Eee PC News that Hit the Techmeme Headlines (Part 2)

From July up to this month, the Eee PC phenomeno surges on although it quite down a bit from November to December.

Top Eee PC Related News of 2008 (July-Dec)

July 2008

• Ben Furfie / the PC retail industry brought …: Asus confirms Eee PC 904 HD
• Julian Prokaza / Mobile Computer: MSI Wind hands-on video and Aspire One/Eee PC 901 comparisons
• JKK / jkkmobile: Asus Eee PC 900 with touch screen
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Asustek to Offer Eee PC With Built-in 3G Wireless
• Brad Linder / Liliputing: Asus offers $100 rebate on Eee PC 900, brings price down to $449
• Julian Prokaza / Mobile Computer: Asus confirms Eee PC 904 and Eee PC 1000 specs and prices
• DigiTimes: Asustek Eee PC shipments fail expectations but Acer still confident about Aspire one sales
• Asus blames lack of Linux Eee PCs on Atom hold-ups
• DigiTimes: Asustek to extend battery life and storage capacity for Eee PCs in 2H08
• Ryan Paul / Ars Technica: How to: Installing and running Ubuntu on the Eee PC
• Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Leaked Eee PC roadmap shows 23 models, redefines brand dilution
• Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service: Asus Sells out of Eee Box in Taiwan Debut
• DigiTimes: Asustek preps launch of Ultimate and Pro Fashion Eee PCs; prices to hit US$700 or more

August 2008

• Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear: Asus still sticking with the whole 7-inch screen thing
• Sze / iTech News Net: Asus S101 – High-end Eee PC with 64GB SSD
• Thomas Ricker / Engadget: ASUS Eee PC “Ultimate” S101 revealed, and it’s brown
• Chris Davies / SlashGear: ASUS unveil new XP Eee PCs: 1000HD XP, 904HD XP, 901 XP and 900 XP 16G
• JKK / jkkmobile: T-Mobile to sell Asus Eee PC 901 GO with internal 3G

September 2008

• Brad Linder / Liliputing: Eee PC 1000H vs. Eee PC 1000: SSD ain’t always faster
• Brad Linder / Liliputing: Asus Eee PC 1000H also gets a price drop
• Michael Larabel / Phoronix: ASUS Eee PC 901 / Intel Atom: Linux Distribution Comparison
• Wired News: Run Mac OS X on an Eee PC
• ASUSTeK Computer: Eee PC™ to Feature 3.75G for Internet Access Anywhere
• Larry Dignan / Between the Lines: Asus adds 3G connection to Eee PC; Will carriers subsidize it?
• www.hardwarezone.com Tech News: ASUS Launches Fashion-Friendly Eee PC Model, S101
• DigiTimes: Asustek shipped 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year, says paper

October 2008

• Chris Davies / SlashGear: Five second boot mod for ASUS Eee PC
• Darren Murph / Engadget: ASUS’ Eee PC S101 gets hands-on treatment, release details
• Julian Prokaza / Mobile Computer: Asus Eee PC S101
• Super Talent Technology: Up to 64GB Mini PCI-Express Cards Give Eee PC Users New Upgrade Options
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek planing touch panel Eee PCs
• Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun: Asus breaks sub-$300 price barrier with Eee PC 900A at Best Buy
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Happy Birthday Eee PC!
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: ASUS CEO Reveals Eee PC Sales Numbers, Plans for Touch Eee PCs and More Eee Family Products
• Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Asustek expects to ship US$200 Eee PC in 2009, says president

November 2008

• David Rothman / TeleRead: EeeRotate: Portrait-mode reading on the Eee PCs and other notebooks
• Brad / Liliputing: Best Buy cuts Eee PC 900A price to $279.99
• Joanna Stern / LAPTOP Magazine: Hands-On With the ASUS Eee PC 1002HA

December 2008

• Asus Eee PC 1000H review