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Um, okay? Straight out of the left-most corner of left field, software provider Bsquare has just outed Dell's newest netbook -- or so it seems. The same company that recently announced that it was bringing Adobe Flash to Android has just revealed that it'll be doing likewise for "Dell netbooks running Google's Android platform." Specifically, it'll be Flash Lite 3.17 making the leap onto these heretofore elusive machines (casually referred to as the Mini Inspiron 910, or Mini 9, in the release), but details outside of that are mum. Consider our interest piqued. Full release is after the break.

Update: Dell just pinged us with an adorably terse response: "The Bsquared news release erroneously mentioned Dell and is being recalled. Dell does not offer an Android based netbook." Well then.

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Is Dell cooking up an Android-powered netbook? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dellgpshackinspiron 910inspiron910mini 9mini9modnetbookusbTue, 07 Oct 2008 11:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell's Mini 9 tear-down reveals a modders' playground]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/dells-mini-9-tear-down-reveals-a-modders-playground/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/dells-mini-9-tear-down-reveals-a-modders-playground/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/dells-mini-9-tear-down-reveals-a-modders-playground/#comments Here you go modders and Eee PC lovers: Dell Mini 9 tear-down gore courtesy of the boys from Round Rock themselves. The Dell service manual has been posted on-line and reveals the Mini 9 as a modders paradise. So go ahead, impress us, we'd like some extra memory and disk space by the end of next week, k thanks.

[Via jkkmobile]

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Dell's Mini 9 tear-down reveals a modders' playground originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's everything but official, but hopefully the image above will enable you to rest easy knowing that you'll soon be able to order yourself a Dell netbook starting at $349. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (we're assuming that's the final moniker) will apparently weigh in at 2.28-pounds, boast an internal WiFi module and pack an Intel Atom N270 processor. The baseline model ($349) will include Ubuntu Linux 8.04, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SSD and a black or white paint job. For $50 more, you'll get an 8GB SSD and a 0.3-megapixel webcam, while the $449 version throws in Windows XP, 1GB of RAM and a 1.3-megapixel webcam. C'mon Dell -- you're only fooling yourself at this point.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Leaked flyer reveals pricing, configurations for Dell Inspiron Mini 9 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's already confirmed for this week. Now The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Dell Inspiron 910 Mini netbook will be announced on Thursday the 4th courtesy of an eMail received from Box.net, an online photo and document storage service already seen bundled with Creative's Vado Pocket Video Cam. Apparently, Box.net services will "come pre-installed on the Dell Mini." A Dell spokeswoman confirmed that Dell is working with Box.net for online storage. A person familiar with the matter says that the Mini will likely sell for less than $400, run your choice of Windows or Linux (Ubuntu, is our guess), and sport a display slightly less than 9-inches. You know, all this service talk has us wondering if this will also be Dell's first laptop with its Zing-based audio and video services bundle. Fortunately, we'll know tomorrow.

P.S. That image above is from these earlier leaks and matches the keyboard configuration in Dell's own support documents. In other words, it's what we expect to see tomorrow.

Update: Heh, so much for that image above. Dell has updated the support docs again. See the new keyboard after the break.

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WSJ: Dell Mini Inspiron 910 netbook launching Thursday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell's Inspiron 910 / Mini Inspiron hasn't exactly been a secret since we first heard about it back in April, but it sounds like this baby bump is about to go from open secret to bouncing bundle of joy -- Dell just confirmed to InformationWeek that the netbook is scheduled to arrive later this week. That's all we know right now -- Dell reps called those earlier specs we'd heard "pretty much rumor and speculation" -- but we'll go out on a limb and say we wouldn't expect anything less than an 8.9-inch screen and 1.6GHz Atom in there. Sorry if we killed the surprise, guys -- but remember, you can still wow us with the price tag.

[Thanks, AC]

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Dell confirms Inspiron 910 netbook arriving this week originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You're looking at official Dell pics of its upcoming Inspiron 910 netbook nabbed from their on-line support docs. These images match the others we've seen down to the key (look, no dedicated function keys) which pretty much confirms the mini laptop's final appearance. Now if Dell could just hit one of the rumored release dates we could all get back to pillaging market share from standard sized laptops.

[Thanks, Mike and Hao]

Read -- keyboard
Read -- external optical DVD/CD drive
Read -- status LEDs

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Dell's Inspiron 910 netbook limps a bit closer to release originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At this point we've seen a ton of Dell's upcoming Inspiron 910 / Mini Inspiron, but until this thing hits the street for real it looks like our pal Mr. Blurrycam has a new favorite target. Here's the 8.9-inch netbook testing Ubuntu somewhere, with a far less ugly keyboard than last time -- maybe next time it'll sprout some function keys. Two more, including a configuration screen, after the break.

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Dell Mini Inspiron caught running Ubuntu in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell's Inspiron 910 can't stay hidden, apparently -- check out these new, higher-res shots of the 8.9-inch netbook in the wild. Nothing spectacularly new here -- and we'd still like to see some locked-down specs on this thing -- but ooh, shiny. Check the power adapter after the break.

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More pictures of Dell's Mini Inspiron surface originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The cats over at Gizmodo have gotten their eyes on some succulent and salacious photos of the oft-rumored, much-discussed, openly-desired Dell "Mini Inspiron" (or as it's now being called, the Inspiron 910) -- and they've shared with the world. In the pics you get to see that familiar pencil-pose along with a slew of insides and outs, including an up-close look at ports, keyboard, and guts. The specs look like they're right in line with those leaked materials we had back in June, and the word is this little baby will be hitting shelves come August 22nd. Time to swing by the Coinstar machine.

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Dell's "Mini" Inspiron 910 gets specs, pics, and potential release date leaked originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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