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Netbook sales help buoy PC industry
News Whether a new worldwide netbook market is being created, or they're cannibalising cheap laptops, isn't quite clear yet, according to Gartner PC analyst Mika Kitagawa. The two quickest to enter the netbook market, Asus and Acer, are being rewarded...
[October 15, 2008, 9:00]
Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
News Canonical, which sponsors the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, was responding to figures released last week by MSI, the maker of the Wind netbook. Canonical first demonstrated a netbook version of Ubuntu in June, and is now working with several...
[October 9, 2008, 16:48]
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 2 (Netbook Remix)
Blog Comment Your review makes me wish I had a Netbook so that I could try Ubuntu on it too. Great review. I use Ubuntu both on my Laptop & PC and am very happy with it.
[November 5, 2009, 13:59]
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 2 (Netbook Remix)
Blog In Part 1 I discussed some generalities about the new Ubuntu 9.10 distribution, and some issues related to using it on netbook computers. Now it is time to move on to the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, a special version produced by Canonical themselves, as...
[November 5, 2009, 10:17]
ASUS N10J - Netbook or Notebook?
Blog By sheer chance and very good fortune, I now own an ASUS N10J netbook. Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04: I did this one first, because I consider it to be the obvious choice. Still, though, the size and weight keep the N10J squarely in the netbook category.
[July 17, 2009, 12:10]
Netbook platforms: VIA Nano v. Intel Atom review
Reviews AMD chief Dirk Meyer predicts the netbook's demise, while Nvidia president Jen Hsun Huang has criticised the weak performance of the Atom platform and announced a graphics chipset that's designed to address the Atom's deficiencies.
[February 10, 2009, 16:22]
USB could be answer to Windows 7 netbook dilemma
News Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive to allow netbook owners to more easily upgrade their machines, a source has told ZDNet UK's sister site CNET News. Although a USB flash drive could offer the simplest way to move a...
[June 26, 2009, 15:36]
Sony shows off its Vaio W-Series netbook
News Sony has announced its first true netbook, the Vaio W-Series. The manufacturer does not call it a netbook, opting instead for "mini notebook". Sony launched another small, Atom-powered subnotebook earlier this year — the Vaio P — but that device...
[July 7, 2009, 16:16]
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
Blog Since then, Windows XP has become the dominant operating system in the broader netbook market.from http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39622902,00.htm So, if today you can purchase a netbook for 350 USD with GNU/Linux or install your...
[March 6, 2009, 16:34]
Kubuntu Netbook Release Coming
Blog Comment I know that KDE4.4 will be their netbook version so this is going to be a Kubuntu only thing? My first though? Oh crap. Im typing from a Kubuntu9.04 right now, had it on for 3-4 months (and used it on my Dell Mini 9 too) and its NOT a top 3 or even...
[August 12, 2009, 12:10]
Sony's 'not-netbook'
Blog VAIO P (below), which launches over here in February, has sparked a debate in the ZDNet UK office about what is, and what isn't, a 'netbook' (we take these things seriously round here). Anyway, back in 'small computer'-land, the ASUS Eee ushered in...
[January 8, 2009, 13:50]
Acer demos its 10-inch Aspire One netbook
Video The manufacturer shows ZDNet UK the second generation of its netbook, and explains why the new Aspire One will not come with Linux.
[February 26, 2009, 11:04]
ARM demos slim, low-power netbook prototypes
Video Bob Morris, head of mobile computing at ARM, tells ZDNet UK why a firm best known for its work on mobile-phone chip architecture could have a major impact on the netbook market.
[February 24, 2009, 14:31]
Toshiba NB200 netbook, er, mini notebook
Blog Comment It looks like a decent netbook, but seems a bit "skimpy" for the price - specifically: only b/g wireless (not N), and while 1 GB memory and 160 GB disk are pretty typical for netbooks, the price is on the high end, so one might expect more.
[August 5, 2009, 6:41]
PC World claims UK first with Atom netbook
News The UK computer-store chain PC World is claiming to be the first retail outlet in the country to offer a netbook using Intel's Atom processor. All major laptop manufacturers are producing netbook-style laptops, prompted by the unexpected success of...
[July 7, 2008, 15:17]
Vodafone to sell Dell netbook in Europe
News The countries that will see the fruit of this deal are yet to be announced, but on Thursday the operator said in a statement that it would be providing the netbook in a broadband bundle in "key European markets".
[September 9, 2008, 14:47]
Dell launches long-awaited netbook
News Dell has launched an inexpensive laptop with a small keyboard and screen, dubbed a netbook, four months after it was originally anticipated that Dell would enter the netbook market. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 has a 8.9-inch LED display (1,024x600...
[September 4, 2008, 12:27]
Psion NetBook Pro: a first look
Talkback So, where CAN I buy a Psion NetBook Pro? I am in the Greater Vancouver area in the west of Canada. Just 1 consumer who has used various Psion products in the past and very much wants to buy this one ASAP.
[October 4, 2003, 8:27]
T-Mobile plans Boxing Day netbook push
Blog It seems T-Mobile is set to enter the netbook fray, joining the embedded-3G tie-in game already being played by rivals Orange and Vodafone. I haven't been able to get hold of anyone at T-Mobile this fine Christmas Eve, but the usually-reliable...
[December 24, 2008, 10:39]
Acer shows off 11.6-inch netbook
News On Thursday, Acer demonstrated its latest netbook, the Aspire One 751. Typically, a netbook has a screen measuring no more than 10.2 inches. To make the netbook thinner, Acer moved the VGA (pictured above) and LAN ports onto the angled back corners...
[May 1, 2009, 16:07]
