The JooJoo tablet started as an ambitious project called the CrunchPad. The idea was to provide a tablet that was basically nothing but an interface for a web browser, allowing you to sit on the couch and surf, getting online in a matter of seconds. The finished product is pretty much just that — but […]
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Three best free antivirus programs for your Windows netbook
Most netbooks aren’t blessed with the same excess horsepower as current desktops and conventional laptops. In order to keep your system running to its full potential, it’s important to select applications that are easy on resources. You don’t want to needlessly overwork that Atom processor, do you? One place you can save CPU and RAM […]
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Windows XP netbooks’ days are numbered
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Microsoft is more than ready to bury Windows XP. The operating system is nearly a decade old, after all, and the company would clearly rather have users buy shiny new machines with Windows 7. Windows XP would have retired a few years ago, but Microsoft pulled it out […]
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Easiest way to install Windows with a USB flash drive
This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that may not have a disc drive. You’ll still need a computer with an optical disc drive and a Windows […]
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Acer’s upcoming Android netbook will also run Windows, dual-boot style
Acer is the biggest computer company to come right out and say it would ship a netbook running the Google Android operating system this year. The top 5 computer maker has already said it would have an Android netbook available by the third quarter of 2009. And Acer is showing off a demo of Android […]
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Microsoft revenues down, netbooks partially to blame
A few months ago Microsoft blamed the growth of low cost netbooks for its revenue decline, and the company announced it would lay off 5,000 workers. Now Microsoft has announced its revenue was down for the second quarter in a row. And executives are still blaming netbooks. In order to stay competitive in the netbook […]
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ABI: Most netbooks will NOT run Windows by 2012
Flickr: KevanVWhile Microsoft has been busy tooting its own horn over its dominance of the netbook space (a market where it held something like a 10% market share in late 2007), ABI Research suggests that by 2012 most netbooks will be running Linux or mobile operating systems like Google Android, Maemo, or Windows Mobile. The […]
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Microsoft: 96% of netbooks use Windows
Is the writing on the wall for Linux netbooks? While most mini-laptops are capable of running a number of Linux distributions quite well, it looks like an increasing number of netbooks are shipping with Windows preloaded. Some of the earliest netbooks like the Asus Eee PC 701 may have shipped with Linux, but in a […]
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AT&T to launch $99 3G netbook without Windows
Word on the street is that AT&T will begin offering customers a $99 netbook with a 3G modem (and probably a 2 year service plan) this summer. It’ll be the first netbook offered by the company that doesn’t run Windows. AT&T had previously partnered with Radio Shack to sell 3G netbooks from Acer and Dell. […]
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Windows 7 and XP will both be available for netbooks (at first)
Windows 7 is designed to run well on netbooks. While most netbook makers will likely offer computers running Windows 7 Starter Edition or Home Premium, Windows 7 Ultimate Beta runs great on a netbook with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel screen. But you know […]