Netbooks
News, blogs, analysis, tips, discussion and how-to about netbooks.
Apple in China: Should We Applaud Instead of Condemn?
HP's New Mini Netbook Sports Intel's Latest Atom Chip
Mon, January 23, 2012 - HP retains faith in netbooks with its new Mini 1104
Ultrabooks to Get the CES Spotlight, Netbooks Get the Knife
Thu, January 05, 2012 - With ultrabook announcements expected to get all the attention at next week's CES, it's important to lament the ill-fated netbook -- left for dead by a callous and capricious tech industry. Patrick Thobodeau explains.
Intel Tries to Keep Netbooks Alive with New Atom Chips
Wed, December 28, 2011 - Intel's next-generation Atom chips bring better battery and graphics performance to netbooks
HP Unveils Its First Business Ultrabook
Wed, November 16, 2011 - The new ultrabook and other products come shortly after the company decided not to sell its PC business
Hard Drive Shortages Will Result in More Expensive PCs: Gartner
Mon, November 14, 2011 - Enterprise users and consumers who have held off buying new PCs recently may come to regret their decision as a hard-drive shortage following floods in Thailand is expected to result in higher prices, according to Gartner.
Sprint Cutting Unlimited 4G Data Plans
Fri, October 21, 2011 - Sprint's monthly data plans for all devices except phones are being capped
Mac Lion Roars on New Apple MacBook Air Models
Thu, July 21, 2011 - Apple extends its line of sleek, thin MacBook Air notebooks, with more powerful processors. And the high-speed Thunderbolt I/O has been added to them and to a new 27-inch desktop display and docking station.
Bad News for Windows: IT Is Spending on Cloud, Not PCs
Thu, July 14, 2011 - U.S. PC sales are down compared to a year ago, as enterprises put dollars toward cloud and virtualization technologies over PCs and consumers turn to smartphones and tablets and shun netbooks.
12 Tech Revolutions That Fizzled
Fri, July 08, 2011 - Virtual reality and its oversize helmets. The Segway scooter. AT&T's Picturephone from 1964? These tech innovations and more were supposed to change your life. Whoops!
Acer Ships First Chromebook in US for $349
Tue, June 28, 2011 - After a short delay, Acer has started shipping its AC700 laptop with Google's Chrome OS in the U.S., priced at US$349.
Orlando Tries Out 600 Chromebooks
Fri, June 24, 2011 - The city of Orlando, Fla. has deployed 600 Chromebooks to employees as part of a pilot project and the early verdict is that they're low maintenance devices.
So Long, Netbook. Hello, Media Tablet.
Wed, June 15, 2011 - The netbook's day in the sun was short-lived, and it took Apple to show the way with 'tweener devices.
Four Reasons Why You Don't Really Need a Tablet PC
Mon, June 13, 2011 - Are tablet PCs the future of mobile computing? CIO.com's Al Sacco, says not to bet on it. Here are four reasons why the current popularity of tablets could prove to be a mere flash in the pan.


