The launch of the new Netbook, a predecessor of the LG-X110 Netbook released last year, was announced this week by LG Electronics at the GSMA Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. It seems that the novel LG-X120 might become a worthy contender in the Netbook market as it offers an integrated 3G HSPA connection and a 160GB hard drive.

LG informed that the latest Netbook is equipped with a 'Smart-On' interface that allows the user to trace most frequently used programs just a few seconds after hitting the power button without waiting for the OS to completely load on the desktop.

ASUS has come out with the latest Eee PC 1000HE that would provide the users with a revamped chicklet style keyboard and the new Intel Atom N280 processor. Though the exterior and interior look is quite familiar to the 1000HA and 901, it could be said that if the users liked the old style; they will definitely love this one.

It should be noted that in the new Eee PC 1000HE, battery life has been extended to 9.5 hour. The credit for longer battery uptime goes to 30% larger battery and improved power management.

Here are some of the specifications of ASUS Eee PC 1000HE:-
   

These days, the market has been flooded with new and novel Netbooks. To fit the pocket of the consumers, the companies are coming with smaller screen Netbooks, which carry a reasonable price tag. But still users prefer at least a 10-inch screen when it comes to choosing Netbook with small screen; and keeping this thing in mind, Acer that owns a huge chunk of the growing Netbook market and had the Acer Aspire One with a 9-inch screen, is coming out with a 10-inch model.   

IBM has recently announced an even speedier supercomputer, just after seven months it came out with world's fastest supercomputer. The new one however is being learnt to have computing power of 2 million laptops.

On Tuesday, IBM informed that it is working to come up with technology for its new Sequoia computer, with delivery scheduled in 2011 to the Department of Energy for use at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

India is all set to launch an ultra cheap laptop, developed as part of a broader national plan to attract Indian colleges and schools toward emerging trends in information technology. The laptop, known as Sakshat, is aimed to bridge gap between rich and poor by linking 18,000 colleges and 400 universities across the country.

The laptop will have 2GB inbuilt memory and user friendly applications. It would be available for just Rs 600, giving stiff competition to rival PC manufactures like the One Laptop per Child's XO machine and the Intel Classmate.

The U. K. market recently witnessed the official launch of the long-rumored 10-inch Acer Aspire One netbook by Acer. The motive behind the launch of this 10-inch screen net-book is primarily to update its popular 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One and also to serve to the needs of mobile employees.

Gianfranco Lanci, president and CEO of Acer, said in a statement, "Despite the recent problems of the financial markets and general economic uncertainty, the netbook and notebook markets will continue to grow in 2009."