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Pre-beta Flash update a booster for Nividia Ion Netbooks

Dan Ackerman | Nov 18, 2009

Got an HP Mini 311? Download the Flash 10.1 prerelease update ASAP.

The HP Mini 311 is one of our favorite current Netbooks, thanks to its hi-def screen, reasonable price, and Nvidia Ion graphics. Our main knock has been that the accelerated video, while great for basic gaming and HD video file playback, didn't work with the kind of streaming flash video used by Hulu (a US-centric service) and other sites. In our recent review, we said:

Video playback was excellent, and our test HD WMV file ran flawlessly--something no other Netbook has been able to do. Web-based video is a bit of a different story, but an updated version of Flash (reportedly available in November) will let streaming Web video take advantage of the GPU. For right now, Hulu on-demand content ran decently as-is, but not radically better than other Netbooks.

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Asus may acquire Toshiba's notebook business to oust Acer's market position

Andrew Nusca | Nov 17, 2009

A tiny item in a new report notes that Asus, popular for its Eee PC line of netbooks, is considering plans to acquire the notebook businesses of other companies to become the third-largest notebook vendor in 2011.

One considered target: Toshiba’s notebook business.

That’s according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report citing Jonney Shih, the company chairman, as detailed by DigiTimes.

Read more of Report: Asus in talks with Toshiba to depose Acer as No. 3 laptop maker from Zdnet.com.

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Vega Tablet coming in 2010

Scott Stein | Nov 16, 2009

The Vega tablet: Killer Android device?
(Credit: ICD)

As if Apple and Microsoft didn't already make it clear, 2010 looks like the Year of the Tablet. First viewed sitting on a table of an Nvidia executive, the Vega tablet will try to beat Apple's tablet, Microsoft's in-process Courier concept, and the semievaporated Crunchpad to the punch.

ICD, the manufacturer of the Vega, has confirmed the existence of the tablet as a real product, whose details will be more fully revealed at CES. Vega...Vegas...it seems appropriate.
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Asus FastBoot reduces 64-bit Windows 7 boot time

Darius Chang | Nov 11, 2009

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Though Windows 7 claims to boot faster than its predecessor, that is still not fast enough for some. The Lenovo Enhanced Experience uses extensive optimization on the system drivers, BIOS and third-party applications to decrease boot time, and now Asus FastBoot to do the same.
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Troll Touch adds touchscreen to Apple and Dell panels

Darius Chang | Nov 10, 2009

Sick of waiting for an Apple tablet? Tired of having Windows 7 users show off their multitouch touchscreen programs? Well, Troll Touch is here to save the day, though you must be ready with a big wad of cash.
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