Lenovo S12 First Netbook to Use NVIDIAs Ion Chipset
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
NVIDIA’s Ion is finally in an actual netbook, the (as we expected) Lenovo S12 netbook which will ship in August. The Ion chipset combines an Intel Atom CPU with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9400 GPU, creating a netbook that while still netbook-ish will provide enough CPU / GPU power to be reasonably …
Despite Accidents, America Loves Texting While Driving
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
The good news is that the percentage of drivers surveyed in this report who admit to texting (or emailing) while driving has dropped since last year. The bad news is that it’s still around 25%.
Last year, Vlingo, a firm specializing in voice recognition technology, specifically for the mobile market, released a …
Lenovo S12 First Netbook to Use NVIDIAs Ion Chipset
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
NVIDIA’s Ion is finally in an actual netbook, the (as we expected) Lenovo S12 netbook which will ship in August. The Ion chipset combines an Intel Atom CPU with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9400 GPU, creating a netbook that while still netbook-ish will provide enough CPU / GPU power to be reasonably …
Intel Hit with $1.45B Antitrust Fine by EU
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
As expected the European Commission fined Intel a record 1.06 billion euros (or about $1.45B) on Wednesday for antitrust violations. The European Commission, for those who don’t know, is the Executive Branch of the European Union.
In the press release detailing the decision, the EU outlined two different ways Intel abused its …
Palm Pre Launches June 6th
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Get ready for long lines and “out of stock” signs. It’s official, and Sprint surprised me, but only by one day. Sprint has announced the Palm Pre will be launching on June 6th for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement.
Still more details: available at Sprint stores, …