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Apple’s next Mac OS X updates will kill Hackintosh netbooks

If you love the Apple Mac OS X but you love more the portability of a netbook, what you can do is to make your own Hackintosh netbook by making use of software hack to install the Mac OS X on a netbook.

But rumors seem to tell that Apple would plan to have updates for their OS X Snow Leopard operating system, which the next release would not come with the support of Intel Atom processors. So if you’d proceed for an update of the Mac OS X on your netbook, the consequence could be your Hackintosh’d stop running.

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Litl Webbook – a TV convertible netbook

All the netbooks that we’ve seen before almost all come in similar styles and form factors. But the Litl Webbook is exceptional which it has no hard drive, stores its data on the Internet and it can be flipped around into a TV device.

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USB Windows 7 installer best for netbooks

Microsoft has officially released a tool, called Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (WUDT), which allows the creation of a bootable USB installer for its Windows 7 OS. USB installer provides the convenience for installation of the Windows 7 on netbooks, which eliminates the need to hook up an external DVD drive.

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Michael Dell doesn’t recommend Netbooks!

I’ve got a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, which I use as one of my computers, even to do some of the PHP applications development and occasionally some GIMP when needing to resize the pictures such as for posting on TechChee.com

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Buy a laptop or netbook? But don’t listen to the sales staff

Netbooks have eaten quite a lot of laptop market. As netbooks are simply much cheaper in price. But netbooks are meant for users who need a portable computer that is small and convenient enough to bring along anywhere you go, but only need the processing power that is sufficient for you to browse the web, reply emails and have some simple web chats.

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Sungworld’s 7-inch netbook, world’s cheapest costs $73 only

If the price of a netbook is an issue instead of the specs, you’d better get hold of the Sungworld’s 7-inch netbook, which should be the cheapest netbook to date and it costs only $73.

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Lighthouse SQ7 tablet meant for Facebook and Twitter

LightHouse SQ7 tablet calls itself a Social Media tablet as it comes with functionalities dedicated for you to access the two most popular social media sites, Facebook and Twitter.

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CZC C9 netbook measures 5mm in thickness, is world’s thinnest

The CZC C9 netbook is claimed to be the new world’s thinnest netbook and measures a mere 5 millimeters (or 0.2 inches) in thickness. The CZC C9 netbook is the product of the China company, Zichuang Technology.

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PCTV picoStick – nano-sized DVB-T TV tuner

The PCTV picoStick is a super tiny DVB-T TV tuner which allows those live in the Western Europe to enjoy watching DVB-T TV on their laptop or netbook while on the run. The little picoStick also comes with an MCX connector and a flipping antenna that help boost the efficiency of signal reception.

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Foldable USB laptop cooling table + a mouse pad

Laptop or netbook users will have one common problem, i.e. neck pain, as you always have to keep your eyes looking little downward, which causes some stress on the neck and also your backbone. To get rid of the problem, you will have to raise the laptop to a comfortable level e.g. same height with what a desktop computer screen normally is, which can keep your eyes looking straight.

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