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What’s this? A new sliver of hope in a dark, lost world? Before you throw your hands up and shut your eyes, you should know that all of this is coming from Digitimes, so taking it all in with an unhealthy dose of salt is highly suggested. According to them, Lenovo is actually planning to eventually ship its Skylight and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid (yeah, the two machines that were kinda-sorta shelved a month ago), but with far different specifications. For starters, they’ll rely on Qualcomm’s recently announced dual-core processor line, and rather than using the now-nonexistent Skylight OS, they’ll both rely on Google’s Android. If all goes well, the official launch will occur before the dawn of 2011, but there’s no solid word on when they’ll actually ship. In related news, there’s also word that Toshiba will be readying a smartbook in its long-standing Dynabook line, with NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 under the hood, a 10.1-inch panel and Android running the show. Now, who’s up for seeing if any of this actually comes to fruition?

Lenovo’s Skylight and U1 Hybrid being revived with fresh Qualcomm silicon? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Developers to get native x86 version of Android 2.2 this summer? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, you’re familiar with Lamborghini: the famed Diablo, the monumental Murcielago, and of course the never-ending line of ASUS products. But, are you familiar with Tonino Lamborghini? He’s the son of the legendary Ferruccio, and has gone on to make something of a name for himself with a line of clothing and, apparently, hideously ugly footwear. Now he’s getting in on the gadget thing too, licensing his own name to be applique’d onto the back of this otherwise pedestrian 13.4-inch CULV laptop with up to 500GB of storage, a four cell battery, and Windows 7. In other words, it’s even less exciting than the entries found in the ASUS lineup — but still rather more attractive than those shoes.

Tonino Lamborghini’s CULV laptop shows that even sons of great men enjoy licensing deals originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh sure, Acer may have spent the first half of the week convincing us that its newest laptops and netbooks were the sweetest systems around, but now it’s turning the attention to its Gateway brand only tempt us with equally as enticing options. The ID series has been on our radar ever since we saw its blue-glowing touchpad at Computex, and luckily both the 14-inch ID49 and 15.6-inch ID59 will hit US retailers for less than $800 in the coming weeks. The exact configurations are unclear, but they’ll have Core i3 / i5 CPU options as well as NVIDIA Optimus graphics. On the netbook front, Gateway’s bringing out the 10.1-inch LT23, which looks the same as the LT22 we caught a glimpse of a few weeks back. Powered by an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, the netbook will start at a tempting $329. Check out the gallery below for some shiny press shots and the full press release after the break. Oh and Acer, we’re giving you permission to chill on the new laptops for a bit!

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Gateway’s glowing ID laptops arrive along with new LT series netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We wouldn’t fault you for thinking that’s a first generation ASUS Eee PC what with that iconic fingertip pose and all. But Toshiba’s AC100 is a very modern take on the ol’ Atom-based netbook idea. For starters, this super slim smartbook runs Android 2.1 on a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 250 SoC (built around a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor) capable of about 8 hours of browsing and video playback (and 7 days standby) before needing a recharge. It’s also packing a 32GB SSD, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 802.11n WiFi, optional 3G data, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and an HDMI jack beneath that 10.1-inch 1,024 x 600 pixel display. As for software, the AC100 ships with Documents to Go for editing MS Office docs, an email client with POP3, IMAP, and Exchange support, an Opera Mobile browser, and a Tosh media player which should support HD 1080p video playback if it’s taking full advantage of that Tegra 2 silicon. Too bad Toshiba is being quiet about the pricing and availability ’cause this little guy has us intrigued.

Update: Netbooked got its hands on with the Japanese Dynabook AZ twin and received confirmation that it’ll ship in Japan in August for between ¥40,000 and ¥50,000 (about $438 to $548). Video after the break.

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Toshiba’s AC100 8-hour Android smartbook plays 1080p video on a 1GHz Tegra 250 processor (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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