Verizon confirmed that they will be offering a deal on a 3G HP netbook for $99, with a two year plan. Not a bad deal, but I haven't been impressed by HP's speed so far. Probably due to their hard drives.

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I just found another review of an nVidia ION test box, this time from Notebookcheck. This isn't exactly "news" since it's from February, but I just turned it up in Google, so I figured in case someone else missed it somehow, I'd share:

http://netbookinfo.weebly.com/asus-900ha-review.html

I can't wait for the Ion netbooks to come out. It's a shame that Asus plans to stop producing the 9" netbooks, because I'd love one exactly like my 900HA, but with the power of the Ion platform.

 

According to this article at GottaBeMobile, Asus is phasing out the 8.9" screens on their netbooks.

I rather like my little 8.9" netbook, because I can stuff it in my coat pocket (I have big pockets), and it's super handy. However, typing on it is a bit of a chore, and the 10" format is probably going to be what's standardized on due to the much better overall usability.