Nokia’s N97: Is this your future netbook?
Nokia on Tuesday rolled out its N97, a high-end smartphone with a 3.5 inch touch display, QWERTY keyboard and social location software to allow people to use Facebook, MySpace and other sites on the go.
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2.12.2008 Why Apple does not make a netbook
As netbooks continue their inexorable rise up the wish lists of gadget hounds, businesses and ordinary folk alike, the clamor for Apple to join the market continues to increase from all sides.
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5.3.2009 Dear netbook, thank you for Windows 7
How does the netbook affect the development of Windows 7? It's time to connect the dots.
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24.3.2009 10 things you should look for in a netbook
Who saw this coming? In the day and age of quad-core CPUs, 17-inch laptop displays, and terabyte hard disks, who’d have thought small laptops with slow CPUs and little storage would set the world afire. But that’s just what’s happened.
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19.4.2009 Windows 7 on a netbook - My verdict
I’ve been running Windows 7 on a Samsung NC10 netbook for some months. With the Windows 7 Release Candidate now leaked, it’s time for a verdict on whether Microsoft’s latest OS is suited to these tiny portable PCs.
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28.4.2009 Is Windows 7 the Linux-netbook killer?
When it comes to PCs and laptops, Microsoft had little to fear with Linux as much as it does the Mac. But now the new threat to Windows comes in the form of 'netbooks' - lightweight, low-cost laptops that typically use Intel's low-powered Atom processor and don't come with substantial amounts of RAM or powerful graphics processors.
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24.12.2008 Why Windows 7 will win the netbook war
There’s been much debate recently on whether Linux will be able to strive in the netbook war once Windows 7 is released.
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2.2.2009 Windows 7 Wins on Netbook PCs
Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows Consumer Product Marketing, discusses Microsoft’s take on netbook PCs and how Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7, will support these small computers.
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4.2.2009 Will Windows XP keep ruling the netbook?
Since the shipment last year of the earliest netbooks, Linux has fallen drastically behind Windows XP, according to new research by two industry analyst groups, Ovum and the NPD Group.
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10.4.2009 Why Microsoft is winning netbook wars
During yesterday’s blackout in Atlanta I took my family into the wilds of Gwinnett County, for food with a side of Fry’s.
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14.4.2009 Netbook users not happy with Win 7?
Microsoft has pulled an update tool for Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store site after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open-source code in a way that violated the GNU General Public License.
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10.11.2009 Google Android, a Windows 7 netbook killer?
Rumours are spreading that Google is in talks with leading netbook producers to offer a version of Android in anticipation of competing with Microsoft's own Windows 7, an operating system designed to be flexible enough to target everything from the basic netbook market to high-end gaming PCs.
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7.4.2009 Microsoft readies Win7 netbook specs
Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks –or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, “small notebooks” — that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing.
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22.5.2009 Microsoft readies Win7 netbook specs
Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks –or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, “small notebooks” — that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing.
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26.5.2009 Windows 7 Anytime to chisel netbook users
Microsoft is hoping that by pushing a cut-down OS on netbooks it can convince users to upgrade to a more expensive edition. But the asking price for the upgrade, combined with a prosaic set of features, may mean that Microsoft loses out.
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21.7.2009 HP and Acer Start Netbook Price War
Hewlett-Packard and Acer have lowered prices of their netbooks as the back-to-school sales season kicks into gear in the U.S., offering bargains for users.
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26.8.2008 New Slim Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook
The famous multinational technology company, Dell has introduced its new slim and stylish netbook - Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (1210), which designed primarily for teens, tweens, travelers and ‘Tweeters’ to surf the Web on the go.
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27.10.2008 Netbook Sales Lift Windows XP Home Share
Windows XP had nearly disappeared from U.S. retail PCs in August. By December, Windows XP PCs were second to Vista Home Premium. Netbooks are the reason.
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5.2.2009 Netbook newcomer Hercules hitches horses to Windows 7 wagon
It's hard enough keeping track of every Netbook manufacturer nowadays, but that's not stopping Hercules from getting in the game.
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18.9.2009 The future of Xbox Live
Aaron Greenberg, responsible for the Xbox Live Marketplace content, was interviewed in a podcast of VGM Daily, and some interesting news surfaced:
First of all, the Xbox 360 is getting a "Virtual console" feature similar to what Nintendo planned for the Revolution, meaning older games (from other platforms) will be downloadable for a small price. The service will be officially announced at E3.
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14.4.2006 Perfect wife from future :)
Ballmer: Advertising Is the Future
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wants to grab the worldwide advertising opportunity by the horns. It's one big steer to bring to the ground.
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14.11.2007 Maximum Hardware Specifications for Small Notebook PC (Netbook) on Windows 7 Starter (and Home Basic in China)
Microsoft has a list of Windows 7 minimum recommended system hardware specification requirement for desktop, notebook, netbook, nettop, laptop computer and tablet PC that intends to run any versions and editions of Windows 7.
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23.7.2009 DirectX 10 & the Future of Gaming
How is DirectX 10 and its Unified Architecture going to benefit gamers? What is the gamer going to need to take and advantage of it? We recently sat down with ATI and talked about DirectX 10 and how their next generation desktop GPU will benefit.
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2.5.2006 Microsoft Home of the future v2.0
In a teenager's bedroom of the future, the interactive wallpaper will combine images of friends, favorite bands and places to create something akin to an online MySpace page in the real world.
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2.10.2006 Microsoft's future is in 64-bit
With the launch of Vista coming over the next few months, Microsoft has had little opportunity to talk about anything else.
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27.11.2006 Nokia CEO: The Internet is the Future
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told attendees of the Nokia World 2006 Conference that Internet functionality will be the driving force in the next phase of mobile phone industry growth.
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29.11.2006 Suggestions For Future Versions of Windows
The Windows Early Feedback program was created by Microsoft as a means of rounding up suggestions and feedback that may be considered for implementation in future iterations of the Windows operating system.
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11.11.2007 No Future for Windows XP SP3?
Make no mistake about it, June 30, 2008 is the beginning of the end for Windows XP, even with Service Pack 3 available for two months now, since May 6.
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13.6.2008 Windows XP SP3 - No Future
With Windows XP but four days away from the June 30 end-of-sales date, various scenarios are depicting the operating system as already dead.
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26.6.2008Bright future ahead for Windows 7 and netbooks
Craig Marcho, a support engineer with the Performance Team of Microsoft has blogged his recent experiences with Windows 7 on netbook. A pre-beta build
of Windows 7 loaded on a netbook helped him to run Microsoft Outlook 2007, a number of internal applications, and IE 8 without any issues. Though
Craig hasn't mentioned which version he installed, since it is a pre-beta build of Windows 7, I think we can assume it to be Windows 7 Ultimate.
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04.03.2009Asus debuts netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
Asus has debuted an ultra thin netbook S121 running Windows 7 and the worlds largest 512GB solid state drive(SSD). The S121 netbook is equipped with a
1.33GHz Intel Atom microprocessor and uses their touch mode software on Windows 7. This is a huge step for Windows 7 considering that Windows Vista
is not a good option for netbooks. The netbook is expected to be available in a month, but without Windows 7. Windows 7 will be available once it hits
the market later this year. A few weeks back Neowin discussed whether Windows 7 is the Linux-netbook killer and we got great response from our users.
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07.01.2009Nokia joins the netbook world
Nokia announced today it has joined the race in bringing a new netbook to the market offering up to 12 hours of battery life with 3G ready Internet.
The small, lightweight and portable mini-laptop is said to weight in at 1.25 kilograms and comes with the backing of Microsoft's Windows operating
system, most likely Windows 7. The mini-laptop or netbook will ship with WiFi-enabled ready for Internet usage. The netbook will also have an
integrated A-GPS working on Ovi Maps allows for pinpoint navigation; the ultra lightweight, aluminum chassis netbook comes equipped with a 12 hour
battery life for maximum usage.
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24.08.2009Sony's Vaio P: Slim and sexy, but don't call it a 'Netbook'
Never mind the tiny physical footprint of the Vaio P, if you ask Sony, they will tell you they have never made a netbook. If you ask me, however,
I'll tell you they just did...
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10.01.2009Is Windows 7 the Linux-netbook killer?
When it comes to PCs and laptops, Microsoft had little to fear Linux as much as it does the Mac. But now the new threat to Windows comes in the form
of 'netbooks' - A lightweight, low-cost laptops that typically use Intel 's low-powered Atom processor and don't come with substantial
amounts of RAM or powerful graphics processors. They're designed mainly for browsing the Web, handling e-mail, writing memos, and taking care of
simple word-processing or spreadsheet chores. Netbook sales will reach an estimated 60% growth in 2010, compared with 18% growth for standard
notebooks says a September BNP Paribas report. So obvious is the future in Netbooks.
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23.12.2008Windows 7 vs. Windows XP On a Netbook
Many in the industry are counting on Windows 7 to bring the netbook market to the next level. Having netbook manufacturers ship netbooks with 7+ year
old Windows XP pre-installed surely deterred some from joining the ranks of households with the small, light and portable netbooks. It seems Microsoft
has addressed most of the pitfalls of Windows Vista on a netbook by increasing battery life and performance to be very close to that of the
lighter-weight Windows XP. Legit Reviews has the full scoop of
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tests pitting Windows 7 against Windows XP on the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Netbook.
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30.07.2009Samsung readying netbook with 6 cell battery, but probably not for US
Anticipated for delivery in October, Samsung's first ever netbook is likely to offer five hours of battery life. It will be priced at the equivalent
of $550 USD. If you'd like to buy one of these devices in the US, however, don't hold your breath...
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13.09.2008Microsoft eating up U.S. and global netbook markets
Microsoft's chest thumping last week over its 96% share of the U.S. netbook market for February doesn't appear to be just its normal bravado as the
company also is charging toward dominance on a global front.
According to statistics from IDC, Microsoft owned 76% of the global
netbook market in 2008 and that number will only get bigger in the coming years.
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10.04.2009Demo'd at DEMO 09: ARM netbook, 15 hours of battery life
At the Demo 09 show in Palm Desert, CA today, a start-up named Always Innovating showed off a Linux-based netbook with a touch screen, a detachable
keyboard, and a touted battery life of 10 to 15 hours. The company's Touch Book netbook also happens to be the industry's first with an ARM
processor, as opposed to the Intel Atom CPU used in most other netbooks.
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04.03.2009MSI to launch 3.5G Wind netbook next month
Micro-Star International (MSI) is planning to launch the Wind U120 with a built-in 3.5G module in November this year. The netbook will feature
Intel's Atom N270 processor, 1GB memory, 120GB hard drive and Windows XP and be priced around NT$18,000 (US$552) in a choice of white or
black, according to notebook industry sources. With the addition of the new netbook, the company's total netbook shipments will have a chance to
break 500,000 units in 2008, and may reach 600,000 if MSI's cooperation with telecommunications operators goes well.
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20.10.2008Apple iPhone Nano and Netbook Rumors: Declined
Today, Apple's COO Tim Cook during the Q1 2009 Conference Call announced that Apple has no interest in making a watered-down iPhone. Cook also stated
that a netbook from Apple is unlikely in the near future.
Tom Cook ended the iPhone Nano rumors by saying, "You know us, we're not
going to play in the low-end voice phone business. That's not who we are. That's not why we're here. We'll let somebody do that, our goal is not
to be the unit share leader in the phone industry. It is to build the best phone."
Similar to what Steve Jobs said during the last
conference call, Cook stated that a netbook is possible but unlikely. "We're watching that space, but right now from our point of view, the products
in there are principally based on hardware that's much less powerful than we think customers want, software technology that is not good, cramped
keyboards, small displays."
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22.01.2009Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions on netbooks
Microsoft announced that they have removed the netbook restrictions that previously prevented users from installing any version of Windows 7 on their
netbook. The lifted restriction means users can install Windows 7 starter on a netbook, and that the three application restriction has been removed
as per consumer's request. "OEMs and ODMs have the choice to install any version of Windows on a netbook," a Microsoft UK spokesperson said.
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Starter is an entry version and doesn't have many of the consumer or business features. The three application limit isn't there
anymore." Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic variety only come in 32bit versions and are missing a variation of features from the higher end versions.
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neowin.net - 28.09.2009
Is there a subsidized netbook in your future?
True to words spoken by Dell CEO Michael Dell last week, Dell's newly launched Inspiron Mini 9 will soon be bundled with Vodafone's mobile broadband
services in parts of Europe. Could a certain US wireless carrier be next?..
betanews.com - 05.09.2008
So that's why we can't call it 'netbook:' Intel suit exposes a trademark dispute
As the holder of the "Netbook" trademark, Psion Teklogix asserts itself in court against Intel.
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betanews.com - 03.03.2009
Acer netbook for $99.99, but there's a catch
Radio Shack is now advertising a $99.99 Acer netbook on its Web site. Yet to get the Windows XP-enabled device at that price, you also need to sign up
for a two-year 3G wireless contract from AT&T...
betanews.com - 16.12.2008
Oracle Eyes The Netbook Market
Oracle is eyeing the netbook market, with plans to use its Sun acquisition as the entry point. Speaking at Sun's JavaOne conference, Larry Ellison
said,"I don't see why some of those devices shouldn't come from Sun-Oracle," referring to netbooks...
winbeta.org - 03.06.2009
Google Android, a Windows 7 netbook killer?
Rumours are spreading that Google is in talks with leading netbook producers to offer a version of Android in anticipation of competing with
Microsoft's own Windows 7, an operating system designed to be flexible enough to target everything from the basic netbook market to high-end
gaming PCs. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that HP and others are working with Google to develop netbooks starring Android. Claims that
Google would be getting into the operating systems business go back at least three years, but the current rumours could well prove to be true. Android
is well developed, some key players appear to be in place, and the Google name resonates more strongly with the public.
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neowin.net - 01.04.2009
Eee maker Asustek ponders an Android netbook
With more momentum mounting for Ubuntu Linux on netbooks, and for Android Linux on phones, Asustek is reportedly eyeing a netbook based on
Android.
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betanews.com - 23.02.2009
Windows 7 Wins on Netbook PCs
Q&A: Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows Consumer Product Marketing, discusses Microsofts take on netbook PCs and how Microsofts newest
operating system, Windows 7, will support these small computers...
microsoft.com/presspass - 04.02.2009
LG shows off instant-on 10-inch netbook
Where netbooks were originally thought to be a low-cost entry point for consumers, LG is proving it's just as much an entry point for manufacturers
with the debut of the HSPA-connected LG-X120 netbook...
betanews.com - 19.02.2009
