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Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks

There are two ways to address the limitations of netbooks: 1.) offer less-costly notebooks, or 2.) give netbooks a little more muscle. Both are now happening. The ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's ULV processors or AMD's Athlon Neo are an obvious alternative to netbooks, and they've already...

Tags: Netbook, Vostro 1220, 6-cell Battery, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-03

ARRA, affordability driving interest in Latitude 2100

Not long ago, I wrote a post concerning what I saw as a high price and somewhat limited value for Dell's new educational netbook, the Latitude 2100. It seems, however, that a lot of school districts disagreed. According to a brief on Yahoo News, "more than 500 U.S....

Tags: School District, Dell Latitude, Netbook, Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-29

News to know: Yahoo, Windows 7, Palm, AMD, Blackberry Tour, Netbook

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: Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Toshiba Mini NB205 (frost white)

Toshiba is more than a little late to the Netbook party, and its inaugural effort (at least aimed at U.S. consumers) is the slick-looking Toshiba Mini NB205 -- but an awkward six-cell battery and some of the worst audio we've heard on a Netbook may not justify the now-premium $399...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Mini NB205, netbook, keyboard, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-25

New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard

New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard?????Why is there no mention of connectivity components? Does it come with hdmi to support the hd screen? Esata? RJ45? Bluray drive? Apart from this glaringly obvious ommission in the review well done. I want one but as usual by the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, New HP, aluminum chassis, netbook, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

AMD: Creating the building blocks for cloud computing

I met with Margaret Lewis, she is director of commercial solutions and software at Advanced Micro Devices. She spends a lot of time talking with data center managers about their needs and the transition to cloud computing. Here are some notes from our conversation: ...

Tags: Software, Processor, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Netbook, Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook market, netbook, laptop computer, Confusion Reigns, notebook, battery

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches

Market researcher NPD says that consumers are confused about the difference between a netbook and a notebook. It's no wonder. In the world according to Wintel, the distinction would be fairly clear: Netbooks have 10-inch or smaller displays, use Atom processors and 1GB of memory, and run...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Gateway LT3100, Dell Mini 12, Notebook Price, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-25

New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard

HP on Wednesday unveiled what the company is calling its "top-of-the-line" Mini PC, a netbook intended for mobile use by business professionals. Just by the looks of it, the company appears to have succeeded: the HP Mini 5101 features an anodized aluminum display...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Engineering, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-24

News to know: Intel-Nokia; Netbooks; Security Essentials; Oracle; Win7

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. Dana Blankenhorn: Intel-Nokia deal boosts open source Jason Hiner: A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Panda Antivirus for Netbooks 9.0 (Windows)

Panda Antivirus for Netbooks is price sensitive, easy to install, extremely light on resource consumption and has been tested on the most common Netbook configurations. Detection has been increased thanks to the improved Collective Intelligence and new Panda technologies. Surf, browse, email or chat with your Netbook, mini laptop and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Panda Security, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-24

So what's it worth to you?

I spent a lot of time talking with people at last week's Intel Classmate PC Ecosystem Summit about "value propositions". I know that's marketing jargon, but as I sink deeper into the Twitterverse, I'm beginning to embrace a bit of marketing voodoo. What does that phrase really mean, though,...

Tags: Software, Netbook, Intel Corp., Classmate, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-23

'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbook

'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbookI thought UbuntuHad packaged installers? Or has skype not been approved by the Ubuntu Community?Try opening CheeseCheese is the native UNR webcam application used for quick pictures and videos. If that program works then the drivers are okay and it's a Skype problem. If...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Loverock, Built-in Camera, Ubuntu, Acid-test, netbook, Skype Technologies S.A., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbook

A friend asked me to configure her netbook to my WiFi system so I decided it was time to replace the outdated operating system with a new Ubuntu Netbook Remix. At the end of last week I got the opportunity to start an "Acid Test" of the latest Ubuntu...

Tags: Ubuntu, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, UNR, Linux, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Marketing, netbook, operating system, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, J.A. Watson ZDNet UK

News items 2009-06-23

Report: consumer confusion over netbooks and notebooks

Report: consumer confusion over netbooks and notebooksNo wonder...Microsoft refused to work with netbooks. I said it before this all happened - People will buy a netbook thinking it's just a low end notebook and expect it to do everything they want.If Microsoft did follow the crowds, I'm betting the OS...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, notebook, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Report: consumer confusion over netbooks and notebooks

A report issued by the NPD Group this morning found that there's some confusion over the differences between a netbook and a notebook - and that's leading to some consumer dissatisfaction. The research firm found that 60 percent of consumers who purchased a netbook thought it...

Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Netbooks vs. Notebooks - Consumers are confused

Netbooks vs. Notebooks - Consumers are confusedI coulda told you that with no survey needed.I understand the portability aspect of the netbook but the performance hit is terrible. If they are used for simple interNET tasks like the name suggests they are fine. I cannot tell you how...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Netbooks vs. Notebooks - Consumers are confused

An online survey of 600 people carried out by NPD Group seems to suggest that consumers don't understand the difference between netbooks and notebooks. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Avira AntiVir Premium 9.0.0.441 (Windows)

Avira AntiVir Premium enhances the comprehensive protection of the Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus with important security and configuration functions and protects you against viruses, worms, Trojans, ad/spyware, dialers, bots and dangerous downloads. Version 9 introduces a quick-removal button for eliminating viruses with a single click, enhanced anti-spyware and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Virus, Avira, Avira AntiVir Premium, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-19

Disney, Asus launch 'Netpal' netbook for kids

Disney and Eee PC maker Asus announced Wednesday their collaboration for the Disney Netpal, a netbook computer for children aged 6 to 12. Developed with parents and kids in mind, the Disney Netpal has a reinforced mechanical design and, naturally, a Disney user...

Tags: ASUS, Disney Corp., Netbook, Disney Netpal, Engineering, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-17