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April 2010
VidCoder makes DVD ripping simple(r)
You may have noticed that most netbooks don’t come with disc drives, which makes watching movies on an airplane a bit tougher. Sure, most of the time you can just stream video over the web. And of course you can always watch downloaded videos. But what if you really want to watch your Seinfeld DVD […]
KDE Plasma netbook interface looks good running on MeeGo
The KDE Plasma interface certainly looks good, and it’s a good fit on netbook screens. And MeeGo runs on netbooks…So why not throw the two of them in a blender and see what comes out? That’s what one enthusiast has done, and he’s shared his triumph on YouTube for all to see (check out the […]
JooJoo tablet up for order in Europe
The JooJoo tablet is now available for purchase in Europe, where you can pick one up for €359 plus €15 for shipping. That’s actually not a bad deal, as it comes to a few bucks less than the $499 plus shipping you’d have to pay to get the tablet in the US or Canada. But […]
Asus Eee PC T101MT reviewed: Decent as a netbook, awful as a tablet
Engadget has published a detailed review of the Asus Eee PC T101MT convertible touchscreen style netbook which recently started shipping in the the US. And overall, Engadget’s Joanna Stern seems to think the machine works pretty well — as a netbook. Unfortunately, the T101MT’s defining feature is the fact that it’s not just a netbook, […]
Liquavista color screens coming to eBook readers next year?
LCD displays are pretty much the de-facto standard for netbooks today, while e-Ink displays dominate the eBook reader space. While LCD screens look great indoors, have fast refresh rates for playing video, and support full color, e-Ink screens use significantly less power, have a high-contrast quality that makes reading text easy, and are easy to […]
Netbook sales may be leveling off — does it matter?
I’ve seen a number of reports over the last few months about how the Netbook segment of the computer industry is leveling off or even declining. The latest update comes from CNET, which reprots that Intel and researchers IDC are both suggesting that Intel Atom chip shipments are representing a smaller portion of overall microchip […]
More computers with next-gen Atom chips spotted
Yesterday we spotted an upcoming version of the Toshiba NB305 netbook with a new Intel Atom N455 processor. The CPU is virtually identical to the Atom N450 powering most netbooks released so far this year, with one exception: It supports DDR3 1066MHz memory. But it looks like the Toshiba NB305 isn’t alone. Lenovo, HP, and […]
Archos 5 Internet Tablet — now with paid apps from the Android Market
One of my biggest problems with tablets running Google’s Android operating system is that they don’t ship with the ability to do one of the most basic things any Android smartphone can do: Download third party apps from the Android Market. Sure, Archos, Camangi, and other tablet makers load up their tablets with useful apps […]
EasyPeasy 1.6 Release candidate available for download (Netbook OS)
The folks behind the EasyPeasy netbook operating system are getting ready to release the latest version. This weekend the team pushed out an EasyPeasy 1.6 Release Candidate. EasyPeasy is based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Canonical is preparing to launch Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx later this week. An the latest version of EasyPeasy is […]