Netbook’s Featuring the new Cedar Trail line up have been popping up and the latest is by MSI who has updated their Wind line up. MSI first gained recognition for a great build quality on the original MSI Wind, but since has failed to innovate…
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2011: Year of the Smartphone, PCs Overtaken, Tablets Continue to Gain Ground
According to global shipment number estimates from Canalys, smartphone shipments overtook total client PC shipment numbers for the first time in 2011. The so-called “total client PCs” category includes tablets, netbooks, laptops, and desktops.
Total smartphone shipments in Q4 2011 grew 57% over the same…
11.6-inch ASUS 1225B Eee PC Flare Available for Your Netbook Needs
Clearly the netbook field is dwindling, with the computer usage model either trending towards tablets or thin and light laptops like Ultrabooks or the MacBook Air. However, personal computing is just that — personal. Everyone has different needs when it comes to the devices they…
Freescale Smart Mobile Device Pundit 2012: Vote for Us!
He’s done it again! For the third year in a row Sascha has been nomiated for Freescale’s Mobile Pundit Award! This year they’re opening up the voting process and we’re asking your to cast your vote and support us!
We’re in good company with the…
Samsung NC110-Pororo Netbook Aimed at Kids with Cartoon Branding, Games, Video Content
Samsung will be releasing a kid-oriented netbook called the NC110-Pororo in South Korea on Feb. 6.
The netbook hardware itself doesn’t seem to be very different from Samsung’s other netbooks. And actually, it seems that a regular version of the NC110 was released a while…
Acer to Merge Netbook & Ultrabook Category
Acer had an opening ceremony yesterday and commemorate the beginning of the lunar new year and chairman JT Wang they had a few new years resolutions to announce. This year Acer will no longer be defending its position in the market and warns that they…
Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail Netbook Hands On Video
Acer held a few events in Germany and showed off an upcoming Cedar Trail Netbook, the Acer Aspire D270. This 10.1-inch device has a matte display and is standard with a 49Wh six-cell battery. Under the hood we’ve got the new Intel Atom N2600 or…
Lenovo X130e Budget Friendly 11.6 With Core i3 Now Available
The Lenovo X130e was leaked last month but sadly wasn’t on display at any Lenovo booth that we visited during CES. This 11.6 inch netbook also gets detailed with a choice of an AMD E300 or E450 APU with AMD Radeon HD graphics or a…
27,000 Chromebooks Head to US Schools
We checked out the refresh of the Samsung Chromebook at CES and we questioned the move to put in an Intel Celeron processor since we’re not keen on the battery life it typically provides. The over all Chromebook category has yet to be proven but…
HP Mini 1104 Netbook Available Now for $399
Netbook sales have been dropping off like flies ever since tablets like the iPad and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 have come onto the scene. However, there are still some people who would like a full computing experience in a small, inexpensive package. Currently Ultrabooks aren’t…
ASUS Eee PC R051BX Budget Netbook Leaked [Video]
Seems that ASUS is outing more then just a business laptop with the 12.5″ ASUS B23e, a new netbook, the ASUS Eee PC R051BX. ASUS is changing around the naming struture of their netbooks, and with no official news from ASUS we aren’t sure if…
Acer Aspire A0722 Netbook with 4G HSPA+ Available from AT&T for $39.99 On Contract
AT&T has begun selling an 11.6-inch netbook from Acer, the Aspire A0722, on their website. It supports AT&T’s HSPA+, “faux-G” network.
The Aspire A0722 is powered by a dual-core, 1 GHz AMD Fusion C-50 processor, with 2 GB of RAM and a 320 GB HDD…
Gigabyte T1006 Convertible Cedar Trail Netbook Officially Announced Update: Video
Gigabyte is still holding down the convertible netbook market with a new addition to its line up with the Gigabyte T1006 netbook with a hinge that allows it to turn into a tablet. This 10.1 inch tablet looks pretty much like every other Gigabyte convertible …
Solar powered Samsung NC215S Netbook Hands On
Solar powered devices are just starting to enter the market and Samsung released the NC215s this past summer and we’ve only now gotten our hands on time with it. If you’re looking to pick it up you can grab it on Amazon.com, priced at $399.…
Toshiba NB510 Cedar Trail Netbook Hands-On Video at CES 2012 [video]
On day one of CES 2012, we were able to get an early look at the Intel booth, and spied a Toshiba NB510 Cedar Trail netbook on the show floor.
The Toshiba NB510 is powered by the N2600, 1.6 GHz processor, but can probably be…
