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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008Google 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..
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01.04.2009Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks –or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, “small notebooks” that
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22.05.2009Asus 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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07.01.2009Windows 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
battery life and performance
tests pitting Windows 7 against Windows XP on the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Netbook.
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30.07.2009Nokia 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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24.08.2009Windows 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...
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04.02.2009Microsoft 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
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
Microsoft charges less than $15 for each XP netbook
Recently Gartner Analysis predicted that the sales of netbooks will grow nearly 80% this year to 21 million units, while overall PC sales decline by
11.9%. Given that netbooks are leading the PC market growth, Microsoft is forced to offer Windows XP for netbooks at a discounted price to gain high
share in netbook market. Microsoft hasn't revealed its pricing for netbook licenses publicly till now, but Wall Street Journal quoting unnamed
sources reports that Microsoft is charging only less than $15 per netbook for Windows XP, less than one third of the estimated $50 to $60
it receives for PCs running Windows Vista. Microsoft usually charges $30 for the Starter Edition of Windows meant for PCs.
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neowin.net - 20.04.2009
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
MSI 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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neowin.net - 20.10.2008
Windows on Netbook PCs: A Year in Review
Its hard to believe its been a year since we first started to see netbook PCs running Windows come to market.
Little did we know
that these devices would evolve so much in such a short time. A year ago, they were Internet-centric devices defined mainly by their tiny size and low
cost. An interesting concept perhaps, but sales didnt really take off until the category evolved into the more capable small notebook PCs we see on
the market today...
winbeta.org - 04.04.2009
Sony'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...
betanews.com - 10.01.2009
Does Windows 7 reduce netbook battery life?
The vast majority of netbooks on the market today ship with Windows XP. And the nearly decade-old operating system runs pretty well on a machine with
a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and all the usual netbook specs like 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. You know what else runs surprisingly well on
these netbooks? Windows 7, the upcoming next-gen operating system from Microsoft. Theres just one catch: It looks like most netbooks may be optimized
for Windows XP, and without the proper drivers some netbooks get dramatically worse battery life when running Windows 7.
winbeta.org - 25.08.2009
MS wants to rename netbooks "low cost small notebook PC"
Microsoft has gone on record to say that the term "netbook" use should be restricted and the term "low cost small notebook PC" should be used in
its place. The reasoning for the abandonment is because Microsoft sees that netbooks are only good for surfing the web and that there is little
distinction between small cheap laptops and netbooks. The real reason for Microsoft wanting to rename the netbook type laptops is driven by its own
definition of a "netbook". Microsoft will only license Windows 7 Starter to netbook products.
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neowin.net - 03.06.2009
Samsung 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...
betanews.com - 13.09.2008
Microsoft 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.
winbeta.org - 10.04.2009
Demo'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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betanews.com - 04.03.2009
Netbook Round-up: Lenovo, Acer, Asus and Smooth Creations
It can't be argued that 2008 was the year of the netbook. Asus is credited with officially bringing the first netbook to market last year with
their Eee PC, but as many first adopters will tell you, companies rarely "get it right" on their first at bat and the Eee PC was no different. A
big second wave of netbooks arrived in mid-2008 and as expected, improvements were made all around. These netbooks offered larger screens capable of
higher resolutions, better storage mediums (either SSD or traditional hard drives), and the option to have Windows XP pre-installed. Today we will
be taking a look at four popular netbooks from four different manufacturers: Lenovo, Acer, Smooth Creations and Asus.
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neowin.net - 22.12.2008
Is 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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neowin.net - 23.12.2008
