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Dell Mini 10 Stuck With 1 GB RAMFeb 24, 2009 - in News
Since its reveal at CES, we’ve figured the Dell Mini 10 to be one of the premium 10-inch netbooks.
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AMD Campaigning Yukon as Intel Atom AlternativeFeb 23, 2009 - in News
Right now, in terms of the netbook and nettop market, it’s Intel everywhere. AMD is now urging OEMs to think outside the Intel box.
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Dell Aims to Free "Netbook" for AllFeb 23, 2009 - in News
A software developer who claims the trademark on the word netbook would like us all to stop throwing the term around freely, but Dell isn’t about to comply.
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PC Gains, Mac Falls in January 2009 SalesFeb 23, 2009 - in News
While most computer companies faced hard times last year, especially in the fourth quarter of calendar 2008, Apple saw growing sales throughout the period. But things took a downturn in January 2009.
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No More 8.9-inch Netbooks From AsusFeb 20, 2009 - in News
If you’ve been eyeing that 8.9-inch Eee PC, it might be time to consider picking one up while they’re still around.
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Dell Mini 10 Specs, Pricing RevealedFeb 18, 2009 - in News
Dell first showed off its 10-inch entry to the netbook market at CES, and today we finally learn more about the final shipping configurations.
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Asus to Hike Prices of Eee PC, NotebooksFeb 11, 2009 - in News
According to several reports, Asus has announced an increase in price for all of its portable computers, including the ever popular Eee PC.
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Hynix Produces 40nm 1 GB DDR3 for Q3'09Feb 11, 2009 - in News
Sunday South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said that it has developed the world's highest-density memory chip built on 40nm process technology.
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Acer's 10-inch Netbook is One of the CheapestFeb 11, 2009 - in News
Although it may be late to the party, Acer now joins in with its 10-inch netbook.
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Next-gen MacBook/Pros on 32nm Core i7Feb 10, 2009 - in News
With Apple's tradition of jumping onto the latest bandwagon at the start of a major product transition, such as chipset or CPU, we're expecting a transition to Intel's new 'Westmere' platform.
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Intel Shipping Upgraded Atom, HD Video ChipsetFeb 9, 2009 - in News
Intel is now shipping the N280 version of its popular Atom processor to OEMs for use in netbooks.
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More Dell Mini 10 Details Trickle OutFeb 9, 2009 - in News
Although Dell doesn’t appear as keen in the netbook market as its Taiwanese OEM competitors, the Mini 10 does appear to be just as competitive as anything out there.
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Windows 7 Starter Rumored at $200... Really?Feb 6, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has yet to even hint at pricing for its upcoming Windows 7, but websites are now reporting details citing anonymous sources.
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Will Windows 7 Kill SSD-based Netbooks?Feb 6, 2009 - in News
If the operating system runs bigger than Vista, consumers could say “thanks, but no thanks” to the marriage of solid-state drives and Netbooks.
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Apple Confirms Delay of 17-inch Unibody MBPFeb 5, 2009 - in News
Apple today confirmed that the shipping of the company’s MacBook Pro had been delayed and those waiting to get their hands on their preordered 17 inch MacBook Pro would have to stick it out for a couple more weeks.
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$10 Laptop is Huge DisappointmentFeb 4, 2009 - in News
News did the rounds earlier in the week about India’s supposed $10 dollar laptop. The laptop reportedly costs $20 to manufacture, but according to India’s Secretary for Higher Education, large-scale production runs...
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Amazon Sells 500,000 Kindles in 2008Feb 4, 2009 - in News
Internet giant Amazon saw 500,000 of its Kindle eBook readers sold in 2008.
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Microsoft Layoffs Kickstarts Major H-1B DebateFeb 4, 2009 - in News
Recent layoff announcements within the IT sector have been all the buzz lately along with economic downturn, however Microsoft’s recent layoffs gained the attention Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa).
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Nvidia CEO: Netbooks are Crappy, Low-Cost PCsFeb 2, 2009 - in News
For modern computing technology, you can’t really find many companies that are more committed to bringing the cutting edge to the consumer than Nvidia -- and perhaps for that reason, the graphics company isn’t entirely thrilled with the Intel Atom, at least not in its current forms.
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Eurocom Crams Core i7 Into a NotebookFeb 2, 2009 - in News
Computer company, Eurocom today proudly displayed the specs for the upcoming D900F PHANTOM i7 and a name like that, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what the fuss is about: a laptop with Intel’s Core i7.
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New Asus Eee PC Features 9.5 Hour BatteryFeb 2, 2009 - in News
The very essence of a netbook is portability. Besides being just small and light, one other key point to portability is battery life -- something that Asus intends to take to the next level with its just-announced Eee 1000HE.
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Verizon Offers $200 Rebate on Sony's Vaio PFeb 2, 2009 - in News
A few weeks back, at CES, Sony debuted a the P Series Lifestyle PC. At 1.4 pounds with an 8 inch LCD, the P Series is just a little smaller than your average netbook, however the company remains adamant that this is not a netbook ...
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Intel Releases Moblin 2 Alpha OS for NetbooksJan 29, 2009 - in News
When it comes to netbooks, the near-constant in hardware design is the Atom processor. But what about the operating system on top of it?
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Super Talent's New SSD Upgrade for Asus Eee PCJan 29, 2009 - in News
Super Talent today released its SSD upgrade drives, which it is aiming squarely at users of the Asus Eee PC line.
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MSI's New Gaming Notebook RevealedJan 27, 2009 - in News
What other purposes do PCs serve other than play demanding games? They have many uses apparently, however, there's nothing better than a beefy notebook to play those taxing, beefy titles, and MSI has just the beefcake for the job.
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Apple MacBook Review: Part 2Jan 26, 2009 - in Reviews
Yesterday, Alan Dang gave us his impressions and experiences with the hardware in Apple's MacBook. Today it's all about the software, plus performance numbers comparing a real Mac to a "Hacked Mac on a Mac."
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PC Gaming Roundup - January 26, 2009Jan 26, 2009 - in News
Here's your Monday Edition of PC gaming goodness, including a few bits of patch news and the release of a deauthorization tool for Crysis Warhead.
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Apple MacBook Review: Part 1Jan 25, 2009 - in Reviews
Long-time PC power user turned Apple convert Alan Dang shares his thoughts on Apple's MacBook in this, the first of a two-part review of the hardware and operating environment.
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Apple Delaying Shipments of 17-inch MacBook ProJan 23, 2009 - in News
It seems that those looking to bag themselves one of the new unibody versions of the 17-inch MacBook Pro are going to have to wait just a little longer.
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Intel Chairman Retires in MayJan 23, 2009 - in News
Intel announced this afternoon that Chairman Craig Barrett plans to retire this May.