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Bananas, Apples and Oranges
Talkback On a netbook a more important specification is the user interface and nobody tests that quantitatively. None of the specifications being bandied about here directly relate to how the user is going to USE the netbook.
[February 13, 2009, 10:48]
Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows
Leader By announcing Chrome OS a year in advance, Google has effectively reset the clock on Linux on the netbook and given Ubuntu and its own Android a bad case of the Osborne Effect. Although netbook Linux has fallen short of early expectations, the...
[July 8, 2009, 15:01]
What's the real battery life?
Blog This is a very nice netbook, and I could see myself using it on a long term basis. This is especially ironic as for most of us the ability of a notebook - or netbook - to work for extended periods away from mains power is a key feature relating to...
[April 7, 2009, 9:06]
Good Things on the Horizon - But Use Caution!
Blog There is also mention of a KDE netbook version, but I have not tried that yet. One bit of good news for HP 2133 netbook owners (like me).the kernel seems to get CPU frequency scaling right without requiring a manual edit of the boot command...
[August 4, 2009, 16:05]
Psion targets corporates in the PDA/PAD market
News Psion also launched a sub-notebook, based on the Intel SA-1100 StrongARM architecture, called the netBook. Formerly code-named Jeddai, the netBook is faster than the Psion Series 5mx announced the same month , weighs in at 1.15kg , has a 640x480...
[July 16, 1999, 18:42]
No Email Program in Windows 7???????
Blog Comment I have the RC Ultimate installed on my netbook in a multi-boot arrangement with the original XP and Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 which I will upgade to 9.10 next week. I use Thunderbird on all my platforms so I didn't think much about this, although I...
[October 25, 2009, 18:51]
Analysts: Web 2.0 to spur smartphone demand
News A recent report by analyst house ABI Research forecasts netbook shipments will rise to 139 million in 2013, up from almost 35 million in 2009 — an increase of nearly 400 percent. Enter the netbook with its lightweight, medium-sized form factor and...
[February 3, 2009, 16:13]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog It came with SuSE Linux Enterprice Desktop (SLED) 10, which is rather old already, but that didn't matter to me because I already knew that I was going to reload it with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. What more could you ask for from a netbook?
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
HP considering Android for netbooks, says report
News The problem is most consumers are comfortable and familiar with Windows PCs and thus prefer a Windows-based netbook to one using a generic Linux operating system. In October last year, it announced the Mini 1000 MIE, a Linux version of its Mini...
[April 1, 2009, 9:00]
ASUS Eee PC 1008HA review
Reviews The flat, wide keyboard, similar to what we saw on the recent Eee PC 1000HE, is among the better netbook keyboards we've used, and the full-size right shift key is one of those things you don't realise is very important until it goes missing.
[June 1, 2009, 16:32]
Fedora 11
Blog Now, to be fair, this is only an Atom-based system, but as it is a pretty well equipped dual CPU Atom system, I suppose this means that I wouldn't be rushing right out to put Fedora 11 on a netbook. But if you have a netbook, with either an Atom or...
[June 28, 2009, 8:18]
Intel's convertible Classmate in action
News The price is slightly higher than you would expect to pay for a general-purpose netbook, but Intel and its partners argue that the build quality justifies this, along with the availability of compatible hardware and software.
[January 16, 2009, 15:21]
PC shipment growth grinds to a halt in Q4
News Specifically, the PC maker has found success with its Acer One Netbook, where it has been incredibly aggressive on price compared to market leader HP. And while the emerging netbook category will continue to expand, it hasn't proved itself as a...
[January 15, 2009, 9:08]
A Tempest in a Nostalgic Teapot
Blog Ubuntu actually provides a good example of this, because the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is still Gnome-based, does not include GIMP, and the Ubuntu KDE Netbook distribution also does not include GIMP, but includes Gwenview rather than F-spot.
[November 23, 2009, 12:06]
Gartner: Business PC sales fall by 25pc
News Atwal said that in Western Europe, the "netbook effect", driven by low prices for subnotebooks, saved PC sales from a 15 percent year-on-year decline. Acer have done exceptionally well across Europe on the back of a lot of netbook purchases," Atwal...
[August 6, 2009, 13:01]
The Right Mouse for the Job
Blog I used a "standard" cordless mouse when I was loading UNR, and while that worked ok, the USB receiver is about the size of a typical "thumb drive", sticking out of the side of the netbook. Because the point of a netbook is to be very mobile, both...
[July 4, 2009, 7:01]
Windows 7 on a Read-only Flash Drive?
Blog But to do it for a price the netbook owners will be willing to pay, hmmm, I don't know about that. I think most likely Microsoft is going to make the netbook owners that want it on their old netbooks eat the price.
[June 30, 2009, 2:13]
Ballmer on Google, the economy and Windows 7
News One of the biggest parts of the PC business that's really taken off amid an, obviously, challenging time overall is the netbook segment. When they first came out, I'm not sure if people knew whether they were PCs or something else, and I think...
[January 9, 2009, 7:35]
PC firms boost battery life via power-efficient parts
News In an email to ZDNet Asia, a Sony spokesperson said the company welcomes the increasing number of netbook models as "we are confident that it will cultivate additional demand" for batteries. Polymer batteries have already been adopted in certain...
[September 15, 2008, 11:29]
Shuttleworth: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'
News According to Shuttleworth, the startup time for a Jaunty installation on a netbook will be 25 seconds, with Koala hopefully proving faster. The Ubuntu Netbook Remix is also being updated with technology from the Intel-led netbook Linux project...
[February 23, 2009, 12:52]
