The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Ms Kitagawa, an anaylst from the research company Gartner, predicts that worldwide PC shipments will grow by 14% in Q4, but much of that is predicted to come from netbooks.

HP have already joined the netbook world and yesterday reduced the price of their Mini-Note 2133. Many hoped this would pave way for a newer netbook from HP. And it looks like this could be the case. WSJ also reports, that HP is planning to release a 10 inch netbook later this year to capitalize on the netbook growth. It won’t however feature a touch screen.

Expect to see Medion’s entry into the netbook world soon. Medion is to release a 10 inch netbook later in the year.

As of yet there are no specification details for the Akoya Mini E1211. Britain’s Tech Digest website have however got it priced at over £300. Quite a considerable amount for it’s size, but it will be a tru 10 inch mini laptop.

Via: Smarthouse

Just at the same time as Asustek has officially announced new Eee PC 901 and Eee PC 1000 series, MSI officially announces MSI Wind, another decent Eee PC competitor.

Just to remind you that this 10 incher features Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, an 80GB 2.5 inch disk, Bluetooth and 802.11b/g WiFi, 5.5 hour battery and option to choose between Windows XP Home or Linux based system.

The most challenging fact is the price, $399 for a Linux-based system or $499 for Windows based version makes the $625 price of the new Eee PC 1000(H) pretty tough to justify.