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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

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

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Report: Acer back-tracking on Android in August

In response to reports that it had delayed its Android netbook, Acer told News.com that it wasn't discussing the timing of a dual-boot netbook. That sounds very different from what the company said last month, when it announced plans to release an Android-based Aspire One this quarter and predicted that...

Tags: Acer Inc., Netbook, Android, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Channel ambition is not a conspiracy

Channel ambition is not a conspiracyI'm still trying to understand.......how people had their hopes dashed about Android at Computex. If you read any of the Android sites most were quite excited about what was being shown. I'm still not sure I understand your coverage of the event as opposed to...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Linux, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

News to know: Apple WWDC, iPhone, Macs; Palm Pre; Google Apps; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Apple coverage: Ed Burnette: WWDC 2009 live Jason D. O'Grady: WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Cloud Computing, Pricing, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 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 attendance falls, but Android 'coming out party' succeeds

The weeklong Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show wrapped up Saturday with lower attendance from last year, despite mobile manufacturers using the show as a splashy introduction to a wealth of Google Android-based products. An estimated 100,000 people visited Computex Taipei 2009 from around the world, down a...

Tags: Computex, Google Android, Chinese Company, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-08

News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux

Blog posts 2009-06-08

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

News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile

AMD has many challenges, but lately its ATI graphics business has been on a roll. Now the company is trying to capitalize on the momentum. At Computex, AMD demonstrated the first GPU to support DirectX 11, Microsoft's next-generation graphics API (AMD's DX11 press release). Microsoft first demonstrated...

Tags: Computex, Mobile, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, GPU, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term

Just when you were getting used to the term "netbook," Microsoft comes in and changes it all up. And, if you liked the one-word term, and thought it was as cute as the little laptop it describes, then you'll love the new term that Microsoft has...

Tags: Notebook, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month

A Microsoft spokesperson just confirmed for me the news I first read a few minutes ago in a story by Ina Fried of CNET News. The official date on which Windows 7 will be available for general purchase is October 22, 2009. The RTM code will be delivered...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Asus Eee PC spotted running Android, Qualcomm CPU

Looks like several reporters at Computex Taipei 2009 have noticed an Asus Eee PC netbook that had the Google Android operating system installed and a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU under the hood. Qualcomm was behind the system, designed to demonstrate its low-power Snapdragon platform, which can support 720p...

Tags: ASUS, PC, Qualcomm Inc., CPU, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Corporate Communications, Processors, Hardware, Marketing, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-01

News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager: Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft sees sense,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Report: Intel cancels IDF Taiwan 2009

Intel has decided to cancel the Intel Developer Forum, or IDF, Taiwan 2009 as part of its ongoing cost reduction efforts amid the global slowdown, reports DigiTimes. The event was originally scheduled for November. The move comes as a surprise to many Taiwan PC and motherboard makers, since Intel...

Tags: Intel Corp., Government, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-09

AMD's Extreme Makeover: What the new roadmaps reveal

Lost in all of the inaccurate commotion yesterday about AMD entering the netbook market were much broader changes in the company's product plans as it struggles to regain profitability and keep up with a deep-pocketed Intel. In the past year, AMD has announced plans to spin-off manufacturing, abandoned efforts to...

Tags: Platform, Plan, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, DDR3, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...

Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-11