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xpPhone Smartbook Is Real, Set for Global Release

Kit Eaton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:14:26 -0400

Back in June we reported on what could be considered as the first real smartbook device--a hybrid smartphone/netbook machine that could be the next big thing in mobile computing. Now it looks like the xpPhone's ready for the world.

Sony Reverses Course, Releases Vaio Netbook

Kit Eaton — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:29:50 -0400

Sony said it wouldn't enter the true netbook market as it was just "a race to the bottom" in terms of PC specs. Well, someone in the company's decided it's also a market worth lots of money, as there's now a Vaio netbook.

Netbook Boom Causes Microsoft's Revenues to Stutter

Kit Eaton — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:36:03 -0400

Microsoft posted a quarterly drop in sales and profits yesterday, which is interesting news all by itself, considering the mammoth scale of Microsoft's PC dominance. But hidden in the data is the suggestion that one of the causes of the financial stutter is the rocket-powered growth of the netbook market.

Internet Explorer 8: Microsoft's Biggest Loser

Chris Dannen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:43:12 -0400

At a security conference yesterday in Vancouver, a hacker exploited a security hole in Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 8 in under two hours, taking control of a Sony laptop running an internal build of Windows 7. IE8 was launched earlier in the day amidst claims of superior security from Microsoft.

Windows 7 for Netbooks, Limited to Running Only Three Apps at a Time

Kit Eaton — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:17:53 -0500

There're a lot of positive vibes on the Intertubes about Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 OS.

CTL Launches Intel Classmate 2Go Tablet PC

Kit Eaton — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:46:53 -0500

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 Classmate 2, but it's taken until now for a machine to surface. It's produced by CTL and it's essentially a pretty snazzy convertible tablet format netbook with a built-in carrying handle.

2009: Year Of The Linux Revolution

Chris Dannen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:50:36 -0500

As our software becomes more Web-centric and our devices cheaper, Linux is becoming the operating system on everyone’s lips for 2009. Sorry, Microsoft [MSFT]. If this week’s news is any indication, you’ve been served.