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ALIENWARE   |  1 comment

Alienware's M17X Is the Antithesis of a Netbook

Alienware has been hinting at the release of its new gaming laptop with a cryptic "All Powerful" campaign. But it looks like someone at the company didn't speak to marketing, and released info on the M17X anyway. It's a ...READ»

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Lenovo's S12 Netbook Gets Big-Screen, Big Graphics Power from Nvidia

Lenovo's pulled the wraps off its S12, which is far more than a ho-hum addition to its long list of netbook PCs. It's got a 12-inch screen, and is the first netbook to use Nvidia's powerful Ion platform. The S12 is further ...READ»

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Are BlackBerrys Better Than Netbooks? RIM's CEO Thinks So

Research In Motion is going to stick with developing devices like the Blackberry, because smartphones are superior to netbooks. This assertion is not surprising given its source: Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, which makes the ...READ»

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NETBOOKS   |  8 comments

Is The Netbook Phenomenon Over? In a Way, Yes

New research by IDC points to falling sales of the chip that drives the majority of netbook PCs--Intel's Atom CPU. One suggestion is that the first quarter 33% drop is a sign that the netbook's rise to fame is on a down trend. In ...READ»

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The Netbook Just Grew Up: Sharp's Mebius Has an LCD Trackpad

Looks like the netbook is no longer the immature, dim-witted cousin of the grown-up laptop: Sharp's new Mebius netbook is so shiny and clever it outclasses many "superior" machines. It's got a multi-touch LCD where its ...READ»

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Why India's $10 Laptop is a Load of Hype

The tech world has been abuzz about reports that India is developing it's own ultra low-cost PC, peaking with its supposed "unveiling" yesterday. But the Sakshat laptop turned out to be nothing at all like the official hype had ...READ»

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CELLPHONES   |  Comment

Microsoft's Desktop Smartphone Isn't a Stupid Idea, If You Really Think About It

On first sight, Microsoft's recent patent application makes little sense: A super-smart smartphone mated into a desktop cradle that hooks it up to peripherals like a common all-garden PC. But that's only until you really think about ...READ»

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Emtec's Innovatively Odd Gdium Netbook has Portable Main Drive

Emtec is jumping on the crowded netbook bandwagon with its Gdium Liberty 1000. It's a pretty standard machine with one oddly innovative exception: It has a main solid-state drive that's designed to be easily undockable. This ...READ»

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Ultraportable Olidata Conte is Latest Contender to MacBook Air's Throne

Olidata's Conte has just been shown for the first time, and it looks like a serious competitor to the MacBook Air class of ultra-portables. Check it out: Skinny aluminum case, 13-inch screen, back-lit keyboard with chicklet-style ...READ»

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CTL Launches Intel Classmate 2Go Tablet PC

Intel's first Classmate PC followed in the footsteps of Nick Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child XO PC by being a similarly cheap, robust portable PC intended for educational use. Last year Intel upgraded the specification to the ...READ»

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