Long before the first Asus Eee PC, OLPC XO Laptop, or even the Psion netbook, there were handheld PCs running DOS and Windows CE. They were popular with a small group of tech enthusiasts in the 90s and the early part of this decade, but they sort of fizzled out long before the netbook craze […]
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Either netbooks are getting more like cellphones, or vice versa
Most netbooks today are nothing but tiny computers. They have similar displays, keyboards, and components including CPUs, RAM, and hard drives or solid state storage. And most netbooks powered by Intel or VIA chips are capable of running Windows, Linux, or in some cases OS X. But a growing number of netbook makers are considering […]
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The ARM powered netbooks of Mobile World Congress
Chip maker ARM is all over the place at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The folks at Engadget stopped by the ARM booth and snapped some photos of a ton of ARM-based netbooks and mobile internet devices. That includes devices running the Freescale i.MX515 processor and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, both of which are […]
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ARM launches Sparrow multi-core CPU for netbooks
Chip maker ARM has a pretty strong track record making CPUs for cellphones and PDAs. And now the company is breaking into the netbook and low power computer market. We’ve already seen a handful of companies announce plans to develop netbooks around ARM-based chips like the Freescale i.Mx515 chip which is based on ARM Cortex […]
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Xandros announces Linux platform, app store for ARM-based devices
Xandros Linux is probably best known in netbook circles as the operating system powering Asus Eee PC netbooks. But at Mobile World Congress in Spain this week, the company behind Xandros made a series of announcements related to netbooks and low powered computing devices. Probably the most significant is that there are now versions of […]
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HyperSpace “instant on” software now works with ARM processors
Phoenix Technologies says the company’s quick start HyperSpace software now works with ARM processors. That means that you’ll be able to load HyperSpace on low cost computers like the upcoming Pegatron netbook which could sell for as little as $199. HyperSpace is a low power Linux-based environment which boots in about 10 to 20 seconds […]
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Pegatron showcases prototype $199 netbook
You know that mythical $199 netbook we’ve all been waiting for? It might be here. A few days ago Freescale Semiconducter and Pegatron announced a reference design for a netbook with an ARM-based processor that could be sold for as little as $199. And today Xavier from Notebooks.com got a chance to spend some time […]
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Freescale-powered netbooks could hit $200 this year
Freescale Semiconductor will be showing off mini-laptops powered by a Freescale ARM Cortex A8-based chip at CES this week. The netbook on display at CES will be built by Pegatron and will likely be based on Freescale’s reference design, which features an i.Mx515 processor. No word on whether any OEMs have adopted the reference design […]
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Could apple be working on an ARM-powered netbook?
First of all, let’s make something clear. Apple has not said that it will make a netbook, and any mini-laptop the company does release will probably look very different from the Asus Eee PCs and MSI Winds of the world. Because Apple doesn’t do cheap. I think it’s more likely that Apple would release an […]
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Qualcomm unveils netbook prototype with Snapdragon CPU
Qualcomm is showing off several concept designs for mobile devices built around the company’s new Snapdragon chipset. Wht makes the Snapdragon platform different from say, an Intel platform is that it’s ARM-based and includes built-in support for 3G connectivity. The two devices Qualcomm is showcasing at the moment represent two different markets for the chips: […]