March 5, 2009
Asus announces ultra-thin Eee PC, laptops
ZD Net
John Morris provides some details here on Asus’ recently announced new Eee PCs including the U and UX notebook series.
“Like the Eee PC 1008HA, the U and UX series laptops are distinguished by a thin profile. Both models have a rubberized, illuminated chiclet keyboard, and the U series adds an illuminated touchpad. Both models also have an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the LED-backlit display. The U series has a 15.6-inch display, Core 2 Duo processors, Nvidia GeForce 105M graphics with 512MB and up to a 500GB hard drive. Both models will ship sometime in the second quarter.”
Managed Services: The Best Are Getting Better
MSPmentor
Jim Hamilton gives some good news to those partners who are in the managed services business right now.
“ Despite the falling economy, business is looking up for top managed service providers. Indeed, top MSPs are generating better margins and more revenue per customer than ever according to the latest MSP Partners/Institute for Partner Education and Development (IPED) research into the state of the managed services market. The research shows that managed services is continuing to grow in importance as a part of solution providers’ offering.”
HTC’s rumored 2009 lineup gets fleshed out with specs, dates
Engadget
Sean Cooper provides some rumoured products coming out from HTC this year.
“The Firestone, a 3G set that replaces the Touch HD with a 3.6-inch WVGA display, an eight megapixel — HTC’s first — camera, runs Windows Mobile 6.5, and is slated to appear in August this year. Next, a slate-style set called Whitestone with the same display as the Firestone, a five megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.1, and is apparently a dual-mode GSM / EV-DO number due to launch with Verizon in the September timeframe.”
