Acer is releasing an all-black version of their popular Aspire One 110 netbook. The A110X is exactly the same as previous Aspire One models, except it’s got a fresh coat of blank paint. It’s odd to see a netbook manufacturer taking the same approach video game console makers take, but still. The unit is only available in Germany for now, at the surprisingly steep asking price of €400 (or about $500.) Acer has offered no word as to when it will drop in other parts of the world.

Korean company UMID has announced their entry into the burgeoning sub-netbook category of computers. This laptop weighs just 315 grams (a little over a half-pound) and is just a shade bigger than the Nintendo DS. Still, the insides still pack quite a punch. The unit contains a 1.33GHz Atom Processor, 1GB of RAM and up to 32GB of storage via SSD. It also features WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The unit also has a 1.3-megapixel camera and a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen. The tiny netbook can run XP, Vista or Linux. The company has yet to release word on pricing or release date.

Best Buy has reduced the price on the Eee PC 900A netbook for the holiday season. The bare-bones Eee PC used to retail for $300 at the electronics store, but now has been lowered to just $280. Head out and grab the 8.9-inch, Atom N270-based netbook with 4GB of flash SSD storage and save yourself twenty bucks.

AMD has been trumping their Atom-killing netbook CPU for over a year now. AMD is ready to go one step further. The company’s CEO, Dirk Meyer, has promised to reveal their new CPU "Bobcat" tomorrow. Rumor has it the chips will be on display at an analyst conference the company will be attending. No word, as of yet, as to what makes them so special and why the Atom processor should be shaking in it’s boots. More on this as it develops.

Best Buy has shaved $50 dollars off of the MSI 10-inch Wind U100, lowering it to $349. Sources indicate this is so the consumer electronics store can clear out shipments of the popular netbook before ASUS releases their rumored $200 Eee PC in 2009. Click here if you have $349 burning a hole in your pocket.