So far the OlivePad has been for India, but it may spread into other parts beyond too long. It is a GSM based device, that can do 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi. The screen is 7″ which makes it too large to be a phone based device, and too small for the tablet purists. However, if [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2010 | by Jonas
When folks here that a netbook is running Linux, and they run in the other direction, unless they are some ubergeek. Not surprisingly, users are simply more comfortable with the familiar world of Windows on their netbook. However, that may slowly change. After all, we have accepted that the iPad runs on an Apple smarthpone OS. [...]
Continue reading...11. May 2010 | by Jonas
Verizon lost out on the iPhone, and as the sales of it has skyrocketed, so has AT&T’s wireless business. Now, even if Verizon ever gets the iPhone on their network, it might just be a case of too little, too late. Besides, Verizon has other smartphone choices at this point, notably the Droid Incredible, which [...]
Continue reading...25. April 2010 | by Jonas
Amidst the roadmaps, Dell is hinting that they will be releasing a new netbook. It is codenamed Athens, and is in their XL category, which is larger than the smartphones they have in the pipeline. It is rumored to have an 11″ display, and an ARM processor. The operating system will be Android, and they [...]
Continue reading...12. April 2010 | by Jonas
With the iPad literally igniting the tablet segment of the market- in a way that only Apple can do, there has been a lot of speculation and many rumors as to what the response will be from the competition. Many consider the HP Slate to be leading the response from the Windows side of things. [...]
Continue reading...22. February 2010 | by Jonas
This is a video that came out of the Mobile World Congress, brought to us by our colleagues over at Netbook News. It looks to be a prototype, but I can definitely see why they liked what they saw. By combining an ARM Freescale chip, with the Android OS, the price should be reasonable. The [...]
Continue reading...With the cookie cuter sameness of netbooks, when something, make that anything, comes out that doesn’t run Windows XP, or Starter Edition, powered by an Atom N270 (or more recently N450), it definitely makes a splash and gets us to pay attention. The Compaq Airlife 100 does break the usual mold. The 10″ LCD display, and [...]
Continue reading...21. October 2009 | by Jonas
After seeing the Nook from Barnes and Noble yesterday, it got me wondering if we’ll be seeing more of these ebook devices that blur the line between ebook reader and netbook. I didn’t have to wait too long as today the enTourage eDGe came to my attention. While the large screen bezel definitely makes the device [...]
Continue reading...4. August 2009 | by Jonas
Ask if anyone whats Linux on their new netbook, and the majority prefer Windows. Even with ol’ reliable XP, there is a certain level of familiarity and compatibility built in. However, in this era of netbooks selling only for price, dumping Windows could cheapen things up a little further and resonate with consumers. When users care [...]
Continue reading...Google came out with their Chrome browser, and at the time it made little sense to me. After all, most users are happy with the existing browser choices, and did the market need another competing choice? While a few dabbled with Chrome, it stayed in single digit marketshare. However, it now appears that Google has a [...]
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22. August 2010 | by Jonas
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