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Netbooks are famous for both their rapid and massive success, as well as their equally fast fall from grace. Toshiba is contributing to the latter, or confirming it, according to Liliputing.
Basically, the company has said that it will no longer launch any new netbooks on the US market.
That sets it apart from Ac... |
25 May 2012
09:36 GMT |
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Although most notebook manufacturers are retreating from the dying market, big players like ASUS and Acer are still reportedly working on upgraded models. The processors to be used are upgrades of Intel’s l Atom N2600 and N2800 models. The upgraded models in question are most likely higher clocked Medfield CPU... |
22 May 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Netbooks fell almost as fast as they grew, in reputation, but that doesn't mean that there are no people buying them anymore, and Intel knows it.
Ever since tablets and, more recently, ultrabooks rose in profile, news about netbooks has been scarce, for several reasons.
PC makers have been launching fewer, fo... |
14 May 2012
02:37 GMT |
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IT companies don't seem to talk about netbooks all that much nowadays, the product type having become somewhat of a has-been, but that doesn't mean no such small PCs are being made anymore.
In fact, Panasonic has just introduced a netbook, although one could argue that the device doesn't really quali... |
11 May 2012
03:19 GMT |
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You'd have thought that companies wouldn't be making them anymore, but people have been wrong about things before and they would be wrong in assuming this. PC makers have not, in fact, stopped making netbooks. Shipments aren't at the level of last year or two years ago, but entry-level laptops are st... |
8 May 2012
07:51 GMT |
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MSI is apparently on a roll lately. The company seems to be enjoying many firsts this week. We managed to spot one of the company’s newest netbooks powered by the much-anticipated AMD Brazos 2.0 platform. We’re talking about an urealeased CPU, called AMD E2-1800, that has two cores working at 1,700 MHz. I... |
24 April 2012
08:51 GMT |
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It has been a week since we reported on Pixel Qi's determination to come up with better displays.
In the meantime, the Pixel Qi DIY kits sold by MAKE magazine have been acquired by some daring users.
Truthfully, you don't need to be all that brave to actually change the display of a compatible laptop, i... |
9 April 2012
04:03 GMT |
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While netbooks may not be as popular today as they were two years ago, adding AMD’s graphics power into a new model may help ASUS transform their new U82U netbook into a best-seller. Intel-based netbooks have always been lacking in CPU processing power and even more so in the graphics department. Once AMD la... |
28 March 2012
08:43 GMT |
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Convertible tablets, otherwise known as convertible netbooks or netvertibles, haven't exactly won the hearts of consumers, but that isn't stopping Acamar from trying again.
Acamar is a Chinese company that has chosen to experiment a bit with the tastes of its customers, even though we aren't sure the... |
23 March 2012
14:41 GMT |
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More than three months after being spotted for the first time, Asus’ Eee PC 1025 Flare series notebooks have finally been made official by the Taiwanese company, which has already started shipping them to various retailers around the world.
Asus’ Eee PC 1025C series actually comprises two netbook models,... |
19 March 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Laptops don't normally run anything besides Windows or Linux, but that didn't stop the Android x86 project from living up to its namesake.
PC makers may not be all that interested in releasing laptops loaded with the Android operating system, but some people are still very interested in this.
In fact, th... |
19 March 2012
05:23 GMT |
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We spotted the Eee PC 1025C netbook back in January (2012), when the first info about ASUS's Cedar Trail netbook cropped up on the Internet. Now, though, the item is finally up for sale, not just pre-order. The price is of $299, which translates into 227 Euro, give or take. That sum of money will get you a... |
13 March 2012
05:18 GMT |
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Intel Cedar Trail powered netbooks are starting to become available in retail, one of the first such models to reach Europe being the Asus Eee PC R052CE, which has just been listed by Amazon.de. The Asus netbook is available in 11 different colors, including the red and blue models pictured in this article, with pri... |
12 March 2012
09:06 GMT |
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Of the IT companies still actively supporting the netbook market, ASUS is one of the most outspoken and it even has a new such device up for pre-order. The company's Eee PC X101CH is, like mostly every netbook nowadays, a product powered by Intel's Cedar Trail CPU line. The chip used in this particular... |
6 March 2012
03:18 GMT |
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Since it doesn't seem to believe netbooks are quite over and done with yet, ASUS made the Eee PC 1025C-MU17-BK and 1025C-MU17-WT. That's right, as the links on their names clearly show, they are already listed online, on Amazon no less. The price is $299.99 (227 Euro) and the color options are black and... |
3 March 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Asus is revamping a bit the line of Eee PC netbooks; while using the new "flare" design, the new netbooks also receive new CPUs. We're talking about the N2600 chip dubbed Cedar Trail, replacing the Atom N455 and N570 processors. The 32nm processor runs at 1.6 GHz and sports a newer, unified architecture that ma... |
2 March 2012
10:32 GMT |
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There is a new laptop that people may stumble upon if they should be searching through the offers on the Internet, one that Netbook navigator created. The idea of a hybrid device is more or less perfectly represented by the Nav13X mobile personal computers. Even though netbooks and ultrabooks are supposed to be tw... |
2 March 2012
07:53 GMT |
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Besides releasing a new series of Cedar Trail netbook utilizing the company’s new so-called “flare” design, Asus also updated some of its previous models to feature Intel’s 32nm Atom processors, including the company’s popular Eee PC 1011PX.
The new model is now called the 1011CX and th... |
1 March 2012
20:51 GMT |
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If anyone had told us this two years ago, or even early last year, we may have been a bit skeptical, but netbooks look like they are ready to disappear. The latest company to add weight to this expectation is Lenovo, who may cease online sales of netbooks soon. Reports say that there was even a “temporarily... |
27 February 2012
20:11 GMT |
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HP has quietly updated its website to list an improved version of the Mini 210 netbook that is based on Intel’s latest Atom platform also known under the code name of Cedar Trail.
The netbook can be ordered right now with either a 1.6GHz Atom N2600 CPU or with a 1.86GHz Atom N2800 processor, according to Lilip... |
24 February 2012
05:27 GMT |
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That netbooks are doomed is something most everyone on the PC market agrees on, but ASUS is determined not to let their death come too swiftly, as its latest act clearly shows.
Long story short, ASUS has decided to give its Eee PC 1025C and 1025CE the same instant-on functionality that ultrabooks possess.
For tho... |
21 February 2012
09:08 GMT |
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Intel makes processors that many companies use in their products, but what it also does is propose, sometimes even impose, design conditions and price guidelines.
A recent report from Fudzilla states that, when it set up its roadmap for the next Atom series of central processing units, Intel also provided pricing g... |
16 February 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Gateway settled for just one new Cedar Trail netbook, but Toshiba has updated its whole collection, or at least a significant part of it, with Intel's newest entry-level mobile CPUs, though there is an unexpected downside. Intel's newest Atom central processing units provide more than just a clock speed i... |
13 February 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Netbooks may have lost their fame, but they are still out there, some new models even appearing from time to time, like the Gateway LT4004U. The new product that Gateway has put together is a more or less common netbook, albeit powered by a new-generation Intel processor. The central processing unit (CPU) in quest... |
13 February 2012
02:54 GMT |
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Listed by Amazon US since the middle of January, Acer’s Aspire One D270 netbook, based on Intel’s recently announced Atom Cedar Trail platform, just went on sale in both Europe and the US, with pricing starting at 259 EUR (about $343).
Acer’s creation doesn’t differ all that much from all the... |
10 February 2012
03:18 GMT |
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Just as it promised during this year’s CES fair, Asus has begun shipping the X101CH netbook based on the Intel Cedar trail Atom platform internationally, the laptop having just arrived in Europe with prices starting at 299 EUR (about 398 US). The netbook was listed by various online retailers around Italy, but... |
9 February 2012
07:12 GMT |
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Micro-Star International's collection of entry-level mobile personal computers has just grown by one, though we cannot really say there is anything particularly revolutionary to see here. The company has completed the preparations for the shipping of the MSI Wind U180 Cedar Trail netbook. There was no loud a... |
7 February 2012
11:25 GMT |
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Netbooks may have lost most of their fame, but ASUS still thinks there are enough people out there who might want one, especially when that “one” has an AMD APU at its core.
Advanced Micro Devices may not have paid much mind to the mobile PC market over the years, but that changed when its Heterogeneous... |
4 February 2012
04:49 GMT |
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Still supporting netbook computers, MSI has just made official the Wind U180 10.1-inch entry-level laptop, which is the company’s first such device to be based on Intel’s Cedar Trail platform launched at the end of last year.
MSI markets the Wind U180 an ultrathin and ultralight netbook since it features... |
3 February 2012
05:31 GMT |
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It may not be known far and wide as the biggest promoter of netbooks, but Samsung does have a significant presence on that market, enough that it decided it was time for a particularly specialized entry-level PC.
Samsung has announced the NC110-Pororo, a low-end mobile personal computer that has a very specific seg... |
1 February 2012
02:49 GMT |
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Intel’s Cedar Trail platform might not have the power of AMD’s E-series APUs, but this hasn’t stopped HP from using it in order to refresh their Mini 110 and Mini 210 netbook computers.
As many of you surely know by now, Intel’s Cedar Tail platform comprises the Cedarview processors and the N... |
31 January 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Acer has reiterated its plans to change its strategy for 2012, revealing a few moves for this year and beyond, or so reports state.
Digitimes has once again provided information on what a world-class IT player is thinking of doing in the short- to mid-term.
Apparently, Acer intends to change the way it goes about ... |
31 January 2012
05:47 GMT |
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Even though Atom-powered netbooks aren't expected to hold onto their market share much longer, HP still thinks there are enough prospective customers out there to warrant a new release. It wasn't long ago that we learned about how some parties believed that Intel's Atom line of netbook chips, and net... |
24 January 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Info has leaked in the case of Asus' soon-to-be-released new netbook, codnamed R051BX. While seemingly intended for business purposes, it looks like the Eee R051BX will sell nice.
Despite the official release date being still unknown, the R051BX is expected to soon hit the shelves. We've already prepared d... |
23 January 2012
09:37 GMT |
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Since it was about time AMD's collection of laptop chips scored a new design win, ASUS put together the Eee PC R051BX netbook powered by the C-60 APU. A leak has just exposed the hardware details of a netbook that ASUS' own support page managed to confirm as real not long ago. Carrying the name of Eee P... |
23 January 2012
03:29 GMT |
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Even though Intel Atom netbooks might be doomed, there are alternatives, like AMD's C50- dual-core APU which powers the laptop that AT&T has just unveiled.
The netbook now selling through AT&T is called Acer Aspire A0722 and is based on the 1GHz dual-core APU with Radeon HD 6250 graphics.
Measuring 11.6 in... |
21 January 2012
05:58 GMT |
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Atom central processing units have been selling rather slowly over the past few months, and with Intel not mentioning the brand much lately, it is likely that they do not have long to live.
Intel recently published its financial results for Q4 2011 and the whole year, but even with overall record sales it wasn�... |
21 January 2012
04:00 GMT |
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The recent CES 2012 fair has witnessed the arrival of an important number of Intel Cedar Trail-powered netbooks, and some of these have already been listed by online retailers, including Acer’s Aspire One AOD270, which has just popped up on Amazon.
Acer’s creation doesn’t differ all that much from ... |
17 January 2012
11:17 GMT |
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Just one week after being officially unveiled at the CES 2012 fair, Asus’ Eee PC X101CH and Eee PC 1025C notebooks, based on Intel’s Cedar Tail platform, are now available for pre-order in the US with prices starting at $269 (roughly 210 EUR).For this much money, you will be able to get your hands on the ... |
17 January 2012
10:46 GMT |
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Since the technology for absorbing solar energy has finally reached the stage where it can actually provide a relevant amount of power, Samsung has decided to put it to work. Samsung recently said that it had every intention of becoming the greatest supplier of laptops worldwide. The NC215S netbook, like the yell... |
16 January 2012
05:04 GMT |
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Even though most laptop manufacturers have given up on the netbook concept, Asus keeps pushing new devices into its Eee PC product line and the latest to make its appearance is the ultra-thin X101CH packing Intel’s recently released Cedar Trail platform.
The chip used for this netbook is actually the Atom N260... |
10 January 2012
09:15 GMT |
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Even though netbooks seldom make the news nowadays, Gigabyte has no intention of letting the product type die just yet, evident from its latest press release. Since the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show is almost here, Gigabyte has officially introduced some of the things it will have on display there. ... |
9 January 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Toshiba's NB510 netbook may not be set to officially debut before CES 2012, but that doesn't mean some photos of it can't show up in the meantime.It so happens that Notebook Italia just uncovered a few press shots.There seem to be black, red and blue versions of the mobile PC, all powered by the Intel ... |
6 January 2012
02:41 GMT |
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Intel's Cedar Trail CPU platform is out and about, so Micro-Star International decided to build a netbook called Wind U180.This is a relatively generic low-end device, like netbooks always have been meant to be.With a screen size of 10.1 inches and a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels, the laptop relies on an Atom... |
4 January 2012
13:41 GMT |
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The Ideapad S110 laptops that Lenovo has just revealed has some major implications that may not be apparent at first glance.
As we already covered here, the item is a netbook in all but name.
Lenovo chose to dub it a mini-notebook instead, even though the screen size (10.1 inches) and the rest of the specs clearl... |
30 December 2011
18:01 GMT |
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After being spotted in an online store a little bit more than a month ago, Asus’ Eee PC 1225C netbook powered by Intel’s upcoming Atom Cedar Trail processors was made official by the Taiwanese company who just posted the netbook’s manual online.Notebook Italia has caught a glimpse of this document a... |
28 December 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Asus has been showcasing the Lamborghini VX6S at various trade shows and event in the industry for almost six months now, but this Intel Cedar Trail powered netbook has yet to make its arrival until now.However it now seems like we aren’t that far away from its launch, as in order to increase the hype surroundi... |
27 December 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Meet Eee PC 1225B, the most powerful member of Asus' Eee family. This netbook is running on a dual-core CPU architecture, aided by a Radeon HD 6320 built-in graphic card, and a maximum of 4GB DDR memory (2GB is standard configuration).
If you're looking for a computer packing together small size and brawn,... |
27 December 2011
08:32 GMT |
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Asus keeps on expanding its Eee PC netbook range with new products and during this weekend the Taiwanese company has added a new such model to its lineup, the Eee PC 1225B, which is powered by an AMD Brazos E-450 APU.This is actually AMD’s most powerful E-series accelerated processing unit to be produced as it ... |
27 December 2011
04:24 GMT |
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