Mini-notebooks like the Asus Eee PC, MSI Wind, and Samsung NC10 are showing up all over the world. But apparently 70% of netbooks are sold in Europe.VIA marketing manager Richard Brown picked up that statistic at a conference hosted by Phoenix, the folks who develop the BIOS software used on millions of comptuers.  One possible reason why netbook sales are so much higher in Europe than the rest of the world is because European cellphone carriers offer a number of low cost 3G wireless data plans for laptop users.

French company Lexibook makes educational gadgets for kids. And one of the company’s latest devices is the Lexibook Laptop, which is described as “My first computer.” OK, so it’s a laptop for kids. Great. Not like there aren’t other options, but it’s always nice to have one more.But aside from a slightly brighter than the sun orange color and a slightly rugged looking case, what does the Lexibook laptop have to offer?

In what we can only hope is the beginning of a major trend, Dell appears to be planning to offer a deep discount on its netbook just in time for the holidays. According to a leaked copy of Dell’s Black Friday ad, the company will be offering a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook for $299 on the day after Thanksgiving.It’s not clear from the ad exactly how the netbook will be configured.

Ever wonder where the magic that is Liliputing happens? Well, even if you haven’t, here it is. Xavier at Notebooks.com decided to start asking tech bloggers for pictures of their workspaces the other day. So I snapped a quick photo of my home office and sent it off to him. pardon the mes,but that’s honestly what my workspace looks like on most days.

Up to now, AMD has spent more time bashing netbooks’ limitations as low power computing devices instead of pushing technology that can make them more powerful. But it looks like that could soon change.AMD is expected to announce a new chip this week aimed at low cost portable computers like netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). According to APC Magazine, the new chip will focus on two areas  Extending battery life Boosting video performance It’s likely that the new chip will be smaller and more energy efficient than current AMD processors.

Samsung NC10-14GW Netbook Intel Atom 1.6GHz, 1GB, 160GB HD, 10.2 Widescreen WSVGA, 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth, Windows XP Home (White)The Samsung NC10 has been available in parts of Europe and Asia for a few weeks now, but the netbook is just starting to ship in the US. Online retailer Buy.com has the computer in stock for $499 and says it ships in just 1-2 business days.