BenQ is introducing a new mini-laptop in its Joybook Lite lineup. The U121 Eco is the first member of the Joybook Lite family to sport an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. It also features a full sized keyboard, although the touchpad looks like it could stand to gain a few millimeters. The Joybook […]
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Microsoft: Now that you can say “netbook” again… don’t
Sure, Psion may have dropped its trademark claim to the word “netbook,” but now Microsoft doesn’t want you using the word. Not because the big M is claiming some sort of stake in the trademark. But because it’s just not very descriptive. That’s something I’ve been arguing for the past year, but which Microsoft and […]
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Samsung introduces low power LCD display for netbooks
Pixel Qi isn’t the only company looking for ways to reduce the amount of power consumed by netbook screens. Samsung has introduced a new 10.1 inch LCD screen that users half the power of a standard LCD. It also manages to have a 1366 x 768 pixel display resolution, which puts it a cut above […]
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Jolicloud launches private alpha of its social netbook OS
The Jolicloud web page is now live. But the operating system designed for netbooks is still in private alpha, which means you can’t download the software without an invitation code. Still, what you can do now is look around the site, view a number of screenshots, and read the Jolicloud Manifesto which lays out the […]
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Oracle could begin making netbooks… seriously?
Oracle is in the process of purchasing Sun Microsystems, and speaking at an event today Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said the company will work to grow the use of Sun’s Java software on a variety of consumer and business devices, including netbooks. That makes sense. But Ellison also said that Oracle might build its own […]
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Pixel Qi’s 3qi screen handles video playback at 60fps
Pixel Qi’s new 3qi display is designed to let users switch between a high contrast, low power ePaper mode and a fully saturated color mode. Pixel Qi founder Mary Lou Jepsen already showed us what the ePaper mode looks like the other day. Now she’s uploaded a video showing the screen playing a movie in […]
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Wistron N900z: Good battery life, meh performance
Last year Intel Atom powered netbooks were all the rage at Computex. This year, it’s mini-laptops with ARM processors, like the Wistron N900Z. Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern got a chance to check out this little laptop with a Freescale i.MX515 ARM-based processor running at 800MHz. As you’d expect, the system is a bit sluggish compared […]
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Gigabyte introduces “Myou” netbook (rebranded thin note) – Video
Gigabyte is demonstrating its ThinNote S1024 netbook at Computex. Except it’s not calling the netbook “ThinNote” anymore. Instead the laptop has been redubbed the Myou. But otherwise it’s still the same thin and light machine with a 10.1 inch screen, 6 cell battery, and Intel Atom N270 CPU. The computer has a somewhat boxy look […]
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VIA Nano to power thin and light notebooks
VIA may have lost the battle for netbook dominance to Intel, but the chip maker is showing off some recent successes at Computex in Taipei. While the vast majority of 10 inch and smaller netbooks available today use Intel’s Atom processor, the VIA Nano processor appears to be making some headway with slightly large machines […]
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RealPlayer coming to Ubuntu Netbook Remix, instant-on netbook distros
RealNetworks is announcing a deal that could bring the company’s RealPlayer software to a number of Linux powered netbooks. The company is partnering with Ubuntu to bundle a Linux version of RealPlayer mobile with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. RealNetworks is also working with three companies that offer an “instant on” environment for netbooks that lets you […]