netbooks
Computing

Chromium Nerds Leak New Samsung Chrome OS Laptop

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.

April 12, 2011
Computing

Intel’s Tablet Answer: Atom, Evolved

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.

March 17, 2011
Computing

$US200 Android Or Chrome Netbook Sounds Good, Asus

Tablets have come along and killed the netbook, but let’s face it – the netbook market was having problems way before the iPad ever reared its 9.7-inch head. I mean, THE PRICE! You can pick up a fully fledged laptop for the price of most netbooks.

February 23, 2011
Computing

Motorola Atrix Review: Great Phone, Weak Netbook

Saying that the Motorola Atrix is the best Android phone isn’t a big deal; that throne gets usurped every few months. But even though the Atrix’s accompanying laptop dock is slow and and expensive, the idea behind it is one of the first innovations in mobile technology in quite a while.

February 18, 2011
Mobile

Motorola Atrix On Sale February 22

The Motorola Atrix phone-and-netbook Android device is on February 22 instead of March 6. If you preordered the device or had it shipped to a store, you’ll get it delivered on February 21. For earlier impressions, check here. Our review is coming soon!

February 1, 2011
Computing

Your Netbook Will Be Much Happier As An Arcade Machine

No need to keep that netbook tucked away in the corner or under the bed. This may be my favourite thing to do with an old laptop yet: turn it into an arcade machine. Hello, Nanocade. You look wonderful.

January 17, 2011
Computing

Is The MacBook Air The Perfect Traveling Writer’s Laptop?

The 11.6-inch MacBook Air: One well-traveled, veteran author labels it the “perfect writer’s machine.” As a 13-inch owner myself, I’m inclined to agree, somewhat, with one pretty substantial caveat: Let’s add “established” or something similar before “writer,” shall we?

January 5, 2011
Computing

People Aren’t Really Buying Chrome OS Apps

After Google’s big reveal of their Chrome OS platform, it seems people aren’t so keen on paying for web apps. TechCrunch says that the most purchased paid app in the Chrome web store gets about 65 weekly purchases. Ouch.

January 4, 2011
Computing

HP Pavilion Dm1: A Netbook You Can Actually Use

By jumping ship to AMD Fusion guts for their Pavilion dm1 laptop, HP is in the vanguard of manufacturers turning out netbook-sized PCs with full notebook performance. That means 1080p video and DirectX 11 graphics on an 11.6-inch machine.

December 30, 2010
Computing

LG’s Xnote P210 Laptop Wins World’s Thinnest Bezel Claim

Now that the world’s thinnest TV bezel race has well and truly been, err, run, LG’s focusing its attentions on laptop bezels, with the 12.5-inch Xnote P210 screen fitting in the 11.6-inch space of a MacBook Air.

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