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  • Intel launches $125 'affordable' SSD

    Equipment manufacturers definitely will," said Michael Yang, a flash memory analyst at iSuppli.The X25-V is a 2.5-inch, 40GB SSD that is being marketed by Intel as an "entry-level" drive for use in netbooks and as a secondary drive in dual-drive…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Ssd • Solidstate • Sec • Microsoft Office • Capacities • Boot

  • iPad to drive massive tablet sales, says Gartner analyst

    Our estimate is a best case," he warned, "and presumes that the iPad does take off.He added that the PC business will continue to be driven by mobile devices, but that netbooks, which have grabbed a significant chunk of the market, will see their…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Tablets • Tablet • Research Analyst • Ipad • Gartner Research

  • Asus launches new line of netbooks

    Asus launches new line of netbooks Yardena Arar Eee PC range gets new models news Asus, which seems to have a new netbook every month, is showing three new ones this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in Hannover, Germany.
    04 March 2010
    Tags: Tech • Netbook • Inch • Eee • Battery Life

  • Intel uses cash to attract developers

    Intel is using cash incentives to lure mobile software developers to its AppUp Center application store, hoping to spur the development of new applications for netbooks with Atom microprocessors inside.
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Stores • Netbooks • Maker • Laptops • Cash • Atom

  • Intel intros netbook to e-reader transformer

    The last laptop had a 9-inch screen, and was among the first netbooks to include a touchscreen. Intel on Tuesday introduced its new Convertible Classmate netbook design, which includes slate-like features for users to read electronic books, surf…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Touchscreen • Tablet • Students • Pounds • Netbook • Battery Life

  • Nvidia launches Ion 2 graphics for netbooks

    Nvidia is launching the Ion 2 graphics platform, which could potentially turn netbooks into full fledged multimedia boxes that can play back high-definition video. Nvidia is launching the Ion 2 graphics platform, which could potentially turn…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Netbook • Movies • Highdefinition • Hd • Generation • Atom

Latest Features

  • Meego and Windows Phone 7 challenge Apple and Google mobile dominance

    Microsoft does have a much steeper road to climb to get back into the game than Nokia/Intel does.Intel joined Nokia in unveiling Meego, a Linux-based open operating system to be used in smartphones, netbooks, connected TVs and tablets.
    16 February 2010
    Tags: Symbian • Smartphones • Smartphone • Road • Announcements • Android

  • Microsoft could save Apple iPad for business

    In fact, we'd have a device that would be useful for small business, and would probably cut deeply into sales of netbooks.Apple has some additional work to do as well. Apple has made a bonehead play that damages the iPad's potential for business.
    03 February 2010
    Tags: Tablet • Offline • Microsoft Office • Editing • Damages • App

  • Hands on with the Apple iPad

    It felt a bit cramped, like a keyboard that you might find on one of the netbooks Steve Jobs seems to dislike so much. Unlike the iPhone, which Apple kept under such tight guard at its introduction that only a few special types got to touch it for…
    29 January 2010
    Tags: Ratio • Aspect • Mix • Loads • Landscape • Jack

  • Apple Tablet is all about content

    People loved these mini-laptops because they were cheap, small, and able to run Windows XP.Just before netbooks became popular, analysts and reporters started asking Apple CEO Steve Jobs whether his company would produce a netbook as other tech…
    27 January 2010
    Tags: Jobs • Ipod • App • Theory • Talking • Netbooks

  • Processor forecast 2010

    Smartbooks are designed to maintain 3G connections to the Internet and deliver a full day's use on a single battery charge, like smartphones, but they're also designed to run productivity applications (usually via the cloud) and feature much…
    21 January 2010
    Tags: Cores • Hdmi • Movies • Bulk • Arm • Master

  • Apple tablet: what about the text?

    Well, size is an issue: cramped keyboards are the worst thing about netbooks, and Apple loves its full-size keyboard (as Jobs specifically said when he announced the MacBook Air). Even professional skeptics like me are reaching the point where we…
    12 January 2010
    Tags: Surface • Steve • Aspect • Sort • Enter • Niche

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  • How to make Windows 7 look like a Commodore 64

    Way back in the Mesozoic era of computing (also known as the early 1980s), we didn't have slick little netbooks or big, powerful desktops. Way back in the Mesozoic era of computing (also known as the early 1980s), we didn't have slick little…
    04 March 2010
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  • How to win prizes using Twitter

    Recent contests have given away everything from netbooks to gas cards to $25,000 for a new car. Recent contests have given away everything from netbooks to gas cards to $25,000 for a new car. New contests surface every day on Twitter, with a large…
    02 March 2010
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  • How to switch to a flash storage drive

    Desktop computers typically have a 3.5-inch drive bay, most laptops have a 2.5-inch bay and netbooks usually have either a 2.5-inch or a 1.8-inch bay. Some netbooks don't have a standard drive bay at all, the drive just slides out on a card.
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Installing • Ata • Boot • Netbook • Netbooks • Operating Systems

  • How to buy a netbook

    Usually, netbooks have a native resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels; if you use a program that defaults to 1024 by 768, plug your netbook into a monitor and reset the app's resolution. CPU The Intel Atom CPU, which powers most netbooks, is strong…
    17 September 2009
    Tags: Resolution • Battery Life • Notes • Class • Cpu • Netbook

Reviews

  • Asus Eee PC 1201n review

    The Asus Eee PC 1201n is not a gaming system.The bigger display means slightly larger overall dimensions than many netbooks have, which is a positive. The Asus Eee PC 1201n's keyboard is also larger, so it offers a more usable layout than many…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Robust • Premium • Nvidia • Netbook • Edit • Audio

  • HP Mini 210 review

    You get an Intel Atom N450 CPU that runs at 1.66GHz and has an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics controller, and it offers the same performance as previous generation netbooks that ran Intel Atom N280 CPUs.This netbook also has only 1GB of RAM…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Toshiba • Screens • Modem • Keys • Disable • Atom

  • Asus Eee PC 1201HA review

    Like the Acer Aspire One 751h and 532h netbooks, the touchpad on the Asus Eee PC 1201HA is gesture enabled: you can zoom in or out of images, rotate them, scroll through pages - and it all works well.
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Typing • Ram • Keyboard • Hard Drive • Battery • Asus

  • BitLocker review

    However, there's a catch: The full BitLocker product is only available with the Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions (or the Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions), versions that are rarely installed on netbooks and seldom on notebooks.
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Removable • Panel • Master • Hard Drives • Encrypt • Editions

  • MSI Wind Millions Special Edition U135 review

    It has a balance issue that we've seen in previous Wind netbooks, but we like the U135's build quality, design and features. MSI has released the MSI Wind Millions Special Edition U135 to celebrate the sale of more than 1 million Wind netbooks…
    04 February 2010
    Tags: Typing • Recorded • Netbook • Chassis • Balance • Atom

  • QNAP TS-659 Pro Turbo review

    Clocked at 1.66GHz, the processor is built for low-power desktops rather than netbooks, so it will provide better performance than older Atom processors while retaining relatively low power consumption.Considering the QNAP TS-659 Pro Turbo runs…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Raid • Power Consumption • Mac Os • Hard Drives • Configured • Atom

White Papers

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    You can easily deploy it on a wide range of client devices including desktops, notebooks, netbooks, nettops and workstations; on thin clients; or as a virtual desktop.In addition, it comes preloaded on a range of client devices offered by our…
    01 February 2009
    Tags: Desktops • Productivity • Suse Linux • Novell • Client Devices

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