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Netbook plummets as tablet soars

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:56:32 +0000

Smartphones outsold PCs and tablets combined, says research company – but netbooks have had their day as sales fall by 25% year-on-year Stick a fork in it: the netbook is done, with sales falling by 25% in the past year while smartphones and tablets are invading the computing space, according to new figures from the research company Canalys. In 2011, tablets overtook netbooks in total sales …

The netbook lives!

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:15 +0000

Sales may be down, but don't write off the netbook yet. It's still a viable form factor for Windows PCs. Netbooks have a few key advantages going for them, and computer manufacturers should just stop and take a moment to consider them. The three mobile PC form factors are netbook, notebook and tablet. I own all three now, and I like each one for different reasons. As a software developer, I saw …

HP's New Mini Netbook Sports Intel's Latest Atom Chip

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:11:50 +0000

Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced its latest netbook, which offers significant application and graphics performance improvements with Intel's newest Atom…

HP Announces Mini Netbook for Students, Business Users

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:11:49 +0000

HP has announced its 10.1-inch netbook for mobile business users and students on a budget.

Why Microsoft May Want the Netbook to Die

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:05:42 +0000

Is the netbook dead, again? Microsoft thinks it might be.

Will Intel and Microsoft Use Netbook Lessons to Compete with iPad?

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:01:00 +0000

With rumors of tablets starting at $599, will Intel and Microsoft use lessons learned from their netbook experience to lower the costs and better compete with the dominant iPad?

Asus revives the Netbook at CES 2012 with the Eee PC Flare

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:04:57 +0000

Thought the Netbook was dead? Asus wants to bring it back with this new model.

Don’t call it a Netbook! Atom-powered 11-inch Lenovo IdeaPad S200 is ‘mini notebook’

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:04:00 +0000

The AMD-powered IdeaPad S206 (Credit: Lenovo) LAS VEGAS–The netbook’s not quite dead yet. The Lenovo IdeaPad S200 features a next-gen Intel Atom processor, and it should offer a significantly better experience than previous-generation 10-inch Atom netbooks. Lenovo IdeaPad S200 series (photos) 1-2 of 5 Scroll Left Scroll Right The rise of low-cost 11-inch ultraportable laptops began last year …

MSI Releasing Cedar Trail-Based Netbook, the Wind U180

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:54:21 +0000

Apparently the netbook form factor isn’t quite dead, and this one even sports an Intel Cedar Trail CPU.

HP Mini 210 Netbook, $317

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:44:45 +0000

BuyDig.com is selling the 10.1-inch HP MIni 210-3080NR netbook for only $317