.nets.2nd.model/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/nokia.arm.based.smartbook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/nokiabooklet3g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia may add a second netbook PC to its lineup besides the upcoming 10-inch Booklet 3G, according to unofficial sources from cellphone makers in Taiwan. They reported on Wednesday that the second netbook will reportedly be based on an ARM processor, like so many of Nokia's smartphones. The Digitimes insiders claimed Nokia may contract Compal or Foxconn to build a device that would fit Qualcomm's... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/nokia.arm.based.smartbook/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/palm.eos.due.in.october/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/palmeos-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Palm Eos smartphone, built by Taiwanese handset manufacturer Compal Communications, is expected to start shipping in October, says a Wednesday DigiTimes report. The GSM/HSPA device is sad to eventually be produced at numbers between 400,000 and 500,000 per month. A CDMA EVDO version of the device is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2010. This latest news supports an earlier report that... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/palm.eos.due.in.october/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/15/acer.handsets.due.in.fall/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/acerdx900.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer will ship four of its previously seen smartphones, the A1, C1/E1, F1 and L1 at the end of September. According to a Wednesday report from industry daily Digitimes, the Taiwanese company is outsourcing production of the devices to Compal and Inventec. This information comes from sources at Taiwanese handset component suppliers, the paper cites.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/15/acer.handsets.due.in.fall/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/acer.dual.os.netbook.due/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/aceraspireone10inch-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An Acer netbook with both Windows XP and Android, which gives users the option of booting into either operating system, is due to ship sometime this August, DigiTimes reported on Monday. First announced at the start of June, the netbook's main specs are unknown at this time, but prices arenít likely to be lower than Windows XP-exclusive netbooks, as Acer still needs to pay license fees for the Mic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/acer.dual.os.netbook.due/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/nokia.atom.netbook.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/snapdragon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The first fruits of the Intel-Nokia partnership could come within a matter of weeks, the Taiwan-area Commercial Times newspaper claimed today. Stating the rumor as fact, it insists that reports of Nokia netbooks are true and that a portable based on Intel Atom chips could come as soon as this summer. Its details aren't known, but Quanta would be contracted to build the computer.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/nokia.atom.netbook.soon/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/nvidia.insurer.sues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/nvidiageforce8600mgt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA's insurance company, The National Union Fire Insurance Company (NUFI) of Pittsburgh, filed a case in a California district court last week regarding NVIDIA's negotiations and settlement of other lawsuits the company faced from notebook makers regarding NVIDIA's faulty chipsets. In its court statement, NUFI said NVIDIA has "not permitted" it to join in NVIDIA's negotiations of chip claims or... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/nvidia.insurer.sues/ Tue, 19 May 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/30/acer.says.windows.7.oct.23/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/windows7-pdc2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer today potentially spoiled Microsoft's Windows 7 launch plans by revealing a launch date for the operating system. The PC builder now says to Pocket-lint that the OS will be available on October 23rd and come in time for a new all-in-one nettop from Acer, the Z5600, to come preloaded with the software. Systems will also ship as early as late September for a hands-on experience, and those who... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/30/acer.says.windows.7.oct.23/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/compalmidintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DigiTimes reported on Wednesday that Compal Electronics reduced the budget and other resources for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) as the company believes the future of the market segment is uncertain. The report cites unnamed industry sources for the information, and Compal itself has confirmed that some of its MID focus was shifted into netbook development. It will continue to ship MIDs in smalle... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/compal.scaling.back.mids/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/17/kddi.au.box.with.android/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/auboxintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google's open-source Android operating system thus far used only in cellphones will soon expand and run a set-top box built by Motorola, according to a Thursday report. Japanese Internet service provider KDDI will market and sell the set-top, which will be capable of playing content on CDs and DVDs, transferring music and video to mobile devices and rip and store files on its integrated or connect... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/17/kddi.au.box.with.android/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:35:00 GMT