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Netbooks + Apple iPhone = Fight!

Monday, November 16, 2009

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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 [...]

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Apple Mac Tablet unveiling in September, Available in November for $699-$799

Sunday, August 2, 2009

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To support the earlier report that Apple’s Mac tablet will be unveiled in September, an unnamed veteran analyst has admitted to actually handling the device already and assures that the unveiling will push through next month. He further reveals that it will be priced within the $699-$799 price range, and will hit store shelves sometime [...]

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Apple Tablet dropping in September: Macbook Nano Touch or something else?

Monday, July 27, 2009

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When it rains, it definitely pours especially when it comes to Apple rumors. This latest one now pegs the release of an Apple Mac Tablet in September. That’s a whole month ahead of the supposed October release and a lot earlier than the most recent news saying that it will be available early next year. Another [...]

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Macbook Nano Touch update: 10-inch ARM-powered 3G device, Early 2010 release

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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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, [...]

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Macbook Nano Touch debuting on Verizon later this year

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Excited over the news of an Apple tablet netbook being released this year? Well, here’s the latest on the continuously developing rumor regarding Apple’s unnamed new touchscreen-equipped portable computer. Word is that Verizon will be launching an Apple tablet computer later this year. The specs include a 9- to 10-inch touchscreen display which is inline [...]

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Macbook Nano Touch update: $800 Apple 9.7-inch Touchscreen netbook due in October?

Monday, July 13, 2009

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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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Sony VAIO W Clone Already Out?

Friday, July 10, 2009

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The cloners act fast when Sony announced the VAIO W netbook. How could they do it so fast? My guess is, the hardware wasn’t too difficult to copy. After all, it took them months to clone the VAIO P. There’s really no mention of the specs. Also, the netbook June 16th, at least three weeks [...]

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LG Reveals Apple’s OLED Touchscreen MacBook Nano

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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That’s right, the Korean manufacturing giant somehow has info on Apple’s netbook. They know it’s a touchscreen and they know it’s an OLED touchscreen. They know this because they have the technology that prevents smudges and oil stains on an OLED screen and Apple wants to use it, too. Apple already has a working prototype of [...]

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Macbook Nano Touch coming in 2H of 2009?

Monday, March 9, 2009

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That debunked rumor of Apple releasing a touchscreen netbook might not be totally false after all as the DigiTimes reveals in their latest report. Apple has contracted a Wintek, a Taiwanese-based computer parts manufacturer, to produce touchscreen displays for an upcoming notebook, but it doesn’t end just there. Quanta has been name dropped as the [...]

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Nokia netbook to be made in partnership with Taiwanese companies?

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Rumors of Nokia entering into the mobile computer biz has been one of the hot topics on the internet lately, and according to Digitimes, Nokia is actually in talks already with several Taiwan netbooks makers and EMS companies for possibly tie-ups in their latest venture. As opposed to their traditional handset-making practice wherein the only [...]

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