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Wireless carrier AT&T announced recently that it added a series of new devices into its ultra-portable, ultra-connected offering, including the Samsung Go and Acer Aspire One, both of them running under the newly launched operating system from Microsoft, Windows 7. According to the company, the new devices are expec... |
17 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Back in May this year, chip maker Qualcomm made waves with the introduction of a new concept, namely that of smartbook, a portable computer system that was touted as a mix of smartphones and netbooks, designed to compete with today's netbooks. Seen as an alternative to the vast number of Wintel netbook solution... |
11 November 2009
08:55 GMT |
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ASUS is one of the most recognizable brands in the computer industry, as the Taiwanese company has managed to make a name for itself in both the hardware component segment as well as in the market for portable or desktop computer systems. With successful product lines, such as the famous Eee PC, the company is lookin... |
30 October 2009
05:12 GMT |
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Netbooks and portable computer systems are among the most popular choice for the majority of computer users, as they provide an all-in-one computer solution that can be taken on the road. However, these systems have their limitations, especially when it comes to the visual experience delivered by the small screens. T... |
30 September 2009
05:17 GMT |
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In the second half of 2010 Microsoft’s client operating system will have a new rival platform hungry for a piece of its market share. The Linux-based Google Chrome OS will be generally available to customers worldwide in H2 2010, and it will fall not on Windows 7 RTM, but on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to neutrali... |
16 September 2009
12:01 GMT |
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Although not much has been heard about Hewlett-Packard, comparing the Palo Alto, California-based PC vendor with some of its main competitors, it appears that the company is working on a new line of portable computer systems, to be released at the end of this year. According to recent details that have surfaced on th... |
7 September 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Intel, the world's leading vendor of computer processors, believes that the PC market is likely to see a considerable growth in the years ahead, similar to the growth that was recorded in the phone market due to the introduction of mobile phones, a company executive says. According to Mooly Eden, vice pre... |
28 August 2009
09:48 GMT |
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NVIDIA's ION platform for small-sized, low-power computer systems has seen the light of day for some time now, but it looks like most users will have to wait a while before they can take advantage of the ION inside a new netbook PC. According to recent details that have been made available on the Internet, most ... |
24 August 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is reportedly getting ready to come up with a new Buy-One-Get-One promotion for its BlackBerry devices. Verizon’s already popular ‘Buy one BlackBerry, get one free’ sale gets launched for the back to school time, and it comes with a new feature, something that m... |
14 August 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based Intel said on Wednesday that it no longer expected the netbook computer system to appeal to first-time PC buyers. However, the company stated that it saw continued sales of the ultraportable form factor as PC users were still looking for a secondary machine or a durable option for kids. ... |
30 July 2009
03:29 GMT |
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DeviceVM, the company behind the instant-on Splashtop technology that has been featured on the laptop and desktop computer systems of several computer vendors, has recently announced that it will be adding search to its instant-on interface. To achieve this, the company has teamed up with the likes of Yahoo (in the U... |
24 July 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Intel, one of the pioneers of the netbook industry, is expected to update its netbook platform with the introduction of the much-anticipated Pine Trail platform, featuring the new Pineview CPU and the Tiger Point chipset. On that note, it appears that the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker has actually moved th... |
21 July 2009
08:49 GMT |
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According to recent reports on the Internet, the Santa Clara, California-based world leading chip maker Intel is going to announce its updated roadmap at the upcoming Intel Developer Forum (IDF) show held in San Francisco from September 22 to 24. In addition, the company is also expected to detail a couple of new tec... |
17 July 2009
05:45 GMT |
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It isn't a secret any longer that the world's leading chip maker Intel prefers that consumers buy an ultra-thin portable computer system instead of a more affordable netbook PC, despite the impressive success level of the latter. However, it appears that the Santa Clara, California-based company is wasting ... |
16 July 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Although the increasingly successful netbook market continues to follow its ascending path, it appears that this one segment won't be a catalyst for the worldwide PC market, according to a recently revealed report from research firm iSuppli. According to the company's latest forecast, the worldwide PC marke... |
15 July 2009
04:17 GMT |
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The netbook phenomenon has taken many by storm, having grown considerably since some of the early models released by Taiwanese netbook pioneer ASUS. As it turns out, the new market segment will continue its ascendant path, with around 32.7 million units expected to be shipped this year alone. This is a noteworthy inc... |
14 July 2009
04:53 GMT |
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Just recently, in a blog post on The Official Google Blog, the Mountain View, California-based search giant has announced the introduction of its upcoming Chrome OS, an open-source operating system that will be aimed at future netbooks and small-sized computer systems. Following said announcement, the company has jus... |
9 July 2009
05:03 GMT |
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Google's Android mobile operating system has been around for about ten months now, having been released on the market for the first time along with HTC's Dream mobile phone back in October last year. According to the company, the OS has been developed to fit best with devices that range from mobile phones t... |
8 July 2009
02:21 GMT |
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Acer, one of the world's leading vendors of portable computer systems, is expecting to register better notebook shipments in September, with the help of Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system, according to the company's chairman words in a recent news report. JT Wang also explains that... |
22 June 2009
02:55 GMT |
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Despite previous rumors, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant Microsoft has officially confirmed that its next-generation Windows 7 operating system will not provide consumers with support for ARM-based devices. According to the company, the upcoming Windows release, due out on October 22, will be enabled on ... |
4 June 2009
09:11 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer is reported to be working with Google's Android operating system in an attempt to include it on a series of different devices, including a smartphone. According to the company, the mobile phone running the platform should come to the market later during the ongoing year. “The entire in... |
30 April 2009
02:25 GMT |
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When it comes to the number of mobile phones featuring Google's Android operating system that will be released on the market this year, the counting goes high on the two-figure numbers, and other types of devices sporting the platform are expected to surface as well. Not only analysts and market watchers say tha... |
17 April 2009
12:47 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia was reported a while ago to plan on entering the netbook market, and the company already started to make steps in this regard. Nokia seems to have partnered with Foxconn for the manufacturing of its compact mobile computer that was announced back in February at the Mobile World Congre... |
9 April 2009
07:05 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, the interest in Google's Android operating system for mobile phones seems to have extended to more companies in the IT industry. We already learned that some of the largest phone makers in the world intend to come to the market with Android based mobile phones this year, ... |
1 April 2009
05:24 GMT |
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VIA Technologies has just announced a new platform design for upcoming mini-notebooks leveraging the performance capabilities of the company's low-power C7-M processor, combined with the recently introduced VX855 IGP chipset. The new platform has been dubbed VIA Surfboard C855 Reference Design and comes as an ul... |
17 March 2009
06:38 GMT |
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Windows wins a new battle in its face-off against Linux. Microsoft's claims that sales of netbooks, also dubbed “mini-notebooks” and “sub-notebooks,” have benefited Windows when it comes down to market share are now supported by a study performed by market analysis company NPD. At the sta... |
4 March 2009
05:41 GMT |
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Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a worldwide leading developer of memory products, announced today the release of a high-performance 2GB HyperX SO-DIMM, especially designed for the owners of netbook computing devices that are powered by Intel Atom processors. According to the company, the new parts are available fo... |
3 March 2009
04:16 GMT |
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It appears that two of the world's largest companies in the IT sector are preparing for a head-to-head battle for a dominant position in the netbook market. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft and the Mountain View, California-based search giant, Google are expected to provide two new operating systems designed ... |
25 February 2009
10:46 GMT |
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Over the past months, there have been a series of articles written on the performance capabilities of Microsoft's upcoming Widows 7 operating system on the new small-sized, low-power computer systems known as netbooks. It is expected that the next-generation Windows OS will enable a more stable performance and p... |
13 February 2009
04:33 GMT |
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Upcoming versions of HP's Mini netbook series might provide users with a choice of up to three versions of Microsoft's highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system. The Palo Alto, California-based PC vendor is planning to bundle its future netbook systems with three different versions of Windows 7, includi... |
10 February 2009
06:18 GMT |
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While admitting that it was hurt by increased sales of netbooks in terms of revenue for the Windows Client division, Microsoft is also applauding the victory over the open source Linux operating system when it comes down to portable cheap computers also referred to as “mini-notebooks” or “sub-notebo... |
6 February 2009
15:21 GMT |
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According to the latest news in the industry, Santa Clara, California-based Intel is said to be preparing for the upcoming release of a flurry of Google Android-based netbook computer systems. The chip maker, which currently benefits from a significant market share in the world of netbook computers, is expected to la... |
2 February 2009
05:37 GMT |
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Following Microsoft's release of its Windows 7 Beta operating system, a number of PC users were keen on finding out just how fast the new OS developed by the Redmond, Washington-based software giant was. People all over the world downloaded the new operating system from Microsoft and installed it on their own PC... |
15 January 2009
06:00 GMT |
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According to the latest details in the industry, the leading chip maker, Intel has announced that netbooks running on the company's new Atom N280 processor will become available as early as Q2 or Q3 this year. Some of the early systems are expected to be introduced by ASUSTeK, Acer and Gigabyte, with ASUS having... |
14 January 2009
04:20 GMT |
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ThinkGOS was proud to announce today the immediate availability of gOS Gadgets 3.1, based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS (Hardy Heron). gOS Gadgets 3.1 will offer you access to over 100,000 iGoogle and Google gadgets, all with the help of a pre-installed version of the popular Google Gadgets application. Designed for today... |
4 January 2009
17:01 GMT |
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It seems that around 10 to 15 percent of the netbooks shipped this year will feature VIA's platform, at least this is what some sources at VIA are reported to have said, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. The company's platform has seen such great adoption courtesy of its low-power consump... |
29 December 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Netbooks have seen a great adoption lately, and their shipments have been of great help to the entire mobile PC market. Even so, netbook shipments are seen as having a great impact on the sales of notebooks, and there are some voices that see this as an issue for some first-tier vendors. Interestingly enough, top pla... |
20 December 2008
04:20 GMT |
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The PC industry as a whole is experiencing rather difficult times due to the financial crisis that has affected almost the entire market. Fortunately, one segment seems to flourish, emerging through the economic turmoil, the mini-note PC category, also called netbooks. The area managed to grow at an impressive rate o... |
10 December 2008
04:43 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the web, Hoda Technologies, a Taiwanese company, is offering touchscreen upgrade kits that are compatible with almost all currently available netbooks. Moreover, the company says that its products will also prove compatible with netbook models that are about to be released in the near ... |
6 December 2008
03:44 GMT |
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NVIDIA reiterated its interest in the netbook market on Tuesday, yet announced that it still plans to wait around to see how things evolve. However, the company is known to have inked a deal with VIA Technologies to provide chipsets for the Nano processor designed for laptops and mini-laptops, called netbooks by Inte... |
4 December 2008
03:32 GMT |
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The netbook market has been greatly influenced by the Intel Atom processor, which stimulated demand in the segment, yet the nettops powered by the same chip have not seen a similar success among users. Motherboard makers showed more interest in the all-in-one PC segment as an alternative way to boost desktop demand. ... |
2 December 2008
04:45 GMT |
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Netbooks have made quite an entrance on the market this year, marking a great success in many regions of the globe and catching the eye of users, chip makers, PC vendors and industry watchers alike. As for processors, Intel is the big player in the netbook industry segment, as many of you already know, while its comp... |
1 December 2008
02:36 GMT |
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Intel's Atom has been widely adopted by users and the world's largest chip maker can look at these strong results for the CPU as proof of the company moving towards the state of a big provider of such low cost microprocessors. On Tuesday, Intel stated that the Atom chip is still hot. The company reveal... |
15 October 2008
03:09 GMT |
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We have all been wondering for some time now when we’re likely to see those next-generation notebooks that will benefit from Intel's dual-core Atom processor. Now, we finally have an estimated timeframe. According to major systems makers, netbooks will most probably not take advantage of the performance le... |
9 October 2008
10:25 GMT |
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As we mentioned in previous articles as well, the netbook market is currently marked by a tendency of gradual growth, so the fact that more and more manufacturers are reported to be working on their own low-cost notebooks should come as no surprise. However, this might mean that, by sometime next year, ASUS, MSI, and... |
22 July 2008
05:40 GMT |
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