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Hands-on with the Nokia Booklet 3G

Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop. We've just gotten our hands on the final version of the system, and here are some of our initial impressions. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nokia Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-06

Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing

Researchers believe some work can be managed with lower expense and lower power consumption using a cluster of servers built with lower-end processors and flash memory than with a general-purpose server. Mainstream servers are growing increasingly brawny with multicore processors and tremendous memory capacity, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon...

Tags: Researcher, Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Wimpy nodes, Google, Intel, NetApp, netbooks, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-10-19

Nokia jumps into Netbook game with Booklet 3G

This Windows 7 Netbook is set to arrive on October 22 for $299 with a two-year AT&T wireless contract.

Tags: Game, Nokia Corp., Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, News, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs

Videos 2009-10-13

Gallery: HP's Mini 311 with Nvidia Ion graphics

With Nivida's Ion GPU, coming to several Netbooks, but seen first in the HP Mini 311, we're one step closer to a low-power, low-cost system that really can be a laptop replacement for many. by CNET News.com

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., NVidia Corp., Graphics, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-12

Microsoft's new version of Silverlight on Moblin

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Microsoft General Manager Ian Ellison-Taylor and Intel General Manager Renee James show attendees Silverlight 3 running on an Atom-based Moblin device. The new software will run on mobile Linux Netbooks, phone as early as 2010.

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, General Manager, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Mobile Applications, Hardware, Moblin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs

Videos 2009-09-23

Samsung Go netbook is balanced but big-ticket

Samsung's Go is a well-rounded contender in the netbook category. While it's got unique styling and satisfying fit and finish, the price tag is a bit hard to swallow. Here's a look at what $479 gets you. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Hardware, product photos, Samsung, Go, netbook, laptop, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-09-13

Nokia Booklet 3G

Nokia gets into the Windows Netbook game with their first laptop, the Booklet 3G. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nokia Corp., 3G, Microsoft Windows, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-08-24

Photos: Pre architecture powers concept Netbook

The unnamed demo unit uses a Freescale iMX515 CPU--a product that in turn uses the same ARM Coretex-A8 chip used in the Palm Pre. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Netbook, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-27

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2

Lenovo's popular IdeaPad S10 Netbook has been slimmed down and its price reduced, making it a better Netbook--as long as you can live without ExpressCard. by CNET News.com

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Flash Memory, Hardware, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-24

Alienware M17x

After a steady stream of Netbooks and entry level laptops, it's nice to slip behind the seat of a deluxe mobile powerhouse for a change. Alienware's new M17x laptop jams pretty much any high-end component you can think of into a imposing matte black chassis, including an Intel Core 2...

Tags: Alienware, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-16

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5955

For only $350, the 15.4-inch Satellite L305-S5955 is certainly cheap. But it won't get you much more power than a Netbook. by CNET News.com

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-08

Sony Vaio W series 10.1-in. netbook arrives for $499

Sony finally dives head-first into the netbook market with its W series netbook, a 10.1-inch system that offers a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB memory and more for $499. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Hardware, product photos, Sony, netbook, W series, Vaio, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-07-07

What technology looks like: The year's 10 most popular galleries

We've published hundreds of galleries so far this year -- images of the products, people and events that matter most to business. The most viewed images include first peeks at Microsoft's Windows 7, the Palm Pre running Palm Web OS, and Installing Mac OS X on a Dell Mini 9...

Tags: Palm Inc., Image, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, galleries, 2009, most popular, windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, David Grober

Image galleries 2009-06-30

Acer Aspire One AOD250

Acer's budget Netbook, the Aspire One, has hit a new price point at under three hundred dollars. by CNET News.com

Tags: Acer Inc., Hardware, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-06-18

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

Photos: Freescale shows off 'smartbook' designs

The company aims to squeeze smartbook devices into the space between notebook and Netbook PCs on the larger side, and smartphones on the smaller side. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Netbook, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-06-02

Fujitsu M2010 Mini-notebook

Fujitsu's Netbook aims at the educational market with mixed results. by CNET News.com

Tags: Mini-notebook, Fujitsu Ltd., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-06-02

Toshiba NB205

Toshiba's new line of 10.1-inch Netbooks come in two flavors, both featuring sleep-and-charge ports. by CNET News.com

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Hardware, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-06-01

HP Mini 1151NR netbook by Verizon Wireless

HP Mini 1151NR netbook by Verizon Wireless by Jason O'Grady

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Verizon Wireless, Netbook, Hardware, HP Mini 1151NR netbook Verizon Wireless EVDO Hackintosh, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Jason O'Grady

Image galleries 2009-06-01

HP's Mini 110 and Mini 1101 Netbooks

At first glance, the two systems seem identical, but when we pulled out a Mini 1000 for a comparison, we saw the Mini 110 was slightly thicker and heavier. Not by much -- but in a tiny Netbook form factor, a tiny change can make a big difference, especially when...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Hardware, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-26