World’s cheapest and lightest XP netbook TNX-9500 in dubai

Carapelli computers has realeased the Impulse TNX-9500 which is the world's lightest and cheapest Xp netbook as they say which costs just $189 (AED 694) for an original Windows XP licence on minimum orders of 1,000 units.

Yogesh R. Panjabi, director of Carapelli Computers, has revealed that the device will “be in mass production in just a matter of weeks” with delivery scheduled according to demand.

specs

1 GHz SOC CPU (x86 Architecture)
7" TFT LCD (800 X 480)
512M / 1GB DDR-II Memory
4 GB / 8 GB / 16 GB NAND Flash SD Card Storage
80 Key Keyboard & Touch Pad
Built-In 10 / 100 Mbits LAN
Built-In 802.11 b/g WiFi
1 x VGA Port
Battery: 2100 mAH Li-Ion Battery
Size: 210 mm x 140 mm x 33 mm
Weight: 725 grams
Windows XP Compatible
Boots OS from SD Card

It will be available in five colours – lime green, amber, red, indigo and black, with the ability to print any language on the keyboard keys for added customization.

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NVIDIA ION has been Certified for Windows Vista

NVIDIA announced today that NVIDIA® ION™ has been Certified for Windows Vista. With NVIDIA ION and premium versions of Microsoft Windows, small form factor notebook and desktop PCs will have rich media capabilities and full graphics support for the first time. Microsoft Corp. has validated NVIDIA ION with certified Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) drivers for Windows Vista Home Premium. NVIDIA is working with Microsoft, PC manufacturers, software developers, and Windows eco-system partners to bring ION-based PCs to market by summer of 2009.

Microsoft has certified the NVIDIA ION platform to ensure that upcoming ION-based PCs will deliver:

• Silky smooth 1080p high definition video including Blu-ray movies
• Exciting video game play with support for Microsoft’s DirectX 10 API
• Support for premium Windows Vista features including Aero Glass and Flip3D
• GPU acceleration for faster photo editing and video transcoding

About the NVIDIA ION Platform

The NVIDIA ION platform provides a quantum leap in mainstream graphics performance – while using less than half the space of traditional solutions – for smaller, faster, lighter, full-featured notebooks and desktop PCs. The ION platform unlocks the power of the Atom CPU by combining it with a great NVIDIA GPU.

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HP Mini 1000 Already Supports 3G

HP indicated that a 3G WWAN-equipped version of their newest netbook, the HP Mini 1000, would be arriving sometime in December. But if we are to believe a forum poster on Pocketables.net, all it takes to get 3G humming on an HP Mini 1000 today is to download a driver and slide in your SIM card in a mysteriously hidden slot under the battery.

The poster is using model number #1033cl—our question is, does every Mini 1000 have said SIM card slot? Let us know in the comments, owners. The drivers are downloadable here from HP, and for more instructions, hit the forum thread: [Pocketables]