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• What would you like to see more of on Liliputing?
• Google Android 4.0 adds support for stylus input
• Vodafone launches Ubuntu-powered Webbook netbook in South Africa
• Deal of the Day: Refurb Motorola XOOM for $340
• Toshiba introduces 6 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display
• Genesi introduces platform for Freescale i.MX53-powered tablets, laptops, desktops
• Intel: Dell and HP to launch ultrabooks
• Asus Eee Pad Transformer to get Ice Cream Sandwich update
• Asus Padfone coming in early 2012 (smartphone and tablet hybrid)
• OCOSMOS OCS9 gaming tablet up for pre-order, ships Nov 30
• Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime announcement coming November 9th

What would you like to see more of on Liliputing? Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT Earlier this year Liliputing quietly celebrated its third birthday. Mobile technology has changed a lot since we started writing about affordable portable computers in 2008. The cost of personal computing devices has come down, netbooks have started to share the spotlight with tablets (to put it kindly), and the line between smartphones, tablets and laptop and desktop computers has gotten... Read more » What would you like to see more of on Liliputing? is a post from: Liliputing

Google Android 4.0 adds support for stylus input Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT Over the past few months we've seen a couple of companies try to distinguish their Android tablets from the crowd by offering a stylus for writing and drawing. The HTC Flyer, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, and upcoming Asus Eee Pad MeMo (if it ever actually comes to market) all feature a stylus. But the manufacturers have also had to bundle some... Read more » Google Android 4.0 adds support for stylus input is a post from: Liliputing

Vodafone launches Ubuntu-powered Webbook netbook in South Africa Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT Vodafone's South African subsidiary Vodacom is now offering customers a 10 inch netbook with an ARM-based processor and Ubuntu Linux operating system. It's called the Vodafone Webbook and the mobile data provider is pushing it as a low cost computer for South Africans that may have had little to no access to the internet apart from cellphones. The Webbook alone runs about... Read more » Vodafone launches Ubuntu-powered Webbook netbook in South Africa is a post from: Liliputing

Deal of the Day: Refurb Motorola XOOM for $340 Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:23 AM PDT The Motorola XOOM was the first tablet to ship with Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb. While Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, and other companies have all followed Motorola into the Honeycomb space, the XOOM still has a few tricks up its sleeve. For instance, it's expected to be one of the first devices to get a software update for Google Android 4.0... Read more » Deal of the Day: Refurb Motorola XOOM for $340 is a post from: Liliputing

Toshiba introduces 6 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:44 AM PDT If you thought the iPhone's 3.5 inch, 960 x 640 pixel display was sharp you ain't seen nothing yet. Toshiba has just introduced a new 6.1 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel LCD display. The screen has a pixel density of 498 pixels per inch. Apple calls its 326 ppi display a "retina display" because at that density the human eye... Read more » Toshiba introduces 6 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display is a post from: Liliputing

Genesi introduces platform for Freescale i.MX53-powered tablets, laptops, desktops Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:30 AM PDT Last year a company called Genesi introduced a low power laptop called the Efika MX Smartbook with an 800 MHz Freescale i.MX515 processor. The company also offered an Efika MX Smarttop -- a small form-factor desktop computer with similar specs. Both products are low-power, low price computers. The Smarttop runs just $129 and you can pick up the Smartbook for... Read more » Genesi introduces platform for Freescale i.MX53-powered tablets, laptops, desktops is a post from: Liliputing

Intel: Dell and HP to launch ultrabooks Posted: 20 Oct 2011 07:15 AM PDT Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba have all introduced ultrabooks, or thin and light laptops with Intel's latest processors, solid state disk, and other premium features. But Intel CEO Paul Otellini says that's just the beginning -- that eventually "all the major brands" will offer ultrabooks. That includes Dell and HP, which have yet to introduce any ultrabook models. HP currently... Read more » Intel: Dell and HP to launch ultrabooks is a post from: Liliputing

Asus Eee Pad Transformer to get Ice Cream Sandwich update Posted: 20 Oct 2011 06:30 AM PDT Sure, Asus has started promoting its upcoming Eee Pad Transformer Prime, but that doesn't mean the company is forgetting about the first-generation Transformer tablet. Asus posted a message on Twitter confirming that the original Transformer will eventually get a software update bringing Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the tablet. Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to run on phones... Read more » Asus Eee Pad Transformer to get Ice Cream Sandwich update is a post from: Liliputing

Asus Padfone coming in early 2012 (smartphone and tablet hybrid) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:40 AM PDT Asus has been showing off a device called the Padfone since May. Now chairman Jonney Shih says it's on track to launch in early 2012 and it will come with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software. The Padfone is a device that combines the features of a smartphone and a tablet in the most literal possible way. At first... Read more » Asus Padfone coming in early 2012 (smartphone and tablet hybrid) is a post from: Liliputing

OCOSMOS OCS9 gaming tablet up for pre-order, ships Nov 30 Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:45 AM PDT Dynamism is taking orders for the OCOSMOS OCS9 tablet. This 10 inch tablet runs Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit and features a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor. It's aimed at the gaming crowd and customer can also pick up an Ocosmos Smart O-Bar accessory which can be used as a wireless remote control and gamepad. The OCOSMOS... Read more » OCOSMOS OCS9 gaming tablet up for pre-order, ships Nov 30 is a post from: Liliputing

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime announcement coming November 9th Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:10 AM PDT Asus has given its next-generation Eee Pad Tranformer a name: Meet the Transformer Prime. Asus chairman Jonney Shih showed off the tablet at the All Things D conference in Hong Kong. He also unveiled that the tablet would be formally announced on November 9th -- Asus has a long history of teasing products before they're actually ready to ship. Like... Read more » Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime announcement coming November 9th is a post from: Liliputing

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