ResearchThe State of the Smartbook
A new class of mobile devices that melds the smartphone and netbook will provide all-day battery life and instant-on connectivity, but their dependence on Linux and pricey data plans could be… Read more »
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A new class of mobile devices that melds the smartphone and netbook will provide all-day battery life and instant-on connectivity, but their dependence on Linux and pricey data plans could be… Read more »
Last month, I reported the results of a study detailing notebook reliability numbers. Many commenters disagreed with the results of the study by U.S. warranty company SquareTrade, and provided excellent reasons… Read more »
This is firmly in the unverified rumor department, but a Chinese source is claiming that netbook maker ASUS is in talks to buy the notebook division of Toshiba. The source of… Read more »
The Android (s goog) community got some big news this week, with Motorola announcing it will present its Android “portfolio” at our own Mobilize 09 conference on Sept. 10 in San… Read more »
Netbooks have become a hugely popular hardware category, and I’ve been using them for more than a year, including trying many of the new models. Making compromises is part of the… Read more »
Asus may have made a name for itself in the U.S. by making netbooks, a category which Apple (s aapl) doesn’t seem to want to touch with a 10-foot pole, but… Read more »
I’ve long been skeptical of netbooks, but clearly, I need to reassess my elitist attitude toward them. I wasn’t a fan partially because I don’t like using them and partially because… Read more »
We’re in the midst of the national digital television switch, an apparent source of inspiration for conspiracy theorists, who are coming out with warnings that DTV will result in big brother-like… Read more »
2008 was the year of the netbook: My local electronics store went from having none in stock to a display offering some 20 types. Thanks to Intel’s (s intc) Atom processors,… Read more »
Last week, jkOnTheRun broke the news that Psion Teklogix, owner of the “Netbook” trademark, was sending cease-and-desist (C&D) letters to some blogs and smaller web sites. The news stirred up enough… Read more »