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The Eee PC 701 might be too old for all of us, having witness the barrage of Eee PC variants that Asus has launched and released so far. But like, Asus Philippines where the Eee PC 701 was tied up with free travel package contest, Vodafone Portugal on the other hand is marketing the Eee PC 701 via a bundled hardware for their internet mobility package.

Dubbed as the Vodafone NetPC, the Eee PC 701 gets bundled up with a Vodafone Connect Pen which would enable Vodafone customers to browse the web at a speed of 7.2mbps. Of course the package comes with some Vodafone service agreement - and that’s an 18-month contract for the price of around 199.90 euros for the Linux version or 229.90 euros for the Windows XP Eee PC 701 models.

Via [Into Mobile] Via [Telecom Paper]

After knowing about Sony’s plan of entering the netbook market, we know have LG reportedly prepping up its own netbook. Whereas Sony’s netbook doesn’t have a name yet, LG’s own low-cost machine will be called the X110. In fact it was also known that MSI may actually be manufacturing the said netbook.

As with other netbooks available in the market today, the LG X110 will have Intel’s Atom processor. Among its specs are - 8.9-inch LCD display, 2GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, Windows XP OS. It was also reported that MSI may be manufacturing the said LG netbook.

The LG X100 is expected to have an SRP of around $790 for the model with 3G and $625 for the one without.

Via [Register Hardware] Via [Ubergizmo]

Asus USA has announced two new Eee PC models - the Eee PC 1000HD and the previously announced Eee PC 904HD. This two new Eee PC are different from the previously announced 1000 which is now available for pre-order at Amazon and the 1000h which was announced previously. These two 1000 series models are both running Intel Atom processor. The Eee PC 1000HD on the other hand has the Intel® Dothan 353/ 900MHz. The Eee PC 1000HD will also come with an 80GB HDD, while the 1000 only comes with a 40GB SSD .

Alright, to avoid confusion, here’s a rundown of the features and specs of the Eee PC 1000HD and Eee PC 904HD.

Eee PC 1000HD

• 10-inch LCD display
• Intel® Dothan 353/ 900MHz
• WLAN: 802.11 n
• 1~2GB (DDR2) RAM
• HDD 80GB
• 1.3M Pixel
• HD Audio, Stereo speaker, Digital Array Mic
• 6-cell battery
• Windows XP/GNU Linux

Eee PC 904HD

• Windows XP
• 8.9-inch display
• Intel Celeron M
• WLAN: 802.11 b/g
• 1~2GB (DDR2)
• HDD 80GB
• 0.3M Pixel webcam
• Stereo speaker, Digital Array Mic,
• 6-cell battery

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Digitimes is citing a report by China’s Economic Daily News saying that Sony is planning to manufacture its own low-cost netbook. According to the report, Foxconn Electronics might provide some components of Sony’s netbook and will not be producing the entire product.

Sony’s rumored netbook has been spotted as early as during the WiMax expo earlier this year where an 8.9-inch notebook by Quanta touting VIA’s OpenBook reference platform were accidentally leaked. The notebook listed Sony as the manufacturer.

With the growing popularity of low-cost notebooks today, it is not surprising that Sony would come out with its own netbook. After all, Sony Vaios are one of the most expensive notebook PCs we have in the market. If Sony would indeed come out with its own netbook bearing the VAIO product line, we’re pretty sure it will be a pretty big hit. And it will be a welcome addition to the current crop of netbooks produced by major PC manufacturers including Asus, HP, Acer and MSI.

Things are really getting pretty exciting in the netbook market. After this year is through and the trend in the netbook market continues to surge, we could definitely say that 2008 is the year of the low-cost netbook.

Via [Electronista]

Asus Philippines may have over-estimated their stock of the Eee PC 701, or maybe the release of the Eee PC 900 might have pre-empted the sale of the 701, hence they needed so badly to dispose their few remaining units of the first generation Eee PC. And what better way to encourage consumers to buy the Eee PC 701 but to hold a contest. The Prize Pot? A 3 Days/2 Nights Holiday Trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.

Unfortunately, the plane ticket is good only for Manila-HongKong-Manila. So, that eliminates you our dear readers from outside Manila, Philippines. For our readers in Manila who are planning to buy the Eee PC 701 but are still having second thoughts, this contest might convince you to get the Eee PC 701 now.

Promo runs until 19, just in time for the draw on 20 Aug. For more details, visit Asus Philippines

Heard of any promotional gig in your area to boost sales of the Eee PC 701? Feel free to share with us in the comment.

First the good news, Mobile Stylus reported that Newegg has offered a $100 price discount on the just released Eee PC 1000h. From the original $649.99, Newegg is offering it for $549.99. And it was only a few days before it was released, and many Eee PC fanatics have already placed their order. Unfortunately, although Newegg is still offering the discounted Eee PC 1000h right now, you won’t be getting your machine in 3 days time as the supply is currently OUT OF STOCK.

For those who are placing their orders for the Eee PC 1000h at Newegg, expected time of arrival for new supply will be on July 25, 2008.

Newegg is offering the Ebony Black Eee PC 1000h with 80GB HDD, running on Windows XP and which has a 7.5 hours battery life. It’s definitely a good steal at $549.99

Despite the worldwide economic slump that is besetting us all, worldwide PC unit sales continues to post significant growth in Q2, Gartner reports. According to Gartner, a total of 71.9 million PCs were shipped in Q2 which is a 16% increase in Q2 of 2007.  Strong PC sales were registered in Europe, Middle East and African regions where 23.1 million units were solds.

HP tops the list of manufacturers who posted a growth in PC sales with its 4.5 million units sales followed by Acer, Dell, Toshiba and Asus.

Now here’s the most interesting part. Among the 5 brands, Asus enjoyed the largest growth with a total sale of 1.3 million PC units shipped. This is a whooping 159.1% increase from previous year. And what made Asus reached this numbers? - the Eee PC.

Now you know why, other manufacturers have been rushing to come up with their own mini-pcs and netbooks.

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Here you go. So while some Asian countries are enjoying the availability of the Acer Aspire One, which is touted as a possible Eee PC killer, Amazon has just put up a pre-order form for the said netbook. Amazon’s price tag for the Aspire One is at $416.99 which is almost the same as the going rate in Singapore and the Philippines. For that price you’ll get an 8.9-inch mini notebook, with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 512 MB RAM, 8GB SSD and Linpus Linux Lite.

If you’re looking to buy a netbook, you might want to consider the Aspire One, especially if you got turned off by the recent slew of Eee PC variants that Asus has been introducing into the market lately.

I chanced upon the Aspire One on display in one of the local stores here in Manila and honestly it didn’t strike me as interesting as when I first saw the Eee PC 701. It was just like your ordinare Acer Aspire laptops in smaller size. Don’t get me wrong here, I like Acer machines both technically and aesthetically. But the Aspire One doesn’t seem to have that aura that will pull you through and buy it.

But still, it’s a good steal for the price you have to pay for it.

Intel maybe a little late in shipping its Classmate netbook to the UK now that our UK friends have the Eee PC 901 into their shore, but still the Classmate netbook which is released by Actronix in the UK may just be worth a look.

Released under a new branding, which is JumpPC, this small and relatively cheap netbook features:

• 900MHz Intel Celeron Mobile processor
• 512MB RAM
• 2GB Flash storage (or a 30GB HDD)
• 7-inch 800×480 LCD display
• 2 USB ports
• 10/100MB/s Ethernet
• 802.11 b/g WIFI
• webcam
• Windows XP Home Edition.

The JumpPC has a price tag of around $474 and is available for pre-orders at JumpPC product site.

Source: Register Hardware

What do we have here? We all know that Asus has already made available the Eee PC 901 with a 20GB and 12GB SSD. We also know that Asus is about to ship the Eee PC 1000 with a 40GB SSD, and the 1000h with an 80GB HDD. Plus there was also the announced Eee PC 904 and 905. With all these Eee PC models that advances from the Eee PC 900, we wouldn’t expect Asus to retract a bit on its product strategy and release a new Eee PC 900 model.

But it seems like Asus maybe prepping up that model after all, if an Asus China product spec would be the basis. In fact, the Asus China has even listed three variants of the Eee PC 900 with 30GB HDD, black and white models with Linux OS and a Black model with Windows XP.

The price for the Linux version was said to be around $512, while the XP version would sell for around $612.

No words yet on when this Eee PC 900s will be released as well as where it will be released. Stay tune for updates.

Via [SlashGear] Via [JKKMobile]