netbooks

Acer and ASUS may have new netbooks only after mid-August

Published on: 14th July, 2010

PC makers from Taiwan Acer and ASUS currently wait to sell off current netbook inventories prior to ship new products, says a recent report. Unnamed sources from the industry told to Digitimes that this would not happen until mid of August. The companies are waiting to see the reaction of the market before committing to [...]

Dell and Google to have a deal for Chrome OS netbooks

Published on: 25th June, 2010

Dell has confirmed talks with Google for the implementation of Chrome operating system on netbooks. Amit Midha, Dell’s president of greater China and South Asia has acknowledged that such devices were in the development phase. Such references suggest Dell would be part of this year’s first wave.
If Dell adopts Chrome OS, it would be a [...]

Dual-core Atom from Intel boosts netbook prices

Published on: 19th May, 2010

Plans to launch Intel’s next-generation dual-core Atom processors dedicated to netbooks during this summer is said, according to new information, to bring up notebook prices. Current netbooks based on Atom 1.6GHz N455 or 1.83GHz N475 are meant to cost from $250 to $350 in the near future. The new N550 with 1GB of DDR3 RAM [...]

Apple’s iPad to jeopardize the netbook market

Published on: 16th May, 2010

Apple’s iPad already has harmful effects on the netbook market, as new research by analyst Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley shows. The year-over-year growth in sales of netbooks began to dramatically decrease in January, at the same time the iPad was announced. In April, when the iPad shipped, they remained flat at five percent. According [...]

Apple on the top in 2010 Loyalty Index for notebooks and smartphones

Published on: 14th March, 2010

Brand Keys’ 2010 Loyalty Index reveals two important victories for Apple. Thanks to the iPhone, Apple is first in the top of the researchers’ smartphone ranks, while unibody MacBooks helped it be first in the full-size notebook computer category, ahead of Dell and other Windows PC brands. Although Apple does not make a netbook effectively, [...]

CULV-equipped netbook and new Acer desktops and notebooks

Published on: 9th March, 2010

Acer unveiled a wide range of new computers at CeBIT. The series includes desktop computers, notebooks and a netbook.
The Aspire One 752 is a netbook that integrates and Intel CULV processor and GS45 chipset instead of the Atom component used in the current 751 model. Intel’s 4500MHD integrated graphics handle high definition playback and 3D [...]

Core i7 EliteBook tablet and pro netbooks from HP

Published on: 5th March, 2010

The week began for HP with the launch of new EliteBook and ProBook models that include the first tablet based on the new chip architecture of Intel.
The EliteBook 2740p has a 12-inch multi-touch display that supports pens and a most durable constitution than mainstream computers like the TouchSmart tm2, for example. Resistance to humidity, dust [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad X100e specs shown on the company’s website

Published on: 25th February, 2010

A spec sheet of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X100e has recently been showed on Lenovo’s website; it seems that the device will have a 10.1-inch display and will offer a dual-core 1.66GHz Intel Atom CPU. The previous 11.6-inch version, with a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo chip will also be offered. The smaller netbook will benefit from a [...]

ASUS’s T101MT convertible netbook is now official

Published on: 18th February, 2010

ASUS T101MT convertible netbook, spotted, on Christmas Eve, at the FCC, has now gone official, as full specifications are available on ASUS’s website. Information leaked in December is confirmed, as the new netbook has a 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N450 processor and a 10.1-inch LED-backlit multi-input touchscreen, with a resolution of 1024×600. The default OS is [...]

The first Ion 2 netbook: Acer’s Aspire One

Published on: 18th February, 2010

Acer is planning to release the first netbook to use NVIDIA’s Ion 2, despite the current phone focus. Aspire One 532g is intended to upgrade the 532h with a GeForce G 310M, which provides full 1080p video and hardware-accelerated 3D, as well as less power consumption. Intel’s building graphics are overcome into the processor by [...]

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