Good news, everyone! ION 2 has been officially announced for a 2009 release. ION 2 will still have support for Intel Atom and VIA Nano processors as well as other similar processors. Newer mobile processors with DMI chipsets like the Arrandale Core i5 will not be supported by ION 2. No exact release date yet, [...]

Gotta Be Mobile has gotten their mits on one of the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbooks just announced yesterday, and has the first video hands on of the device. More pricing details have also been revealed and there will be 3 different models at launch time:

S12 1411Ubk 12.1LED Atom-N270, 1GB-DDR2, 160GB, Intel Integrated graphics, XP Home, [...]