Gateway to Bring Subsidized LT2016U Netbook to Verizon

You won't get far by shopping for a netbook with just $150 in hand, even if you're willing to browse your favorite online vendor's refurbished section. But for those of you willing to sign up to a 2-year subscription plan through Verizon, $150 suddenly becomes enough to snag a Gateway LT2016u netbook (after $100 mail-in-rebate).
Minus the monthly fee, that's about as cheap as you're going to find a 10.1-inch netbook in the foreseeable future. Other specs include an Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive spinning at 5400RPM, built-in webcam and mic, multi-card reader, 3G support, and Windows XP.
Not a bad deal considering the LT2016u retails for $500, but as Engadget rightly points out, shouldn't these subsidized netbooks be free already?
Originally expected to show up in the second half of 2009, Intel has begun shipping its Atom N280 processor to PC makers several months ahead of schedule, says InfoWorld. Like its predecessor, the N270, the newest Atom also utilizes a single-core design and is intended for netbooks, but there's more than meets the eye than a simple clockspeed boost.
Unlike the N270, which was paired with the 945GSE chipset, the N280 + GN40 chipset combo brings high-definition content to netbooks. The hardware-based high definition video decoder makes it possible to view 720p HD videos, making the platform a bit more competitive with Nvidia's upcoming Ion, which brings 1080p content to the table.

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Google adds anchor links

For an example of how this works, try searching for "nuclear fusion." As you can see, Google pulls out the headings in the article, so if I was really interested in the requirements for nuclear fusion, I could jump straight there. This is a great addition and really helps in cases where you are dealing with long, text-heavy pages.
If you are a Webmaster and want to set up your Web pages to identify sections to Google, then read this post on Google's Webmaster Central to get you started.
What's obejctionable here is that the entire context for the story *should* have been "Google plays catch-up with Bing features" and a comparison of the implementation on Bing vs. Google. Instead, we get tripe like "This is right in line with Google's mission of helping users to find the information that they are looking for as quickly and accurately as possible."
So it not only doesn't acknowledge Bing but makes it seem like Google is the innovator in this feature, because after all that's it's mission. So not only is it slightly inaccurate, it's in fact the *opposite* of the truth. That's what makes it especially objectionable. It's Bing that is being the innovator here with it's mission to go "beyond 10 blue links".
Because everyone was talking so good about Bing, I thought I would check it out again. I proceeded to recieve an error on the main Bing page. Here's my screenshot. I selected the text on the screen, so that you can see the error messages that were posted. I've never seen an error message on Google ever.

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HP is changing its Voodoo tune

After purchasing the gaming and PC enthusiast brand in 2006, HP in 2008 began using the Voodoo name beyond powerful gaming PCs. It painted the name Voodoo and VoodooDNA on high-end HP notebooks and desktops, and talked up their premium engineering and design. They used the analogy that if the HP brand were a Smart Car and Compaq were a Chrysler, Voodoo would be their Maybach.
But a year later, HP's consumer PC lineup contains little trace of the Voodoo branding. HP had introduced the HP Blackbird with VoodooDNA and more recently HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA. Both are nowhere to be found on HP.com. In a more recent example, a new notebook, called the HP Envy was released last week. A year ago it was called the HP Voodoo Envy 133. Though the updated model takes some Voodoo ideas like the thin profile, quick booting, the power adapter, and packaging, you'd have to be a Voodoo fanboy to know Voodoo had any sort of influence at all on it.
So what gives? It seems the Voodoo team didn't have much to do with the Envy, despite its sharing the same name with older products. In the same post, Sood that Voodoo is "transitioning from 'desktop and notebook' manufacturing to something beyond." While it's unclear what "something beyond" means, he hints that besides HP taking some design and engineering cues from Voodoo that the company he founded didn't quite fit into HP the way Sood had initially expected.
HP representatives, when asked for clarification, said there's no reason for concern: their Voodoo plans haven't changed, even though a few Voodoo computers seem to have disappeared from their product line. HP says they were limited edition designs.
Essentially the high-end products that the Voodoo name gets attached to are harder to scale at the manufacturing capacity that is normal for HP products. But when pressed on the lack of any recent Voodoo and HP co-branding, HP said we can "expect to see the Voodoo and VoodooDNA products come out at about the same pace as they have since the acquisition." If the three-year history of the deal is a guide, it looks like that means once every year or two.
That may be disappointing to some. But it was clear from the beginning that the acquisition of Voodoo by HP was for high-end cachet, not big gobs of customers. Voodoo was a Calgary, Canada boutique PC maker turning out custom gaming machines. Each computer was built by hand for enthusiasts willing to pay for machines that sometimes started at $5,000 each.

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Intel brings Nehalem to notebooks

Officially launched at the Intel Developer Forum here Wednesday morning, the chip is initially available in two standard and one Extreme Edition versions. Formerly known as Clarksfield, the quad-core chip combines Intel's Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading technologies.
"It's a 2GHz chip, but with Turbo Boost it can go up to 3.2GHz," said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's PC Client Group. Turbo Boost works by switching off cores when not in use and overclocking the active cores left. "Clarksfield is the best quad-, dual-, and single-core chip," said Eden. The chips run at 45 watts, 55 watts for the Extreme Edition, and have an integrated memory controller--the first Intel mobile chips in this lower cost, higher performance configuration.
He also said that Intel was working on new security features for laptops. "Working with LoJack and available next year," he said, "we'll have new capabilities that let you send a message to a lost or stolen computer. If you're nice, you can say 'Please return my computer.' Some say 'The data is shredded, and so are you.'" Intel also unveiled Light Peak, a new optical fiber interconnection technology that it hopes will eventually replace most or all of the current cabling that computer and mobile users have to deal with.
Dadi Perlmutter, newly promoted general manager of the Intel Architecture Group in charge of processors, said next year would see the Westmere 32nm designs in laptops, with the Arrandale processor adding on-chip graphics for another boost in performance and better power savings.
Running at 10Gbps--enough to transfer a Blu-ray movie in under 30 seconds--and with a maximum reach of 100 meters, Light Peak is designed to carry high-definition video, networking traffic, and high volumes of other data at the same time. Capable of scaling up to 100Gbps, Intel says it is planning to have components ready for manufacturers in 2010.

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Netbooks New Mini-SATA Interface

The SATA International Organization (SATA-IO) is planning to introduce the latest SATA connector at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF). The new platform, named mini-SATA (mSATA), is roughly the size of a business card and is similar in size to the PCI Express Controller.
Primarily aimed at manufacturers, the mSATA connector was designed for smaller storage solutions, such as 32 to 64GB and meant to supplement primary storage. The folks at SATA-IO anticipate that the new module will allow systems makers to provide more creative storage solutions such as dedicated OS or application drives.
Toshiba and SanDisk also announced they would be debuting mSATA modules in various storage sizes at their booths at IDF. Overall, the new platform will create smaller netbooks and mobile products and "Smaller is always better,” says Steve Duplessi, tech analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
Confused by terms like SATA II, SATA Gen 2, and SATA 3Gb/s? You're not alone. With today's release (link in PDF format) of the PHY (physical layer) portion of the forthcoming SATA revision 3.0 specification (details here), SATA-IO, the trade association responsible for defining Serial ATA specifications, is trying hard to stomp out the many misidentifications of SATA specifications and features over the years.
SATA revision 3.0 doubles the speed of the current 3Gb/s version, reaching transfer speeds of 6Gb/s. So, what should you call the newest member of the SATA specifications family? According to the SATA Naming Guidelines, here's what to do:
The first reference in a document should read: "Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0." Additional references can be to either "SATA Revision 3.0" or "SATA 6Gb/s."
SATA-IO is also serious about cleaning up the confusion surrounding current technologies and products as well:
Don't use "SATA I" or "Gen 1": instead, use "SATA Revision 1.x" or "SATA first generation" or "SATA 1.5Gb/s."
Likewise, "SATA II" or "SATA Gen 2" are also on the "don't talk that way" list, replaced by "SATA Revision 2.x" or "SATA second generation" or "SATA 3.0Gb/s."

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Lenovo's Netbook-Killer Desktop, the C100

While netbooks are getting all the attention these days, Lenovo thinks the desktop can get a piece of that small-form-factor low cost action. They released the C100 all-in-one widescreen desktop computer starting at $399.
The Lenovo C100 features an 18.5in (16:9) flat-panel driven by the Intel GMA 950 chipset. They packed in 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM all powered by the Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor. It also rocks four USB ports, integrated DVD burner, webcam, speakers and a microphone crammed into a 2-inch deep profile, rivaling some LCD monitors.
It stands to be an impressive computer product at a seriously low price point. Dion Weisler, vice president of Business Operations at Lenovo brags it’s “Packed with cool experiences and available at a very affordable price, the C100 expands Lenovo’s consumer offering for the fast growing all-in-one market segment.”
The Lenovo C100 Key Features Include:
Attractive slim-line design: Compact dimensions of 18.5 inch x14.5 inch x 4 inch, featuring an 18.5 inch, 16:9 widescreen and two-inch screen depth design.
Intel Atom Core™processors: Available with Intel Atom 230 single core or Intel Atom 330 dual core options for fast and powerful operations.
Easy to access multimedia: DVD burner/reader and four USB ports.
Security and peace of mind: The C100 comes with the Lenovo Recovery System including OneKey™ Antivirus and OneKey™ Recovery that scans for viruses before entering Windows and effectively recovers and restores corrupted data.
Additional details for the Lenovo C100 all-in-one desktop can be found on www.lenovo.com.
Pricing and Availability
Obviously not for the hardcore gaming enthusiast, but these machines have their purpose. Would you buy one?

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Intel talks Linux, Netbooks

There are certain operating-system vendors who take Moblin completely as is and use it, and add customization and provide support, and there are those who take various technologies from Moblin and incorporate them into their own operating systems--although, when people do that, they tend to focus on the user experience.
When you hear, for example, Novell is taking Moblin or Ubuntu is doing Ubuntu Moblin, they are using the operating-system infrastructure and taking the Moblin user experience, which is a set of applications--the 3D infrastructure and a set of libraries, infrastructure components like the social networking, media management, and so on. Essentially, from a technical standpoint, you end up with the same thing, but for the OS vendors it is sometimes easier to use a distribution system that they already use. We made it easy for them to use that.
It's still in beta--right now we're in the very final phase. Very minor but critical bug fixes are being done based on input from OEMs and OS vendors. We don't want to call it a release until someone actually ships a product with it.
"This is a bit of self-criticism of what we've done in Linux over the past years--we in Linux have got to stop writing clones of the OSs from 15 years ago." The final version will be available for download over the next couple of weeks. Once that happens, we will go on a regular cadence of a release every six months...to make it easy for people to be able to have predictability in terms of time schedules.
There are a lot of things that we've done with Moblin that are fairly cutting-edge, such as social-networking integration. We created the infrastructure that lets you very easily integrate streams from all the social networks with simple (application programming interfaces) and then be able to allow the user, in an integrated way, to update their status and so on. Moblin also boots in five seconds. It's things like this--we look at things from a user experience perspective, then we build all the plumbing, such as the kernel and adding libraries and 3D infrastructure.
This is a bit of self-criticism of what we've done in Linux over the past years--we in Linux have got to stop writing clones of the OSs from 15 years ago. People want to use these devices as an Internet-media, social-networking consumption device, and this is what we've focused a great deal on, to provide those capabilities in an easy way to use while at the same time maintaining the traditional PC compatibility and consistency.

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