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Freescale Prowave Android Tablet
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...Compaq Airlife 100
12. February 2010 | by Jonas
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...enTourage eDGe
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...The Chrome Cloud
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...The Chrome OS
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 [...]
Continue reading...NVidia Votes For Windows CE
19. June 2009 | by Jonas
Lately there has been much attention on Google’s Android. A versatile operating system, it could certainly do more than power a smartphone. There have been some thoughts that Android just might be perfect to run a netbook, and with Google giving it away, the price is right. However, NVidia is less than enthusiastic about Android on [...]
Continue reading...Another 7 Inch Android Netbook
7. June 2009 | by Jonas
While we all thought that all netbooks had to use the same Atom processor and Windows XP, it is nice to see that yet another netbook is breaking the mold. This time it is a demo unit from GNB. Here are the relevant specs: - OS: Google Android - Processor: 533 MHz Freescale, ARM based - Display: 7″ [...]
Continue reading...gTablet?
6. June 2009 | by Jonas
With Google’s Android such a developed OS, it always seems a shame to only use it on a mobile phone platform. What if we put it on a 7″ tablet PC style device? While the video shows lots of potential in such a device, it also does have a few bugs to be worked out. I [...]
Continue reading...More Details On the Acer Android Netbook
6. June 2009 | by Jonas
Earlier this week, we learned that Acer has plans to bring us an Android based netbook. Previous sources indicated that the product was to rely on Android as the sole OS, and to price it accordingly at a discount around $25 compared to Windows machines. Well, that was probably wishful thinking from the Linux folks in [...]
Continue reading...Acer To Bring Us Android Based Netbook
3. June 2009 | by Jonas
While Asus will not be shipping an Android based netbook, their rival Acer will. The details are still sketchy, but this is what we know so far. This netbook will be coming in Quarter 3 of this year, which will explain the sales we will see over the summer as they empty out inventory as [...]
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Microsoft Courier Surfaces Again
22. February 2010 | by Jonas
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