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They’re Alive! Pics Of Unannounced Asus Eee PC Flare Netbooks Leak
By on Jan 02, 2012 in Previews
Asus clearly didn’t get the memo that netbooks are dead.
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Lenovo Ideapad S110 may be blazing the Cedar Trail, ditching netbook moniker
By on Dec 30, 2011 in Previews
Between the line of Cedar Trail notebooks marching their way through the FCC and Intel’s recent shipping announcement , it’s high time manufacturers started parading out next year’s kits. Today’s tease hails from Lenovo , which has outed the Ideapad S110 in no less than four fabulous colors. Although the outfit’s promo video doesn’t touch on hardware specs, a Pro Vantage product page claims the setup sports an Intel Atom 2600 processor.
Intel starts shipping Atom N2600, N2800 processors for netbooks, ten hours of battery life promised
By on Dec 28, 2011 in Previews
We’ve already seen a few benchmarks and other hints that they’d soon be shipping, and Intel has now officially announced that its new Cedar Trail Atom processors are finally available, with the first systems using them set to roll out early next year. The two chips you’ll likely be seeing the most of are the Atom N2600 and N2800 — both dual-core, and both designed for use in netbooks, where they promise to allow for up to ten hours of battery life and “weeks of standby,” and offer support for 1080p video playback.
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How to Turn Your Old Netbook into a Mobile Security System [Security]
By on Dec 20, 2011 in Previews
The problem with most security cameras is that they’re fixed—you’ve got to install multiple units around your house if you want to cover every room. Instead, the Oculus Telepresence system simply mobilizes your webcam-equipped netbook for sentry duty.
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When Dell Kills Off Netbooks, You Know They’re Done For Good [Laptops]
By on Dec 16, 2011 in Previews
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Bye Bye Netbooks: Dell Kills The Mini 10 As It Shifts Focus To “Thin And Powerful”
By on Dec 16, 2011 in Previews
Once upon a time netbooks ruled the land. But with the rise of tablets and miniaturization of traditional x86 CPUs, the mini notebooks are quietly dying.
Dell cuts Mini netbooks for non-business customers, ruins Christmas for laptop lovers
By on Dec 15, 2011 in Previews
If you needed a good, valid reason to Hulk Out today, this might be it. Dell, which recently retired its Streak 5 and Streak 7 tablets, is apparently axing its Mini line of netbooks as well. According to the MyDellMini forums, conducting a search for a laptop with a 10-inch display on the Dell Shop will yield no results, while a search for specific models brings up a variety of messages confirming the world’s loss.
Acer will stop making cheap crap, but keep selling netbooks. Discuss.
By on Dec 09, 2011 in Previews
Here’s a bit of a head-scratcher: Acer has said it will stand by its man , which in this case is the netbook, but CEO J.T. Wang also recently told Dow Jones that his company will stop making “cheap and unprofitable products.” So, which is it?
Asus: Netbooks Outsold Tablets Nearly 3 To 1 In 2011, Big Things In Store For 2012
By on Dec 06, 2011 in Previews
Netbooks are still big business for Asustek. So much so that the hotness from 2009 outsold Asus tablets in 2011.
Acer VP: ‘We’re never gonna give netbooks up, let them down, run around and desert them’
By on Nov 29, 2011 in Previews
Acer’s no stranger to netbooks: it knows the rules and so does vice president Scott Lin , who has said that a full commitment’s what he’s thinking of . It comes in the wake of Samsung running around and deserting baby-laptops for ultrabooks , but Acer’s never gonna say goodbye
Is Samsung giving up on netbooks next year?
By on Nov 25, 2011 in Previews
An email sent by Samsung to its trading partners appears to shut down any prospect of the manufacturer producing new netbooks after the first quarter of 2012. The email is quoted by French site Blogeee and says that Samsung will switch its focus to 11.6- and 12-inch ultraportables as well as Intel Ultrabooks
Four Atom chips sneak out of Intel, soon to appear in netbooks and nettops
By on Oct 04, 2011 in Previews
Rarely do you hear of new chips sneaking out of Intel , Escape from Alcatraz -style.
Verizon Preps Compaq Mini, The First LTE-Enabled Netbook
By on Aug 02, 2011 in Previews
Have you been itching some Verizon 4G love in a package that’s just a hair more portable than their also-just-announced HP Pavilion dm1? I know I haven’t, but Verizon has just announced their first 4G capable netbook , the Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr all the same. The Mini packs a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor, a 250GB hard drive, and 1 GB of DDR3 RAM into its svelte-ish frame
The Netbook Lives! Asus Launches Product Page For The MeeGo Eee PC X101 Netbook
By on Jul 28, 2011 in Previews
Asus’s next-gen netbook, the MeeGo-running Eee PC X101, is nearing launch and just earned its very own product page on the company’s website. This notebook, and its slightly more bloated brother, the Windows-ifed X101H, are nearing launch and ready to usher netbooks into a new age of prosperity
Samsung NC215S solar netbook delayed, won’t see sunlight until August
By on Jul 12, 2011 in Previews
Well, that didn’t take long. The sun’s only set once since we reported Samsung’s solar NC215S netbook was up for pre-order and we’re already getting word that it’s been delayed.