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Hot on the heels of Radio Shack’s $79.99 AT&T-subsidized Acer netbook incident, it looks like the folks at Costco are looking to get in on the action their own self. According to Boy Genius Report, the 3G-ified, 10.1-inch Aspire One will be available at the box store from May 11th. Employees are currently undergoing intense, military-style training, which will culminate on May 8th, and the netbooks should be hitting electronics kiosks on May 11. Pricing yet to be sussed out, but you’ll know as soon as we do. Promise.

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Acer’s AT&T 3G Aspire One landing at Costco on May 11? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 May 2009 10:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This one’s been in the oven for some time, but at long last, we’re finally able to see official images of the 11.6-inch Aspire One netbook that we first heard about in early March. Obviously aimed at the likes of Dell’s Mini 12, this larger-than-usual netbook still packs the all-too-familiar suite of “netbook internals,” but that doesn’t mean it can’t look pretty being average. The relocated VGA port is sure to become this unit’s signature (or… something), right beside the sleek overall appearance and nicely spaced keyboard. If we didn’t know any better, we’d say we see a little X-Slim in here — right? One more look after the break, or you can opt for a boatload down in the read link.

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Acer’s Aspire One 751 netbook gets officially pictured originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 May 2009 00:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This could just be a case of a CEO letting his wishful thinking out into the open, but ARM’s Warren East was apparently all too happy to talk about the possibility of Windows 7 supporting ARM processors during a recent analysts conference call, even if he wasn’t quite ready to offer much of anything in the way of specifics. He did lay out the scenario pretty well, however, leading off by saying that “Microsoft will continue to play an important part in this [netbook] space,” and that “if there was Windows support for the ARM processor today clearly it would be a very different marketplace.” To which he apparently quickly added, “perhaps there will be support in future but that’s really for Microsoft to comment on and not for us to comment on, I’m afraid.” Of course, all of this is made all the more interesting given ARM’s increasing interest in the netbook space, which is certainly a tough nut to crack without Microsoft’s assistance — Android possibilities notwithstanding.

[Via Electronista]

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ARM CEO hints at possible Windows 7 support for ARM processors originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 May 2009 20:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As a woman who spends most of my waking hours writing, reading, and thinking about technology, I’m suspicious when a tech company deigns to create a site or product geared “toward women.” So when I heard about Della, Dell’s new site for my gender, I had to check it out.

I quickly discovered that Della is pretty much solely a marketing vehicle for the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. Naturally, right? Because chicks dig netbooks. They’re just adorable, and anyone with half a brain can use them. Sarcasm aside, I have more complaints about the site than I can enumerate in a blog post. So I’m going to stick to five. After the jump, I list the the five most offensive things on Della.

Sure, Apple just posted a record quarter of earnings, but it’s been taking a beating lately on the price issue — not only have cheap netbooks become the hottest category in the market, Microsoft’s Laptop Hunters commercials have reignited the Apple tax debate. That appears to have the wheels in motion in Cupertino: AppleInsider says the MacBook and iMac lines are soon to be bolstered with lower-cost options that should take some of the bite out of Redmond’s marketing. That’s certainly interesting, but here’s the real noise: according to AI, the low-cost machines are just an interim solution while Apple preps a new tablet line to take on netbooks directly without making any of the design sacrifices Steve Jobs has repeatedly pooh-poohed. Wild — but it jibes with those recent whispers about a Verizon / Apple meetup and those reports that Quanta’s busy building something with a 10-inch display. So — cheaper Macs in the short term, crazy-insane iPhone tablet / MID thing riding a unicorn sometime later. You believe any of that?

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Apple mulling price cuts, developing netbook competitor? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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