This afternoon, Sony held a VAIO Spring launch in Singapore, showcasing their latest VAIO notebook PCs - VAIO E, VAIO W, VAIO S, VAIO F and the new flagship VAIO Z series.

Today, Samsung unveiled their latest products which consist of the R series laptops that feature good performance and stylish design; the portable N series netbooks with impressive battery life; and the G series external hard drives for users to backup their data.

It is always not surprise when it comes to netbook announcements as the specifications are usually more or less the same but this red netbook caught my attention somehow.

Introducing MSI U135 Netbook with a touch of Moblin flavor

Google Singapore held a media preview of their latest Chrome OS yesterday, which is is designed to provide better mobile computing and web experience. The Chrome OS is scheduled to be available on netbooks by various manufacturers in the second half of the year.

ASUS has announced some of their latest products that would be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. Among the products include the N Series, K Series and U Series Bamboo Collection notebooks.

Toshiba's latest netbooks came in the form of NB300 series which promise all day computing with up to 11 hours battery life, with great design and usability. The NB300 features a 10.1-inch LED backlight display, the latest Intel Atom processor, full-sized keyboards, and a large Multi touchpad with gesture support.

Samsung Korea has introduced their new netbooks just few days into the new year 2010 -  N210, N220, N150 and NB30. The netbooks feature a slim form factor, stylish design and an anti-reflective 10.1-inch LED display. Equipped with Intel Atom N450 processor, they promise adequate performance and improved battery life for the mobile users.

Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has announced their new stylish Wind Series Special Edition U130 and U135 are using the latest Intel Atom N450 processor, and claims to be the first to receive International WiMAX Forum certification. Check out the new release.

Fujitsu has announced their mini-notebooks are equipped with the new Intel Atom N450 processor, and among them is the LifeBook MH380 which sports a 10.1-inch display with Bluetooth and boasts up to seven hours battery life.