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/09/08/24/shuttle.to.poach.from.ecs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/shuttlep2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Taiwanese PC maker Shuttle has been rumored on Monday morning to be looking at recruiting a team of 40 employees from notebook maker ECS. Industry contacts for DigiTimes claimed that the small form factor desktop and nettop specialist not only plans to add staff but also plans on raising funds by issuing 150,000 new shares meant for private placement, with Inventec's chairman Kou-I Yeh named as o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/shuttle.to.poach.from.ecs/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/hp.11.6.inch.netbook.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/hpmini5101.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP's netbook line should get a larger 11.6-inch model if a source today proves true. Computer industry contacts for DigiTimes say Quanta is about to mass-produce such a system next month. Other details aren't published, but the larger size likely means a 1366x768 screen resolution instead of the more common 1024x600. One of HP's 10-inch netbooks should also get a revision and is purportedly sla... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/hp.11.6.inch.netbook.rumor/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:55:00 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/09/02/16/inventec.mirasol.handset/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/qualcomminventecintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At the Mobile World Congress that has kicked off on Monday, Qualcomm and Inventec are showing the first smartphone to use Qualcomm's mirasol display, the Inventec V112. The 1.1-inch bichrome display sits below the main display and saves energy and is perfectly visible in broad daylight thanks to the technology inherent to its design. Mirasol screens use conductive plates to reflect light and chang... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/16/inventec.mirasol.handset/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/16/hp.to.intro.new.mini.notes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/hpmini2140.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />According to a Friday report, HP will soon launch more model to add to its Mini family of netbooks. Most recently, the computer maker launched the Mini 2140 at CES, which replaces the Mini 2100 and brings with it an Intel Atom chip instead of a VIA C7-M as well as bumps up the screen size to 10.1 inches from 8.9. The report claims a Mini-note 2150 is the next model due for release, adding integrat... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/16/hp.to.intro.new.mini.notes/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/qualcomm.intros.kayak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/qualcommchip.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Qualcomm on Wednesday announced the Kayak PC alternative, designed to give users in emerging markets widespread and affordable access to high-speed wireless Internet. The Kayak PC alternative uses 3G wireless broadband to supply Internet access to markets in which wired Internet access is unaffordable or otherwise not available. Comprised of a reference design and a set of software specifications ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/qualcomm.intros.kayak/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/dell.intros.pharos.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/dellpharos.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A false start on Dell's website revealed the computer and monitor maker may soon get into the smartphone game as well with a pair of Pharos-branded smartphones, the Traveller 117 and 127. While the phones have disappeared since making their short-lived online debut, their specifications were revealed so we know what to expect if and when they do come to market. Manufactured by Inventec, the device... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/dell.intros.pharos.phones/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/hp.10.inch.atom.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/hpmini-note.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP plans to significantly expand its Mini-Note line in the fall along with a switch in processors, one new leak claims. Although an expansion has already been rumored, the new tip is more specific and alleges that a larger 10-inch model will ship with an Intel Atom processor rather than the VIA C7-M used in the 8.9-inch version. The system will purportedly ship with a solid-state drive and an un... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/hp.10.inch.atom.leak/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/qualcomm.mini.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/viananobook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Qualcomm has collaborated on a miniature notebook with Linux and plans similar efforts for Windows Mobile 7, the company has revealed today. Designed largely by Inventec, the Linux system will cost $300 but should have a Qualcomm 3G chipset to give it wide-area wireless access without buying extra hardware. the latter's senior VP Luis Pineda acknowledges that the PC hasn't been made official but... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/qualcomm.mini.notebook/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:40:00 GMT