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Dell: Are We Finally Sick of Netbooks Yet?

Chris Dannen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:06:07 -0400

Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'"

Dual Screen Laptops: Double the Pleasure for On-the-Go Geeks

Chris Dannen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:54:00 -0400

Dual-screen notebooks are out there, and while they may not look as cool as this Asus concept, they have some serious appeal to coders, designers, and other nerd-types who need pixel real-estate to go.

Dell Launches Multi-Touch Laptops

Chris Dannen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:55:22 -0400

Dell announced today that it will be launching new versions of its studio laptops, which were made famous by their multifarious artist-designed lids. The new version will feature another trending spec: multi-touch screens, according to VentureBeat.

Is Nokia's App-Enabled Booklet Netbook Trying to Beat Apple's Tablet?

Kit Eaton — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:17:57 -0400

This is hot news on the InterWebs this morning--Nokia's apparently going to move into a totally new market: It's making a PC, a netbook number that's also integrated with the Ovi App Store. Is Nokia taking on Apple's iTablet?

Future Computers Now: Acer to Ship Notebook With 3-D Display in October

Kit Eaton — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:37:13 -0400

We already know that 3-D tech is supposed to be the next big thing for home TVs, but we've also been hearing about it coming to computers. Well, it's here. Acer actually has a 3-D display notebook in the works.

Even SanDisk Is Surprised by MacBook Pro Add-On

David Lidsky — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:42:59 -0400

Woe Am I, Without Mobile Broadband

Chris Dannen — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:49:24 -0400

As I write this, my computer's Wi-Fi antenna mopes among the pay-per-hour networks inside La Guardia Airport, wondering why it costs $8 to access the Internet for the short period before my flight. While it wanders, I fume.

Lenovo to Release 3G Netbook

Chris Dannen — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:05:42 -0400

A Lenovo netbook with a nine-inch screen is making its way through FCC approval as we speak, according to several blogs. And unless Lenovo is populating a seriously redundant product line, this one probably has a new trick up its sleeve: 3G wireless. Similar netbooks sans 3G, Lenovo's S9 and S10, were approved by the FCC last summer.

Steve Jobs Retains Control of Apple, from Afar

Chris Dannen — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:25:14 -0400

After taking his three months leave as CEO, Steve Jobs may still be running development of Apple's special projects from home, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chief among them: new iPhone models, the iPhone 3.0 operating system, and an as yet unannounced sub-notebook computing device.

Dell's Adamo Revealed: Big Luxury, Big Price, Low Greenness

Kit Eaton — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:09:00 -0400

After all the fuss, Dell's finally revealed the first machine in its Adamo line of notebook PCs. As expected, it's pretty high on the luxury scale and correspondingly high in price. And surprisingly not so high in terms of specs.

Is The MacBook's New Super-Battery Actually Cutting Edge?

Chris Dannen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:10:09 -0500

The best new feature in Apple's [AAPL] new MacBook Pro is the 8-hour, ultra-durable battery that Apple says it custom-designed. But is it really the advanced powerplant it claims to be?

How To Love A Netbook

Chris Dannen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:07:52 -0500

It's the holidays, and that means offering peace and clemency to your nemeses. Or, in my case, coming to tolerate -- even appreciate -- a netbook.

I didn't think it was possible at first; every UMPC I've used has felt cramped, slow, dim, and barely Internet-capable. I spent many a plane flight with a netbook in the overhead compartment, tapping away memos and emails on an iPhone. Then I started using Asus's 10-inch Eee PC.

Sony Teases With Revolutionary New Laptop: Is It A Vaio Netbook?

Kit Eaton — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:21:59 -0500

Dell's apparently ultra-thin laptop Adamo teaser campaign from last week is joined by an even more intriguing one from Sony. It bears little more than a swishly-photographed Vaio logo on a shiny-looking black device, and the words "On the 9th of January you will change the way you look at laptops forever."

Beauty is Better Than Brains

Chris Dannen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:56:54 -0500

It's no wonder Detroit's Big Three are failing; we hold them to a very high standard. We want cars that look good and function well, and why shouldn't we? We spend a lot of money on them, and use them constantly. But what about the other invaluable products in our lives -- our gadgets?

Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement Eclipses Toshiba's New Notebooks; Warner Reveals DivX Distribution Plans

Chris Dannen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:45:04 -0400

Apple Showcases New MacBooks

At a special notebook-themed product event today, Apple revealed significant revisions to its two lines of portable computers, the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The big news: brighter displays, faster graphics, and one-piece aluminum enclosures, with some innovative, smaller features making their debut as well.

Apple MacBook Release Official for October 14th

Chris Dannen — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:24:58 -0400

Not much to add to the already-reported rumors of new Apple [AAPL] MacBooks on their way in 5 days, but Apple has finally acknowledged the event by sending out an invitation to special media folks. The event will start at 10AM PST on the 14th of October, and will be held at Apple's Cupertino, California headquarters.

They haven't specified that this is a MacBook release event, but the invitation has a dimly-lit photo of a MacBook Pro shell on it, so this blogger has used his intrepid skills of deduction to come to the above conclusion.

Toshiba’s Refreshed “Satellite” Packs WiMAX

Chris Dannen — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:30:43 -0400

Now that Sprint [S] has announced its big WiMAX launch in Baltimore, bunches of companies are scurrying to announce products that will incorporate the wireless broadband technology.
As of this week, the XOHM network in Baltimore (and a handful of other cities nationwide; the list is growing) will have a new notebook to welcome: the WiMAX-ready Toshiba [TOSBF] Satellite notebook.

Panasonic Kicks New Toughbooks Out The Door

Chris Dannen — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:29:39 -0400

Panasonic [MC] announced a handful of new Toughbooks this week, refreshing the venerable line of go-anywhere, drop-me notebooks. The three new models come in three different form-factors: a lighweight notebook, a tablet PC and an ultra-portable PC.

Lenovo Announces Laptop with 13-Hour Battery

Chris Dannen — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:21:04 -0400

Not content to be outdone by the rash of ultra-marathon computers coming out of Dell [DELL] and HP [HPQ], Lenovo [LNVGY] announced yesterday that they'd be releasing two new ThinkPads, one of which is a 2.5 pound business notebook with a 13-hour battery.

That notebook, dubbed the X200s, will run on an a dual core Intel [INTC] Centrino 2 working with 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive (or 128GB SSD). It will also feature a 12-inch LED backlit display, ship with Vista, and should have WiMax functionality by the end of the year.

HP Releases 24-hour Notebook with Intel SSD

Chris Dannen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:09:21 -0400

Special Report: Hard Drives Not Dead Yet

Chris Dannen — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:45:07 -0400

A couple of weeks ago, I gave you the lowdown on solid state drives: what they're for, how they work, and where they're headed. In the name of equal time, I also got the scoop on the future of traditional hard drives, in case you were worried that your beloved, clackety drive of yore was going the way of the telegraph. Indeed, hard drives aren't going anywhere: in fact, they're just getting bigger and better, and more high tech by turns.

Toshiba Announces Massive Notebook Hard Drives

Chris Dannen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:35:43 -0400

Samsung Mass Produces Solid State Hard Drives

Chris Dannen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:02:27 -0400

Asus Intros Two Powerful Gaming Notebooks

Chris Dannen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:12:20 -0400

Taipei-based Asus [TPE: 2357] is expanding its consumer electronics line so quickly that it almost doesn't do justice to the impressiveness of each device's individual specs. Case in point: two large-screen portables they were quietly demonstrating at Computex, both of which look like a gamer's dream come true. Those two machines are the 15.6-inch G50V and 17-inch G71V, and while they took a back seat to Asus's Eee subnotebooks amongst all the hubbub, they're packing serious power.

Asus Reveals More Laptops; Large-Screen, Gaming-Oriented

Chris Dannen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:06:15 -0400

Taipei-based Asus [TPE: 2357] is expanding its consumer electronics line so quickly that it almost doesn't do justice to the impressiveness of each device's individual specs. Case in point: two large-screen portables they were quietly demonstrating at Computex, both of which look like a gamer's dream come true. Those two machines are the 15.6-inch G50V and
17-inch G71V, and while they took a back seat to Asus's Eee subnotebooks amongst all the hubbub, they're packing serious power.