Most of the top PC makers have already hopped on the ultrabook bandwagon, introducing thin and light laptops with the latest Intel processors, quick boot technology, and other newfangled features. But while Intel has trademarked the word “ultrabook” it certainly doesn’t have the monopoly on ultraportable laptops. Chip maker AMD is hoping that computer makers will slap some of its…

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[/caption] If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my time writing about computers, it’s that people love to complain about notebooks and tablets with unusually large bezels around the screen. On some systems, such as the Asus Eee PC 701, the bezel makes sense, since the only way to provide a reasonably large keyboard with a 7 inch screen is…

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The Nokia Booklet 3G still hasn’t even started shipping in the US yet, but Nokia is reportedly looking at launching an updated version of the netbook next year. Digitimes cites a Chinese-language news outlet that says Nokia’s manufacturing partner Compal is working overtime to keep up with demand for Nokia’s first netbook. There’s no word on what features an updated…

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Computer maker Compal is showing off one of those Google Android netbooks we first heard the company would be developing back in April. The netbook on display at Computex has a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and what looks like a 9 or 10 inch display and a nearly full sized keyboard. Compal is being shy with a release date for this…

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Compal isn’t a very big name in the US. But the Taiwanese company is one of the largest computer makers in the world. Compal has contracts with big computer companies including Acer, HP, and Apple and actually manufactures many of the machines sold under their names. So amid all the reports of declining profits in the computer industry, it only…

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Compal is one of those companies you don’t hear that much about in the US, because the company doesn’t stamp its name on products. But Taiwanese-based Compal makes notebook and cellphone hardware for some of the biggest computer makers. Now DigiTimes reports that Compal is interested in building a netbook that will run the Google Android operating system. According to…

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Lenovo’s plans to launch a low cost ultraportable PC. But now DigiTimes reports that the company is talking to manufacturers about building a PC that could hit shelves by the end of September. The article doesn’t have any juicy tidbits like what kind of processor, display, or storage device the computer…

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