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Google to Enter Netbook Market?

March 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Via OSnews:
Search titan Google, not to be outdone by the countless other tech companies deciding that netbooks are the best next move for them, may be entering the market with their own subsidized netbook running, what else but Google’s own OS, Android.  The netbook will no doubt be running the OS traditionally reserved for phones [...]

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Asus To Release Fold/Unfold Design in 2009

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via TrustedReviews:
Asus announced it’s fold/unfold design concept at the beginning of this year (video of design concept), and it seemed like a pipe dream.  Yet, on top of their several other machine announcements at CeBit this year, they’ve just announced that their oragami-esque concept netbooks will become a reality later on this year.  The machine [...]

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Apple to Succumb to Netbook Pressure?

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Engadget:
Everyone paying attention to the netbook market knew this was inevitable: rumors abound about the possibility of a touchscreen Apple netbook in Q3.  Two Taiwanese-based magazines, Commercial Times and DigiTimes, have sent the tech blogosphere into a tizzy by reporting that Qunta has been commissioned by Apple to construct a line of touchscreen netbooks.
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Netbook Bags Guide: You Can Take It With You

March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Ok, so you’ve managed to whittle down the massive field of netbooks currently available to a single choice, decided on an operating system, and splurged that extra money you’ve been saving on a brand new netbook in all it’s tiny glory.  The day comes when your shipment arrives from whatever foreign country in was manufactured [...]

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Samsung’s UMPC Ruined by Thriftier Netbooks/Tablets

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via RegHardware:
Not quite a netbook tablet, Samsung’s UMPC is going to be a miss with the innovation hungry consumer crowd for one reason, price.
The sleekly designed UMPC tablet features everything you’d find in a tablet and everything you wouldn’t (keyboard of any kind).  It’s got some respectable specs, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 60GB HDD storage, a [...]

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From Now on We’re Calling This the Eee Anti-Tablet PC

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Wired:
We mentioned the Eee PCT T91, Asus’ first tablet netbook coming out in the near future that won second place at the CeBit Preview Awards, now here’s the contraption that won first place.
The Eee PC Keyboard is the anti-tablet, all keyboard - no screen.
Well, that’s not entirely true, this new-fangled contraption boasts all the [...]

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Asus Counter To Always Innovating That No One Talked About

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via ITPortal:
The Eee PCT T91 won second place at the CeBit-Preview Awards and no one has said anything about it.  The remarkable machine is Asus first tablet PC release in the Eee line and comes on the heels of Always Innovating’s Touch Book that we talked about here.
The T91 is sporting an 8.9′ touchscreen, [...]

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LG to Enter Netbook Market with X110 and X120

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Forbes.com:
We covered Samsung last week, now a new company is entering the fray.  Next up on the massive list of tech manufacturers entering the netbook market in the US is LG, who just announced their X110 and X120 netbooks.
The X120 will be onsale in Europe sometime this month, and the X110 will retail for [...]

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Need Worker’s Comp? Tell Your Boss You Have “Netbook Fatigue”

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via jkOnTheRun:
Those of us looking for the easy way out of of your nine-to-five cubicle job now have a new office based ailment to list on their Worker’s Compensation form.  “Netbook Fatigue” is all the rage amongst those folks who aren’t used to typing up a TPS Reports on a their new netbook.
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MSI’s New Operating System is Called Winki

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via Wired.com:
MSI’s new OS sounds like a game for the Nintendo Wii, but operates like OS X.
The new OS, based off of the Linux kernel is being developed for MSI’s newest line of Wind netbooks, which reportedly will be closer to an iPhone-esque smart phone than a larger notebook. It will focus on VoIP, [...]

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