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Remember the netbook “fad” from a few years ago? According to Wikipedia, “netbook” as a generic term came into widespread use in 2007. By 2011, manufacturers such as Dell exited the netbook market due to declining sales. Were netbooks really a fad, or was there something more to it? Before proceeding, let’s get one thing out of the way. Netbooks
Netbooks are essentially dead, but GoNote apparently has other ideas. At this week's Gadget Show Live in Birmingham, U.K. the company unveiled a netbook with a different look and purpose. The company is billing the tiny device as "your child's first computer". The 7-inch computer also does not run Windows -- not even the basic starter edition that many past devices
Many websites have been parroting a recent report from Digitimes which is ready to call a "time of death" for netbooks, but are they really going the way of the dinosaur? Yes, it is true that Asus is killing its Eee PC line and Acer may follow suit with its line, but it certainly does not ring a death knell
Solid-State Drives (SSDs) haven't ousted spinning hard drives from the average PC, but they have made significant inroads in the netbook market where the performance of the SSD compensates for the weaker performance of the CPU. Andy McCaskey talks to Larry O'Connor, founder and CEO of Other World Computing (OWC) on how OWC got started, what makes OWC special and
Ubisurfer is a services where you pay for the cost of the netbook which is $250.99 and get free Internet access for up to 30 hours a month for a full year. Right now in the UK if you want unlimited access it will cost you an additional 5.99 pounds a month. The cost in the U.S. has not been
At CES 2011, HP today announced a raft of changes to its portable computing portfolio, bringing an exceptional mobile experience to its consumers through upgrades to processors, graphics, audio and design features. Additionally, the Pavilion line of desktop PCs benefits with similar changes to their specifications. The HP Pavilion dm1 is ideal for the mobile user, being thin and light while
News broke today of the new Dell Inspiron Duo - a combination netbook and tablet. Does it look cool? Yes. Will it actually be cool? We'll see. Here are the specs. A 10.1" screen, Intel dual-core Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 250GB hard drive. Those are especially good for a netbook. It will also run Windows 7 Home