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Intel-Nokia deal boosts open source

Intel-Nokia deal boosts open sourceLinux is a little bit of a double edged sword for MS. With Linux, it works very well with Arm too, leveling the playing filed for other processors. So, if they make Linux work very well on netbooks, and help get people used to Linux, they...

Tags: Smart phones, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, Cellular phones, open source, cell phone market, ARM, Intel Corp., Nokia Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones

A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphonesWho benefits from this partnership most?It looks like Intel will benefit most by this 'partnership' with access to Nokia Modem technology.Intel is faced with the challenge of designing a chipset that provides better technology than ARM. That is...

Tags: Smart phones, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Business structures, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., smart phone, ARM, Intel Corp., partnership

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooksMy GuessApplications trump look and feel.Please explain....I'm confused as to how netbooks with Linux have gone no where. It seems like normal American consumer amnesia to me. Well lets retrace exactly how we got to the point of Windows 7 being released this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, ARM, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...

Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Metronome for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Drag the arm horizontally to start the arm. Tap to stop. Drag the arm vertically to change the tempo. Tap the "i" button to access application preferences. Do not put your iPhone to sleep by pressing the sleep/wake button. If the iPhone is locked or goes to sleep, the Metronome...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Arm, Mobile, MarketWall, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-15

A tiny, ARM-based nettop (Slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and more from Computex 2009)

A tiny, ARM-based nettop (Slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and more from Computex 2009)Personal Media & Communicating DeviceWhy not make a "Netbook" with a Bluetooth connected cellphone in it. Leave the Netbook in ur backpack and connect with a Bluetooth headset and controller.

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, ARM, netbook, nettop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and more from Computex 2009

The biggest story at Computex 2009 this week was netbooks, and in particular netbooks that use alternatives to Intel's Atom and Windows. This Lenovo IdeaPad S10, for example, is running a version of Linux with Intel's new Moblin V2 operating system. by John

Tags: ARM, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Hardware, computex, netbooks, Intel, ULV, Android, Moblin, John

Image galleries 2009-06-08

Computex 2009 slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and more

Computex 2009 slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and moreDownloaded the moblin betaLove the interface... it would even make a good desktop. It's polished and is more stylish than gnome or kde.Only thing is: where's the shutdown button?

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Computex 2009, Android Netbook, ULV, Moblin, ARM, netbook, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Computex 2009 slideshow: ARM smartbooks, Android netbooks, ULV laptops, Moblin and more

Despite all of the hype about ARM-based smartbook and Android netbooks, you had to look pretty hard to find them at Computex 2009 in Taiwan this week. Ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's new ULV processors, however, were all over the show floor. More suprising, there were...

Tags: ARM, Slideshow, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks for nowTechnically speaking - there IS a Windows for ARMWindows Embedded Compact aka WinCE is a subset of the full Windows API with all the old legacy API removed and Unicode-only calls.It's definitely not the full Windows API, but a lot of stuff...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows CE, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows 7, ARM, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)

Microsoft is not going to make Windows 7 available for ARM-based netbooks and PCs, company officials said at this week's Computex trade show. But Microsoft still isn't saying it never will deliver a port of Windows to ARM. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: ARM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Intel finally announces ULV, drops the "C"

Intel finally announces ULV, drops the "C"New ProcessorsA 3.06GHz T9900...wow...they're running out of numbers

Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, ULV, C, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Will ARM netbooks be competitive?

Rumors of netbooks using smartphone components rather than Intel chips and Microsoft Windows are nothing new. But we're finally getting a good idea of just what a PC based on an ARM processor and Linux will look like. Because the tiny ARM chips are designed for smartphones,...

Tags: ARM, Netbook, Alpha 680, Skytone, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Samsung asks if i7500 is the Android you have been looking for

Samsung asks if i7500 is the Android you have been looking forAll I want for Christmas is an Android Arm based netbook, with 12 hour battery life!!I will eventually get an Android phone too.I want the camera5 GByte camera :)probably meant 5 mega pixelMostly good, but still one lingering...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Flash memory, Operating systems, netbook, ARM, keyboard, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

IBM's chip gang touts 28-nanometer advancement

IBM's chip gang touts 28-nanometer advancementARM vs AtomThis is going to help the ARM netbook chips in their battle against Intel's Atom. ARM is part of this coalition, and recently has been showing a 28 nm Cortex A9 multi-core chip.

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, ARM, chip, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook project

WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook projectIt usually takes Apple about 5 years to copy the restMP3 player? Check.Smartphone? Check.Time Machine? Check.Netbook? Right on target.Cupertino's photocopiers are working full time!! :)I INVENTED PSEUDOTRANSPERANCYRobert Mehlschau;I am NOT interested in the arguments above, Macs are OBVIOUSLY BETTER AND HIGHER QUALITY THEN WINDOWS,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Now Let, ARM Processors, netbook, Apple Inc., Apple Netbook, ARM, job, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

A single Windows platform for phones and PCs: Can it be done?

Some see Android as the biggest looming competitor to Microsoft's Windows Mobile. In fact, Android is more than that: It is a potential threat to both the Windows Mobile and Windows client platforms. So does it stand to reason that Microsoft is planning a single line of...

Tags: Windows Platform, Phone, ARM, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PC, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Corp., Android, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Is end of the golden age of Netbooks already near?

Is end of the golden age of Netbooks already near?Much ado about nothingSimply early market growing pains - no big deal. Other CPU vendors will enter the market, the ideal form factors will flush out and the universe will go on. The consumers' willingness to pay will determine whether the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

VIA introduces HD performance for netbooks

VIA introduces HD performance for netbooksLooks like lots of great options will be coming! Looking forward to $200 netbooks!!Maybe Sony / Intel can take a hintWe are all tired of the Atom / GMA500 crap.Performance is crap. Value for dollar is crap.When did "netbook" start to mean underpowered and overpriced?With...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, HD performance, performance

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?

Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?It's called Windows Mobile/WindowsCEIt's a lightweight subset of Windows and it runs on ARM processors. What they need to do is expand it because it's limited to 64MB max image size with apps.Doubtfull.If they port Windows to ARM it will not be...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Processors, laptop computer, Most Windows app, ARM, One Laptop Per Child project, netbook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-12