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ExoPC Slate up for pre-order in 64GB trim minus GPS
Sep 6th
ExoPC this weekend acted on its promises and started taking pre-orders for the ExoPC Slate. The Windows tablet will first ship with a “fast” 64GB SanDisk SSD but without the initially hoped for GPS, since the current chip isn’t working properly. In exchange, the price is dropping to $ 750 Canadian ($ 724 US), regardless of whether or not GPS is added back.
The Quebec-based startup also gave an official estimate of four hours of battery life; it could sometimes reach more, but the new figure is the most consistent. Shipments should start by the end of the month. A More >
Dual-core Atom-powered Gigabyte and Lenovo netbooks up for sale in Australia
Aug 26th
As promised, we’ve been keeping an ear to the ground on Intel’s new mobile, dual-core Atom processor, and as luck would have it a number of netbooks are popping up with the new CPU baked in…well, at least in the land down under. Australian e-tailer Pena.au has 10.1-inch netbooks from both Gigabyte and Lenovo listed on its site with the fresh 1.5GHz Atom N550 processor. The Gigabyte T1005M convertible — or netvertible, as we like to call it — is much like the T1000, and still has a 1,366×768 pixel capacitive touch display, USB 3.0 ports, and an eSATA jack. More >