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When Dell Kills Off Netbooks, You Know It’s Bad

8:30PM December 16, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Netbooks? They’re already dead to us. But that hasn’t stopped manufacturers churning them out. Now Dell has announced that it’s killing them off — a sure sign they’re done. More »

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Remember Netbooks? No One Else Does, Either

5:30AM October 26, 2011 | Brian Barrett

We’d already said that netbooks are dead, but it was maybe more accurate then to say that they were dying. Now, not only have netbook shipments precipitously declined, they’re getting positively banged out by tablets. As they should. More »

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The Latest Netbook… Is An Amiga?

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9:00AM October 25, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Those of an old timer perspective like myself — or as I like to think of it, suitably seasoned — will know that every couple of years, the dusty but beloved old Amiga brand gets a reheating and a semi-fresh spark of life. The latest Amiga products due for release next year? Amiga netbooks. More »

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How To Turn Your Netbook Into A Chromebook With Chromium OS

5:40AM July 13, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Google recently released its own line of Chrome OS-clad netbooks, but with only a few choices, a somewhat high price tag and no clear Aussie release plans. As such, you might be more comfortable running Chrome OS on your own machine. Here’s how to install it on your current laptop or netbook. More »

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The Best Notebooks Of The Year So Far

3:00AM June 18, 2011 | Laptop Mag

To find out the best laptops of 2011 so far, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop Magazine and Laptopmag.com, oversees 140+ notebook and netbook reviews every year. If you’re buying soon, buy one of these. More »

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MeeGo Impressions: Netbook And Tablet

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2:45PM June 2, 2011 | Seamus Byrne

Today I had my first chance to test drive MeeGo, the Linux variant designs for use on low-power and embedded devices. I had a play with the OS on both netbook and tablet devices, as well as a very quick look at MeeGo on an in-car system. How’s it stacking up against the Androids and Chromebooks of the world? More »

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You Can Run Either MeeGo Or Windows 7 On Asus’ Eee PC X101

7:10PM May 30, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This is novel – Nokia may not have released any MeeGo phones in the end, but Asus’ Eee PC X101 dual boots both Nokia and Intel’s beleaguered MeeGo OS or Windows 7. No ubiquitous Android or Linux here, folks. More »

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Google Chrome OS Lands On Hardware You Can Actually Buy

2:16AM May 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

We’ve already seen Google’s Chrome OS. Now, it plays nice with USB storage and devices. And finally, there’s hardware you can get your hands on. More »

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Chromium Nerds Leak New Samsung Chrome OS Laptop

12:35AM April 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Once upon a time, Google promised that their much-hyped Chrome OS laptops would be coming in mid-year. Alas, details of a Samsung Chromebook, codenamed Alex, have surfaced in the Chromium code group, giving us hope that they’ll soon arrive. More »

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Intel’s Tablet Answer: Atom, Evolved

1:00AM April 12, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Intel’s inability to crack the mobile market has been a growing blemish on their record, an increasingly sore spot that’s seen the processor giant sit out the biggest new product category since the laptop. Sure, there have been tablets with Intel inside, but they’ve been solidly second-rate battery suckers. So how will intel catch up? By throwing Moore’s law out the window, and upgrading its Atom processor at unprecedented speeds. More »