Via NetbookNews.it:
Archos, a relatively small player in the elaborate chess game that has become the Netbook market, has hopped on the brightly colored bandwagon with it’s release of a pink version of its Archos 10 netbook. Specs are identical to the less flamboyant version of the Archos 10, which comes in standard netbook black.
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Entries from February 26th, 2009
Thinking Pink: Archos 10 “Feminine” Edition
February 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Intel joins netbook trademark dispute with Psion
February 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
An obscure London company called Psion is claiming a copyright on the term “netbook”. Several manufacturers have avoided using the term in advertisements. Earlier we wrote about Dell challenging Psion’s copyright.
Intel has joined the fight. The company asserts that the public already uses the term in a generic manner to refer to “extensions of the [...]
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Linux and an Eee PC 4g: First Impressions
February 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Before I jump into this, some background. I’m a bit of a techie, but when it comes down to it everything I’ve learned about computers is from a whole lot of trial and error and messing around with files and functions I probably shouldn’t have. The result has been several hard drive re-formats that were [...]
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Dell Mini10 with TV tuner and 720P screen but no upgradable RAM
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Dell’s new stylish Mini10 has built a lot of buzz because of a few fancy features that other netbooks don’t have: a choice of processors between the Atom Z520 or Z530, an HDMI port and plans to include 720P screens, GPS and a TV tuner in the near future.
A Dell corporate blogger recently announced [...]
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Mark Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu 9.10 Will Have Special Focus on Netbooks
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Ubuntu has made huge gains on the desktop because of the netbook market and its partnership with Dell. Mark Shuttleworth, the founder and leader of the group, recently announced the next version of Ubuntu - Karmic Koala. In it he mentioned his goals to improve the Ubuntu experience on netbooks.
This is interesting because Microsoft has [...]
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Define: “Netbook”
February 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Via MobileMag:
“LCD panel makers will be producing a series of 11.6-inch panels this year and netbook manufacturers will be snatching up a bunch of these to plunk into their latest mobile computing solutions. This 11.6-inch size is in addition to the existing 7-inch, 8-inch, 8.9-inch, 10.1-inch, and 12.1-inch models that already populate the industry.”
The netbook [...]
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Dell Attempting to Increase Sales by Reclaiming Term “Netbook” For All?
February 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
This is a netbook.
It’s not an “ultra-portable” or a “mini-laptop”.
It is a netbook. That’s it’s name.
That is, of course, unless you ask Psion, a relatively obscure computer hardware company based in London and operating out of Canada. These guys are claiming that they have a copyright claim on the term “netbook” and late last year [...]
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Microsoft Holding Back New Office Suite: OpenOffice to Blame?
February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From PCmag.com article
“From a strategy perspective, the next big innovation milestone is Office 14, our next Office release, which will not be this year, there’s a version of Sharepoint, there’s a version of Exchange, there’s a new version of Office Live.” - Steve Balmer, Microsoft Chief Executive
Balmer also mentioned (admitted) that *gasp* OpenOffice was hurting [...]
Ubuntu Runs On One Of Every Three Dell Netbooks Sold
February 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Dell has made a strong effort to support the Linux community. It recently released a $250 Ubuntu laptop.
“A third of our Mini 9 mix is Linux, which is well above the standard attach rate for other systems that offer Linux. We have done a very good job explaining to folks what Linux is,” Dell’s [...]
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Apple Netbook at $599 Price Point Would Work
February 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Steve Jobs infamously said that “”We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk.” Despite the skyrocketing sales of netbooks, investors have been supportive because of fears of cannibalization of the company’s high-priced products. There is still no Apple Netbook (although you can DIY).
Brian Marshall, a Broadpoint Amtech analyst, [...]
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