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Netbooks Get Cheaper, Selling for $341 on Average

It would appear that, mostly because of tablets, netbooks, otherwise known as low-end mobile computers, have begun to sell for lower prices, in an effort to stem the apparent decline in demand.Early last year, most analysts were certain that the netbook market would only start growing, but it seems those hopes may h...

21 February 2011
07:02 GMT

Dell Latitude 2120 Netbook Boasts a Rubberized Casing

Even with CES 2011 over and done with, IT companies are definitely not going on vacation, as proven by Dell, which has revealed its newest netbook, the Latitude 2120.The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show was where many hardware products, PCs and consumer electronics were showcased.Netbooks definitely did ...

12 January 2011
04:01 GMT

Q2005 Netbook from Gigabyte Runs a Dual-Core Atom CPU

It would appear that yet another entry-level mobile personal computer will soon be spawned by Gigabyte's labs, one that utilizes a combination of one of, if not the strongest Intel Atom N-series CPU and DDR3 memory. The past month may have had the press more focused on the video card market, what with all the n...

27 December 2010
03:29 GMT

New Embedded System Uses Intel's Dual-Core Atom D525 CPU

Even though the Pine Trail series of Intel processors was designed for netbooks and nettops, they occasionally land inside other sort of products, like a certain embedded system developed by IEI Technology.Embedded systems are very compact systems with mostly basic computing capabilities that are aimed at industrial...

21 December 2010
07:07 GMT

14-Inch VPCEA47EC Is an Oversized Pine Trail Netbook with ION 2

Even though there is a sort of limit on what size a Pine Trail-based system can have, a certain Chinese PC maker has put together a laptop that uses an Atom CPU while featuring a notebook's size. As end-users know, the Intel Pine Trail platform is the main one used in today's entry-level systems, both m...

16 December 2010
02:30 GMT

ASUS Barebone PC Based on Dual-Core Atom Enters Europe

ASUS seems to have joined Gigabyte on the entry-level PC market, although instead of a netbook it has put together a barebone known as S1-AT5NM10E.Barebone PCs are a variation of nettops that have very basic specifications and often lack some of the parts that end-users can choose for themselves and buy separatelyIn...

13 December 2010
07:08 GMT

Dual-Core Gigabyte Netbook Approaching Release

With the netbook market having established itself as a major part of the PC segment, it is always just a matter of time until a new one comes out, and Gigabyte seems to be getting ready for such an announcement of its own. While the consumer base is waiting on all the new PC platforms to come out, the makers of s...

13 December 2010
02:39 GMT

Availability of Dual-Core GIADA N20 Nettop Expanded

As the IT market seems to be welcoming new tablets, laptops and video cards in droves, a certain Chinese company decided to change the tune a bit by delivering a new nettop to countries other than its native one.For those that need a reminder or an update, nettop is the term used to define a very specific sort of de...

10 December 2010
08:14 GMT

New Mini-ITX Mainboard Delivered by MSI

While no doubt waiting for NVIDIA's launch of the GTX 570 before it can follow with its own version, MSI figured it would pass the time by unveiling a new small form factor motherboard for industrial applications.Even though it has not stopped periodically updating its consumer-oriented hardware portfolio, Micr...

7 December 2010
03:28 GMT

Dual-Core NB500 and NB520 Toshiba Netbooks Caught on Video

Intel's latest dual-core central processing unit form the Pine Trail platform just landed inside two more netbooks, both of them belonging to Toshiba and set to become broadly available early next year.It seems that Toshiba is not just playing around when it comes to the entry-level mobile computer market.In fa...

2 December 2010
06:12 GMT

ASUS Eee PC 1015PW Netbook Goes European in December

As it happens, ASUS has begun to expand availability of a certain mobile computer that is revealed some time ago, one Eee PC 1015PW entry-level laptop based on Intel Pine Trail.The Eee PC 1015PW was revealed some time ago and even listed online at one point, but it has yet to become available on a worldwide basis.Ba...

23 November 2010
03:03 GMT

Jolibook Netbook Reaches UK Stores on November 19

Even though some analysts keep saying that tablets will cannibalize the market share of netbooks, the latter type of laptops are still very much a growing market, and one Jolibook is just about ready to start making rounds in Europe. The netbook that is bound to reach UK stores in a matter of days is called Jolibook...

18 November 2010
05:21 GMT

Tablet Market Welcomes Wortmann Windows 7 Slate

While there are still few tablets on sale to speak of, there are a variety of slates that are slated to eventually debut, and Wortmann decided to add an extra item to that list by unveiling the Terra Pad 1050.Despite the initial reservations that the IT industry had in regards to media tablets, it seems that slates ...

11 November 2010
07:01 GMT

LG X-Note X170 Dual-Core Netbook Official

Even though market watchers keep saying how netbooks won't grow as quickly as one may have expected, computer makers are no less enthusiastic, as proven by LG, whose labs have just spawned a dual-core model.Netbooks started out as entry-level mobile computers that could perform only the most basic of document v...

8 November 2010
03:52 GMT

Europe at Last Welcomes Samsung's NF210 Netbook

The Pine Trail platform from Intel has spawned quite a number of netbooks over the past months, and it seems that one of them, one that has been in existence for some time now, has finally expanded its horizons by going to Europe. For those interested in a reminder, netbooks are those mobile computers that focus on ...

1 November 2010
04:28 GMT

Atom N550-Based Samsung Netbook, N350, Now on Sale

As far as netbooks go, the Intel Atom N550 central processor can be seen as one of the most capable CPU options, and Samsung was efficient in adopting it for its N350 netbook, an entry-level mobile PC that has now started selling in the UK.Some time ago, this very same N350 was announced as the first low-end laptop ...

15 October 2010
06:02 GMT

CTL Windows 7 Slate Starts Selling, Has Short Battery Life

It seems that one of the previously-revealed Windows 7 tablets, the one developed by CTL to be exact, has now become, at last, available for order, although it may not come across as an exceptional product because of a certain drawback.So far, most companies that either developed or are developing tablets seem to ha...

14 October 2010
08:34 GMT

11.6-Inch Windows 7 Slate from bModo Approaching

Even though most tablet makers went for SoCs based on the ARM architecture, such as NVIDIA's Tegra 2, it seems that there are still companies that prefer a platform that supports Windows 7, such as bModo, whose bModo12 has now been detailed.Even though most end-users may not have heard of bModo, the company act...

14 October 2010
07:14 GMT

Dual-Boot Acer Aspire One Happy Now Shipping

Even though it was revealed some time ago, Acer's dual-boot netbook has only now become official, having started to ship in Europe, where it plans to entrance end-users with its dual-core CPU and the availability of both Windows and Android. When it was first unveiled, the Acer Aspire One Happy netbook turned q...

12 October 2010
08:32 GMT

New Samsung NF310 Netbook Debuts

Samsung has been quite active lately and it seems like it is not done just yet, having now stepped up to reveal the existence of the NF310, a new netbook based on the Pine Trail platform and loaded with Windows 7.The new entry-level mobile PC was designed by Samsung as a machine meant to be used in the office, on-th...

7 October 2010
02:13 GMT

Twintech Reveals Its Own Nettop, the TwinBox HL-N

Coming to offer its own nettop, Twintech has stopped up and detailed the TwinBox HL-N which seeks to match Acer's Aspire Revo 3700 and Veriton models by using more or less similar hardware but sporting a unique design.The nettop measures 178.3 (L) x 36.1 (W) x 184.8 (H) mm, weighs just 0.9kg and uses a green-bl...

6 October 2010
08:38 GMT

Acer Also Brings out the Veriton N281G and N282G

Acer is not yet done with the AiO announcement, having prepared what can be seen as a pair or redesigned Aspire Revo 3700 nettops bearing the Veriton brand and known as the N281G and N282G.The newcomers are powered by the Intel Pine Trail platform and are aimed for use in the office, since they focus on productivity...

6 October 2010
06:39 GMT

Tegatech TEGA v2 Windows 7 Tablet Coming Next Week

Even though many makers of slates have decided to switch to the Android OS, Tegatech decided to bring out its TEGA v2 Windows 7 slate, even promising to deliver it by next week, when shipments will be possible in several regions.As some end-users may know, Tablet PCs have been selling long before media slates, like ...

5 October 2010
04:58 GMT

New Pine Trail Tablet from eLocity Listed

Coming as an addition to the existing ebb of tablet-related news and rumors, it seems that a recent listing on Amazon has revealed the existence of yet another device, developed by eLocity and apparently based on the Pine Trail platform.Media slates are devices with a tablet form factor that rely on touch input and ...

4 October 2010
09:42 GMT

European Stores Offering Acer Aspire One D225 for Pre-Order

Even though Acer's Aspire one D225 netbook was revealed some time ago, it is only now starting to make its presence felt in Europe, where online retailers have, at last, begun to make it available for pre-order.The entry-level mobile personal computer stood out when it was first revealed because of its processo...

4 October 2010
05:05 GMT

European Stores Receive ASUS' VX6 Netbook

The Lamborghini VX6 netbook from ASUS has been in existence for quite a while, but only now has it finally shown itself on the European market, ready to cause ripples with its dual-core CPU and uncommon display size.The Lamborghini VX6 was unveiled some time ago and turned heads, for one, because, even as a netbook,...

30 September 2010
11:00 GMT

US Welcomes Dell's Inspiron Mini 1018 Netbook

Though it has been selling in Europe for a while, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1018) entry-level mobile PC has decided to bring its Intel Atom central processing unit and DDR3 memory to the US, where it can now be purchased through its maker's own website.Intel's Atom N550 central processing unit may be the ...

22 September 2010
03:49 GMT

CTL Windows 7 Slate 2goPad SL10 Up for Pre-Order

Though more and more makers of tablets are choosing the Android OS over Windows, there are still those that go for the former, such as CTL, whose 2goPad SL10 has apparently been given a shipment date of October 15.Some months ago, quite a number of companies were intent on releasing tablets loaded with Windows, but ...

17 September 2010
06:00 GMT

MSI Sends New Platform to Virtual Private Networks

Like all of NVIDIA's partners, MSI has unleashed new GTS 450 cards for the consumer base, but the company has now turned its gaze towards a more or less completely unrelated segment, that of industrial applications like VPN, VoIP and NAS, even unveiling a new motherboard for them.Motherboard makers always have ...

16 September 2010
03:30 GMT

Intel Refines the Design of Its Classmate PC Netbook

Intel is definitely keeping itself busy at IDF, unveiling not just CPUs and motherboards, but also new designs for products that already exist, as is the case with the Classmate PC netbook, which has just received a new clamshell design.Netbooks, for the most part, are meant as secondary mobile computers for the ent...

15 September 2010
07:04 GMT

Atom D525-Based Acer Aspire Revo 3700 Nettop Detailed

Though not exactly as widespread as other PCs of small form factors, nettops still have their own niche, and it seems that Acer intends to soon send out another such device, dubbed Aspire Revo 3700 and based on the combination of the Intel Atom D525 and the next generation NVIDIA ION.Nettops are, basically, desktops...

9 September 2010
04:35 GMT

Zotac Shows Off Mini PCs With Blu-Ray and Atom D525 Dual-Core

PCs come in many shapes and sizes but Zotac seems to have a special talent when it comes to making them really small, as is show by its Mini PC series which has just seen the rise of its latest member, a model based on a dual-core processor and equipped with an integrated Blu-ray drive.There are many so-called '...

9 September 2010
03:16 GMT

Two More 10-Inch Tablets Revealed, Run Android and Windows 7

With the rapid popularity increase of tablets in general, companies from all over the world have been making and unveiling their respective models, and Colombia has now joined that crown, as Compumax and Smart PC have revealed their respective Hyper and Smart Touch models.As consumers likely know by now, Qualcomm Sn...

8 September 2010
10:24 GMT

Samsung Also Brings Forth the N350 Ultrathin Netbook

Samsung has been doing more than just advocating in favor of green memory, and one of its latest acts involved the unveiling of the N350, what it dubs the world's first LTA-HSPA+ dual-mode netbook, meaning it can communicate with both 3G and 4G networks.For ultraportable electronics, connectivity is very importa...

7 September 2010
06:24 GMT

Packard Bell Places Atom N550 Dual-Core Inside dot SE Netbook

As one of Acer's subsidiaries, it was only a matter of time before Packard Bell opened its door for the Atom N550 dual-core, and the company seems to have completed the dot SE netbook, a 10-inch entry-level mobile PC with a 7.5-hour battery life.As end-users may know, the Atom N550 is the recently-released mobi...

1 September 2010
10:54 GMT

Commodore USA Revives Commodore C64 With Atom and ION 2

Those end-users old enough to remember the early days of computing will likely know of the Commodore C64, an old-school computer system shaped like a keyboard, and Commodore USA has just been revealed to be working on a replica of it, only with contemporary hardware such as ION 2 and Pine Trail.End-users interested ...

27 August 2010
07:04 GMT

ExoPC Ciara Vibe Partner Slate to Ship in October

Like so many other makers of electronic products, ExoPC announced, some time ago, its intention to enter the tablet market, and while it was forced to delay its slate repeatedly, it seems that an actual shipping schedule has finally been laid out. The company apparently posted, on its forum, the exact dates on which...

27 August 2010
06:34 GMT

Tegatech Australia Uses Pine Trail in Its TEGA v2 Tablet

Though still unavailable, a new tablet PC loaded with Windows 7 is about to officially enter the slate market, namely the TEGA v2, a mobile electronic built around the well-known Intel Pine Trail platform and armed with a 10-inch capacitive touchscreen.Regardless of what software the various slate developers prefer ...

27 August 2010
04:36 GMT

Acer Aspire One D225 Netbook Uses Dual-Core Atom D550

Press release or no, a new netbook has shown up as available for order online, and this time it is an Aspire One model that was created by Acer and built around the Atom D550 central processing unit, Intel's new dual-core which has a frequency of 1.5GHz.The new CPU from the Santa Clara, California-based company...

27 August 2010
03:25 GMT

Atom N550 Dual-Core Powers Gigabyte's T1005M Convertible Tablet

With Intel having so eagerly announced the upcoming collection of laptops based on the Atom N550 dual-core mobile processor, Gigabyte decided not to wait, so it brought out the T1005M, a convertible tablet of 10.1 inches with multi-touch support.Intel's announcement was made only a short while ago and was quick...

24 August 2010
09:09 GMT

Leak Reveals Specs of Acer Chrome OS Netbook

Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter OS has held the field of netbooks so far, but it seems that it is only a matter of time before the first Pine Trail mobile PC loaded with Chrome OS comes out, more so now that the specs of Acer's model have been leaked to the web.Just a short while ago, Intel announced that it...

24 August 2010
05:26 GMT

Intel Trumpets New Netbooks Based on Dual-Core Atom N550

Since the netbook market has kept growing at a rapid rate, Intel decided to provide system makers with the Atom N550 dual-core chips, and the CPU maker has now proudly announced that a host of PC suppliers have and will provide, through the end of the year, mobile PCs based on it.The Atom N550 CPU has a clock speed ...

24 August 2010
04:17 GMT

FCC Tests Giada Slim-i30 Nettop

Giada may not have made any official moves so far, but its Slim-i30 nettop, otherwise known as Slim-N20, seems quite ready to make it to US stores, at least that's what the recent tests it went through under the supervision of the FCC appear to suggest.For a long time, filings submitted by the FCC (Federal Comm...

20 August 2010
03:37 GMT

US Stores Welcome HP Mini 5103 Business Netbook

HP is always working on some new device or another, but it also makes a point of ensuring that those items it already has on sale become as widespread as possible. As such, it is not surprising to hear that one of its mobile PCs has become available in other areas besides Europe. Known as the Mini 5103, the netbook ...

10 August 2010
03:13 GMT

Pioneer Computers Preps Dreambook ePad A10 Plus Tablet

Tablet PCs are definitely getting attention on the part of the media, and many PC makers are looking forward to actually joining the competition in this area. Some have already made their first steps, while others are still waiting on certain factors. Pioneer Computers appears to be on the verge of finally bringing ...

10 August 2010
02:33 GMT

Jetway Gets into the ION 2 Barebone Business

There are quite a number of different types of computers on the market, each targeted at a certain segment of the consumer base, depending on their pricing, availability and, of course, performance and feature set. Desktops and laptops are, naturally, the more widespread of them all. There, are, however, variations ...

9 August 2010
09:25 GMT

Italy Receives HP's Mini 5103 Netbook

PC suppliers have resumed their ever ongoing string of product releases and HP made sure it would stay ahead of the competition in as many areas as possible, if not all of them, as is the due of the world's top PC supplier. The latest product to come out of its labs goes is known as Mini 5130. True to its name, ...

5 August 2010
02:37 GMT

ASUS Eee PC 1015PD Seashell Netbook Incoming

Until some months back, there wasn't much opportunity for variety, in terms of processing, when it came to netbooks based on the Intel Pine Trail platform. Then, the Santa Clara, California-based outfit released the Atom CPUs that support high-speed DDR3 memory. Needless to say, OEMs were quite eager to take ad...

30 July 2010
02:34 GMT

UK Welcomes HANNspree's SN10 Netbook

Over the past few months, quite a number of Pine Trail-based netbooks have seen the light of day, especially ones based on the more advanced, DDR3-supporting Intel Atom processors. HANNspree decided it would once again tackle this market segment, only it resolved to stick to something more traditional in terms of spe...

27 July 2010
11:04 GMT

LG X140 Pine Trail Netbook Up for Grabs

Like virtually any other supplier of PCs, LG is constantly working on newer and better products, whether they are PC components or entire systems. One of the machines it has been working on for a while is known as the LG X140 and is an entry-level mobile PC that, though it is based on the Pine Trail platform, has bet...

26 July 2010
04:47 GMT


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