2012 is thought to be the year of the Ultrabook, but though these slim machines may prove successful they can't disguise one odd fact: The laptop is a dead design. When will it actually pass away and leave room for a future device?READ»
A Microsoft executive says Google products aren't as free as they seem, while the company's ad team revives the old saw about Windows netbooks' relative affordability to Macs.READ»
We pronounced the netbook phenomenon all but over in 2010--they're now merely another low-cost laptop class. Except that Intel doesn't think so, and wants to lavish high-tech attention on these low-end machines. Call it folly. Call it tablet envy. Just don't call it a sustainable business model. READ»
Google's holding a press event later today related to its Chrome-based operating system, but some details have leaked already--specifically images of the Chrome OS Web Store.READ»
Will laptops become irrelevant in the brave new world of tablets? Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn doesn't think so -- and corrects the record on a supposed slump in notebook PC sales. Or does he?READ»
Toshiba's Libretto W100 is one of the oddest computers in recent memory: two 7-inch touchscreens that can operate either independently or together. It's certainly unusual, but is it enticing? It's one of three oddball laptops introduced today.READ»
Google's Chrome OS is a bit of a mystery, but it shouldn't stay that way for long--Acer is believed to be launching the first Chrome OS devices in Taipei within two weeks.READ»
LG, though not normally known in North America for their PCs, has put together a damn fine-looking one: the X300 netbook, featuring a near-invincible Gorilla glass screen.
The X300 is more a netbook than a full-fledged laptop: it's ...READ»
Pixel Qi's screen tech is impressive in many ways, and neatly solves the e-ink versus LCD question at one stroke. It's curiously not available on many devices, however. Until now, that is: Pixel Qi is releasing a DIY mod kit for ...READ»
Intel announced their newest version of the education-focused budget laptop (netbook, really) called the Classmate. It's not the cheapest netbook around, but it's packing some features that definitely endear it to the education ...READ»
Acer, sensing the end of the netbook phenomenon, is to release its own tablet PC, app store, and e-reader sometime this year. Leaping aboard these crowded tech bandwagons will certainly diversify Acer's business, but might be a bad ...READ»
Intel's just reported its fourth quarter earnings for 2009, and they are impressive--with a headline $10.6 billion in revenue. It seems Intel's profited from fab investments, and the netbook boom. Oh, and suppressing the ...READ»
There are a growing number of indicators that the end of the recession is happening, and here's a surprising one: Sales of PCs around the world literally rocketed upwards from their previously doomy pace at the end of ...READ»
Intel's boss Paul Otellini has now revealed what may be Intel's biggest secret weapon in the battle for PC dominance this year: An App Store. It's called Intel AppUp Center, and it's now open as a beta test version. READ»
Expect this week's technology press to be stuffed full of info relating to and stemming from CES 2010. but what exactly can we expect from the show this year? We've summed it up for you.
Firstly, there will be some of you out there ...READ»
Technical specifications for a Google own-brand netbook have surfaced online, and it looks promising. But with a 10-inch multitouch screen and rumored netbook-scale price, is this gizmo designed as a competitor for the iSlate?It's the ...READ»
The Nokia Booklet 3G has touched down on US soil. The cell phone manufacturer's first laptop is made of sturdy stuff and is mobile broadband/SIM-card friendly. I'd buy one if the price is right. But chances are it's not.
I've got to ...READ»
We're all familiar with Intel's tiny, low-power Atom CPU--without it the netbook revolution probably wouldn't have happened. But Intel has just pulled the covers off its next-gen Atom system on a chip, and it has a new target device: ...READ»
