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Friday, Oct 30
Acer Posts Record Q3 Revenue, Forecasts Big Netbook Growth
Acer reported its best quarterly revenue ever on Friday, and forecast even better times ahead.
Thursday, Oct 29
Canonical Matures Linux-based Netbook OS
Canonical on Thursday updated its Linux distribution for netbooks, simplifying the interface and adding new programs that the company says will make it easier for users to access and use Web content.
Thursday, Oct 1
Netbook Gets Speed Boost From Dual Atom Chips
A Colombian computer maker has designed a netbook that aims to provide the performance of a standard laptop at a lower price.
Thursday, Sep 24
Intel to Ship New Pineview Netbook Chips in Q4
Intel will ship a new line of Atom processors for netbooks and nettops during the fourth quarter of this year, a company official said late on Wednesday.
MSI Netbook Gets 15-Hour Battery Life
Earlier this week hardware manufacturer MSI announced additional details regarding its now-available Wind U110 Eco netbook, including an improved nine-cell battery.
Wednesday, Sep 2
Netbook Fail: Nokia Booklet Sports a Big-Laptop Price
Nokia has announced pricing for its upcoming Booklet 3G netbook. At a hefty list price of $820, the Booklet 3G is sure to cause sticker shock among netbook shoppers. Apparently Nokia did not get the memo that the point of a netbook is to provide a smaller AND lower-cost alternative to the lapt...
Nokia's New Netbook and Handsets Offer Useful Innovations
Nokia's new Booklet 3G is an innovative netbook that highlights why Intel and Microsoft should stop hobbling netbook innovation. It also points the way for cellular carriers to become more involved in selling wireless data services.
Tuesday, Aug 25
Nokia Booklet 3G Refines the Netbook Design
While the original intention of the netbook form factor may have been to have a small, cheap computer for Web surfing, the Nokia Booklet 3G appears to be geared more for the worker on the go than the cash strapped student. It also is poised to create a new class of mobile worker who eschews smar...
Wednesday, Aug 19
Hands On with Asus' Disney Netbook
The new Disney Netpal, also known as the Asus EeePC MK90, offers kid-friendly themes and plenty of parental controls.
Tuesday, Aug 11
Dell Partners with Nickelodeon on Kid-Friendly Netbook
Dell on Tuesday introduced a netbook computer that mixes fun with education. Dell partnered with Nickelodeon to roll out the Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition netbook with personalization.
Wednesday, Jul 29
Acer on Track for Android Netbook Launch in Third Quarter
Acer remains on track to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google's Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a company representative said Wednesday.
Tuesday, Jul 21
Apple COO says laptop strategy is on track, even without netbook
Apple’s chief operating officer Tim Cook stood by his previous assertion that Apple’s not in the market to make a netbook when pressed repeatedly by analysts during Tuesday’s conference call to discuss Apple’s third-quarter results. At the same time, he noted that Apple’s recent lapto...
Wednesday, Jul 15
ASUS Netbook Doubles as a Touch-Sensitive Tablet
Amazon has begun shipping the ASUS Eee T91 -- the world's first netbook to double as a Web tablet with a touch-sensitive screen. The hybrid device is priced at $499.
Tuesday, Jul 7
Sony belatedly to join `netbook' market in August
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will launch a tiny new laptop starting in August, the company's belated entry into the growing but cutthroat "netbook" PC market.
Wednesday, Jun 24
Netbook Targets Mobile Business Professionals
Hewlett-Packard is previewing a new netbook designed with mobile professionals in mind. HP, which claimed the number-one spot in U.S. PC sales during the first quarter due to solid demand for its consumer notebook products, is taking its netbook strategy one step further by specifically...
Wednesday, Jun 17
Disney-Branded Netbook Designed for Kids
On Wednesday, Asus and Disney launched the co-branded Netpal netbook, also known as the Asus MK90 and MK90H, designed for kids aged 6-12. Inside: a slideshow of what kids will find.
Tuesday, May 19
New Acer Netbook Challenges Laptops on User Happiness and Price
Netbook leader Acer on Monday introduced a low-cost netbook that comes close in many aspects to matching the performance and user experience of much more expensive laptop computers. With its 11.6-inch screen, compared to the usual 10-inch or smaller netbook display, the Aspire One A075...
