http://cloudbookumpc.com One Stop Resource for Cloudbook & Other UMPC News, Reviews, Guides and Discussions Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:01:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to digitimes, Samsung is going to showcase a 12-inch netbook based on VIA Nano at CES 2009. With a 12-inch screen and 1.5kg weight, Samsung NC20 is pushing the limits of the term Netbook.  Didn't we all used to call a 12-inch portable computer a laptop or notebook? http://cloudbookumpc.com/samsungs-12-inch-via-nano-netbook The first Sylvania g Netbook is a rebranded  7 inch Nanobook. Now Sylvania has confirmed that its latest Netbook, the Sylvania MAGNI Netbook, is a rebranded MSI Wind. As with the MSI Wind, the Netbook sports a 10 inch display, 1GB of RAM and 120GB HDD. Sylvania MAGNI Netbook makes it the 17th ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/sylvania-magni-netbook-is-rebranded-msi-wind Packard Bell, creator of the Easynote XS, has added another mini notebook to its stable. Called the dot, Packard Bell is marketing the Netbook as a socializing product. Here's the specifications we managed to gather so far: Operating System: Windows(R) XP Processor: Intel(R) Atom Main Memory: 1Gb RAM Display: 8.9-inch screen (1024 × 600 ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/packard-bell-unveils-89-inch-netbook-dot Another Nanobook to add to the list. The Wearness Quadra VX-7 comes with VIA 1.2Ghz C7 processor, 1Gb RAM, 7 inch touch screen and modular webcam. It's currently available in Indonesia. http://cloudbookumpc.com/wearness-quadra-vx-7 I hope more reviews of Elonex Webbook are welcomed. PCPro has recently reviewed this free Netbook (if you are willing to sign a mobile contract) from Carphone Warehouse. Rated 3 out of 5, PCPro has the following to say in its review. Battery life isn't great, either, though no worse than ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/elonex-webbook-reviews-and-blog-resource Those were the words of Wired. In their review of the Sylvania G NetBook MESO, Wired was so unimpressed with the Ubuntu operating system that they declared the OS implementation a nightmare. LaptopMag might have rated the mini notebook 2.5 out of 5, but Wired was less kind. They gave the Sylvania G NetBook MESO ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/sylvania-g-netbook-meso-too-buggy In the video, we were introduced to the Polish Aristo NetBook which VIA said was based on the Nanobook platform. From what I can see, it is the same as the 8.9 inch Everex CloudBook. It appears that the Nanobook reference design extends to the FIC CE2A1. Other mini-notes we ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/via-mini-notes-ifa-2008-89-inch-aristo-netbook We had previously posted about Everex Japan's CloudBook CE1220J and CloudBook CE1221J and we were wondering if similar models would appear in U.S soon. It looks like it's going to happen. The new CloudBook, which is based on FIC CE2A1 (FIC is the parent company of Everex), has appeared in ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/everex-cloudbook-with-89-inch-screen-hits-fcc MSI Wind is probably the next most popular NetBook after Asus Eee PC. Like the Everex CloudBook, MSI Wind has been rebranded (or clones as some people like to call them) around the world under different OEMs. Apart from HDD size, colors and availability of Bluetooth, most of these NetBooks ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/the-many-versions-of-msi-wind Everex Japan has announced two new UMPCs, the CloudBook CE1220J and CloudBook CE1221J. These mini laptops come with a very usable 8.9" screen at 1024x600 resolution and yet, they are about the same size as the earlier 7-inch CloudBooks. These CloudBooks run on the Windows XP operating system and feature ... http://cloudbookumpc.com/everex-cloudbooks-with-89-inch-screen-for-japan