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Breaking: Trendy new products more exciting than older once-trendy products

Brad Linder — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:28:32 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook says that one day tablets will outsell PCs. He has good reason to think so, because iPads are out-selling Mac computers by 3 to 1. And it appears an awful lot of people got new tablets during the 2011 holidays. Juniper Research predicts that by 2016, PC makers could ship as many as 178 million ultrabooks...

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First Cedar Trail netbooks now available for pre-order

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:31:09 +0000

Some of the first netbooks with Intel Atom Cedar Trail processors are now available for pre-order. While Cedar Trail chips won't offer huge performance gains over earlier Atom processors, there are a few advantages. The Intel Atom N2600 and N2800 processors, for instance, have more powerful graphics processors than their predecessors and can handle 1080p HD video playback. Many of...

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Deals to avoid on Black Friday

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:05:37 +0000

Not all netbooks are created equal, nor are all Android tablets. So if you're shopping for bargains this Black Friday or this holiday season in general, there are a few things you should keep an eye out for. First, just because a computer looks like a netbook doesn't mean it acts like one. For the past few years companies have...

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Asus Eee PC X101 MeeGo netbook review

Brad Linder — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:00:47 +0000

Nearly four years ago Asus launched the first netbook: a 2 pound laptop with a 7 inch display and a $400 price tag. While it didn't come close to the $200 price Asus had initially promised, the Eee PC 701 was the cheapest ultraportable laptop on the market... and over the past few years we've seen netbook specs get better...

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How to install Windows 8 using a USB flash drive

Brad Linder — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:14:05 +0000

So you want to take Windows 8 for a spin on a computer that doesn't have a disc drive? Not a problem. While Microsoft has only released a disc image of Windows 8 Developer Preview, you can use the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to install Windows 8 without a disc drive. I touched on this yesterday when I discussed installing...

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Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks drop to $399 and $449 on Amazon

Lee — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:45:57 +0000

Though they've only been available for purchase since June, Samsung has already decided to drop the price of its Series 5 Chromebooks. The Wi-Fi only version is now $30 less at Amazon.com, priced at $399. The 3G version is now only $449 -- down from its original $499. Acer's Chromebook offerings remain cheaper at $349 and $429 for the Wi-Fi...

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Malata’s upcoming netbooks, tablets unveiled

Brad Linder — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:00:53 +0000

Chinese computer maker Malata doesn't get a lot of attention in the US, since as far as I can tell the company rarely sells any products in the States. But over the past few years Malata has come out with some of the more interesting mini-computer designs I've seen. Now the folks at Notebook Italia have gotten their hands on...

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Intel: Netbook growth is slowing; Microsoft: Nope, netbooks are tanking

Brad Linder — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:51:06 +0000

Update: Microsoft has released its earnings report, and while Intel says netbook growth is slowing, the software maker says its numbers paint a different story -- with netbook sales down 32 percent from a year ago during the same period. Overall, Microsoft is seeing a decline in consumer PC sales, but there's still growth in the business PC sector. Intel...

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Samsung NC215S solar powered netbook up for pre-order

Brad Linder — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:40:54 +0000

The Sasmung NC215S is the first netbook with a solar panel built right into the case. The company says you should be able to get 1 hour of battery life for every two hours of charging time in the sun. While Samsung told me a few weeks ago that the laptop would be available for purchase in the US during...

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Can’t afford your own netbook? Borrow one from the library

Brad Linder — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:43:18 +0000

Netbooks are low cost portable laptops that can function as secondary computers for some folks -- or primary computers for those who may not have the money to buy a more powerful machine (or the interest in spending that kind of money). But something neat happens when you make computers more affordable and more portable: you also make them more...

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Survey: Netbooks are just as popular as tablets, plenty of people don’t care at all

Brad Linder — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:34 +0000

It seems like every other day we see a report suggesting that tablets are killing off consumer demand for netbooks, but last week ABI Research released results of survey suggesting that both product categories remain pretty popular. About 27 percent of those questioned said they were "very" or "extremely" interested in acquiring tablets, while the figure for netbooks was about...

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Intel: 100 million Atom processors shipped

Brad Linder — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:42 +0000

Industry analysts are making a good living these days claiming that netbooks are dead and that tablets are holding the knife. But Intel's not ready to hold a funeral just yet. In fact, the company just announced that 100 million Atom chips have been shipped since mid-2008, and most of them have found their way into netbooks and low power...

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Deals of the Day (5-31-11)

Brad Linder — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:00:35 +0000

Sure, the week's tech news has been dominated by a trade show in Taiwan, but let's face it... most of the cool gadgets unveiled at Computex this week won't hit the streets for months. If you can't hold off that long, here's a roundup of deals on tablets, netbooks, and other gadgets available today. Netbooks, Notebooks, and Tablets BlackBerry PlayBook...

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Asus gives half a dozen netbooks Atom N570 upgrades

Brad Linder — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:05:20 +0000

Asus has quietly upgraded a half dozen of its 10 inch netbooks with shiny new 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processors. We already knew that the Eee PC 1015PX packed the latest dual core Atom chip, but the folks at Netbook News also spotted new versions of several other netbooks with Atom N570 chips: Asus Eee PC 1015PN...

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Microsoft: Netbooks are down 40%

Brad Linder — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:22:16 +0000

Microsoft released its quarterly earnings report yesterday, and while the company reported more than $16 billion in revenue and $5 billion in income for a pretty healthy increase over last year, it wasn't all good news. Basically the company is seeing growth in the business division, but Windows isn't bringing in as much revenue as expected. Part of the reason?...

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