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Netbooks to be nothing but an awkward piece of history by 2015

Netbooks to be nothing but an awkward piece of history by 2015
  • Posted April 15, 2013, 1:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Only a few years ago, netbooks were the hot go-to companion device for folks who wanted something between a smartphone and a full-fledged notebook. Although they sacrificed high performance and full functionality, netbooks offered an extremely affordable and portable package…

Asus, Acer kill off netbooks as Chromebook tops popularity chart on Amazon

Asus, Acer kill off netbooks as Chromebook tops popularity chart on Amazon
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Once the rising stars of the personal computing industry, netbooks have fallen out of grace in the last few years, replaced in consumer's hearts by tablets or more powerful ultra-slim laptops. Samsung, Dell and Toshiba already walked out of this…

Acer's $199 Chromebook Put to the Test, Reviewed

Acer
  • Posted December 13, 2012, 2:03 AM by Nathaniel Wattenmaker | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • A $200 laptop is a difficult thing to assess. The Acer C7 Chromebook has that shockingly low price tag, but there's also weak build quality and a netbook-grade CPU. The trade-offs the buyer must be willing to make are not trivial. And that’s before we acknowledge the Acer C7 runs Chrome OS rather than Windows.

    The most interesting question then, is who exactly is the C7 for? Before we can get to who it’s for (hint: there is more than one correct answer,) we have to get to the bottom of what the C7 is and then more importantly, what it can do.

Amazon adds laptops to trade-in program ahead of MacBook refresh

Amazon adds laptops to trade-in program ahead of MacBook refresh
  • Posted June 1, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing With Video
  • After many customer requests, Amazon has expanded its trade-in program to include mobile computers. As of yesterday, you can use the service to exchange your used laptops and netbooks for an Amazon gift card. To get started, search for eligible items here, provide information...

Toshiba abandons netbook market in US, focuses on Ultrabooks instead

Toshiba abandons netbook market in US, focuses on Ultrabooks instead
  • Posted May 28, 2012, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Consumer interest in netbooks has waned significantly the last couple of years in the face of competition from tablets and even ultrabooks. Samsung and Dell already showed their willingness to ditch the form factor last year in favor of higher-margin…

Asus Eee PC Flare netbook photos surface ahead of CES

Asus Eee PC Flare netbook photos surface ahead of CES
  • Posted January 2, 2012, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • There’s still more than a week left until the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Sin City but that typically doesn’t stop some of the top vendors from getting a head start with press coverage. Asus is one the…

Intel ships 'Cedar Trail' Atom processors for netbooks

Intel ships
  • Posted December 29, 2011, 8:55 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel has officially started shipping its next-generation low-power Atom processor for netbooks. Part of the Cedar Trail platform, which already saw two chips released in September for low-powered desktop solutions, the new Atom N2600 and N2800 processors are based on…

Asus is not giving up on netbooks yet, readies Eee PC 1225B

Asus is not giving up on netbooks yet, readies Eee PC 1225B
  • Posted December 28, 2011, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung and Dell may be ready to ditch netbooks in favor of higher-margin products, but small and affordable  mini notebooks are not dead yet. Asus, the company largely responsible for popularizing the form factor in 2008, is planning to release…

Dell abandons netbooks in favor of 'thin and powerful' laptops

Dell abandons netbooks in favor of
  • Posted December 16, 2011, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Dell has officially discontinued its Inspiron Mini line of netbooks as it shifts focus to higher-margin products. Speaking to The Verge, Dell's Marketing Director Alison Gardner revealed the company will not be releasing new netbooks based on Intel's forthcoming Cedar Trail…

Rumor: Samsung to abandon netbook market in 2012

Rumor: Samsung to abandon netbook market in 2012
  • Posted November 25, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Once the rising stars of the personal computing industry, netbooks have fallen out of grace as of late, replaced in consumer's hearts by more portable tablets or more powerful ultra-slim laptops. Their future is uncertain and at least one manufacturer…

Tablet sales total 13.6 million in Q2, overtake netbooks for the first time

Tablet sales total 13.6 million in Q2, overtake netbooks for the first time
  • Posted October 25, 2011, 7:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Shipments of tablets rose more than 112 percent in the second quarter to outpace those of netbooks for the first time. Tablet sales are believed to have hit 13.6 million in Q2, up from 6.4 million in the first quarter,…

The Honeycomb Netbook: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Review

The Honeycomb Netbook: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Review
  • Posted September 19, 2011, 12:38 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • The iPad was able to outclass virtually every other tablet computer experience before it, and it's not going too far in saying that it created a market that didn't even exist. Fast forward to the present, everybody wants in, and most are taking advantage of the Android OS.

    The Eee Pad Transformer goes beyond what most tablets are capable of by doubling as a Honeycomb-based netbook. Based on that premise and an attractive price since launch, it quickly became one of the most attractive Android tablets around.

Asus' MeeGo-based Eee PC X101 hits e-tailers for $200

Asus
  • Posted September 13, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • First announced at Computex, Asus is preparing to shove its latest mini-notebook out of the gates with units already available for preorder through online retailer including Amazon. Netbooks have undoubtedly lost ground to tablets, but major vendors seem agree that…

Benchmarks for Intel's Cedar Trail netbook platform leaked

Benchmarks for Intel
  • Posted August 29, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Earlier this month we heard that Intel would be delaying the launch of its next-generation netbook platform until November due to a graphics driver issues. Nevertheless those looking forward to Intel's upcoming 32nm Cedar Trail Atoms can now have a…

Asus' $199 Eee PC is Meego powered, available soon

Asus
  • Posted August 1, 2011, 7:41 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Netbooks have been harshly relegated in recent times, while tablets have taken the spotlight. To be fair though, today's nicest ultraportables have all taken cues from what made netbooks successful in the first place, including their lower prices. You may…

Samsung's solar-powered netbook surfaces stateside for $399

Samsung
  • Posted July 12, 2011, 4:58 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Initially limited to folks in Africa and Russia, Samsung's solar-powered netbook seems to be gearing up for a stateside debut. The NP-NC-215-A01US has surfaced on Amazon with a preorder price of $399 and appears to be largely identical to Russian…

Samsung readies solar-powered netbook for August

Samsung readies solar-powered netbook for August
  • Posted June 20, 2011, 7:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • First launched in Africa, Samsung's solar-powered NC215S is making the trek to Russia with a debut slated for early August. Although most of its design is borrowed from the same formula we've seen repeated countless times since 2007, the NC215S…

Asus to start shipping some Eee PCs with Ubuntu preloaded

Asus to start shipping some Eee PCs with Ubuntu preloaded
  • Posted June 3, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Back in 2007 when the netbook craze was just starting there was a lot of talk about Linux finally going mainstream. The first Eee PC model shipped with the Xandros distribution and several subsequent models offered both Windows and Linux…

MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, but not smartphones

MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, but not smartphones
  • Posted May 21, 2011, 7:14 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • MeeGo has been updated to version 1.2, helping device vendors and developers create software for various device categories on Intel Atom and ARMv7 architectures. You can start by grabbing the MeeGo v1.2 Core Software Platform and the MeeGo v1.2 SDK.…

Acer replaces 500,000 netbook orders with tablets

Acer replaces 500,000 netbook orders with tablets
  • Posted April 25, 2011, 2:55 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Acer is ramping down production of its Aspire One netbooks to focus on manufacturing tablets, according to DigiTimes' always-elusive anonymous insiders. Sources from touchscreen makers have told the site that the Taiwanese system builder has set an aggressive production target…

AMD to release C-60 netbook chip with Turbo Core?

AMD to release C-60 netbook chip with Turbo Core?
  • Posted April 18, 2011, 7:23 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • AMD is already shipping four different C-Series (codenamed Ontario) and E-Series (codenamed Zacate) APUs as part of its Fusion lineup, which brings multiple x86 cores and discrete-level DirectX 11 graphics onto the same piece of silicon. The AMD C-30, C-50,…

Acer: Netbook sales will remain stable through 2011

  • Posted September 30, 2010, 6:59 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • With tablets quickly becoming the new "must-have" in portable computing, many question the fate of competing devices, such as netbooks. Addressing those concerns at a press conference today, Acer president Scott Lin said that the netbook market will remain strong…

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