Asus Eee PC 1015PE: Still sexy, still hot netbooks are

Asus,  the generally acknowledged creator of the superportable-computer category, recently introduced the Eee PC 1015PE, a midrange 10.1-inch netbook. Part of the Seashell product line, the thin and light 1015PE combines aesthetics with mobility, making it one of the slightly better looking portable computers in the market today.

The Eee PC 1015PE in its usual black incarnation.

Compared with some of its siblings, the 1015PE is thicker and a couple or so rungs lower in the aesthetics ladder, putting it near the level occupied by most other netbooks in the market.

Coming with a year of free Asus WebStorage (up to 500GB) online data storage service, the Asus netbook offers some respite from storage-related headaches -- for users who would overshoot the unit's built-in 250GB hard drive.

Acer Aspire One D260: One more reason for sticking with netbooks

The wife and I were looking for a portable and reasonably powerful computing platform that she could bring with her back to the U.S. Of course, wiser counsel would have told us she could save some money by buying her next notebook there. But, she said, she wanted to be able to communicate with us, her family in Manila, right from the very moment she would enter the airport premises.

My wife's first choice, the purple D260. Tough luck, the store was out of stock.

She also wanted the following: it should be portable and light enough to bring wherever her job as a social worker would take her, but powerful enough to perform the usual computing tasks she does with her desktop PC.

Lenovo unveils the IdeaCentre B300 all-in-one desktop computer

Yesterday, mangyantech witnessed the Philippine launch of Lenovo's IdeaCentre B300 all-in-one desktop computer. Held at the Conti's restaurant in Greenbelt 2, Makati City, the product launch was a relatively intimate event, which in a way highlighted the AIO PC and its features more.
 

The B300, which can be configured to be powered by up to Intel Core 2 Duo processor E7600, runs Windows 7 Home Premium and comes with the Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows 7.

Apple's App Store lets users try apps first before buying them

Here's something you'd wish a certain kind of establishments on Quezon and Makati avenues would readily adopt. Apple created a new section of App Store, the company's online applications store.

The Try Before You Buy section allows buyers to play with or use a limited version of the apps, then purchase those apps if they find them to their liking.

Lack of iPhone 4: Apple's pleasant problem that hurts nevertheless

I know many electronics vendors would love trading places with Apple right now. After all, who would not want this scenario: thousands of consumers lining up at your retail outlets, eagerly awaiting their turn for the chance to part with their hard-earned money in order to lay their hands on your latest product.

Hell, I know several people who would sell their own mothers for the remotest opportunity to land in the vicinity of that scenario.

Darth Vader Strikes Bank

Puns and wisecracks aside, this one most people (especially, the sci-fi fans) would love to hear about. A man dressed as Darth Vader robbed a New York bank recently. According to a New York Daily News story, bank customers thought the dark Jedi-costumed robber was joking. The Force-challenged suspect, however, promptly showed them he was serious.

Instead of a light saber, however, the sci-fi-inspired criminal was packing a pistol.

India's 35-dollar slate PC

Seeking to enhance Indian college students' education and IT skills, which the Indian government believes will boost the country's economic development, India has developed a dirt-cheap slate computer. The 35-dollar touchscreen tablet PC is set for release in 2011 and is seen as reinforcing India's IT leadership.

Developed by the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, the gadget is part of the Indian government's efforts to improve the country's education system. With a literacy rate of about 60%, India lags other Third-World countries, such as China, which has 94%.