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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

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

Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobileAMD who? Oh yeah, the ECs poster childI wouldn't use their products again if they paid me.Everyone is sooo excited, look at all the posts.BuwahahahahahaRE: Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobileDX11 is a big thing. It...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DX11 GPU, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., Computex, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progress

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progressMoblin/Android IntegrationOne of the most exciting possibilities for Moblin, is its ability to run Android apps. This combination would allow vendors to offer a range of products, from power/size constrained Android-only devices, all the way to full Moblin/Android desktops. Cool!AddendumTaiwan and Computex seek way...

Tags: Computex, Jim Zemlin

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progress

The argument I just made is real and people in Taiwan understand it and are looking for an alternative to Windows. They live in a world of very tight margins, of hyper competition, they struggle every day to differentiate. That comes from software, and Windows does not provide that diferentiation....

Tags: Computex, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Software, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-06-03

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

Asus will launch budget O!Play media streamer at Computex

Asus revolutionized the laptop industry with the launch of its Eee PC netbooks roughly a year ago, and now it's hoping to strike gold twice with a new low-priced media streamer that will be introduced at the massive Computex show this week. According to Hardware.info, Asus will debut the unfortunately...

Tags: ASUS, Computex, Video, O!Play, Media Streamer, Corporate Communications, Ethernet, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Marketing, Networking, Hardware, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Netbook roundup from Computex

Netbook roundup from ComputexI think I am in for the Acer, useful link inside.http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49297248-1,00.htmPrice/performance/looks seem to be be pointing me towards the Acer. That MSI Wind though... :DTripleII

Tags: Netbook

Discussion threads 2008-06-07

Gallery: Computex focuses on smaller, cheaper laptops

At Computex, manufacturers preparing the public for the first UMPCs based on new chips from Intel, Nvidia, and Via. by Andy Smith

Tags: Computex, Laptop Computer, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Manufacturing, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Andy Smith, UMPC, Nvidia, Intel, Via, notebooks, graphics

Image galleries 2008-06-04

Photos: Netbooks, Atoms show off at Computex

At the Computex 2008, the spotlight is on tiny, new notebooks and the tiny, powerful chips that run them. by CNET News.com

Tags: Computex, Photograph, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-06-03

The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?

The message out of Computex this week is loud and clear: The Netbooks are coming. Intel is touting its Atom processor. Acer is on the board with its Aspire one. Microsoft is adapting Windows to the Netbook market. Nvidia says Netbooks will be graphics intensive. The big question: Are buyers...

Tags: Computex, Device, Acer Inc., Smartphone, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Computing Device, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Waiting for the right netbooks

As the flood of Atom- (and now Via- and Nvidia-) powered netbooks hit the market coverage of Computex this year shows that this is most definitely the next big thing, I'm no longer asking whether I want to equip teachers and classes with these little devices, but which netbook is...

Tags: Computex, Intel Atom, mini-Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Keyboards, Linux, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Photos: The look of tech at Computex

Motherboards are a way of life for the growing crowds at the Taiwan trade show. Plus: a new take on the megahertz wars.

Tags: Computex, Taiwan, trade show, motherboard, photograph

Image galleries 2007-06-07

Photos: Capturing Computex

Organizers of Computex Taipei 2006 expect that more than 130,000 people will stroll by its nearly 1,300 exhibits over five days.

Tags: photograph, exhibit, Computex

Image galleries 2006-06-09

Photos: Capturing Computex

Organizers of Computex Taipei 2006 expect that more than 130,000 people will stroll by its nearly 1,300 exhibits over five days.

Tags: photograph, exhibit, Computex

Image galleries 2006-06-09

Photos: Capturing Computex

Organizers of Computex Taipei 2006 expect that more than 130,000 people will stroll by its nearly 1,300 exhibits over five days.

Tags: photograph, exhibit, Computex

Image galleries 2006-06-09

Images: Gadgets galore at Computex

Computex, the world's second-largest computer show, expects to open its doors to 140,000 visitors in Taipei, Taiwan.

Tags: Computex, Taipei, Taiwan, computer

Image galleries 2005-06-01

Images: Intel shows off Mac Mini-like PC

At the Computex show in Taiwan, Intel and AOpen are showing off a Mac Mini-like concept computer called Pandora.

Tags: Desktops, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Computex, Apple Macintosh, Intel Corp., Taiwan, PC, computer

Image galleries 2005-06-01

Additional Resources

Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7

Nvidia's Ion platform may be off to a slow start, but that could change once Windows 7 arrives in late October. To date Ion has been used only in nettops--including two new ones from Asus and Lenovo--but the first netbooks should finally arrive around the time Microsoft releases its new...

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Ion, Eee Top ET2002T, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-08-21

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