When Dell said its Mini 10 TV tuner was coming this summer, well, we didn’t expect it to be so soon. The company’s dropped us a line to say we should expect to see it as a customization option starting sometime today, presumably along with the external antenna that’s needed when the signal’s low. The cost is an extra $50 and it’ll net you over-the-air ATSC — that’s the new HD format, for those who haven’t been keeping track. Additionally, a seventh color, passion purple, is being added to the library, and if your heart’s set on cherry red, you’ll be happy to know they’re now a part of the (PRODUCT) RED portfolio, meaning Dell will donate $5 to the Global Fund with each purchase. No pics of the new hue just yet, but if any of these new additions sound enticing, you might wanna hit cancel on that late-night order we caught you placing.

Source: Engadget

We don’t know if this for real or not, but the Internet is abuzz with a rumor that the Inspiron Mini 11 will be shipping sometime this summer from Dell according to DigiTimes.

A lot of this is based on hearsay, but it seems to be legit. For instance, Compal is saying they have received orders for an “ultra-thin notebook” from Dell that relies on the Consumer Ultra Low Voltage processor from Intel.

These notebooks are set to be released in August and bear much of the same specs as the Mini 11. This CULV system will feature a 250GB HDD, 2GB RAM, and an 11.6-inch display. But of course, we’ll just have to wait and see if this pans out.

Source: Slashgear

It’s hardly the first netbook battery comparison to appear in the Thunderdome that is the internet, but this latest thirteen-strong round-up from Australia’s NetbookReview is one of the more comprehensive to emerge as of late, with it only slightly compromised by a few netbooks that aren’t available in the site’s home country. Not surprisingly, the netbooks equipped with six-cell batteries came out well ahead of their less well off counterparts, with the MSI Wind U115 Hybrid leading the way with an impressive time of 6:56. That was obviously aided in no small part by the netbook’s dual SSD / hard drive setup, and by a less commonly used 5100mAh six-cell battery, as opposed to the 6600mAh version used in the second and third place Eee PCs (which each clocked in around the four-hour mark). Bringing up the rear were the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 and Dell Mini 12, neither of which were able to eek out even two hours of use. As you might expect, however, all of the tests involved a worst-case scenario, so you can expect to get a good deal more juice from all of ‘em if you’re not spending every waking hour watching WMV files.

Source: netbookreview, via Engadget