Digitimes reports that AMD is moving up the launch of the 10" Eee PC 1000  to June 3 to compete with the upcoming 10" MSI Wind and the lower cost 8.9" Acer Aspire. Asus will also apparently bring out lower priced versions - perhaps they will go back to the original pre-launch pricing for the 7" models?

Meanwhile the Inq reports that Intel is delaying the launch of the Centrino 2 laptop chip set, possibly by as much as two months, to fix some problems with the IGP graphics and WiFi 802.11n certification.

The Inq also points us at a nice looking AMD processor based mini-notebook called the Wizbook, which is apparently from the Phillipines.

The 10" Wizbook has:

• 500MHz AMD LX800 CPU, with 128KB L1 and 128KB L2 cache
• 10.2" 1024x600 LCD with LED back light
• 60GB HD
• 2200mAh battery for 4.5h usage

The 8" Wizbook has:

• 400MHz AMD LX700 with 128KB L1 and 128KB L2 cache
• 8" 800x480 LCD with LED backlight
• 20GB HD
• 2200mAh battery for 3.5h usage

They have the following specifications in common:

• 512MB ram
• Ubuntu Linux based OS
• 2x1.5W stereo speakers
• Ethernet, 802.11b/g WiFi
• PCMCIA, SD/MMC/MS slots
• 2x USB slots
• headphone & microphone jacks
• 12V power input
• 260mm x 195mm x 36mm
• under 3lb