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Internet Lite & Netbook Deal
While the world is all abuzz about tablets, just realize that when it is time to offer some value, netbooks get the nod. This is part of the deal that got brokered with the NBC Universal and Comcast deal. The plan is to offer basic internet service to lower socioeconomic Americans at a slower speed. While [...]
Continue reading...Tablet Shipments Drop
12. July 2011 | by Jonas
Tablets are replacing netbooks; well not really that always seems to be the headline. After all, the recent netbook sales figures would suggest that everyone is buying tablets. Well, not so fast. For the 1st quarter of 2011, there were 7.2 million tablets sold. This sound quite robust, until this is put through the perspective that [...]
Continue reading...Amazon’s Android Tablet
23. May 2011 | by Jonas
When Amazon came out with their Kindle, it was clearly and eBook reader, and it became their numero uno selling product. It is affordable, and with the eInk display has a battery life that can hit a month. While Amazon wants to sell its books and wares on it, there have been plenty of folks [...]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad Makes Cameo Appearance
7. March 2011 | by Jonas
As far as iPad alternatives go, the HP TouchPad is one of the most anticipated ones. With the WebOS, there are already fans of the device, which is not available yet. However, it is a good sign that it has a product page at online retailer Amazon. The specs revealed are: 9.7” (1024×768) Touch Screen Display 1.6lbs 13.6mm thick HP [...]
Continue reading...Fujitsu MeeGo
14. February 2011 | by Jonas
MeeGo has been an on again and off again affair. The MeeGo OS is an open source Linux project, that combines Moblin from Intel with Maemo from Nokia into one OS (this is one of the few examples of Linux distros combining rather than fragmenting). With Windows 7, there has generally been less interest in Linux [...]
Continue reading...Low Power Fusion
31. January 2011 | by Jonas
“How low can you go?” would be a reasonable question asking about power consumption, and still having a usable chip worth putting into a device. For example full scale desktop processors consume 125 W, and standard notebooks get this down to 35 W. A dual core Atom N550 goes down to 8.5 W. The single [...]
Continue reading...AMD’s Bobcat
19. October 2010 | by Jonas
AMD is continually trying to catch Intel. For 2011, it will introduce two new chip architectures, Bulldozer and Bobcat. While Bulldozer seems to get more attention, perhaps because it is for the high performance space, Bobcat is the more interesting one from the netbook point of view. Bobcat is slated to continue the x86 architecture. It [...]
Continue reading...Archos Arnova Netbook
18. October 2010 | by Jonas
A netbook should be affordable, so when Archos is talking about a $200 price point for their Arnova, it has me intrigued. At first glance, the 10.2″ display makes it look like just about every other netbook, and one might assume that it has the usual assortment of hardware parts at a nice price point. Well, [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo Thinkpad X100e
29. September 2010 | by Jonas
The folks over at MaximumPC got some hands on time with the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e. It straddles the line between netbook and ultraportable both in its 11.6″ screen size, 3.3 pound weight and circa $500 price depending on the options. While it does not use the Intel Atom you would guess it would, it uses the [...]
Continue reading...Eight Reasons That Netbooks are Better Than the iPad
18. April 2010 | by Jonas
When I see stuff on how much better the iPad is than a netbook, I think they miss the point. I think there will be room enough for both tablets and netbooks for years to come. Here are my reasons why netbooks are better than the iPad: Price- While an iPad starts at $500, you can [...]
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HP TouchPad 4G
10. August 2011 | by Jonas
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