According to this rather enlightening CNET article, netbooks are not to be compared with laptops. Rather, think of netbooks as smartphone with a bigger screen and a QWERTY keypad you can actually speed type on. … students in K through 12 are accustomed to iPhone-size screens and performance. So moving to a Netbook is a big [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 9, 2009
Nokia has bravely taken the leap from simply being a phone maker to netbook maker as well with the launch of their Booklet 3G mini laptop. While I can’t recall of any other phone manufacturer making such a bold move in recent history, it looks like HTC may join Nokia in the not-so-distant future. Peter [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 29, 2009
Good news once more for the computing public. Asustek, the pioneer of cheap netbooks, is planning to launch an even cheaper Smartbook in the first quarter of 2010. This smartbook was shown at Computex with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Though we would be more excited with a dual core netbook, Asus is obviously keen on [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 3, 2009
Still remember the Skytone Alpha 680 Android netbook? Yeah, it’s been a while since we last talked about it, but luckily, we’ve now got snapshots of it live and in the flesh. That’s the good part. Unfortunately, while this Android-powered 7-inch touchscreen equipped netbook’s hardware looks good to go, it also says in the report [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 4, 2009
While the jury is still out as to how Nokia will fare in the netbook market, it appears that the first tall order for the Finnish company will be to sell at least 100,000 units of their Booklet 3G mini laptop. That figure stems from a report that Nokia has just ordered 100,000 netbooks from [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 27, 2009
With the announcement of the Booklet 3G ‘mini laptop’, it safe to assume that there will be more Nokia mobile computers in the future, and even though there are still have a lot of unclear details regarding their current offering, we’re know hearing that an ARM-based smartbook is already being planned for next year. It [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 27, 2009
It’s a mouthful but I’m sure Asus will think of a better name than Asus Eee E-Book. The EeeBook perhaps? This time around, the Taiwanese giant will not have the advantage of being the first. So what’s going to be Asustek’s e-Book strategy? Cheaper? more portable? An optional back light? WiFi? [via digitimes]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 28, 2009
If you’re saving up for a new Asus or Acer netbook that could be launched during the holiday season this year, we’re sorry to report that things aren’t looking too bright for you guys out there. Probably growing tired of playing around with the same technology over and over again, both Asus and Acer, the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 25, 2009
There has been some speculation that Apple’s touchscreen netbook offering will be released this year. Some even went as far as saying it will be dropping in October, and others even mentioned it could be debuting on Verizon. However, this latest one contradicts all that. The Mac tablet will apparently be released in early 2010, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
It seems that there’s just no stopping the Apple netbook rumor. After several months not hearing much about it, it’s back once again, this time around, courtesy of China Times. In line with prior reports, Wintek will be the supplier of the touchscreen displays, and Apple has apparently directly ordered from them already as well [...]
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Monday, November 16, 2009
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