Yes, you heard it right; Acer and Asus have halted the release of any new netbooks until sometimes mid of August 2010, reliable sources report. Some background knowledge — both Asus and Acer are recognized and well respected brand names in the laptop and netbook industry, thanks to the many products and netbook models they have constantly supplied to their potential consumers without fail. This way, consumers have always felt that they are getting the best and latest netbook in the market, even if it is a simple upgrade of a previous version already in the market.

This marketing ploy has hugely awarded both companies as currently they are the leading netbook dealers globally and are a household name whenever netbooks are mentioned. That aside, despite this well known fact, the companies have decided to halt on new releases. This move is likely because of the fact that the Intel is planning to release a new product in the market – the Atom N550 dual core processor, which is slated for release sometimes in the third quarter of this year.

It is in light of this that Acer and Asus needs some time off to liquidate excess inventory and create room for future netbooks which will be powered by the N550 processor, meaning the performance of netbooks would be better and faster. Despite this positive attribute of a fast processor which means task will be completed easily unlike with the predecessor processors, it is to be noted that the upgrade will also see an upgrade in the cost of the netbooks that will be carrying the new N550 dual core processor.

It is however projected that the cost increase will not be very significant meaning that the current netbooks from Asus and Acer with slower processors will be difficult to sell, no wonder the window period of about a month for stock clearance. Further, it doesn’t make any sense for the companies to continue manufacturing any netbooks that would be hard to market and sell and are waiting for the release of the processor. It is only a matter of wait and see as we hold our breathes that the new netbooks powered by the new processor will be affordable to the average citizen.

The New Black Universal Sleeve for Modern Netbooks is one of the newest high quality netbook cases available in the market today and which is designed more specifically for the Lenovo S10-3t 0651-37U. The sleeve is however universal and fits all the modern netbooks including the HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Compaq, Dell, and of course the Multitouch Lenovo.

Generally, the black universal sleeve is meant to fit 7”, 8.9”, 9”, 10.1”, and 10.2” screen netbooks. The sleeve is very stylish and boasts being made of the highest quality material – neoprene. As such, your netbook is guaranteed to be safe from scratches and marks. Neoprone is water-resistant and soft and will cushion and protect your netbook.

Generally, tablets are very cool, but not all tablets get the ‘respect and appreciation’ manufacturers expect from the market. Take for example convertible tablets; they are simply the old tablet PCs with a simple twist in the sense that the hardware is updated but the concept remains the same, of course with a very expensive price tag on the new updated device.

Despite this well known fact, Gigabyte has decided to give a try and introduce something new to the convertible tablet target audience market — the new Gigabyte M1125 model. This 11.6 inch powerhouse is powered by the Core-i-series line of processors which needless to mention are more powerful than the Atom processors that is normally found in your everyday netbook, no wonder this new device has been dubbed the powerhouse.

Further, it will have a high resolution 1366X768 pixel touchscreen display and will come fully equipped with a full-size chiclet keyboard for all your typing needs, of course when you will not be using it as a tablet.

Additional features include:-

Intel Core i3 ULV CPU

USB 3.0 ports

11.6 inch screen, HD Ready (1366 x 768 pixels)

Docking station when working at the office

VGA and LAN ports

Those are the few features already revealed to the market as of now. However, Computex Taipei 2010 is the place you ought to be if you are really interested in checking what Gigabyte M1125 convertible tablet has in store for you. It seems so much will be going on down in Computex Taipei 2010 and we can only wait in curiosity and see whether Acer and HP will update their rival models – Aspire 1825PT/PTZ and the Touchsmart TM2.

If the current info that has been leaked to the media about the Gigabyte M1125 is anything to go by, HP and Acer had better have something new as the M1125 looks very nice. Details about shipping and pricing and additional features will also be released then, so keep it here for more information about this powerhouse of a device.

Acer continue to release new netbooks in an attempt, it seems, to dominate the netbook market. The latest netbook to hit our shelves is the Acer Aspire One 532H. This 10.1″ ruby red netbook uses Intels latest “Pine Trail” Atom N450 1.66GHz processor. Early reports suggested a great value netbook, but, it seems those reports may have been slightly off the mark. That aside, the 532H still gives you 1GB RAM, DDR2 SDRAM, 250GB HDD plus Windows 7. In addition to these, there will also be Wi-Fi networking, a multi-in-one media card reader, an integrated webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, and a multi-gesture trackpad.

The whole idea behind the Pine Trail Atom is to improve power efficiency and in turn increase battery life. Acer currently promise that the 532H will last up to 10 hours. According to reports, the six cell battery can reach the 8 and a half hour mark, which is still pretty good. As this is one of the first netbooks to use the Pine Trail Atom processor you may want to wait to see what other manufacturers can do with it? If not, you can currently get this one from Amazon for just over the £300 mark.