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...13. November 2009
Just like the guy on the video says, the MenQ EasyPC E790 is currently running Windows CE but is able to run on Android as well. The best feature of this 7-inch 800 x 480 Shenzhen laptop is its price: only $80. It’s powered by a Samsung ARM9 processor. It must be iterated, this netbook can… [...]
Continue reading...12. November 2009
It’s hard to imagine carrying a netbook with you on the road only for the portable computer to become a drag on your biker’s lifestyle. As a non-biker myself I can imagine the benefits of an aerodynamic ultraportable for the true road warrior. Well, Shenzen has the answer. Meet the G-Five KTNO2, the netbook with [...]
Continue reading...9. November 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...8. November 2009
It’s no secret that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available through Best Buy in the US, and now we’ve got a date to look forward to when it will actually hit stores across the nation. November 15th is the big day, but for Reward Zone members, you can already pre-order yours beginning today. As [...]
Continue reading...6. November 2009
We cannot confirm if Sagem has changed the specs of the UMID M1 mbook, but what we can say is that the renamed Sagem Spiga will go for less: 499 euros from the previous 600 to 700. It’s still the same tiny 4.8-inch (1024 x 600) screen netbook with the 1.1GHz Intel Atom processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, [...]
Continue reading...29. October 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...23. October 2009
We’ve seen the Dell Adamo photos and it’s unquestionably one slim laptop, and now, Dell is taking things to the next level with their new 9.99mm-thin Adamo XPS and its new hinged design that tilts its keyboard an angle making it more convenient to use. As far as specs are concerned, word is this Windows [...]
Continue reading...23. October 2009
We’re glad that shipments of the Nokia Booklet 3G laptop are blazingly up-to-date now running the recently announced Windows 7. One disappointment is that the laptop spotted on Best Buy runs Windows 7 Starter Edition. For a $599 netbook, we would have expected Home Premium at least. Engadget tells us it’s a demo unit. Windows [...]
Continue reading...13. October 2009
We’ve already said that Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer of the Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop–as far as the unsubsidized unit is concerned. For U.S. subsidy price for the Nokia Booklet 3G, you can thank AT&T. The U.S. wireless company will pick up about half the tab and sell the “cloudbook” for $299 [...]
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16. November 2009
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