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Notebook Sales On The Up
News Notebook PCs continue to move on up in the world. A new study from researcher IDC shows that the percentage of notebook PCs shipped, versus shipments of desktops, rose again in the first quarter of 2002 for the third consecutive year.
[May 3, 2002, 14:20]
Notebook Sharpens 3D Image
News Sharp has released a notebook with a 3D screen that the company hopes will usher in a new way of looking at computers. The notebook also comes with a software bundle from Dynamic Digital Depth (DDD) that can give flat applications, videos and...
[October 13, 2003, 11:15]
Notebook Market Grows As PCs Falter
News Depsite the continuing recession in the IT industry, notebook computers easily outpaced the PC market as a whole in the second quarter. Worldwide notebook shipments grew 6.1 percent compared with the same period last year.
[August 1, 2002, 15:36]
Notebook Fuel Cell A Reality This Year?
News Taiwanese company Antig Technology has developed a compact prototype fuel cell integrated into a notebook PC. The company also showed off a prototype 12W fuel cell for notebook PCs and a prototype fuel cell charger for mobile phones.
[March 10, 2005, 17:00]
Notebook Prices Keep On Falling
News Sharp is following the recent trend in cutting notebook PC prices by reducing the costs of its multimedia laptops. Dell sweetens 133MHz notebook prices The company has cut the prices of its 900 series notebooks by around £500.
[November 21, 1996, 18:57]
Notebook Sales Boom
News Notebook unit sales in May increased by 33 percent from April and rose 58 percent compared with May 2002, according to new data from NPD Techworld, which tracks retail sales in the United States. Analysts say that many buyers are stepping up to a...
[July 2, 2003, 15:43]
CeBit: Olivetti Plots Server, Notebook Future
News While promising to "shake off the past," the company outlined a strategy which included greater emphasis on servers, while continuing to make inroads into the notebook market, both in Europe and the US.
[March 13, 1997, 14:53]
Notebook Makers To Tap MMX
News The plans of number one notebook maker Toshiba look particularly interesting. Dell UK notebook business manager Julian Phillips, for example, would only say the direct seller expects volume availability of MMX notebooks in the first half of 1997.
[January 6, 1997, 15:06]
Five Years Ago: Notebook Makers Pencil Big Plans
News He said Digital has made a notebook with a 13.3-inch screen, but "there is a stage where the LCD cannot get any larger. However, Dell said this year will see a shake down in the notebook sector: "Sharp is coming into the market with good backing...
[January 3, 2002, 6:31]
Dell Launches Consumer Notebook Line
News Dell, Wednesday announced a notebook PC line aimed at consumers. The notebook, which is 1.5-inches thick and weighs 6.8 pounds, will offer Intel mobile Pentium III processors. The new line, Dell's Inspiron 5000, offers large screen sizes -- 14...
[February 2, 2000, 16:39]
Fujitsu Reorganises Notebook Strategy
News Fujitsu Siemens Computers has reorganised its notebook portfolio under one brand and refocused its strategy on Europe. The notebooks will be sold under the LifeBook brand, and the company has launched the first three notebook ranges within its...
[November 26, 1999, 12:44]
Largest-ever Notebook Screen
News Despite the ongoing LCD panels shortage, notebook screens are getting bigger. Dell will announce the largest-yet notebook display next week. The company's Inspiron 7500 notebook will be equipped with an optional 15.4in screen, which it says gives...
[October 22, 1999, 11:01]
Return Of The Mini-notebook
News Mini-notebook computers, of only mini interest to consumers so far, hope a weight gain and power surge will spark new interest in the market this autumn. However, the notebook lagged behind larger models in processor speed, as well as in memory and...
[October 22, 1999, 8:35]
Apple Notebook Sales Get Titanium Boost
News Apple Computer bucked sluggish retail notebook sales in February, with sales up 31 percent year over year. Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4 led the rally, accounting for 52 percent of the company's notebook sales, according to a new report from NPD...
[March 30, 2001, 8:59]
ThinkPad Notebook Goes Desktop
News There's a percentage of the (notebook computer) user base that's going to (continue) using this type of notebook," Mantin said. IBM, which built the G-series around a desktop Pentium 4 processor, is one of the last brand-name manufacturers to start...
[April 22, 2003, 14:48]
Dual First Out With MO Drive Notebook
News The MO drive debuts in Dual's P5700 notebook, slotting into the same bay as a CD-ROM drive. Buyers will pay £199 for the MO option instead of a CD-ROM drive, or £350 for both. The drive supports capacities of 230Mb or 640Mb per disk.
[July 12, 1996, 17:48]
Nuggets: Chunky Mini Notebook From Soyo
News SOYO, better known for making PC boards, is stepping into the mini-notebook arena with the launch of its PW-9801 series. Frumpy mini is a first Forget boring black and silver, SOYO is offering you a choice of colours including red, blue, purple...
[May 24, 1999, 14:59]
Comdex Spring: ITronix 6250 Pro Notebook - It's Tough
News How would you like a notebook that could be run over by a tank? The new iTronix 6250 Pro "ruggedised" notebook. ITronix has been in the rugged notebook market for a while. It offers another notebook and a Windows CE-based device that claim to be...
[April 21, 1999, 6:35]
Nuggets: Fujitsu Notebook Called Biblo
News Fujitsu has launched the LifeBook B112 touch screen notebook, with what I'm sure they hope will be a catchy name - Biblo. The screen is an 8.4-inch SVGA TFT colour touchscreen, it has a battery life of four hours and it's got what the chaps at...
[April 19, 1999, 14:46]
Falling Prices Drive UK Notebook Sales
News The notebook segment drove the sales, fuelled by falling prices in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Computer sales to channels in key European markets grew by 4.2 percent in May compared with the same month a year ago, according to data...
[June 21, 2004, 10:40]
